2024 SSNCT
The 2024 Small School National Championship Tournament was the tenth iteration of NAQT's SSNCT, held on April 26-28 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, IL.
The tournament was split into two separate divisions: the Traditional Public Schools Division, which was open to public schools with 500 or fewer students enrolled in the top three grades; and the Open Division, which was open to schools which did not meet the definition of a "Traditional Public School" and which had 350 or fewer students enrolled in their top three grades. The Traditional Public Schools Division also contained a Very Small Schools subdivision, which consisted of public schools with 200 or fewer students enrolled in their top three grades.
A full field of 88 teams contested the Traditional Public Schools division, 31 of which were categorized as Very Small Schools. A further 55 teams contested the Open Division.
Traditional Public Schools Division
| 2024 NAQT SSNCT (Traditional Public) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Hastings A |
| Runner-up | West Point A |
| Third | Hallsville A |
| Fourth | West Iron County A |
| High scorer | Rachel Fanous, West Iron County |
| Site | Hyatt Regency O'Hare |
| Field | 88 (31 VSS) |
| Stats | [1] |
Hastings A (New York) completed an undefeated 17-0 run with a 550-210 rout of West Point A (Alabama) in the first leg of an advantaged final. Hastings' victory marked the program's first ever SSNCT championship.
West Iron County (Michigan) claimed their first Very Small School championship with a 15-3 overall record.
Open Division
| 2024 NAQT SSNCT (Open) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | St. Mark's School of Texas A |
| Runner-up | Alabama Cyber Tech A |
| Third | St. Mark's School of Texas B |
| Fourth | University School of Nashville A |
| High scorer | Tate Osborne, Alabama Cyber Tech A |
| Site | Hyatt Regency O'Hare |
| Field | 55 |
| Stats | [2] |
St. Mark's School of Texas A defeated Alabama Cyber Tech A 660-210 in the second leg of an advantaged final, after narrowly losing the first leg 455-425. St. Mark's clinched a record-extending fourth SSNCT Open Division championship, as well as their third championship in the last four tournaments. St. Mark's also marked their second tournament in which both their A and their B team finished in the top three, something no other team had accomplished once.
Individual Awards
All stars were ranked by their PP20TUH (points per 20 tossups heard) in the preliminary rounds of the tournament.
Traditional Public Schools Division
All Stars
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | GP | TUH | Powers | Tossups | Negs | P% | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Fanous | 12th | West Iron County | 10 | 219 | 52 | 78 | 19 | 40.0% | 133.79 |
| 2 | Brodie Henry | 11th | West Point A | 10 | 225 | 33 | 75 | 12 | 30.6% | 105.33 |
| 3 | Jacob Paciello | 12th | South Side | 10 | 218 | 22 | 82 | 19 | 21.2% | 96.79 |
| 4 | Tyler Thurman | 11th | Macomb | 10 | 195 | 12 | 81 | 11 | 12.9% | 95.90 |
| 5 | Finley Campbell | 12th | Weston | 10 | 214 | 16 | 76 | 5 | 17.4% | 91.12 |
| 6 | Jacob Harl | 12th | Winfield | 10 | 221 | 26 | 59 | 19 | 30.6% | 80.09 |
| 7 | Mateo Cabral | 9th | Westmont) | 10 | 195 | 12 | 61 | 6 | 16.4% | 77.95 |
| 8 | Jack Garrison | 12th | Batavia | 10 | 215 | 5 | 79 | 6 | 6.0% | 77.67 |
| 9 | Owen McCoy | 12th | Triopia | 10 | 203 | 13 | 61 | 7 | 17.6% | 75.86 |
| 10 | Aidyn Owings | 10th | Fair Grove | 10 | 209 | 11 | 66 | 10 | 14.3% | 74.16 |
| 11 | Carsen Wastell | 12th | Danville | 10 | 210 | 5 | 76 | 13 | 6.2% | 73.33 |
| 12 | Rachel Prince | 12th | Coalgate | 10 | 216 | 3 | 73 | 4 | 3.9% | 69.91 |
| 13 | Declan Cobb | 12th | Evansville A | 10 | 220 | 15 | 62 | 21 | 19.5% | 67.27 |
| 14 | Karli Hedge | 12th | Clever A | 10 | 219 | 12 | 60 | 15 | 16.7% | 64.38 |
| 15 | Devin Tharp | 12th | Cottondale | 10 | 225 | 23 | 40 | 6 | 36.5% | 63.56 |
| 16 | Owen Sherman | 12th | Montgomery | 10 | 211 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 4.3% | 63.51 |
Rising Stars
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | GP | TUH | Powers | Tossups | Negs | P% | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Jiang | 10th | Russell B | 10 | 222 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 24.2% | 59.01 |
| 2 | Madelyn Garberich | 10th | Alamosa | 10 | 212 | 9 | 49 | 7 | 15.5% | 55.66 |
| 3 | Max Rice | 10th | Southern Boone | 10 | 220 | 7 | 48 | 4 | 12.7% | 51.36 |
| 4 | Elmedin Karamovic | 10th | Bayless | 10 | 216 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 20.4% | 49.07 |
| 5 | Keyton Tiger-Harjo | 10th | Morris A | 10 | 217 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 34.8% | 48.85 |
| 6 | Ella Wells | 10th | Happy Valley | 10 | 215 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 10.4% | 45.58 |
Open Division
All Stars
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | GP | TUH | Powers | Tossups | Negs | P% | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tate Osborne | 11th | Alabama Cyber Tech A | 10 | 236 | 76 | 58 | 34 | 56.7% | 131.36 |
| 2 | Benjamin Edmunds | 10th | Utica Academy | 10 | 228 | 29 | 87 | 14 | 25.0% | 108.33 |
| 3 | Braxton Davis | 11th | New Heights Christian | 10 | 235 | 40 | 62 | 13 | 39.2% | 98.30 |
| 4 | Arshaan Kahlon | 12th | Miami Valley | 10 | 223 | 17 | 77 | 10 | 18.1% | 87.44 |
| 5 | Ben Vinocur | 12th | Meadows | 10 | 223 | 27 | 55 | 8 | 32.9% | 82.06 |
| 6 | Arnav Lahoti | 12th | St. Mark's School of Texas B | 10 | 237 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 45.5% | 74.26 |
| 7 | Grant Koh | 12th | Francis Parker A | 10 | 231 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 32.4% | 68.83 |
| 8 | Emerson Moore | 12th | Paideia | 10 | 224 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 34.8% | 66.52 |
| 9 | Ophelia Cherry-Pulay | 11th | University School of Nashville A | 10 | 228 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 45.9% | 62.72 |
| 10 | Adrian Musekamp | 12th | Winchester Thurston | 10 | 217 | 13 | 52 | 7 | 20.0% | 62.67 |
| 11 | Caden Zhang | 11th | BASIS McLean A | 10 | 222 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 33.3% | 61.71 |
| 12 | Sohum Sukhatankar | 12th | St. Mark's School of Texas A | 10 | 235 | 45 | 12 | 18 | 78.9% | 60.00 |
Rising Stars
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | GP | TUH | Powers | Tossups | Negs | P% | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Oh | 10th | Cistercian | 10 | 222 | 18 | 44 | 16 | 29.0% | 56.76 |
| 2 | Jackson Green | 10th | University School of Nashville B | 10 | 229 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 20.3% | 51.53 |
| 3 | Ada Huang | 10th | Edison Academy | 10 | 207 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 45.7% | 51.21 |
| 4 | James Fishman | 10th | BASIS McLean B | 10 | 230 | 10 | 45 | 14 | 18.2% | 46.09 |
| 5 | Amory Kaufman-Young | 9th | Providence | 10 | 212 | 9 | 38 | 12 | 19.1% | 42.92 |
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