| Waubonsie Valley Warriors
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Location:
Aurora, Illinois
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| Coaches |
Jennifer Golminas
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| State Championships |
IHSA 2A - 2025, Masonic: 3A - 2025
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| National Championships |
none
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| National Appearances |
HSNCT: 2015, PACE: 2017, NHBB: 2024
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| Program Status |
Active
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| School Size |
2571
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| NAQT Page |
link
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Waubonsie Valley High School is a public high school in Aurora, Illinois located in the west suburbs of Chicago. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) State Championship Series. The Warriors also compete in the DuPage Valley Conference and are former members of the Upstate Eight Conference.
History
As a mercurial team in the early 2000s, Waubonsie Valley played for the Cary Grove sectional and participated in various tournaments. Over the years the Warriors' competitive success has been hindered by its proximity to Illinois powerhouses Wheaton North & IMSA. In the early 2010s, Waubonsie Valley joined the Upstate Eight and eventually won its conference in 2014. The team joined the DuPage Valley Conference and the IHSSBCA QB circuit in the 2014-2015 season. Under captain Brian Kalathiveetil, Waubonsie Valley made significant progress as one of the many rising teams in Illinois. The team began its entry into tournament quizbowl starting in 2016 with significant finishes including winning an IHSSBCA Kickoff site, finishing 4th at the NIU Huskie Bowl, & winning its first IHSA Regional title the following year.
Although the team stagnated after Kalathiveetil's graduation, under new coach Jennifer Golminas and captain Teigue Kelly, the team eventually rebounded. Notable performances since then for the Warriors have included challenging Naperville North to win 4 consecutive conference titles, winning 5 consecutive IHSA Regional Championships, placing 4th at the 2024 National History Bowl Championship, placing 2nd at IHSA State in 2024 - culminating in winning Masonic and IHSA State tournaments in 2025.
Notable Team Accomplishments
- IHSA State Tournament: 1st Place (2A) - 2025, 2nd Place (2A) - 2024
- IHSA Sectional titles: 2025-2A, 2024-2A, 2025-2A
- IHSA Regional titles: 2017-2A, 2021-2A, 2022-2A, 2023-2A, 2024-2A, 2025-2A
- Masonic State Tournament: 2025-3A - 1st
- Masonic Sectional Champions: 2024, 2025
- NHBB National History Bowl: 2024 - 4th
- PACE NSC: 2017 - 38th
- NAQT High School National Championship Tournament: 2015 - 160th
- IHSSBCA NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2017 - 13th, 2016 - 21st
- IHSSBCA Kickoff Champions: 2015
- IHSSBCA Kickoff Runner-ups: 2021, 2022, 2024
- DuPage Valley Conference Champions: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Upstate Eight Conference Champions: 2015
Individual Awards
IHSSBCA All-Sectional
- Tim Harrington-Taber (2001-02)
- Daniel Brinkman (2004-05)
- Sarah Mann (2004-05, 2005-06)
- Muhammed Alikhan (2012-13)
- Calvin Chu (2013–14, 2014-15)
- Brian Kalathiveetil (2015-16, 2016-17)
- Teigue Kelly (2022-23)
- Vikram Narasimhan (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Brian Kalathiveetil (2016-17) (1st Team)
- Teigue Kelly (2022-23) (1st Team)
- Vikram Narasimhan (2023-24) (2nd Team)
- Vikram Narasimhan (2024-25) (1st Team)
- Teigue Kelly: 2022 - 4th place
- Vikram Narasimhan: 2024 - 10th place
- Vikram Narasimhan (2024)
- Akshath Sivachidhambaram (2024)
| Illinois Masonic State Tournament Class 3A Champion
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| Preceded by |
Year |
Succeeded by
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| Barrington |
2025 |
Defending State Champion
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| IHSA Class 2A State Champion
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| Preceded by |
Year |
Succeeded by
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| Buffalo Grove |
2025 |
Defending State Champions
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