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{{Infobox|Name = Justin Hawkins
|Subjects = Literature, history, fine arts
|schoolcur = [[Indiana]]
[[Maryland]] (2015-19)
|highschool = The John Carroll School (2011-15)
| }}
'''Justin Hawkins''' is a former player for [[Maryland]] A. He is currently pursuing a PhD in History at [[Indiana]], where he restarted the quizbowl team after the program's 15-year absence.

[[Category: People]]
[[Category: Maryland]]
[[Category: Indiana]]
[[Category: High school players active in 2014]]
[[Category: High school players active in 2015]]

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 == The Indiana Years ==
-Upon arriving at Indiana University to begin his PhD in History, the landscape Justin encountered was not promising for the establishment of a championship-caliber club. Indiana's quiz bowl club had been in occultation for years, and the only organized competitive trivia presence was a bar trivia-oriented student group called In the Know. It was from these humble foundations that Justin would build an institution that would serve as a Midwest circuit stalwart and top bracket regular at national tournaments. With key recruitments of graduate students including physicist Alex Akridge in 2020, music theorist Drake Eshleman in 2021, historian [[Jakob Myers]] in 2022, and Central Eurasia scholar [[Danila Kabotyanski]] in 2023, together with his skill at nurturing promising undergraduate players such as Trenton Burgess and Zane Kierczyk, Indiana would soon grow from a de facto solo vehicle for Justin into a robust club that fielded three teams at ACF Regionals 2026. A major milestone in the club's progress was Indiana's undefeated run at the 2022 Ohio State site of ACF Winter, with a team on which Justin was the lead scorer.
+Upon arriving at Indiana University to begin his PhD in History, the landscape Justin encountered was not promising for the establishment of a championship-caliber club. Indiana's quiz bowl club had been in occultation for years, and the only organized competitive trivia presence was a bar trivia-oriented student group called In the Know. It was from these humble foundations that Justin would build an institution that would serve as a Midwest circuit stalwart and top bracket regular at national tournaments. With key recruitments of graduate students including physicist Alex Akridge in 2020, music theorist Drake Eshleman in 2021, historian [[Jakob Myers]] in 2022, and Central Eurasia scholar [[Danila Kabotyanski]] in 2023, together with his skill at nurturing promising undergraduate players such as Trenton Burgess and Zane Kierczyk, Indiana would soon grow from a de facto solo vehicle for Justin into a robust club that fielded three teams at [[2026 ACF Regionals]]. A major milestone in the club's progress was Indiana's undefeated run at the 2022 Ohio State site of ACF Winter, with a team on which Justin was the lead scorer.
-This was not, however, a team that neglected everything else in the pursuit of victory. Justin prided himself on his efforts to build an inclusive club, maintaining near-gender parity among its membership for years. He also served as the team's informal general manager, maintaining morale and setting team compositions. Although often overshadowed by his teammates (for two years, playing alongside two fellow historians), Justin remained capable of scoring firepower: his 60-point game provided the margin of victory in a 2025 ACF Nationals rout of top-bracket opponent Waterloo A, and he jointly led a Jakob-less team in a top bracket run at [[2026 ICT]].
+This was not, however, a team that neglected everything else in the pursuit of victory. Justin prided himself on his efforts to build an inclusive club, maintaining near-gender parity among its membership for years. He also served as the team's informal general manager, maintaining morale and setting team compositions. Although often overshadowed by his teammates (for two years, playing alongside two fellow historians), Justin remained capable of scoring firepower: his 60-point game provided the margin of victory in a [[2025 ACF Nationals]] rout of top-bracket opponent Waterloo A, and he jointly led a Jakob-less team in a top bracket run at [[2026 ICT]].
 == Tournament record ==

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 That year, Justin's recruiting efforts paid off when, after repeated entreaties, [[Caleb Kendrick]] enrolled as a doctoral student at Maryland. Caleb's addition to the existing trio of Weijia, Graham, and Justin made Maryland one of the best teams in the country. At [[2019 ICT]], Maryland finished fifth after being the unfortunate victim of that tournament's policy of breaking ties by alphabetical order. At [[2019 ACF Nationals]], Maryland entered superplayoffs with just one loss, a game behind leaders [[Chicago]] and [[Minnesota]], and appeared to have an inside track to a finals appearance after starting superplayoffs with a dominant victory over Minnesota before losing the next two games to eventual finalists [[Columbia]] and Chicago. Maryland's last game of the tournament, a victory over [[Michigan State]] in which Justin scored ten points, was the last game of his undergraduate career.
-== Maryland ==
+== The Indiana Years ==
 Upon arriving at Indiana University to begin his PhD in History, the landscape Justin encountered was not promising for the establishment of a championship-caliber club. Indiana's quiz bowl club had been in occultation for years, and the only organized competitive trivia presence was a bar trivia-oriented student group called In the Know. It was from these humble foundations that Justin would build an institution that would serve as a Midwest circuit stalwart and top bracket regular at national tournaments. With key recruitments of graduate students including physicist Alex Akridge in 2020, music theorist Drake Eshleman in 2021, historian [[Jakob Myers]] in 2022, and Central Eurasia scholar [[Danila Kabotyanski]] in 2023, together with his skill at nurturing promising undergraduate players such as Trenton Burgess and Zane Kierczyk, Indiana would soon grow from a de facto solo vehicle for Justin into a robust club that fielded three teams at ACF Regionals 2026. A major milestone in the club's progress was Indiana's undefeated run at the 2022 Ohio State site of ACF Winter, with a team on which Justin was the lead scorer.

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	That year, Justin's recruiting efforts paid off when, after repeated entreaties, [[Caleb Kendrick]] enrolled as a doctoral student at Maryland. Caleb's addition to the existing trio of Weijia, Graham, and Justin made Maryland one of the best teams in the country. At [[2019 ICT]], Maryland finished fifth after being the unfortunate victim of that tournament's policy of breaking ties by alphabetical order. At [[2019 ACF Nationals]], Maryland entered superplayoffs with just one loss, a game behind leaders [[Chicago]] and [[Minnesota]], and appeared to have an inside track to a finals appearance after starting superplayoffs with a dominant victory over Minnesota before losing the next two games to eventual finalists [[Columbia]] and Chicago. Maryland's last game of the tournament, a victory over [[Michigan State]] in which Justin scored ten points, was the last game of his undergraduate career.		That year, Justin's recruiting efforts paid off when, after repeated entreaties, [[Caleb Kendrick]] enrolled as a doctoral student at Maryland. Caleb's addition to the existing trio of Weijia, Graham, and Justin made Maryland one of the best teams in the country. At [[2019 ICT]], Maryland finished fifth after being the unfortunate victim of that tournament's policy of breaking ties by alphabetical order. At [[2019 ACF Nationals]], Maryland entered superplayoffs with just one loss, a game behind leaders [[Chicago]] and [[Minnesota]], and appeared to have an inside track to a finals appearance after starting superplayoffs with a dominant victory over Minnesota before losing the next two games to eventual finalists [[Columbia]] and Chicago. Maryland's last game of the tournament, a victory over [[Michigan State]] in which Justin scored ten points, was the last game of his undergraduate career.
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		+	== Maryland ==
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		+	Upon arriving at Indiana University to begin his PhD in History, the landscape Justin encountered was not promising for the establishment of a championship-caliber club. Indiana's quiz bowl club had been in occultation for years, and the only organized competitive trivia presence was a bar trivia-oriented student group called In the Know. It was from these humble foundations that Justin would build an institution that would serve as a Midwest circuit stalwart and top bracket regular at national tournaments. With key recruitments of graduate students including physicist Alex Akridge in 2020, music theorist Drake Eshleman in 2021, historian [[Jakob Myers]] in 2022, and Central Eurasia scholar [[Danila Kabotyanski]] in 2023, together with his skill at nurturing promising undergraduate players such as Trenton Burgess and Zane Kierczyk, Indiana would soon grow from a de facto solo vehicle for Justin into a robust club that fielded three teams at ACF Regionals 2026. A major milestone in the club's progress was Indiana's undefeated run at the 2022 Ohio State site of ACF Winter, with a team on which Justin was the lead scorer.
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		+	This was not, however, a team that neglected everything else in the pursuit of victory. Justin prided himself on his efforts to build an inclusive club, maintaining near-gender parity among its membership for years. He also served as the team's informal general manager, maintaining morale and setting team compositions. Although often overshadowed by his teammates (for two years, playing alongside two fellow historians), Justin remained capable of scoring firepower: his 60-point game provided the margin of victory in a 2025 ACF Nationals rout of top-bracket opponent Waterloo A, and he jointly led a Jakob-less team in a top bracket run at [[2026 ICT]].

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-{{Infobox|Name = Justin Hawkins
+{{Infobox
-|Subjects = Literature, history, fine arts
+  |Name = Justin Hawkins
-|schoolcur = [[Indiana]]
+  |Image = Bishop.jpg
-[[Maryland]] (2015-19)
+  |Subjects = literature, history, fine arts
-|highschool = The John Carroll School (2011-15)
+  |schoolcur = [[Indiana]] (2019–present)
-| }}
+  |schoolpast = [[Maryland]] (2015–19)
-'''Justin Hawkins''' is a former player for [[Maryland]] A. He is currently pursuing a PhD in History at [[Indiana]], where he restarted the quizbowl team after the program's 10-year absence.
+  |highschool = [[John Carroll]] (2011–15)
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 [[Category: High school players active in 2014]]
 [[Category: High school players active in 2015]]