At the National Academic Quiz Bowl Tournament in Chicago on May 10-11, Sycamore Team A finished 9-4 overall and finished tied for 13th in the nation out of 160 schools. Sycamore Team B finished 4-4 and placed 93rd in the nation.
Sycamore A (Daniel Bazeley, Kelvin Yan, Harlan Kelly, Aarnav Silodia, and Charlie Appel) was also 1st overall at the state competition with a record of 7-0. Sycamore B (Allison Jeray, Theo Kelly, Leo Salerno, Keith Deng, Joseph Zhu, and Jonathan Lin) finished 2nd in the state with a record of 4-3. Aarnav Silodia averaged 68.57 points per game to lead all scorers, while Allison Jeray was 4th overall in individual scoring. The final state championship competition was an all-Sycamore Quiz Bowl match.
Sycamore’s Quiz Bowl teams are coached by MS History Teacher Tony Young.