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|schoolcur = [[Temple]]
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|schoolpast = [[Western Ontario]] [[Waterloo]]
 
|highschool = [[North Park | North Park Secondary School]]
 
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Brian McNamara is a quiz bowl player at the University of [[Waterloo]], previously playing as an undergrad at [[Western Ontario]]. He previously played [[Reach For The Top]] at [[North Park]], and it sadly did not provide him a very strong basis for quiz bowl, although it helped to expand his knowledge of trash. He is doing his best to make up for his past in Reach, but it is slow going. He generally just rides [[Will Nediger]]'s coat-tails. Brian was the leading scorer at the inaugural [[Toronto Winter Invitational]] tournament[http://www.andysthoughts.com/TWI2009/2009TorontoWinter._individuals.html], and also led the TERP and Penn Bowl Trash mirrors at [[McMaster]] in scoring [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=mcmasterquizbowl&id=2&page=individuals], [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=mcmasterquizbowl&id=5&page=individuals].
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Brian McNamara was a quiz bowl player at the University of [[Waterloo]], previously playing as an undergrad at [[Western Ontario]]. He previously played [[Reach For The Top]] at [[North Park]], and it sadly did not provide him a very strong basis for quiz bowl, although it helped to expand his knowledge of trash. He is doing his best to make up for his past in Reach, but it is slow going. He generally just rides [[Will Nediger]]'s coat-tails. Brian was the leading scorer at the inaugural [[Toronto Winter Invitational]] tournament[http://www.andysthoughts.com/TWI2009/2009TorontoWinter._individuals.html], and also led the TERP and Penn Bowl Trash mirrors at [[McMaster]] in scoring [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=mcmasterquizbowl&id=2&page=individuals], [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=mcmasterquizbowl&id=5&page=individuals].
  
== Tournaments played: ==
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== Coaching and Reading ==
*2009 TIT Mirror at [[Guelph]] (with [[Will Nediger]], Andrew Cornhill, [[Elizabeth Jewlal]])
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While in a doctoral program at Temple University, Brian began working with the nearby [[Carver_HSES|Carver HSES]] quizbowl program and has continued to assist them at practices and tournaments. He regularly read at high school quizbowl events throughout Southeastern PA and has continued to assist from afar remotely.
*2010 SCT at [[McMaster]] (with [[Will Nediger]])
 
*2010 TERP Mirror at [[McMaster]] (with Andrew Cornhill and Jasmine Steffler)
 
*2011 SCT at [[Ottawa]] (with [[Will Nediger]] and Jasmine Steffler)
 
*2011 Penn Bowl Trash at [[McMaster]] (with Jay Misuk, James Schmidt, and Mark)
 
  
 
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[[Category:Western Ontario]]
 
[[Category:Western Ontario]]
 
[[Category:Waterloo]]
 
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Revision as of 21:19, 12 December 2020

Brian McNamara
BrianMcNamara.jpg
Noted subjects Trash, history
Current college Temple
Past colleges Western Ontario Waterloo
High school North Park Secondary School
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Brian McNamara was a quiz bowl player at the University of Waterloo, previously playing as an undergrad at Western Ontario. He previously played Reach For The Top at North Park, and it sadly did not provide him a very strong basis for quiz bowl, although it helped to expand his knowledge of trash. He is doing his best to make up for his past in Reach, but it is slow going. He generally just rides Will Nediger's coat-tails. Brian was the leading scorer at the inaugural Toronto Winter Invitational tournament[1], and also led the TERP and Penn Bowl Trash mirrors at McMaster in scoring [2], [3].

Coaching and Reading

While in a doctoral program at Temple University, Brian began working with the nearby Carver HSES quizbowl program and has continued to assist them at practices and tournaments. He regularly read at high school quizbowl events throughout Southeastern PA and has continued to assist from afar remotely.