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{{Infobox|Name = Ankush Bajaj
 
{{Infobox|Name = Ankush Bajaj
 
|Subjects = Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Social Sciences
 
|Subjects = Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Social Sciences
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|schoolcur = [[Brown]]
 
|highschool = [[Hinsdale Central]]
 
|highschool = [[Hinsdale Central]]
 
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Ankush Bajaj is a junior and may be the lead scorer on the A team for [[Hinsdale Central]] High School.Only time will tell.
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Ankush Bajaj is a student at [[Brown]]. He previously was the leading scorer on the A team for [[Hinsdale Central]] High School. He was named a  member of the First team for the 2016 [[HSQBRank All-World Teams]].
 
 
 
== 2012-2013 ==
 
== 2012-2013 ==
 
Ankush immediately joined Scholastic Bowl and made a very strong impression on everyone. He established himself as a decent JV player with potential to represent Hinsdale Central as an A team member during later seasons.
 
Ankush immediately joined Scholastic Bowl and made a very strong impression on everyone. He established himself as a decent JV player with potential to represent Hinsdale Central as an A team member during later seasons.
  
 
== 2013-2014 ==
 
== 2013-2014 ==
Ankush is undoubtedly one of the more committed members of the Hinsdale Central quiz bowl team, and after James did surprisingly well at Earlybird, his cockiness started to annoy and discourage Ankush. As a response to Sunny's ranting, Ankush was reluctantly pushed into the spot of literature specialist, though he still frequently dominates Sunny in biology and chemistry. In addition, he powers Mahabharatha 4 out of 5 times, and averages 27 ppb on Hinduism bonuses. Also, Ankush's development as a literature player really strengthened the team, and marked the beginning of Hinsdale Central's emergence out of mediocrity.  
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Ankush was undoubtedly one of the more committed members of the Hinsdale Central quiz bowl team. His development as a literature player greatly strengthened the team, and marked the beginning of Hinsdale Central's emergence out of mediocrity.  
  
 
== 2014-2015 ==
 
== 2014-2015 ==
Following a disappointing personal performance at the [[2014 HSNCT]], Ankush decided to step up his studying over the summer and try to lock down all literature, biology, and chemistry. With the expectation that Ankush will carry the team, the rest of Hinsdale Central A had decided to temporarily stop studying. His progression from a decent literature and science specialist to a competent generalist allowed him to lead Hinsdale to a second-place finish overall at the 2015 [[NAQT Illinois State Championship]].With Ankush's improvement, Hinsdale Central now has very balanced scoring; the team hopes that this will allow it to keep on improving throughout the rest of the season.  
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Following a disappointing personal performance at the [[2014 HSNCT]], Ankush decided to step up his studying over the summer and try to lock down all literature, biology, and chemistry. His progression from a decent literature and science specialist to a competent generalist allowed him to lead Hinsdale to a 2nd-place finish at the 2015 [[NAQT Illinois State Championship]] and a T-8th finish at the [[2015 HSNCT]]. In this year, Ankush additionally qualified for the national [[Brain Bee]]
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== 2015-2016 ==
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Ankush helped lead Hinsdale Central to a T-8th finish at the [[2016 HSNCT]] and a 4th-place finish at the [[2016 NSC]]. He helped Team Illinois to a first-place finish at the [[NASAT|2016 NASAT]].
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== 2016-2024 ==
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Ankush continued to play quizbowl at Brown, though not as actively as in high school; he did not participate in any national tournaments.
 
   
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 25 September 2023

Ankush Bajaj
Noted subjects Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Social Sciences
Current college Brown
High school Hinsdale Central
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Ankush Bajaj is a student at Brown. He previously was the leading scorer on the A team for Hinsdale Central High School. He was named a member of the First team for the 2016 HSQBRank All-World Teams.

2012-2013

Ankush immediately joined Scholastic Bowl and made a very strong impression on everyone. He established himself as a decent JV player with potential to represent Hinsdale Central as an A team member during later seasons.

2013-2014

Ankush was undoubtedly one of the more committed members of the Hinsdale Central quiz bowl team. His development as a literature player greatly strengthened the team, and marked the beginning of Hinsdale Central's emergence out of mediocrity.

2014-2015

Following a disappointing personal performance at the 2014 HSNCT, Ankush decided to step up his studying over the summer and try to lock down all literature, biology, and chemistry. His progression from a decent literature and science specialist to a competent generalist allowed him to lead Hinsdale to a 2nd-place finish at the 2015 NAQT Illinois State Championship and a T-8th finish at the 2015 HSNCT. In this year, Ankush additionally qualified for the national Brain Bee


2015-2016

Ankush helped lead Hinsdale Central to a T-8th finish at the 2016 HSNCT and a 4th-place finish at the 2016 NSC. He helped Team Illinois to a first-place finish at the 2016 NASAT.

2016-2024

Ankush continued to play quizbowl at Brown, though not as actively as in high school; he did not participate in any national tournaments.