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|Subjects = History, Geography, the US Civil War
 
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|schoolcur = [[Penn]] (2014-Present)
 
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|schoolpast = [[UCSD]] (2009-2013) [[Georgia]] (2005-2009)
 
|highschool = [[White Station]] High (Memphis, TN)
 
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'''Chris Chiego''' is a notable player and former team president and treasurer at [[Georgia]], former player/tournament director at [[UCSD]], and former coach of [[Germantown]] High in West Tennessee. He currently plays for [[Penn]].
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'''Chris Chiego''' is a former team president and treasurer at [[Georgia]], former player/tournament director at [[UCSD]], and former coach of [[Germantown]] High in West Tennessee. He briefly played for [[Penn]] and was a member of their [[2015 ACF Nationals]]-winning team.
  
 
==High School Experience==
 
==High School Experience==
Chris excelled at the 3 local pyramidal tournaments he played in high school, but his school chose to concentrate on the [[Knowledge_Bowl#Tennessee_Knowledge_Bowl|local TV tournament]], which once negged him for saying "centrifuges" instead of "devices for making nuclear material."
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Chris excelled at the 3 local pyramidal tournaments he played in high school, but his school chose to concentrate on the [[Knowledge_Bowl#Tennessee_Knowledge_Bowl|local TV tournament]], which once [[neg]]ged him for answering with "centrifuges" instead of "devices for making nuclear material." This led to a life-long desire to change [[bad quizbowl]] into "[[good quizbowl]]" across the country.
  
==College Experience==
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==College Playing Experience==
 
===Georgia===
 
===Georgia===
While at [[Georgia]], he helped lead a rise in Georgia's quizbowl fortunes, culminating in the highest-ever finishes for a UGA team at a nationals (9th in DII at 2005 ICT, 15th overall at the 2009 ICT) as well as the most number of teams fielded (six at the 2007 ACF Fall Southeast mirror). He will be missed by the southeast community for both his playing skills and talent for running efficient tournaments.
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While at [[Georgia]], he helped lead a rise in Georgia's quizbowl fortunes, culminating in the highest-ever finishes for a UGA team at a nationals (9th in DII at 2005 ICT, 15th overall at the 2009 ICT) as well as the most number of teams fielded (six at the 2007 ACF Fall Southeast mirror). He was best known in particular for running ruthlessly efficient tournaments.
  
 
===UCSD===
 
===UCSD===
At [[UCSD]], Chris teamed with [[Auroni Gupta]] and other UCSDers to help lead UCSD's 9th-place nationals finish at the [[2010 ACF Nationals]] and [[2012 ICT]].
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At [[UCSD]], Chris teamed with [[Auroni Gupta]] and other UCSDers to help lead UCSD's 9th-place nationals finish at the [[2010 ACF Nationals]] and [[2012 ICT]].  
  
 
===Penn===
 
===Penn===
Chris started a PhD in Political Science at Penn in 2014. He helped [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Saajid Moyen]] and [[Patrick Liao]] win the [[2015 ACF Nationals]].
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Chris started a PhD in Political Science at Penn in 2014. He helped [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Saajid Moyen]] and [[Patrick Liao]] win the [[2015 ACF Nationals]]. He has since [[retired]].  
  
==Tournament Directing Experience==
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==High School Coaching Experience==
Has directed approximately 20 tournaments from Georgia to San Diego to Germantown. Author of the [http://www.socalquizbowl.org/comprehensive-tournament-hosting-guide/ Tournament Hosting Guide] on SoCalQuizbowl.org.  
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For the 2013-2014 year, Chris coached [[Germantown]] High School's quizbowl team while teaching world geography. Two Germantown teams qualified for and attended the [[2014 HSNCT]]. He also worked with his alma mater of [[White Station]] to host more [[pyramidal]] tournaments and start a [[middle school]] quizbowl team and circuit in the region.  
  
==Writing Experience==
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==Tournament Directing and Outreach==
Chris has collaborated on a number of [[novelty tournaments]] with [[Bruce Arthur]], including [[Chicago Open History Tournament|July Crisis]] and [[RMPFest]]. Solo-author of a packet for [[Zot Bowl]] as well as several editions of [[Geography Monstrosity]]. Helped with [[MAGNI]] including last-minute overnight packet assembly. Also helped write several UGA high school tournaments in mACF style in an effort to expand good quizbowl in the Southeast.  
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Chris has directed over 20 tournaments from Georgia to San Diego to Tennessee to Philadelphia and served as a moderator at dozens of others. He is the author of the [http://www.socalquizbowl.org/comprehensive-tournament-hosting-guide/ Tournament Hosting Guide] on SoCalQuizbowl.org.
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His efforts to increase [[outreach]] to local high schools and get more teams active in SoCal led to his 2013 [[Cooper Award]].  
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He has continued to push for increased outreach in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia specifically (including the [http://gpqb.wordpress.com Greater Philadelphia Quiz Bowl] website) and at the national level across high school quizbowl. Thanks to his efforts and those of local coaches, there is now an annual [[Philadelphia City-Wide Championship]].  
  
 
==Other==
 
==Other==
*Co-Founder of [[SoCalQuizbowl]], an organization dedicated to improving quizbowl in California and all along the West Coast.
 
 
*Liveblogged the [[2009 HSNCT]], which ended up getting a mention on Deadspin [http://deadspin.com/5273512/for-those-curious-about-the-high-school-quiz-bowl-championships], as well as the [[2010 HSNCT]]. See [http://hsnct.wordpress.com this site] for links to the liveblog.  
 
*Liveblogged the [[2009 HSNCT]], which ended up getting a mention on Deadspin [http://deadspin.com/5273512/for-those-curious-about-the-high-school-quiz-bowl-championships], as well as the [[2010 HSNCT]]. See [http://hsnct.wordpress.com this site] for links to the liveblog.  
*Was famously asked in an interview, "So what is this...quizbowl thing?"   
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*Was once asked in an interview, "So what is this...quizbowl... thing?"   
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*Is the only person to have won the [[Cooper Award]] (with [[Dwight Wynne]] for his work in SoCal) before winning an [[ACF Nationals]] title ([[Jeff Hoppes]] has also won both).
  
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 6 January 2022

Chris Chiego
Noted subjects History, Geography, the US Civil War
Current college Penn (2014-Present)
Past colleges UCSD (2009-2013) Georgia (2005-2009)
High school White Station High (Memphis, TN)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Chris Chiego is a former team president and treasurer at Georgia, former player/tournament director at UCSD, and former coach of Germantown High in West Tennessee. He briefly played for Penn and was a member of their 2015 ACF Nationals-winning team.

High School Experience

Chris excelled at the 3 local pyramidal tournaments he played in high school, but his school chose to concentrate on the local TV tournament, which once negged him for answering with "centrifuges" instead of "devices for making nuclear material." This led to a life-long desire to change bad quizbowl into "good quizbowl" across the country.

College Playing Experience

Georgia

While at Georgia, he helped lead a rise in Georgia's quizbowl fortunes, culminating in the highest-ever finishes for a UGA team at a nationals (9th in DII at 2005 ICT, 15th overall at the 2009 ICT) as well as the most number of teams fielded (six at the 2007 ACF Fall Southeast mirror). He was best known in particular for running ruthlessly efficient tournaments.

UCSD

At UCSD, Chris teamed with Auroni Gupta and other UCSDers to help lead UCSD's 9th-place nationals finish at the 2010 ACF Nationals and 2012 ICT.

Penn

Chris started a PhD in Political Science at Penn in 2014. He helped Eric Mukherjee, Saajid Moyen and Patrick Liao win the 2015 ACF Nationals. He has since retired.

High School Coaching Experience

For the 2013-2014 year, Chris coached Germantown High School's quizbowl team while teaching world geography. Two Germantown teams qualified for and attended the 2014 HSNCT. He also worked with his alma mater of White Station to host more pyramidal tournaments and start a middle school quizbowl team and circuit in the region.

Tournament Directing and Outreach

Chris has directed over 20 tournaments from Georgia to San Diego to Tennessee to Philadelphia and served as a moderator at dozens of others. He is the author of the Tournament Hosting Guide on SoCalQuizbowl.org.

His efforts to increase outreach to local high schools and get more teams active in SoCal led to his 2013 Cooper Award.

He has continued to push for increased outreach in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia specifically (including the Greater Philadelphia Quiz Bowl website) and at the national level across high school quizbowl. Thanks to his efforts and those of local coaches, there is now an annual Philadelphia City-Wide Championship.

Other

Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Linda Greene & David Riley
2013 (with Dwight Wynne)
Jeff Hoppes