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|Name = John Augustyn
 
|Name = John Augustyn
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|Subjects = Current Events, Geography, History
|Subjects = History, Geography, Current Events
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|highschool = [[Stanford Online]] (2019–2023), [[Benet Academy]] (2021-)
|highschool = [[Stanford Online]] (2019–), [[Benet Academy]] (2021-)
 
 
|middleschool = [[Notre Dame Catholic]] (2019–2021)
 
|middleschool = [[Notre Dame Catholic]] (2019–2021)
 
|elementary = [[Notre Dame Catholic]] (2018)
 
|elementary = [[Notre Dame Catholic]] (2018)
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|naqtstats = [https://www.naqt.com/stats/player/?contact_id=457364 NAQT Profile]
 
|naqtstats = [https://www.naqt.com/stats/player/?contact_id=457364 NAQT Profile]
 
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'''John Augustyn''' is a quiz bowl player who formerly played at Notre Dame Catholic School and currently plays at Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois.
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'''John Augustyn''' is a quiz bowl player who formerly played for [[Notre Dame Catholic|Notre Dame Catholic School]] and [[Stanford Online]]. He currently plays at [[Benet Academy]] in Lisle, Illinois. He was a member of Team Illinois Orange in 2023, and has been named an All-State player twice in his high school career. During his career, he has scored at least thirty thousand points in NAQT sanctioned-events.
  
==Career==
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{{activems|2018|2021}}
===Elementary===
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{{activehs|2019|2023}}
John's first foray into quiz bowl was in the 5th grade, when he won the 2018 Chicago Regional National History Bee - he would go on to win in the area for the next three years as well.
 
 
 
In 2018, John was a quarterfinalist in the elementary division of the [[National History Bee]] and won the [[International Geography Bee]] (IGB).
 
 
 
===Middle school===
 
In 2019, he placed 2nd at both the middle school National History Bee and the middle school [[National History Bowl]] and was a finalist at the IGB.
 
 
 
In 2020, he was placed 6th at the Bowl and 3rd at the IGB. He was also a finalist in the US History Bee and US Academic Bee.
 
 
 
In 2021, he won the [[United States Geography Championships]] at the 8th Grade level, and placed 3rd in the middle school National History Bee, 5th in the [[US History Bee]], and was a semifinalist for both the [[US Academic Bee]] and the [[International Geography Bee]].
 
 
 
Throughout his career, John has primarily played in the bee format, often playing team events like bowl and standard quiz bowl solo as well. In May 2020, John was mentioned on episode 12 ("Rise of the Terminators") of the quiz bowl podcast "[[For 10 Points]]", where hosts [[Ken Romeo]] and [[Andrew Turriago]] named him as an example of the title "terminator": an individual player who dominates a tournament.
 
 
 
===High school===
 
In September of 2019, John joined the quiz bowl team of [[Stanford Online]] High School.
 
 
 
In September of 2021, John also joined the scholastic bowl team of Benet Academy, a private school located in Lisle, Illinois.
 
 
 
While playing for Benet Academy, he became the top individual scorer at the IHSSBCA's Novice Tournament in the Homewood-Flossmoor location, and also won the overall tournament.
 
 
 
==Other Awards:==
 
*National Historical Geography Exam - National Champion in 2020
 
*United States Geography Championships - 7th Place in 2020
 

Latest revision as of 00:46, 19 July 2023

John Augustyn
Noted subjects Current Events, Geography, History
High school Stanford Online (2019–2023), Benet Academy (2021-)
Middle school Notre Dame Catholic (2019–2021)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT Profile

John Augustyn is a quiz bowl player who formerly played for Notre Dame Catholic School and Stanford Online. He currently plays at Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. He was a member of Team Illinois Orange in 2023, and has been named an All-State player twice in his high school career. During his career, he has scored at least thirty thousand points in NAQT sanctioned-events.