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| − | '''Chaska High School''' is a noted spawning pool for [[University of Minnesota]] quizbowl players. [[Chris Lenius]] | + | '''Chaska High School''' is a noted spawning pool for [[University of Minnesota]] quizbowl players. The program was founded by Jan Baker in the 1980s and led to prominence by [[Chris Lenius]] in the 2000s. The 2006 Chaska team placed second at the [[2006 NAC]] and the 2009 team tied for 7th at [[HSNCT|2009 HSNCT]]. That team also also attended the program's only PACE [[2009 NSC|NSC]]. |
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| Chaska Hawks | |
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| Location: Chaska, MN | |
| Coaches | Tucker Besel (2018-present) |
| State Championships | MNHSQB League: 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009 Science Bowl: 2003, 2004, 2006 KMO: spring 1992, spring 1993, spring 2003 Knowledge Bowl: 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003 |
| National Championships | none |
| National Appearances | PACE: 2009 HSNCT: 2005, 2007-2018 |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Chaska High School is a noted spawning pool for University of Minnesota quizbowl players. The program was founded by Jan Baker in the 1980s and led to prominence by Chris Lenius in the 2000s. The 2006 Chaska team placed second at the 2006 NAC and the 2009 team tied for 7th at 2009 HSNCT. That team also also attended the program's only PACE NSC.
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| Upperclassmen
Seniors (Class of 2014)
Juniors (Class of 2015)
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Underclassmen
Sophomores (Class of 2016) Freshmen (Class of 2017) Other Players
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Coach/President
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Chaska alumni
There are several noted Chaska alumni in the college quizbowl community, including:
- Rob Carson - University of Minnesota
- Andrew Guyton - Macalester
- Andrew Hart - University of Minnesota
- Meredith Johnson - University of Minnesota
- Jon Martin - University of Minnesota
- Quentin Roper - Drake alum
- Sean Skaar - University of Minnesota
- Tim Youker - Stanford
- Sam Peterson - Harvard
- Jeffery Lyman - Macalester
- Mark Meier - Gustavus
Other alumni include:
Chaska tournaments
In 2007, Chaska hosted a mirror of the Titanomachy tournament, which was attended by several teams on the Saturday before ACF Fall. Drake, consisting of Brendan Byrne, won the tournament over a Minnesota team featuring Rob Carson and Gautam Kandlikar.
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