• Student Honors

Nationally Recognized Students

Many Missouri students have been recognized nationally for exceptional performances at local tournaments and national championships, as well as for service to the quizbowl community. The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance maintains this list of national honors received by Missouri students to highlight their achievements.

Quizbowl Service Awards

• 2013 Benjamin Cooper Young Ambassador Award - Max Schindler, Ladue

National Championships

Table of Missouri teams that have won national quizbowl championships.

Tournament	Team	Roster
2013 NSC	Ladue	Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang
2013 NASAT	Team Missouri	Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang
2014 SSNCT	Hallsville	Joel Adams, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null
2023 SSNCT (Traditional Public)	Fair Grove	Christian Allen, Braden Booth, Charlie Harp, Aidyn Owings, Nate Waggoner

Other Top Four Nationals Finishes

Table of Missouri teams that have placed second through fourth at national quizbowl championships.

Tournament	Team	Place	Roster
1999 HSNCT	North Kansas City	t-4th	Pryce Davis, Jeff Dazey, Adam Hill, Phil Smith, Andy Wehrman, Chris Wonderly
2013 HSNCT	Ladue	2nd	Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang
2014 NSC	Ladue	4th	Jialin Ding, Michael Prablek, Kisan Thakkar, Ben Zhang
2014 HSNCT	Ladue	4th	Sam Crowder, Jialin Ding, Kisan Thakkar, Ben Zhang
2015 SSNCT	Hallsville	2nd	Joel Adams, Glen Decker, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null
2018 SSNCT (Traditional Public)	Hallsville	4th	Selena Allen, Drayton Bates, Emily Boyle, Colton Hough, Sophie Lockwood, Ralph Waltz
2022 SSNCT (Traditional Public)	Fair Grove	4th	Christian Allen, Braden Booth, Liam Draper, Charlie Harp

National Tournament Leading Scorers

• 2008 NSC - Charles Dees, North Kansas City (210.0 PPG)
• 2012 NASAT - Max Schindler, Ladue (70.42 PPG)
• 2013 NSC - Max Schindler, Ladue (168.57 PPG)
• 2013 NASAT - Max Schindler, Ladue (69.58 PPG)
• 2018 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Em Powers, Louisiana (105.60 PP20TUH)
• 2019 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Em Powers, Louisiana (120.81 PP20TUH)
• 2022 NASAT - Gabe Forrest, College Heights Christian (59.50 PPG)

Other Top Four Nationals Individuals

• 1999 HSNCT - Andy Wehrman, North Kansas City (3rd, 65.00 PPG)
• 2007 HSNCT - Charles Dees, North Kansas City (2nd, 83.86 PP20TUH)
• 2008 HSNCT - Charles Dees, North Kansas City (3rd, 87.61 PP20TUH)
• 2011 NASAT - Ikshu Neithalath, Clayton (2nd, 45.56 PPG)
• 2012 NSC - Max Schindler, Ladue (4th, 140.00 PPG)
• 2014 SSNCT - Jared Lockwood, Hallsville (4th, 107.03 PP20TUH)
• 2014 NSC - Ben Zhang, Ladue (3rd, 110.00 PPG)
• 2014 NASAT - Ben Zhang, Ladue (4th, 44.38 PPG)
• 2017 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville (3rd, 92.46 PP20TUH)
• 2017 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Em Powers, Louisiana (4th, 87.05 PP20TUH)
• 2017 HSNCT - Alex Donovan, MICDS (4th, 107.14 PP20TUH)
• 2018 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville (2nd, 104.59 PP20TUH)
• 2022 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Connor Lee, Eldon (2nd, 121.33 PP20TUH)
• 2023 SSNCT (Traditional Public) - Braden Booth, Fair Grove (4th, 113.22 PP20TUH)

National Quizbowl Awards

National High School A-Team/B-Team Members

• 2012 - Max Schindler, Ladue (A-Team)
• 2013 - Max Schindler, Ladue (A-Team and National HS Player of the Year)
• 2014 - Ben Zhang, Ladue (A-Team)

Subject Area Awards

• 2012 - Max Schindler, Ladue (2nd Place, Humanities)

By Year In School

• 2012 - Max Schindler, Ladue (1st Place, Junior)
• 2015 - William Gentry, St. Joseph Central (finalist, 9th Grade)

HSQBRank All-World Team Members

• 2015 - Jared Lockwood, Hallsville (Honorable Mention)
• 2017 - Joe Stitz, Washington (First Team)
• 2017 - Alex Donovan, MICDS (Second Team)
• 2018 - Raj Paul, Ladue (Honorable Mention)

NAQT Players of the Week

High School

• January 7, 2017 - Alex Donovan, MICDS
• March 11, 2017 - Joe Stitz, Washington
• April 1, 2017 - William Koch, Lakeland
• January 6, 2018 - Tyler Beauregard, South Shelby
• January 13, 2018 - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville
• February 17, 2018 - Darren Eagon, Pleasant Hope
• October 20, 2018 - Em Powers, Louisiana
• February 2, 2019 - Samantha Doepker, Washington

Middle School

• March 18, 2017 - Hunter Bailey, Columbia Independent
• November 18, 2017 - Samantha Doepker, Washington

NAQT Teams of the Week

High School

• October 21, 2017 - Ladue A
• October 13, 2018 - Parkway West
• November 24, 2018 - Kickapoo
• January 5, 2019 - Fort Zumwalt North

Middle School

• March 9, 2019 - Columbia Independent