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{{Infobox|Name = Matt Jackson
 
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|Subjects = Classics, Mythology, Philosophy, general, science-fu, Mixed_Pure_Academic
 
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|schoolpast = [[Yale]] (2010-2014)
 
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'''Matt Jackson''' is a former player for [[Yale]] and [[Georgetown Day]].  
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'''Matt Jackson''' is a former player for [[Yale]] and [[Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day School]].
  
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== High school ==
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During his senior year at Georgetown Day, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the [[2010 NSC]], and took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the [[2010 HSNCT]]. In college, first under the tutelage of [[John Lawrence]] and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the [[2011 ICT|2011 DII ICT]], [[2011 ACF Nationals]], [[2012 ACF Nationals]], and [[2013 ICT]], to 2nd-place finishes at [[2013 ACF Nationals]], the [[2014 ICT]], and [[2014 ACF Nationals]], and to a 3rd place finish at the [[2012 ICT]] -- with numerous [[Jackson-Bollinger rivalry|key matches]] against [[Virginia|UVA's]] [[Matt Bollinger]] along the way. After graduating, Matt was the lead scorer on the winning team at the 2015 [[Chicago Open]], and 2nd-place individual scorer overall.
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In high school, Matt Jackson went to [[Georgetown Day School]]; during his senior year there, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the [[2010 NSC]]; he took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the [[2010 HSNCT]].  
 
  
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== College ==
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His editing credentials include the head editorship of [[BHSAT]] from 2011 to 2014, which greatly improved the tournament's quality standards and established [[mirrors|regional sites]] nationwide.
  
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Jackson played for [[Yale]] University in the first half of the 2010s. His undergraduate career featured numerous [[Jackson-Bollinger rivalry|key matches]] against [[Virginia|UVA's]] [[Matt Bollinger]]. First under the tutelage of [[John Lawrence]] and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the [[2011 ICT|2011 DII ICT]], [[2011 ACF Nationals]], [[2012 ACF Nationals]], and [[2013 ICT]], to come in second at [[2013 ACF Nationals]], the [[2014 ICT]], and [[2014 ACF Nationals]], and to place third at the [[2012 ICT]].  His editorship of [[BHSAT]] from 2011 to 2014 was pivotal in improving the standards of the tournament's writing quality and establishment of mirrors nationwide.
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Jackson is a member of [[PACE]] and of [[ACF]].
  
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After graduating, Matt was the lead scorer on the winning team at the 2015 [[Chicago Open]], and 2nd-place individual overall.
 
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== PACE ==
 
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Matt became a [[PACE]] member in the summer of 2012, serving as its Vice President of Outreach from the spring of 2013 until the summer of 2014, and as its President during the 2014-15 competition year.
 
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==Writing and Editing==
 
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Matt has written and edited for many tournaments over the years. Some highlights are listed below:
 
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* 2008 [[No Name Tournament]], writer (and some editing work)
 
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* 2010 [[Ben Cooper]] Memorial Tournament, Head Editor/Writer
 
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* [[BHSAT]]: Editor in 2011; Head Editor in 2012, 2013, and 2014
 
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* [[PACE NSC]], writer 2011, 2012; RMP editor 2013; History editor 2014
 
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* 2011 [[MAGNI]]
 
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* 2013 [[Chicago Open]] (contributed editors' questions)
 
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* [[2014 ACF Regionals]] ([[RMP]])
 
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* 2014 [[Penn Bowl]] (contributed questions and edits)
 
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* 2011-present: [[HSAPQ]] freelance writer (contributed most heavily to [[2014 NASAT]])(full member 2012-13)
 
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* 2011-present: [[NAQT]] (contributed most heavily to [[2011 HSNCT]], [[2012 HSNCT]], [[2015 SCT]], and [[2015 ICT]]
 
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* [[2015 ACF Regionals]]
 
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==TDing==
 
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* 2010 [[Ben Cooper]] Memorial Tournament, GDS
 
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* 2011, 2012 Yale [[FAcT]]
 
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* 2013 Yale [[BHSAT]]
 
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* 2014 [[ACF Regionals]]
 
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Although he did not direct the tournament, Matt's logistics work for the [[2015 ACF Nationals]] was widely lauded as helping to create perhaps the best-run nationals ever.
 
  
 
[[Category: Georgetown Day]]
 
[[Category: Georgetown Day]]

Revision as of 09:25, 9 August 2015

Matt Jackson
Noted subjects Classics, Mythology, Philosophy, general, science-fu, Mixed_Pure_Academic
Current college none
Past colleges Yale (2010-2014)
High school Georgetown Day (2007-2010)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Matt Jackson is a former player for Yale and Georgetown Day School.

During his senior year at Georgetown Day, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the 2010 NSC, and took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the 2010 HSNCT. In college, first under the tutelage of John Lawrence and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the 2011 DII ICT, 2011 ACF Nationals, 2012 ACF Nationals, and 2013 ICT, to 2nd-place finishes at 2013 ACF Nationals, the 2014 ICT, and 2014 ACF Nationals, and to a 3rd place finish at the 2012 ICT -- with numerous key matches against UVA's Matt Bollinger along the way. After graduating, Matt was the lead scorer on the winning team at the 2015 Chicago Open, and 2nd-place individual scorer overall.

His editing credentials include the head editorship of BHSAT from 2011 to 2014, which greatly improved the tournament's quality standards and established regional sites nationwide.

Jackson is a member of PACE and of ACF.

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