Multi-championship achievements - Revision history

Matt Weiner: /* Collegiate/Open */

2026-08-12T16:30:45Z

Collegiate/Open

Forrest Weintraub: /* Almost... */

2026-08-12T15:07:29Z

Almost...

Trevor Nigus: /* Illinois */

2026-04-22T17:03:08Z

Illinois

Matt Jackson at 23:34, 20 April 2026

2026-04-20T23:34:21Z

Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt: /* Discontinued, non-pyramidal, and single-subject tournaments */

2026-04-13T18:36:13Z

Discontinued, non-pyramidal, and single-subject tournaments

Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt: may still be undercount

2026-04-13T16:31:06Z

may still be undercount

Olin Bose: /* NAQT Levels */

2026-04-13T15:47:00Z

NAQT Levels

Mirza Ahmed: /* Grand Slam */

2026-03-16T00:54:10Z

Grand Slam

Jacob O'Rourke: As far as I can tell, Michal has only won Division II ICT and ACF Nationals, not Division I ICT

2025-09-02T03:41:01Z

As far as I can tell, Michal has only won Division II ICT and ACF Nationals, not Division I ICT

Olin Bose: /* NAQT Levels */

2025-09-02T00:45:25Z

NAQT Levels

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 Additionally, Berdichevsky (2001 CO, 2002 ICT, 2002 ACF) and Jackson (2011 ACF, 2013 ICT, 2015 CO) won a modern Career Triple Crown prior to achieving the single-year version.
 ===Undergrad "Triple Crown"===
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 See [[List of college quizbowl national champion players]].
 =High School=

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 * [[Will Nediger]] (2016, 2nd at ICT)
 * [[Will Nediger]] (2017, 2nd at Nationals)
 The lesser but admirable achievement of finishing ''second'' at all three tournaments (a "'''Silver Crown'''"?) has been achieved by:

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 Since 2005 winning a "triple crown" in [[Illinois Scholastic Bowl]] can refer to a team winning all three major state-level quiz bowl tournaments - [[IHSA]], [[Masonic]], & [[NAQT Illinois State Championship]] in the same academic year. The feat is rare given the unique styles of gameplay, question sets, & qualification methods between each tournament.
-The most recent Illinois team to complete the "triple crown" was [[IMSA]] in 2014. [[Auburn]] was the first to accomplish the feat in 2008. Several schools including [[University of Illinois Lab]], [[Maine South]], [[Carbondale]], [[Wheaton North]], & [[Peoria Christian]] have come close qualifying for all three tournaments respectively but fell short winning two of three tournaments. Uni-Lab is the most recent team to come close to winning the triple crown after winning both the 2020 NAQT & Masonic tournaments, but were denied a shot due to the cancellation of the IHSA tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic.
+The most recent Illinois team to complete the "triple crown" was [[IMSA]] in 2014. [[Auburn]] was the first to accomplish the feat in 2008. Several schools including [[University of Illinois Lab]], [[Maine South]], [[Carbondale]], [[Wheaton North]], & [[Peoria Christian]] have come close qualifying for all three tournaments respectively but fell short winning two of three tournaments. In 2026, [[Walter Payton]] & [[New Berlin]] are the most recent teams to have come closest to repeating this feat.
 =Grand Slam=

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	[[Cornell]] did this in 2024, with [[Richard Niu]], [[Raymond Wang]], and [[Nathan Zhang]] competing together at all three events, joined by [[Yared Tadesse]] at UCT and ICT and by [[Jacky Xu]] at ACF.		[[Cornell]] did this in 2024, with [[Richard Niu]], [[Raymond Wang]], and [[Nathan Zhang]] competing together at all three events, joined by [[Yared Tadesse]] at UCT and ICT and by [[Jacky Xu]] at ACF.
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		+	It is now also possible for a single person to win all of UCT, the ICT Division I overall title, and the ACF Nationals Division I overall title in a single competition year. [[Vivian Malouf]] of [[Berkeley]] did this in 2026 with (her three teammates at ICT and ACF Nationals were grad students).

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 In 1991 [[1991 Dorman|Dorman]] entered all four high school national championships that existed at the time.  They won the [[1991 NAC|National Academic Championship]], [[1991 Stars 2000|Stars 2000 National Academic Tournament]], and [[1991 PAC|Panasonic Academic Challenge]] and finished second at the [[1991 TOC|ASCN Tournament of Champions]]. Jim Paluszak, of this team, also played on Dorman's  [[1989 NAC]] team, making him the only known 4-title player from before the modern era.
-When considering all national championships including single-subject and non-pyramidal events, Sam Lederer has 7 total titles (3 HSNCTs, 3 NTAEs, and 1 NSC), Mikanowski has 5 (3 NSCs, 1 HSNCT, and 1 NAC), and Jones has 5 (2 HSNCTs, 1 NSC, 1 NASAT, 1 NHBB). [[Robert Wang]] has 11 titles, one Quiz Bowl ([[2025 HSNCT]]) and the rest all NHBB (3 History Bowl Varsity, 2 History Bee Varsity, 1 US History Bee Varsity, 2 History Bee JV, 1 History Bowl JV, 1 US History Bee JV). These are believed to be the only players other than Young with more than 4 titles under the more inclusive definition.
+When considering all national championships including single-subject and non-pyramidal events, Sam Lederer has 7 total titles (3 HSNCTs, 3 NTAEs, and 1 NSC), Mikanowski has 5 (3 NSCs, 1 HSNCT, and 1 NAC), and Jones has 5 (2 HSNCTs, 1 NSC, 1 NASAT, 1 NHBB). [[Robert Wang]] has 11 titles, one Quiz Bowl ([[2025 HSNCT]]) and the rest all NHBB (3 History Bowl Varsity, 2 History Bee Varsity, 1 US History Bee Varsity, 2 History Bee JV, 1 History Bowl JV, 1 US History Bee JV). This list may be incomplete.
 [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)]] won the National Science Bowl in 2003, 2004, and 2005, during which years it also won each [[HSNCT]] and the 2005 NSC.  Sam Lederer was on the 2004 and 2005 Science Bowl teams; otherwise, there was no crossover in lineups with quizbowl.

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 The following people have won both IPNCT High School and ICT Division I overall:
 * [[Ethan Strombeck]] (2019 IPNCT; 2022 ICT DI)
 =Double Undefeated=

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 The following people have won both HSNCT and ICT Division II overall:
 * [[Luke Tierney]] (2016/2017 HSNCT; 2018 ICT DII)
 The following people have won both HSNCT and ICT Division I Overall:

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	It was once theoretically possible, if exceedingly difficult and unlikely, for a high school student with dual-enrollment college player status to win these all in one year. As of 2019, NAQT no longer permits players to participate in both high school and college championships in the same year even if otherwise eligible. Changes to ACF eligibility around the same time also made almost all formerly eligible dual-enrolled high school students ineligible to participate in ACF for college teams, though this status is not completely impossible to achieve, and does not depend on what high school tournaments the student plays.		It was once theoretically possible, if exceedingly difficult and unlikely, for a high school student with dual-enrollment college player status to win these all in one year. As of 2019, NAQT no longer permits players to participate in both high school and college championships in the same year even if otherwise eligible. Changes to ACF eligibility around the same time also made almost all formerly eligible dual-enrolled high school students ineligible to participate in ACF for college teams, though this status is not completely impossible to achieve, and does not depend on what high school tournaments the student plays.
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	=NAQT Levels=		=NAQT Levels=

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 Both Ray and Casalaspi won their three levels in three consecutive years.
-In addition to Hoppes, Jackson, Ray, and Srivatsa, seven other players have won ICT Division II and later won ICT Division I Overall:
+In addition to Hoppes, Jackson, Ray, and Srivatsa, six other players have won ICT Division II and later won ICT Division I Overall:
 * [[David Farris]]
 * [[Paul Lujan]]
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 * [[Seth Samelson]]
 * [[Kevin Koai]]
 [[Berkeley]]'s 2006 ICT Division I Overall championship team consisted entirely of former ICT Division II winners, who had won those titles with three different undergraduate schools.