Notre Dame Quiz Bowlers fare well at national tourney in Dallas

From left, Sean Higgins (10), Madeline Allard (11), Andrew Olejniczak (12), Chase Glasser (11), Anthony VanDieren (11) and Richard Frost (11) were in Dallas May 27-29 for the National Academic Quiz Tournament.

Notre Dame’s upper division Quiz Bowl team bested more than 60 percent of the teams participating in this year's National Academic Quiz Tournament, which was held May 27-29 in Dallas, Texas.

The National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, (NAQT) which was founded in 1996 by a group of former players, organizes the premier middle school, high school, community college and college national quiz bowl championships in North America.

According to Notre Dame junior Chase Glasser, there were a total of 272 teams participating in the annual competition, which is open to all high schools, including public schools, private schools, religious schools, charter schools, magnet schools, and even students who are home schooled.

“Our team battled through 10 preliminary rounds, and came from behind to beat St. Joseph Central of Missouri at the buzzer, landing the team a spot in the playoffs,” Glasser said. “Our team consisted of Maddie Allard, Richie Frost, Sean Higgins, Andrew Oleniczak, Anthony VanDieren and me. We fielded questions on a variety topics including, mathematics, history, art, science, literature, astronomy and current events.”

Out of more than 1,300 high school students competing at the event, Glasser and VanDieren finished in the top 25 percent of all scorers.

About the NAQT
National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, organizes the premier middle school, high school, community college and college national quiz bowl championships in North America. NAQT was founded in 1996 by a group of former players. Those competitors — including several national champions — are now college professors, high school teachers, lawyers, engineers, software developers, physicians and research scientists who make time to promote and improve the fast-paced question-and-answer game that was an important part of their lives. They are motivated by the chance to provide the next generation of students with more and better opportunities for competition than they themselves had. NAQT operates out of the Twin Cities and Kansas City, but its members mentor coaches, host tournaments, volunteer their services, and share their expertise across the United States.

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