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Kirksville Tigers
Location: Kirksville, MO
Coaches	Rich Chapman
State Championships	2010 MSHSAA Class 4
Program Status	Active
School Size	601^[1]
NAQT Page	link

Kirksville is a public high school located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school historically competed in MSHSAA Class 4, but was moved to Class 5 after the 2021 realignment.

The school has advanced to several MSHSAA State tournaments, placing second in Class 4 in 1997 and 2008 and winning its first state title in Class 4 in 2010.

Kirksville was registered to attend the 2010 and 2014 NAQT Missouri Qualifiers but in both cases was forced to drop the day before due to forecasted winter weather. Kirksville was finally able to attend its first NAQT Missouri Qualifier in 2024 after their conference tournament was moved to the previous weekend.

Kirksville emerged as a state powerhouse from around 2019 to 2021. Led by Fred Garvey and Donal Ryan, the team won or came close to winning many tournaments with statewide fields. The team placed 3rd at the 2021 MSHSAA State Championship after a close loss to Ladue in the semifinals.

Kirksville hosted its first Kirksville Tournament on the Minnesota Novice set on February 18, 2012 and served as the Northeast host of the MOQBA Winter Invitational in 2013 and 2014. Both of these tournaments were directed by assistant coach Jacob O'Rourke, who helped coach the team during his last two years of undergrad.

2021 Players

Notable Alumni

Ravi Fernando, (2010)
Lara Krusniak, (2012)
Emily Pollard, (2012)
Sam Hatala, (2012)
Rachel Smith, (2012)
Emily Harrison, (2012)
Mason Herleth, (2013)
Michael Doman, (2013)
Tim Middlemas, (2013)
David Mandell, (2013)
Steven Wilhelm, (2014)
Russell Clark, (2014)
Donal Ryan, (2021)
Fred Garvey, (2021)

Competition Results

2012-2013

Tournament	Host Location	Finish	Team Members	Statistics
Tiger Bowl V	Missouri	A Team (10th), B Team (24th), C Team (31st)	A Team (Mason Herleth, Steven Wilhelm, David Mandell, Liz Goggin); B Team (Russell Clark, Noah Kruger, Christian Polovich, Tyler Hanson); C Team (Aaron Krusniak, Parker Peterson, Tucker Peterson, Kristen Pagliai, Micha Krueger)	Prelims Playoffs Combined
MOQBA Winter Invitational-Kirksville	Kirksville	A Team (1st), B Team (Tied-13th), C Team (9th)	A Team (Mason Herleth, Steven Wilhelm, Russell Clark, Abby Martin, Liz Goggin); B Team (Noah Kruger, Alicia Hunsaker, Gigi Presley, Kaydee Belanger); C Team (Matthew Jackson, Tyler Findling, Tucker Peterson, Riley Lee, and Faith Howard)	Prelims Playoffs Combined
Truman Bowl IV	Truman State	Black (3rd), Orange (5th)	Black (Steven Wilhelm, Abby Martin, Riley Lee, Jillian Danto); Orange (Jordyn Kamil, Tucker Peterson, Parker Peterson, Tyler Findling, David Mandel)	All Games

2011-2012

Tournament	Host Location	Finish	Team Members	Statistics
Rock Bridge's Winter Invitational	Rock Bridge	A Team (4th), B Team (9th)	A Team (Emily Pollard, Lara Krusniak, Michael Doman, Mason Herleth); B Team (David Mandel, Emily Harrison, Rachel Smith, Tim Middlemas)	Combined
Kirksville Invitational	Kirksville	A Team (1st); B Team (3rd); C Team (5th)	A Team (Mason Herleth, Emily Pollard, Lara Krusniak, Tim Middlemas); B Team (David Mandel, Rachel Smith, Sam Hatala, Emily Harrison); C Team (Steven Wilhelm, Abby Martin, Liz Goggin, Koby Bird)	Stats
Truman Bowl III	Truman State	A Team (2nd); B Team (3rd)	A Team (Lara Krusniak, Emily Harrison, David Mandel); B Team (Aaron Krusniak, Abby Martin)	Complete Stats
MACA JV State	Rock Bridge	7th	Steven Wilhelm, Russell Clark, Abby Martin, Liz Goggin, Elsa Snider, Aaron Krusniak, Kaydee Belinger, Noah Krueger	Overall

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[1] 2023-24 MSHSAA enrollment (grades 9-11 in March 2023), from https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/SchoolEnrollments.aspx

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+|currentcoach = Rich Chapman
-|state = 2010 [[MSHSAA]] Class 4
+|state = [[2010 MSHSAA State Championship|2010]] [[MSHSAA State Championship|MSHSAA]] Class 4
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+|status = Active
+|size = 601<ref>2023-24 MSHSAA enrollment (grades 9-11 in March 2023), from https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/SchoolEnrollments.aspx</ref>
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-'''Kirksville''' is a public high school located in Kirksville, Missouri.  The school has advanced to several MSHSAA State tournaments, placing second in Class 4 in 1997 and 2008 and winning its first state title in Class 4 in [[2010 MSHSAA State Championship|2010]].
+'''Kirksville''' is a public high school located in Kirksville, Missouri.  The school historically competed in [[MSHSAA]] Class 4, but was moved to Class 5 after the [[2021 MSHSAA Realignment|2021 realignment]].
-Kirksville was registered to attend the [[2010 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|2010]] and [[2014 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|2014]] NAQT Missouri Qualifiers but in both cases was forced to drop the day before due to forecasted winter weather.
+The school has advanced to several MSHSAA State tournaments, placing second in Class 4 in 1997 and 2008 and winning its first state title in Class 4 in [[2010 MSHSAA State Championship|2010]].
-Kirksville also hosted the first [[Kirksville Tournament]] on the Minnesota Novice set on February 18, 2012 and served as the Northeast host of the MOQBA Winter Invitational in 2013 and 2014. Both of these tournaments were directed by assistant coach [[Jacob O'Rourke]], who helped coach the team during his last two years of undergrad.
+Kirksville was registered to attend the [[2010 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|2010]] and [[2014 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|2014]] NAQT Missouri Qualifiers but in both cases was forced to drop the day before due to forecasted winter weather. Kirksville was finally able to attend its first NAQT Missouri Qualifier in [[2024 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|2024]] after their conference tournament was moved to the previous weekend.
-==Current Players==
+Kirksville emerged as a state powerhouse from around 2019 to 2021.  Led by [[Fred Garvey]] and [[Donal Ryan]], the team won or came close to winning many tournaments with statewide fields.  The team placed 3rd at the [[2021 MSHSAA State Championship]] after a close loss to [[Ladue]] in the semifinals.
-* [[Nils Hammond]]
-* [[Aaron Krusniak]]
+Kirksville hosted its first [[Kirksville Tournament]] on the [[Minnesota Novice]] set on February 18, 2012 and served as the Northeast host of the [[MOQBA Winter Invitational]] in 2013 and 2014.  Both of these tournaments were directed by assistant coach [[Jacob O'Rourke]], who helped coach the team during his last two years of undergrad.
-* [[Kaydee Belanger]]
-* [[Noah Krueger]]
+==2021 Players==
-* [[Matthew Jackson]]
+* [[Chris Marshall]]
-* [[Andrew Bartholomew]]
+* [[Tyler Self]]
-* [[Jon Self]]
+* [[Courtney Easley]]
-* [[Tucker Peterson]]
+* [[Firdaus Caples]]
-* [[Parker Peterson]]
+* [[Erica Adams]]
-* [[Kristen Pagliai]]
+* [[Jaden Melnick]]
-* [[Micah Krueger]]
+* [[Garret Nichting]]
-* [[Christian Polovich]]
+* [[Mariam Elkadi]]
-* [[Tyler Hanson]]
+* [[Juni Alberts]]
-* [[Riley Lee]]
+* [[Julia Chapman]]
-* [[Jillian Danto]]
+* [[Cassidy Allbright]]
-* [[Gigi Presley]]
-* [[Alicia Hunsaker]]
-* [[Faith Howard]]
-* [[Jordyn Kamil]]
-* [[Tiffany Middlemas]]
-* [[Abby Martin]]
-* [[Elsa Snider]]
 ==Notable Alumni==
@@ Line 50: / Line 45: @@
 * [[Steven Wilhelm]], (2014)
 * [[Russell Clark]], (2014)
+* [[Donal Ryan]], (2021)
+* [[Fred Garvey]], (2021)
 ==Competition Results==
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-{{Succession_box|Tournament = [[MSHSAA|MSHSAA Class 4 State]]
+{{MSHSAA Class 4 Champions}}
-|year = 2010
-|previous = [[Ladue]]
-|next = [[Ladue]]}}
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