Naqt.com college quiz tournaments
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National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC
Description
R. Robert Hentzel graduated from Iowa State University with degrees in Physics and Mathematics. An avid and successful academic competitor since high school, in 1992 Robert founded the Iowa State Academic Quiz Bowl Club. Robert remains an active participant in Open and Masters tournaments where he is one of only five players to have won a tournament playing solo.
Dwight Kidder graduated from Cornell University with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering. Dwight played one year for Chartiers-Houston High School in Pennsylvania, and still holds the league's record for individual scoring. While a player at Cornell University, Dwight founded the Academic Quiz Organization and appeared in six national championship tournaments. When not writing for NAQT, Dwight advises several western Pennsylvania college teams and maintains the Reference Desk, the largest list of question writing resources for academic competition teams. Though he doubts the truth of the statement, Dwight is widely regarded as the greatest active player in the country in "Trash" (popular culture and sports-only) tournaments.
Chad Kubicek was a member of the Iowa State University quiz bowl team from 1992 to 1997, during which he served as tournament director for five intercollegiate tournaments and played in eight national championship tournaments. Since graduating, he has been an active writer, assumed the duties of NAQT webmaster in 1999, and was elected CFO in 2003. Chad and his wife Shelly currently reside in the Kansas City area where he works as an IT consultant.
