Andrew Salij

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Andrew Salij
Noted subjects History, Philosophy, Literature
High school Illinois Math and Science Academy (2012-2015), Riverside Brookfield (2011-2012)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Andrew Salij is a member of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) quizbowl squad. As a high school freshman, Salij played Junior Varsity for Riverside Brookfield High School, and there he played in NAQT's Metro Suburban League, where he placed 6th in his division. Going into sophomore year, Salij increased his quiz bowl involvement as he transferred to IMSA. Andrew Salij played on IMSA C and IMSA B teams throughout the year, under the guidance of Dr. Noah Prince. Currently, Andrew Salij is a junior at IMSA.

Introduction to Quizbowl

Riverside Brookfield

Andrew Salij began his quiz bowl career as a freshman at his local public school Riverside Brookfield. There, he played on the Junior Varsity team, being the second scorer behind the local legend Chris Olszewski. Salij did not play much quiz bowl during this time, though, as his team only attended Illinois Masonic, IHSA, and NAQT events, and as a freshman Salij could not participate in the former two. Still, Salij played as a history specialist.

IMSA

Sophomore Year

As a sophomore, Andrew Salij notably led IMSA C in scoring on multiple occasions, and near the end of the year he played on IMSA B, taking the the place of Waleed Ali, who was moved up to IMSA A. While Salij was not very active in quizbowl during the first semester and first few months of his second semester, by the end of the year (i.e. April and May)he was participating and doing decently in good tournaments. At the 2013 HSNCT, Salij was the second scorer for IMSA B, playing with fellows Saieesh Rao, Rajiv Patel O'Connor, Daniel Pechi, and Lael Costa. At the HSNCT, IMSA B made it to the playoffs, but it was eliminated by Sycamore in the first round of the loser's bracket.

Senior Year

As a senior, Salij was named to the Honorable Mention team for the 2014-15 HSQBRank All-World Team..

Quizbowl Statistics

Note: All of these statistics include playoff statistics, which is uncommon for most statistics that only include prelims.

Tournament Individual Placing Team and Placing Notes
NAQT Metro-Suburban League (JV) (2011-2012) 6th (31.55 ppg) Riverside Brookfield JV, 1st (14-1) Only played 7 full games out of 15
Wake-Up Call III at Northwestern (2012) 3rd (68.50 ppg) IMSA C, 10th (5-5) First Tournament of Sophomore year
IHSSBCA Kickoff at Maine South (competitive division)(2012) 33rd (11.43 ppg) IMSA B, 6th (4-5)
Auburn Knight's Challenge (Novice)(2013) 1st (66.00 ppg) IMSA B-X, 2nd (7-3)
LAST (2013) 9th (54.09 ppg) Chimera, 9th (3-8) Highest ranking player on house team
ATROPHY (2013) 9th (48.50 ppg) IMSA B, 10th (5-5) Played on 2-man team with Rajiv Patel O'Connor
2013 HSNCT (2013) 223rd (30.74 ppg) IMSA B, t-73rd (6-5) Only tournament played with the full, ultimate B team (Saieesh Rao,Rajiv Patel O'Connor,Daniel Pechi, and Lael Costa)
ACE Illinois Quizbowl Camp 3rd in Wild Man,2nd in History, Finalist in RMP,Mythology, and Short Stories N/A (tournaments were individual)
2013 Illinois Earlybird 3rd (58.50 ppg) IMSA A, 2nd (9-2) IMSA A missing Waleed Ali, Anton Karpovich, and Siva Gangavarapu
2013 ACF Fall High School Mirror at NIU 1st (74.50 ppg) IMSA B, 8th (6-4)
Scobol Solo 2013 10th (by points, 78 points in 7 games);11th (by card) N/A 1st U.S. Lit, t-4th World Hist,Brit Lit,t-6th U.S. Hist,Euro Hist,Euro/World Lit,Poetry
2013 Loyburn (Ultra-Competitive) 15th (37.73 ppg) IMSA A, 1st (11-0)

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