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Outstanding Nationals Performances
The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance is pleased to highlight these outstanding performances by Missouri students at national tournaments.
PACE National Scholastic Championship
Playoff Teams
| Year | Team | Place | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | North Kansas City | 6th/22 | Jeff Dazey, Adam Hill, Andy Wehrman, Chris Wonderly |
| 2008 | North Kansas City | 5th/48 | Charlie Dees, Victor Fanniel, Grant Gates, Brandon Roney |
| 2012 | Ladue | 11th/60 | Enze Chen, Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Ben Zhang |
| 2013 | Ladue | National Champion/72 | Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang |
| 2014 | Ladue | 4th/96 | Jialin Ding, Michael Prablek, Kisan Thakkar, Ben Zhang |
| 2017 | Washington | 21st/96 | Matt Chalem, Matt Dew, Cole Phinney, Joe Stitz |
| Ladue | 27th/96 | Akshay Govindan, Jack Madden, Raj Paul, Moses Schindler | |
| 2018 | Ladue | 15th/96 | Will Gorski, Akshay Govindan, Raj Paul, Moses Schindler |
| 2019 | Ladue | 11th/96 | Akshay Govindan, Louis Li, Raj Paul, Moses Schindler |
Special Team Awards
| Year | Team | Award | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Orchard Farm | 2nd place small school | Brayden Diver, Taylor Payne, Will Runion, Josie Wagner, Tyler Woosencraft |
| 2017 | Ladue | JV Champion | Akshay Govindan, Jack Madden, Raj Paul, Moses Schindler |
| 2022 | Clayton | 2nd place small school | Maddie Brown, Ty Butler, Tom Dupor, Isaac Millians, Zach Wang, Toby Zaidman |
All-Stars
- 1999 - Andy Wehrman, North Kansas City (top 8 selected by vote; possibly was the #1 scorer, but stats are lost)
- 2008 - Charles Dees, North Kansas City (1st, 210.0 PPG)
- 2012 - Max Schindler, Ladue (4th, 140.00)
- 2013 - Max Schindler, Ladue (1st, 168.57)
- 2014 - Ben Zhang, Ladue (3rd, 110.00)
- 2022 - Gabe Forrest, College Heights Christian (5th, 116.00)
More Notable Individual Performances
While not recognized by PACE as all-stars, MOQBA also congratulates these students for their outstanding individual performances at PACE NSC:
- 2011 - Ikshu Neithalath, Clayton - #12 of 258 individuals with 92 points per game in the preliminary rounds.
- 2013 - Itamar Naveh-Benjamin, Hickman - #6 of 315 individuals with 97.14 points per game in the preliminary rounds. Along with leading scorer Max Schindler, this was the only verified time through 2022 that Missouri had two students in the top seventeen individuals at one NSC.
- 2016 - Parth Parikh, Hannibal - #8 of 418 individuals with 104.29 points per game in the preliminary rounds.
- 2017 - Joe Stitz, Washington - #11 of 415 individuals with 102.86 points per game in the preliminary rounds.
- 2017 - Savannah Dillard, Thomas Jefferson Independent - tied for 38th of 415 individuals with 65.71 points per game in the preliminary rounds, ranking fourth among ninth graders.
- 2022 - Ty Butler (Clayton) and Camden Williams (Mexico) - tied with two others for 18th of 311 individuals with 68.00 points per game in the preliminary rounds. Along with all-star Gabe Forrest, this was the only time Missouri had three students rank in the top twenty individuals at one NSC. Camden Williams was also the top scoring ninth grader.
NAQT High School National Championship Tournament
Playoff Teams
| Year | Team | Place | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | North Kansas City | t-4th/26 | Pryce Davis, Jeff Dazey, Adam Hill, Phil Smith, Andy Wehrman, Chris Wonderly |
| 2007 | North Kansas City | t-13th/160 | Charles Dees, Grant Gates, Christine Prezwodek, Brandon Roney |
| 2008 | North Kansas City | t-17th/176 | Charles Dees, Grant Gates, Tyler Kinshella, Brandon Roney |
| Savannah | t-53rd/176 | Terin Budine, Aaron Eisiminger, Jon Hund, Zach Kerns, Aric M., Eric McCrerey, Noel Menard, Jacob Sinclair | |
| 2009 | Francis Howell Central | t-27th/192 | Charles Hang, Katelyn McLaury, Jeremy R., Kevin Robb, Lucas Vicars, George Yu |
| 2011 | Ladue | t-13th/224 | Zev Kane, Jeremy Novack, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang |
| North Kansas City | t-65th/224 | Alex Drake, Jacob Gutierrez, Nicole Montes, Joel Roney, Forrest Walker, Sierra Walker | |
| Savannah | t-65th/224 | Emily Bunse, Kent Johnson, Austin Kerns, Colton Lewis, Trevor Pasley | |
| 2012 | Ladue | t-5th/240 | Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang |
| Helias | t-49th/240 | Cam Clogstan, Maria Donovan, Sam Donovan, Brian Oxenhandler, Nick Vellios, Eric Weiler | |
| Savannah | t-71st/240 | Devan Coleman, Quentin Dishman, Seth Heronemus, Austin Kerns, Colton Lewis, Brad Thornton | |
| 2013 | Ladue A | 2nd/256 | Jialin Ding, Max Schindler, Haohang Xu, Ben Zhang |
| Ladue B | t-21st/256 | David Abraham, Enze Chen, Sam Crowder, Kisan Thakkar | |
| Hallsville B | t-73rd/256 | Joel Adams, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null | |
| 2014 | Ladue | 4th/272 | Sam Crowder, Jialin Ding, Kisan Thakkar, Ben Zhang |
| Hallsville | t-21st/272 | Joel Adams, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null | |
| Hickman | t-77th/272 | Alex Harmata, Wenzer Qin, Amanda Sun, Andy Sun | |
| North Kansas City | t-77th/272 | Oga Agali, Darian Bengston, Peyton Galloway, Matthew Gutierrez, Scott Johnson, Josh Neudorf, Alex Niederberger, Ben Rohr | |
| Savannah | t-77th/272 | Sam Brown, Quentin Dishman, Evan Heronemus, Rebecca Mikula, Gabe Miller, Stephen Pruett | |
| 2015 | Hickman | t-53rd/272 | Jack Atkins, Alex Harmata, Wenzer Qin, Amanda Sun |
| 2016 | Hickman | t-21st/272 | Alex Harmata, Owen Pasley, Amanda Sun, Dinis Trindade |
| Washington | t-34th/272 | Matt Chalem, Matt Dew, Cole Phinney, Joe Stitz | |
| Rock Bridge | t-77th/272 | Bryan Carrasco, Arnold Chen, Luke Chval, Nathan Kempf, Derek Wong | |
| 2017 | MICDS | t-41st/304 | Alex Donovan, Katherine Donovan |
| Hickman | t-65th/304 | Nancy Diallo, Owen Pasley, Veer Sangha, Dinis Trindade | |
| St. Joseph Central | t-65th/304 | Larry Baker, Collin Gentry, William Gentry, Zach Scamurra, Devon Shewell, Felix Wang | |
| Helias | t-97th/304 | Justin Frese, Camden Henke, Ben Husting, Megan Kerr, Michael Mendez, Brooke Roling | |
| 2018 | St. Joseph Central | t-51st/352 | Collin Gentry, William Gentry, Ansh Gupta, Zach Scamurra, Felix Wang |
| Helias | t-77th/352 | Justin Frese, Camden Henke, Ben Husting, Megan Kerr, Brooke Roling | |
| 2019 | Ladue | t-19th/336 | Akshay Govindan, Louis Li, Raj Paul |
| St. Joseph Central | t-31st/336 | Collin Gentry, Ansh Gupta, Frederick Rivas-Giorgi, Felix Wang | |
| 2021 | St. Joseph Central | t-49th/224 | Emmaleigh Coe, Adam Klassen, Maverick Nabors, Frederick Rivas-Giorgi, Patrick Rivas-Giorgi, Caden Turner |
| 2022 | Ladue | t-24th/272 | Will Bender, Yuvan Chali, Lucia Li, Sophia Xu, Max Yang |
| St. Joseph Central | t-39th/272 | Adam Klassen, Frederick Rivas-Giorgi, Patrick Rivas-Giorgi, Caden Turner |
Small School Playoff Teams
From 2001 through 2013, NAQT recognized a small school champion at HSNCT. Beginning in 2014, this recognition occurs at a separate Small School National Championship Tournament.
| Year | Team | Place | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Glasgow | t-13th/27 | Kellie Bethel, Morgan Brucks, Lydia Buck, Chrysa Fuemmeler, Imani Hester, Joseph Korte, Grant Monnig, Jenna Monnig, Destinee Muse |
| 2010 | Glasgow | t-8th/21 | Kellie Bethel, Lydia Buck, Chrysa Fuemmeler, Imani Hester, Grant Monnig, Jenna Monnig |
| Pilot Grove | t-10th/21 | Levi Gerke, Levi Malott, Laci Peterson, Stacia Pottorff, Erin Twenter, Derek Zeller | |
| 2012 | Mound City | t-7th/27 | Eryn Acton, Abbey F., Lily Forehand, Hailey Garman, Paul Grant, Chelsea K., Paige K., Carina Metzgar, Jake Meyer, Elijah Poe, Emily Thomas |
| Pilot Grove | t-12th/27 | Alex Cooper, Levi Gerke, Sonny Martin, Robyn Pfeiffer, Luke Schuster, Jared Twenter, Cody Wolfe, Derek Zeller | |
| 2013 | Hallsville B | t-5th/25 | Joel Adams, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null |
| Hallsville A | t-11th/25 | Justin Crum, Katelyn Hanvey, Madeline Koenig-Schappe, Lee March, William Riester | |
| Pilot Grove | t-13th/25 | Reed Bader, Alex Cooper, Malachi Gerke, Rileigh Grunden, Luke Schuster, Jared Twenter, Cody Wolfe, Derek Zeller |
All-Stars
- 1999 - Andy Wehrman, North Kansas City (3rd, 65.00 PPG)
- 1999 - Mike Ruby, Liberty (6th, 58.00 PPG)
- 2007 - Charles Dees, North Kansas City (2nd, 83.86 PP20TUH)
- 2008 - Charles Dees, North Kansas City (3rd, 87.61)
- 2009 - Kevin Lang, Tarkio (20th, 56.30)
- 2009 - Charles Hang, Francis Howell Central (23rd, 55.45)
- 2010 - Grant Gates, North Kansas City (9th, 72.28)
- 2011 - Max Schindler, Ladue (13th, 74.22; top sophomore)
- 2012 - Max Schindler, Ladue (6th, 90.21)
- 2012 - Austin Kerns, Savannah (20th, 75.12)
- 2013 - Max Schindler, Ladue (8th, 87.18)
- 2014 - Jared Lockwood, Hallsville (12th, 74.52)
- 2014 - Jialin Ding, Ladue (26th, 61.37)
- 2014 - Ben Zhang, Ladue (28th, 60.09)
- 2015 - Evan Heronemus, Savannah (22nd, 72.69)
- 2017 - Alex Donovan, MICDS (4th, 107.14)
- 2017 - William Gentry, St. Joseph Central (12th, 75.56)
- 2018 - William Gentry, St. Joseph Central (16th, 76.32)
- 2018 - Ganon Evans, Francis Howell (17th, 75.96)
- 2018 - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville (24th, 71.36)
- 2019 - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville (21st, 71.66)
- 2019 - Akshay Govindan, Ladue (23rd, 70.85)
- 2021 - Frederick Rivas-Giorgi, St. Joseph Central (t-9th, 80.62)
- 2022 - Frederick Rivas-Giorgi, St. Joseph Central (11th, 85.29)
- 2022 - Max Yang, Ladue (28th, 67.59)
Rising Stars
Separate sets of rising star awards are presented to the top few freshmen and sophomores not recognized as overall all-stars.
- 2010 - Max Schindler, Ladue (3rd freshman, 41.63 PP20TUH)
- 2013 - Jared Lockwood, Hallsville (4th sophomore, 54.50)
- 2015 - William Gentry, St. Joseph Central (1st freshman, 63.29)
- 2016 - William Gentry, St. Joseph Central (3rd sophomore, 50.49)
NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament
Playoff Teams
Since the Traditional Public Schools division was introduced in 2017, NAQT also awards trophies to the top few "Very Small School" (VSS) teams, which are schools with 300 or fewer students in grades 10-12. These rankings are noted where applicable.
| Year | Team | Place | VSS Place | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hallsville | National Champion/50 | None | Joel Adams, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null |
| Pilot Grove | t-11th/50 | None | Reed Bader, Karsyn Kraus, Isabella Roth, Luke Schuster, Jared Twenter | |
| Mound City | t-17th/50 | None | Lily Forehand, Hailey Garman, Jake Meyer, Emily Thomas | |
| 2015 | Hallsville | 2nd/60 | None | Joel Adams, Glen Decker, Logan Hansen, Jared Lockwood, Josh Null |
| Richland | t-11th/60 | None | Trent Homan, Adam Huber, Tyler Profest, Trevor Scaringello | |
| 2016 | Hallsville | t-11th/80 | None | Joel Adams, Logan Durk, Sophie Lockwood, Drew Pickett |
| Centralia | t-17th/80 | None | Patrick Bentlage, Caden Bird, Aonghus Dollens, Jennifer Horton, Sarah Oliver, Kate Ray | |
| Gainesville | t-25th/80 | None | Hannah Lewis, Samuel Overturf, Thomas Pointer, Nicholas Woodward | |
| Pilot Grove | t-33rd/80 | None | Reed Bader, Samarah Bailey, Steven Bell, Kale Day, Karsyn Kraus, Luke Remus | |
| 2017 (Traditional Public) | Hallsville | t-5th/96 | 3rd/50 | Drayton Bates, Emily Boyle, Colton Hough, Sophie Lockwood, Ralph Waltz |
| Moberly | t-8th/96 | Not VSS | Audrey Brandon, Hannah Field, Brennan Sapp, Eric Thompson | |
| Orchard Farm | t-12th/96 | Not VSS | Brayden Diver, Will Runion, Tyler Woosencraft | |
| Louisiana | t-19th/96 | t-8th/50 | Bryan Grant, Tyler Hopkins, Em Powers, Marin Powers, Brett Weimer | |
| Hermann | t-29th/96 | t-11th/50 | Gunnar Krull, Isaac McMahon, Andrew Niiro, Jessica Rood | |
| Lathrop | t-29th/96 | t-11th/50 | Virgilio Filho, Jon Keel, Jacob Vanderpool, Caleb Vanhorn, Emily Vanhorn | |
| Pleasant Hill | t-29th/96 | Not VSS | Joe Heinrich, Eric Humphrey, Aidan Link, Breana Peters, Benjamin Yoder | |
| Gainesville | t-41st/96 | t-19th/50 | Jaima DeVries, Abby Milligan, Ben Pointer, Thomas Pointer, Hunter Webb | |
| 2017 (Charter & Private) | St. Pius X | t-9th/30 | Not VSS | Rosemary Cherian, Pete Haas, Matthew Kirk, Grace Ross, Alec Tapia |
| 2018 (Traditional Public) | Hallsville | 4th/96 | 2nd/53 | Selena Allen, Drayton Bates, Emily Boyle, Colton Hough, Sophie Lockwood, Ralph Waltz |
| Louisiana | t-10th/96 | 6th/53 | Rachel Beard, Brandy Farmer, Hunter Hobbs, Evan Jones, Jerry Perez, Em Powers | |
| Centralia | t-23rd/96 | t-9th/53 | Jacob Bentlage, Caden Bird, Brandon Moore, Ben Ray | |
| Mound City | t-23rd/96 | t-9th/53 | Alex Carver, Josiah Foust, Baileyann Hollis, Ella Meadows, Wyatt Meyer, Dara Young | |
| Orchard Farm | t-23rd/96 | Not VSS | Adam Groh, Taylor Payne, David Reineke, Josie Wagner | |
| Tuscumbia | t-33rd/96 | t-15th/53 | Hannah Ash, Dustin Bax, Allison Harris, Nolan Lupardus, Caleb Martonfi, Preston McDowell | |
| 2019 (Traditional Public) | Louisiana | t-11th/80 | 4th/46 | Rachel Beard, Brandy Farmer, Hunter Hobbs, Em Powers, Marin Powers |
| 2021 (Traditional Public) | Fair Grove | t-7th/40 | 2nd/17 | Christian Allen, Braden Booth, Luc Deeds, Stephenie Dugan, Abigail Gilmartin, Charlie Harp, Oakland Wayne Morrison |
| 2022 (Traditional Public) | Fair Grove | 4th/55 | 2nd/27 | Christian Allen, Braden Booth, Liam Draper, Charlie Harp |
| Eldon | t-7th/55 | Not VSS | Brandon Bertrand, William Eaton, Connor Lee, Brayden Martin | |
| Orchard Farm | t-17th/55 | Not VSS | Michaela Davis, James McGeehon, James Reineke |
All-Stars
- 2014 - Jared Lockwood, Hallsville (4th, 107.03 PP20TUH)
- 2014 - Luke Schuster, Pilot Grove (8th, 80.33)
- 2015 - Jared Lockwood, Hallsville (7th, 92.39)
- 2015 - Josh Null, Hallsville (9th, 75.63)
- 2016 - Thomas Pointer, Gainesville (6th, 67.43)
- 2016 - Joel Adams, Hallsville (11th, 62.19)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville (3rd, 92.46)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Em Powers, Louisiana (4th, 87.05)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Emily Vanhorn, Lathrop (9th, 74.87)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Kale Day, Pilot Grove (10th, 72.43)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Thomas Pointer, Gainesville (11th, 68.21)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Tyler Beauregard, South Shelby (12th, 64.55)
- 2017 (Traditional Public) - Tyler Woosencraft, Orchard Farm (14th, 62.50)
- 2018 (Traditional Public) - Em Powers, Louisiana (1st, 105.60)
- 2018 (Traditional Public) - Sophie Lockwood, Hallsville (2nd, 104.59)
- 2018 (Traditional Public) - Tyler Beauregard, South Shelby (8th, 82.22)
- 2018 (Traditional Public) - Wyatt Meyer, Mound City (12th, 69.38)
- 2019 (Traditional Public) - Em Powers, Louisiana (1st, 120.81)
- 2021 (Traditional Public) - Braden Booth, Fair Grove (6th, 75.00)
- 2022 (Traditional Public) - Connor Lee, Eldon (2nd, 121.33)
- 2022 (Traditional Public) - Braden Booth, Fair Grove (5th, 99.55)
Rising Stars
One set of rising star awards is presented to the top few freshmen and sophomores not recognized as overall all-stars.
- 2016 - Kale Day, Pilot Grove (2nd, 51.58 PP20TUH)
- 2016 - Tyler Beauregard, South Shelby (3rd, 46.11)
National All-Star Academic Tournament
See the Team Missouri page for a summary of all appearances at NASAT.
All-Stars
- 2011 - Ikshu Neithalath, Clayton (2nd, 45.56 PPG)
- 2012 - Max Schindler, Ladue (1st, 70.42)
- 2013 - Max Schindler, Ladue (1st, 69.58)
- 2013 - Ben Zhang, Ladue (5th, 35.83)
- 2014 - Ben Zhang, Ladue (4th, 44.38)
- 2016 - Parth Parikh, Hannibal (5th, 39.29)
- 2019 - Akshay Govindan, Ladue (9th, 37.50)
- 2022 - Gabe Forrest, College Heights Christian (1st, 59.50)
- 2022 - Owen Farra, St. Louis Patriots (10th, 36.00)
NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament
Playoff Teams
| Year | Team | Place | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Washington | t-17th/96 | Matt Chalem, Matt Dew, Cole Phinney, Zane Rice, Joe Stitz |
| 2014 | Washington | t-19th/128 | Jonathan Amlong, Carrie Derner, Ryan Hill, Corey Inman, Nate Rickman |
| 2015 | Washington | t-40th/128 | Audrey Bush, James Collier, Nate Rickman, Belle Stanfield |
| 2018 | Columbia Independent | t-21st/192 | Yogev Angelovici, Asher Lidsky, Will Mize, Teague Whitney |
| St. Louis Patriots | t-49th/192 | Timothy Amiri, Ian Beck, Owen Farra, Corinna Martin, Patrick Tyrrell | |
| 2019 | Columbia Independent | t-13th/176 | Yogev Angelovici, Neha Kodali, Asher Lidsky, Teague Whitney |
All-Stars
- 2017 - Hunter Bailey, Columbia Independent (11th, 79.80 PP20TUH)
- 2018 - Owen Farra, St. Louis Patriots (15th, 71.51)
- 2022 - Nathan Oreskovic, Washington (5th, 81.36)
Rising Stars
One set of rising star awards is presented to the top few students younger than eighth grade not recognized as overall all-stars.
- 2016 - Hunter Bailey, Columbia Independent (3rd, 57.87 PP20TUH)
NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament
Playoff Participants
- 2018 (High School) - Alex Donovan, MICDS (t-9th, 54.55 PP24TUH)
- 2019 (Middle School) - Owen Farra, St. Louis Christian Home School Association (t-9th, 60.34 PP24TUH)
- 2019 (Middle School) - Nathan Swenson, Cherokee (t-29th, 39.87 PP24TUH)
- 2021 (High School) - Gabe Forrest, College Heights Christian (t-13th, 50.13 PP24TUH)
- 2021 (High School) - Joel Miles, Raymore-Peculiar (t-21st, 48.86 PP24TUH)
- 2022 (High School) - Gabe Forrest, College Heights Christian (6th, 54.21 PP24TUH)
Subject Area Leaders
- 2018 (High School) - Ben Husting, Helias (1st, Pop Culture & Sports)
- 2019 (Middle School) - Owen Farra, St. Louis Christian Home School Association (2nd, Literature)
- 2021 (High School) - Joel Miles, Raymore-Peculiar (1st, Fine Arts)
- 2021 (High School) - Gabe Forrest, College Heights Christian (3rd, Fine Arts)
- 2022 (High School) - Max Yang, Ladue Horton Watkins (1st, Geography)
- 2022 (High School) - Braden Booth, Fair Grove (1st, Pop Culture & Sports)