Olympian - Revision history

Truman Fillbrandt: /* The 2020s */

2026-02-11T22:51:19Z

The 2020s

Arjay Graslie: brief updating of certain sections to be more accurate to today

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brief updating of certain sections to be more accurate to today

Dylan Rafael Yamzon: Edited a sentence in the history

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Martin Auriel Costa: updated hsnct years

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Martin Auriel Costa: updated club presidents

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Martin Auriel Costa: /* The Modern Yauite Period */ updated for accuracy

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The Modern Yauite Period: updated for accuracy

Martin Auriel Costa: /* History */ removed apostrophes

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Martin Auriel Costa: /* History */ divided it into more manageable sections

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History: divided it into more manageable sections

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 The performance of the team from 2019 to 2021 was marked by a gradual decline and confusion about the competitiveness of the team. The 2020 Sweetwater Union Academic League Tournament marked their first loss in the Metro Conference Academic League since 2012, with varsity losing to Otay Ranch. In the county, they accidentally put their A team in the JV bracket and the B team in the varsity bracket when registering for CCA PPT V. Despite the waning strength compared to the 2017-2018 team, the team still managed to produce strong players such as Henry Morales, who dominated on science against stiff competition from national contenders like Arcadia, [[Del Norte]], and [[St. Margaret's|St. Margaret’s Episcopal]].
-However, despite Henry’s departure at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, the team saw a meteoric rise in both activity and capability to perform against the top teams in the region. With the core trio of Martin Auriel Costa, Dylan Rafael Yamzon, and Dantae Garcia (and under the leadership of the former two), the team once again established itself as a top team in the region, with stunning upsets against many other strong schools. In addition, this season saw the acquisition of many freshmen that would bloom into the core of their varsity squad, including Arjay Michael Graslie, Iris Elmido, and Jessela Tatad. Once again, Olympianp placed high at every tournament they attended, including a notable string of 3rd place finishes - a “curse” that would follow the team into the next season. This sudden success garnered the attention of many throughout the region, with Yaj Jhajhria of Canyon Crest Academy claiming that they were “the fastest-improving team in SoCal”, something reaffirmed by their 4th place finish at the 2023 [[Southern California State Championship]], where they tied with Rancho Bernardo.
+However, despite Henry’s departure at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, the team saw a meteoric rise in both activity and capability to perform against the top teams in the region. With the core trio of Martin Auriel Costa, Dylan Rafael Yamzon, and Dantae Garcia (and under the leadership of the former two), the team once again established itself as a top team in the region, with stunning upsets against many other strong schools. In addition, this season saw the acquisition of many freshmen that would bloom into the core of their varsity squad, including Arjay Michael Graslie, Iris Elmido, and Jessela Tatad. Once again, Olympianp placed high at every tournament they attended, including a notable string of 3rd place finishes - a “curse” that would follow the team into the next season. This sudden success garnered the attention of many throughout the region, with [[Yaj Jhajhria]] of Canyon Crest Academy claiming that they were “the fastest-improving team in SoCal”, something reaffirmed by their 4th place finish at the 2023 [[Southern California State Championship]], where they tied with Rancho Bernardo.
 Entering the 2023-2024 season, the team sought to set their goals higher - the last of which being the national stage, a place that the school had not returned to in 6 years, and a theater on which no one on the team had ever performed. To accomplish these goals, the team began seriously ironing out their weaknesses and honing their strengths. Martin, who was already considered one of the best fine arts players in the region, secured his lock on the subject while also placing particular emphasis on religion, mythology, philosophy, and geography - a trial also undertaken by Iris, whose unprecedented determination and passion quickly bearing fruit as she earned a key spot on the varsity roster less than a year into her career. Dylan set his sights on literature, easily the team’s weakest category for quite some time, and transformed that weakness into another strength while maintaining region-wide dominance on science - a subject also supported by Arjay, another rising star who quickly claimed a spot as one of the region's best science players in only his second season. Finally, Dantae solidified his grasp on history, current events, geography, and sports alongside Jessela, the third sophomore to join varsity and someone who often patched whatever holes Dantae had in his coverage. In addition, this year also saw the recruitment of Toyo Sison, the fourth varsity sophomore who, though forced into varsity right out of the gate, quickly dedicated himself to studying literature in hopes of maintaining literature coverage for the young varsity squad.
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 And thus, with all the pieces set in stone, the Olympian team sprang into the SoCal scene with unmatched success. Breaking their “third-place curse”, the team scored wins against Del Norte and Canyon Crest Academy, two teams ranked top 15 in the nation throughout the year, and they managed to place 2nd in both of those tournaments. In online play, they defeated nationally recognized teams like [[Fremd|William Fremd]], [[Chattahoochee]], and [[Yukon]]. Anomalously, the team almost invariably did this shorthanded, missing one or two varsity members in every tournament they played that year sans PPT VII, their nationals qualifier. And thus, with a strong season behind them, the Team of Upsets was ready to take on their biggest challenge, and they certainly lived up to their moniker. Despite having zero prior experience, the team went 8-2 in the prelims of the 2024 HSNCT, tied for the best record in SoCal and managed through tough wins against teams like [[Montgomery Blair]] and [[Winston Churchill (MD)|Winston Churchill A]], two teams that would end up tied for 8th by the end of the tournament. However, tragedy struck in the playoffs, where two agonizing losses early on quickly knocked them out of contention. However, in spite of the premature end, the team still placed tied for 49th out of 320 teams, the highest placement in school history, and they solidified themselves as the best team in school history thus far.
 Though the 2024-2025 season saw the loss of both Martin Auriel Costa and Dylan Rafael Yamzon, the team’s leaders and core duo, the team was largely able to maintain dominance in their local league. However, during the 2024-2025 school year, administrative issues caused by the consolidation of power by Iris Elmido and lack of communication with cabinet members meant that the team was unable to attend as many tournaments as in previous years.
 ==Internal History and Team Culture==

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 |image = Olh.jpeg
 |citystate = Chula Vista, CA
-|currentpres = Arjay Michael Graslie, Jessela Erianne Tatad
+|currentpres = Arjay Michael Graslie, Iris Elmido
-|currentcoach = Kristine Yau
+|currentcoach = Lourdes Tappe
 |state =
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 * Dantae Garcia
 * Dante Hernandez
 * Frank Castillo
 * Iris Elmido
 * Jessela Tatad
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 * Mina Guaderrama
 * Nalu Raney
 * Sarah Chang
 ==Hosted Tournaments==
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 ==History==
-The Olympian Quizbowl team was started in 2011, and since then the team has been led by a series of coaches, such as Ken Boulton and Kristine Yau. Debra Hake served as the coach for the team since 2019 until her untimely passing in December 2023, after which Kristine Yau once again took up coaching duties.
+The Olympian Quizbowl team was started in 2011, and since then the team has been led by a series of coaches, such as Ken Boulton and Kristine Yau. Debra Hake served as the coach for the team since 2019 until her untimely passing in December 2023, after which Kristine Yau once again took up coaching duties up until the end of the 2023-224 school year. From the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year to the present day, Lourdes Tappe has served as the coach for the Olympian Quizbowl Team.
 ===The 2010s===
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 And thus, with all the pieces set in stone, the Olympian team sprang into the SoCal scene with unmatched success. Breaking their “third-place curse”, the team scored wins against Del Norte and Canyon Crest Academy, two teams ranked top 15 in the nation throughout the year, and they managed to place 2nd in both of those tournaments. In online play, they defeated nationally recognized teams like [[Fremd|William Fremd]], [[Chattahoochee]], and [[Yukon]]. Anomalously, the team almost invariably did this shorthanded, missing one or two varsity members in every tournament they played that year sans PPT VII, their nationals qualifier. And thus, with a strong season behind them, the Team of Upsets was ready to take on their biggest challenge, and they certainly lived up to their moniker. Despite having zero prior experience, the team went 8-2 in the prelims of the 2024 HSNCT, tied for the best record in SoCal and managed through tough wins against teams like [[Montgomery Blair]] and [[Winston Churchill (MD)|Winston Churchill A]], two teams that would end up tied for 8th by the end of the tournament. However, tragedy struck in the playoffs, where two agonizing losses early on quickly knocked them out of contention. However, in spite of the premature end, the team still placed tied for 49th out of 320 teams, the highest placement in school history, and they solidified themselves as the best team in school history thus far.
-Though the 2024-2025 season saw the loss of both Martin Auriel Costa and Dylan Rafael Yamzon, the team’s leaders and core duo, the future is still bright.
+Though the 2024-2025 season saw the loss of both Martin Auriel Costa and Dylan Rafael Yamzon, the team’s leaders and core duo, the team was largely able to maintain dominance in their local league. However, during the 2024-2025 school year, administrative issues caused by the consolidation of power by Iris Elmido and lack of communication with cabinet members meant that the team was unable to attend as many tournaments as in previous years.
 ==Internal History and Team Culture==
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 *The Boulton Period
 *The Post-Boulton/Hakeian Period
-*The Dylan-Martin Era (spans both the Hakeian Era and the early Modern Yauite Era)
+*The Dylan-Martin Era (spans both the Hakeian Era and the Modern Yauite Era)
-*The Modern Yauite Period
+*The Tapppeian Period
 ===The Boulton Period (pre-2019)===
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 [[File:Socalqb2024hsnct.JPG|thumb|Dylan and Martin are at the center holding the sign]]
 The second peak of the team’s performance occurred under the presidency of Dylan Rafael Jose Yamzon and the captainship of Martin Auriel Ramirez Costa, affectionately dubbed the “Dylan-Martin Era.” Although sometimes controversial for their consolidation of power, the two were a prolific and energetic pair of leadership for the program, with some players stating that “without [one of the two], the team would feel like a household with divorced parents.” Dylan handled the functional administration of running the large team, whereas Martin handled the functional leadership of the team (Ms. Yau referred to them as the “logical” and “emotional” aspects of a single captain, respectively). They were the undeniable faces of the Olympian team during their tenure, both within the team and throughout the district and circuit, and were often mentioned in tandem. The formalization of team history occurred during this period, expanding the team from a “silly little nerd club” to a group of people united by a vibrant internal culture and mythos. The greatest extent of the Era of Diplomacy encompasses the era, with Olympian maintaining amicable relationships with Canyon Crest, Rancho Bernardo, Westview, Del Norte, Santa Monica, and Francis Parker, among others. The team’s mission statement was formalized during this period, reflecting the dynamic and tolerant values of the team. The two had an immense passion for the maintenance, development, and cultivation of a spirited and durable team. From cultivating a uniquely positive atmosphere (Martin ran the team Instagram from 2021 until 2024) to spending their pocket money on tournaments (they often split the cost) and spending their nights compiling documents for posterity (Dylan compiled two fourteen page study guides). Consequently, the compilation of the “founding documents" also occurred during this period. Their possession of the team firmly replaced the Boulton Period as the golden age of the team’s performance and culture, not only leading the team in one of its strongest performances, but it also solidifying and legitimizing the student-led values of the modern team. Apart from the mission statement, three central principles characterized their team: student-led, free-association with other teams, and non-NAQT. A near reversal of the Boulton Period team.
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-===The Modern Yauite Period (2024-present)===
+===The Tappeian Period (2024-present)===
-The current, ongoing period of the team under Kristine Yau, Olympian’s wonderfully charismatic coach at the 2024 HSNCT. Notable figures would include Iris Elmido, Dantae Garcia, Arjay Michael Graslie, Toyo Sison, and Jessela Erianne Tatad.
+The current, ongoing period of the team under Lourdes Tappe. Notable figures would include Iris Elmido, Dantae Garcia, Arjay Michael Graslie, Toyo Sison, and Jessela Erianne Tatad.
 ==Notable Quotes==

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 However, despite Henry’s departure at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, the team saw a meteoric rise in both activity and capability to perform against the top teams in the region. With the core trio of Martin Auriel Costa, Dylan Rafael Yamzon, and Dantae Garcia (and under the leadership of the former two), the team once again established itself as a top team in the region, with stunning upsets against many other strong schools. In addition, this season saw the acquisition of many freshmen that would bloom into the core of their varsity squad, including Arjay Michael Graslie, Iris Elmido, and Jessela Tatad. Once again, Olympianp placed high at every tournament they attended, including a notable string of 3rd place finishes - a “curse” that would follow the team into the next season. This sudden success garnered the attention of many throughout the region, with Yaj Jhajhria of Canyon Crest Academy claiming that they were “the fastest-improving team in SoCal”, something reaffirmed by their 4th place finish at the 2023 [[Southern California State Championship]], where they tied with Rancho Bernardo.
-Entering the 2023-2024 season, the team sought to set their goals higher - the last of which being the national stage, a place that the school had not returned to in 6 years, and a theater on which no one on the team had ever performed. To accomplish these goals, the team began seriously ironing out their weaknesses and honing their strengths. Martin, who was already considered one of the best fine arts players in the region, secured his lock on the subject while also placing particular emphasis on religion, mythology, philosophy, and geography - a trial also undertaken by Iris, whose unprecedented determination and passion quickly bearing fruit as she earned a key spot on the varsity roster less than a year into her career. Dylan set his sights on literature, easily the team’s weakest category for quite some time, and transformed that weakness into another strength while maintaining region-wide dominance on science - a subject also supported by Arjay, another rising star who earned a spot on varsity in only his second year. Finally, Dantae solidified his grasp on history, current events, geography, and sports alongside Jessela, the third sophomore to join varsity and someone who often patched whatever holes Dantae had in his coverage. In addition, this year also saw the recruitment of Toyo Sison, the fourth varsity sophomore who, though forced into varsity right out of the gate, quickly dedicated himself to studying literature in hopes of maintaining literature coverage for the young varsity squad.
+Entering the 2023-2024 season, the team sought to set their goals higher - the last of which being the national stage, a place that the school had not returned to in 6 years, and a theater on which no one on the team had ever performed. To accomplish these goals, the team began seriously ironing out their weaknesses and honing their strengths. Martin, who was already considered one of the best fine arts players in the region, secured his lock on the subject while also placing particular emphasis on religion, mythology, philosophy, and geography - a trial also undertaken by Iris, whose unprecedented determination and passion quickly bearing fruit as she earned a key spot on the varsity roster less than a year into her career. Dylan set his sights on literature, easily the team’s weakest category for quite some time, and transformed that weakness into another strength while maintaining region-wide dominance on science - a subject also supported by Arjay, another rising star who quickly claimed a spot as one of the region's best science players in only his second season. Finally, Dantae solidified his grasp on history, current events, geography, and sports alongside Jessela, the third sophomore to join varsity and someone who often patched whatever holes Dantae had in his coverage. In addition, this year also saw the recruitment of Toyo Sison, the fourth varsity sophomore who, though forced into varsity right out of the gate, quickly dedicated himself to studying literature in hopes of maintaining literature coverage for the young varsity squad.
 And thus, with all the pieces set in stone, the Olympian team sprang into the SoCal scene with unmatched success. Breaking their “third-place curse”, the team scored wins against Del Norte and Canyon Crest Academy, two teams ranked top 15 in the nation throughout the year, and they managed to place 2nd in both of those tournaments. In online play, they defeated nationally recognized teams like [[Fremd|William Fremd]], [[Chattahoochee]], and [[Yukon]]. Anomalously, the team almost invariably did this shorthanded, missing one or two varsity members in every tournament they played that year sans PPT VII, their nationals qualifier. And thus, with a strong season behind them, the Team of Upsets was ready to take on their biggest challenge, and they certainly lived up to their moniker. Despite having zero prior experience, the team went 8-2 in the prelims of the 2024 HSNCT, tied for the best record in SoCal and managed through tough wins against teams like [[Montgomery Blair]] and [[Winston Churchill (MD)|Winston Churchill A]], two teams that would end up tied for 8th by the end of the tournament. However, tragedy struck in the playoffs, where two agonizing losses early on quickly knocked them out of contention. However, in spite of the premature end, the team still placed tied for 49th out of 320 teams, the highest placement in school history, and they solidified themselves as the best team in school history thus far.

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-|nats appearances = [[HSNCT]]: 2015-2018
+|nats appearances = [[HSNCT]]: 2015-2018,  2024
 |status = Active
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 |image = Olh.jpeg
 |citystate = Chula Vista, CA
-|currentpres = Arjay Michael Graslie and Jessela Erianne Tatad
+|currentpres = Arjay Michael Graslie, Jessela Erianne Tatad
 |currentcoach = Kristine Yau
 |state =

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 The Olympian Quizbowl team was started in 2011, and since then the team has been led by a series of coaches, such as Ken Boulton and Kristine Yau. Debra Hake served as the coach for the team since 2019 until her untimely passing in December 2023, after which Kristine Yau once again took up coaching duties.
-===The 2010's===
+===The 2010s===
 During their infancy, the team largely stayed within their local circuit, competing only at the Sweetwater Union Academic League Tournament, of which they are still an annual competitor. Aside from two UCSD tournaments in the fall of 2011, the team steered clear of competition outside of their local league.
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 Olympian Quizbowl reached its peak in the 2017-2018 season. For the first time in its history, the team was consistently placing within the top 4 at every tournament they went to. Led by the previously mentioned players and rounded out by others like A. J. Payumo, Dayo Amisu, Jake Blankenbecler, and Kiara Pornan, the team displayed remarkable consistency and skill through an impressive 21 PPB and a notable lack of negs. In the 2018 HSNCT, the team placed 51st with a record of 8-5, the highest rank that Olympian had acquired thus far. Following this season, however, the team has been unable to reproduce those impressive results. Adapting to both the graduation of the 2017-2018 Olympian A team and a coaching change, the team continued to play strongly in the 2018-2019 season, ranking no lower than 4th at all the tournaments they attended. Despite this, they missed HSNCT for the first time in four years and did not return for quite some time.
-===The 2020's===
+===The 2020s===
 The performance of the team from 2019 to 2021 was marked by a gradual decline and confusion about the competitiveness of the team. The 2020 Sweetwater Union Academic League Tournament marked their first loss in the Metro Conference Academic League since 2012, with varsity losing to Otay Ranch. In the county, they accidentally put their A team in the JV bracket and the B team in the varsity bracket when registering for CCA PPT V. Despite the waning strength compared to the 2017-2018 team, the team still managed to produce strong players such as Henry Morales, who dominated on science against stiff competition from national contenders like Arcadia, [[Del Norte]], and [[St. Margaret's|St. Margaret’s Episcopal]].

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 [[File:Socalqb2024hsnct.JPG|thumb|Dylan and Martin are at the center holding the sign]]
 The second peak of the team’s performance occurred under the presidency of Dylan Rafael Jose Yamzon and the captainship of Martin Auriel Ramirez Costa, affectionately dubbed the “Dylan-Martin Era.” Although sometimes controversial for their consolidation of power, the two were a prolific and energetic pair of leadership for the program, with some players stating that “without [one of the two], the team would feel like a household with divorced parents.” Dylan handled the functional administration of running the large team, whereas Martin handled the functional leadership of the team (Ms. Yau referred to them as the “logical” and “emotional” aspects of a single captain, respectively). They were the undeniable faces of the Olympian team during their tenure, both within the team and throughout the district and circuit, and were often mentioned in tandem. The formalization of team history occurred during this period, expanding the team from a “silly little nerd club” to a group of people united by a vibrant internal culture and mythos. The greatest extent of the Era of Diplomacy encompasses the era, with Olympian maintaining amicable relationships with Canyon Crest, Rancho Bernardo, Westview, Del Norte, Santa Monica, and Francis Parker, among others. The team’s mission statement was formalized during this period, reflecting the dynamic and tolerant values of the team. The two had an immense passion for the maintenance, development, and cultivation of a spirited and durable team. From cultivating a uniquely positive atmosphere (Martin ran the team Instagram from 2021 until 2024) to spending their pocket money on tournaments (they often split the cost) and spending their nights compiling documents for posterity (Dylan compiled two fourteen page study guides). Consequently, the compilation of the “founding documents" also occurred during this period. Their possession of the team firmly replaced the Boulton Period as the golden age of the team’s performance and culture, not only leading the team in one of its strongest performances, but it also solidifying and legitimizing the student-led values of the modern team. Apart from the mission statement, three central principles characterized their team: student-led, free-association with other teams, and non-NAQT. A near reversal of the Boulton Period team.
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 *”The Olympian Quizbowl Reputation” by Martin Costa and Dylan Yamzon
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 ===The Modern Yauite Period===