Dorman

Paul M. Dorman High School
Location: Roebuck, SC
Coaches	Geoffrey Thomas
State Championships	South Carolina
National Championships	2003 PACE; 1989 NAC; 1991 NAC; 1991 Panasonic; 2003 ASCN; 2004 ASCN; 2005 ASCN
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

Dorman's program was founded in 1982. Since then, it has been one of the most consistently great high school quizbowl teams in the country, having been a contender at the national level essentially every year since 1983. They run the Dorman Cavalier Academic Challenge every year.

Team Info

Head Coach

• Geoffrey Thomas (2012-Present) (alumni '00)

Assistant Coaches

• Travis Mulwee (2012-Present)

• Cale Bonner (2013-Present) (alumni '04)

Current "A" Team

• Chase 'Big Fudge' Fleming ('14)

• Lee Holden ('14)

• Tabitha Walker ('14) (Captain)

• Lane Yates ('14)

Roster

Seniors

• Chase Fleming
• Lee Holden
• Thomas Peacock
• Tabitha Walker
• Lane Yates

Juniors

• Alia Kapasi
• Himendra Perera
• Weston Upton

Sophomores

• Zainab Dossaji
• Danielle Michaud
• Cade Pittman
• Sirjan Roopra
• Alex Wood

Freshmen

• Alexis Cooper
• Thomas Cunningham
• Shub Mehta
• Hunter Saleeby
• Jo Wilkins
• Makensie Wilson

History

Dorman is the perpetual defending champion of not one but two national tournaments, as both the ASCN TOC and the Stars 2000 had Dorman as the reigning winner when they dissolved.

2008-2009

The 2008 A team consisted of Paolo Arce, Nick Clusserath, George Stevens, and Arsalaan Salehani. A team consisting of Todd Faulkenberry, Freddy DeAngelis, Kevin Lybrand, and Kleve Granger was a varsity-competitive B team in 2008 and placed second at the 2009 HSNCT as Dorman A that year.

2012-2013

This year saw an A-team consisting of a returning cast of seniors Meghan Clusserath, Madhav Kumar, Brian Owen, and junior Tabitha Walker, while the B-team included juniors Chase “Big Fudge” Fleming, Lee Holden, and Lane Yates, Asrar Alimohamed, and later, the highly improved sophomore, Himendra Perera. The Dorman A-team won the UVA Cavalier Classic, BISB at Brookwood, CATT at Chattahoochee, Collins Hill, the Rockford Auburn Mirror of Harvard Fall, and the Midwest Championship at Northwestern. Both teams also placed highly at the Spring Championship at the University of Kentucky, the Texas Invitational, and the Wildcat Tournament (including the B-team’s only victory over the A-team all season) at Northwestern University. Also, a team consisting of Lee Holden, Brian Owen, Tabitha Walker, and Lane Yates finished 3rd at the National History Bowl in Washington, D.C.

The 2013 HSNCT in Atlanta, Georgia saw a very strong run by both teams, with the A-team finishing tied for 8th, going 8-2 on Saturday and 3-2 on Sunday. The B-team went 7-3 on Saturday, but followed up with a disappointing Sunday, finishing tied for 33rd after going 8-5. The 2013 NSC at the University of Maryland went better for both squads, with the A team finishing 4th while the B team finished 14th.

2013-2014

Following a 2nd place finish at Ezell Harding, the new A team, consisting of seniors Chase “Big Fudge” Fleming, Lee Holden, Tabitha Walker, and Lane Yates won the Missouri Open mirror at Duke and 2013 ACF Fall South at Georgia Tech. At the 2013 Cavalier Classic at UVA, the A team, with Himendra Perera filling in for Chase Fleming, went 12-0 to win the tournament, with 7th and 8th place finishes from the B and C team respectively. At the 2013 VCU Winter Tournament, the A team went undefeated to win the tournament, followed by a third place finish for Dorman B, and strong performances by the C and D teams.

Former Coaches

Jan Francis (1982-1988)

Jim Garrick (1988-2001)

Eric Huff (2001-2004),(2005-2012)

Becky Rank (2004-2005)

Former "A" Teams

2012-2013: Meghan Clusserath ('13), Madhav Kumar ('13), Brian Owen ('13), Tabitha Walker ('14)

2011-2012: Meghan Clusserath ('13), Madhav Kumar ('13), Robert Lawson ('12), Brian Owen ('13), Tabitha Walker ('14)

2010-2011: Sam Abrams ('11), Saif Alimohamed ('11), Robert Lawson ('12), Mariya Mohammed ('11), Tabitha Walker ('14)

2009-2010: Masuma Alimohamed ('10), Mariya Mohammed ('11), Gregory Peacock ('10), Sydney Sullivan ('11)

2008-2009: Freddy Deangelis ('09), Todd Faulkenberry ('09), Kleve Granger ('09), Kevin Lybrand ('09)

2007-2008: Paolo Arce ('08), Nick Clusserath ('08), Arsalaan Salehani ('08), George Stevens ('08)

2006-2007: Paolo Arce ('08), Nick Clusserath ('08), Mark Hahnenberg ('07), Arsalaan Salehani ('08)

2005-2006: Amber Chandarana ('06), Manan Gupta ('06), Jordan Lawrence ('06), George Stevens ('08), Brad Williams ('06)

2004-2005: Josh Arwood ('05), Shawn Campbell ('05), Ben Loftis ('05), Malcolm Neave ('05)

2003-2004: Cale Bonner ('04), Malcolm Neave ('05), Shelley Price ('04), Jonathan Ross ('04)

2002-2003: Cale Bonner ('04), Adam Herring ('03), Jason Kopp ('03), Terrill Wilkins ('03)

2001-2002: Steven Byrd ('02), Adam Herring ('03), Jason Kopp ('03), Terrill Wilkins ('03)

2000-2001: April Barnardo ('01) Julie Cook ('01), Adam Herring ('03), Chris Shipman ('01), Kyle Strickland ('01), Terrill Wilkins ('03)

1999-2000: Salman Ali ('00), LuElla Putnam ('00), TJ Rich ('00), Geoffrey Thomas ('00)

1998-1999: Fayaz Kabani ('99), Kathleen Page ('99), TJ Rich ('00), Geoffrey Thomas ('00)

1997-1998: Faiyaz Dossaji ('98), David Drake ('98), Brian Fellner ('98), Andrew Hughes ('98), Kathleen Page ('99), Mehul Patel ('98), Katie Taylor ('98)

1996-1997: Faiyaz Dossaji ('98), Mehul Patel ('98), Chris Stiles ('97), Katie Taylor ('98)

See also

• 1989 Dorman
• 1991 Dorman
• 1992 Dorman
• 2003 Dorman
• 2004 Dorman
• 2007 Dorman

Succession of titles

PACE NSC Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Richard Montgomery	2003	Maggie Walker

Succession of minor titles

NAC Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Eleanor Roosevelt Collegiate	1989 1991	Collegiate Booker T. Washington

Panasonic Academic Challenge Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Ballard	1991	Maryland All-Stars

ASCN TOC Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Irmo	2003, 2004, 2005	Last-ever champion

Stars 2000 Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Auburn	1991	Last-ever champion