Naperville North
| Naperville North Huskies | |
| Location: Naperville, IL | |
|---|---|
| Coaches | Zoe Evans |
| National Championships | NAC JV: 2014 |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Naperville North High School is a high school in Naperville, Illinois located in the west-central Chicago suburbs. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) State Championship Series. The Huskies also compete in the DuPage Valley Conference as well as State & national quiz bowl tournaments. Most notably, NAQT HSNCT & NAC where the program placed 3rd in 2017 & as champions of the JV division in 2014 respectively behind ace Jakob Myers. Naperville North's big rivals over the years have included powerhouses IMSA, Waubonsie Valley, & Wheaton North. The team is currently coached by Zoe Evans.
History
The Varsity team was previously coached by Yvonne John, who was promoted from her longtime assistant-coaching position after the retirement of longtime head coach and matching shirt fanatic Tomi Johnson.
While the team may have previously been primarily strong at computational math, its main strengths are now geography and history, due to Jakob Myers and Jakob Myers, respectively. The JV Team, once led by Jakob Myers, won the 2014 NAC national championship, defeating Briarcliff thanks to a bizarre formula. Naperville North voted IMSA as the 6th best team at the 2014 IHSA Sectional seeding meeting, which contributed to IMSA ending up with the 4th seed in their sectional even though they were clearly the strongest team. Thanks to the strength of generalist Jakob Myers, Naperville North emerged as one of the strongest teams in Illinois. Despite this, during the 2015-16 season, the Huskies competed in only a few tournaments including IHSSBCA Kickoff, ACF Fall mirror, and NAQT State. In 2017, Naperville North was knocked out in the sectionals of the IHSA State Tournament by eventual state champion IMSA. At the NAQT Illinois State Championship, Naperville North finished third to Stevenson and Barrington. Naperville North finished second to IMSA in the sectionals of the Masonic tournament. Despite this, Naperville North was the only Illinois team to meet or exceed expectations at the 2017 HSNCT, finishing a strong third in the nation.
Following Myers' graduation, the Huskies remained competitive up until the COVID-19 pandemic where the team won several Conference titles and secured its first IHSA Sectional title, albeit with the notable absence of IMSA. In 2023, Naperville North made its debut at Masonic State after defeating Hinsdale Central at Sectionals.
Notable Team Accomplishments
- IHSA Sectional titles: 2021-2A
- IHSA Regional titles: 2024-2A, 2021-2A, 2019-2A, 2017-2A, 2016-2A, 2015-2A, 2013-2A, 2009-2A, 2008-2A, 2007-2A, 2006-2A, 2005-2A
- Masonic State Qualifiers: 2023-3A
- DuPage Valley Conference Champions: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013
- IHSSBCA Kickoff Champions: 2016, 2015, 2014
- IHSSBCA NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2020 - 21st, 2019 - 25th, 2017 - 3rd, 2016 - 5th, 2015 - 17th, 2014 - 21st, 2013 - 17th
- IHSSBCA Turnabout Champions: 2013
- NAQT High School National Championship Tournament: 2023 - T204th, 2017 - 3rd, 2015 - 13th
Individual Awards
IHSSBCA All-Sectional Honorees
- 2017: Jakob Myers (2A)
- 2016: Jakob Myers (2A)
- 2015: Jakob Myers (2A)
- 2013: Aseem Jha (2A)
- 2012: Chetan Kumar (2A)
- 2011: Chetan Kumar (2A)
- 2010: Teshika Jayewickreme, Melanie Keating, Pratyaksha Moktan (2A)
- 2009: Amin Bernanian, Connor McMahon, Priya Shanmugam (2A)
- 2008: Varnsi Aribindi, Matthew Straus (2A)
- 2007: Varnsi Aribindi, Daniel Hogan (2A)
- 2006: Tony Jia, Jeremy Lee (2A)
- 2005: Tony Jia, David Yang (2A)
- 2004: Irena Wang (2A)
- 2003: Cyndy Chen (2A)
IHSSBCA All-State Honorees
- 2017: Jakob Myers (First Team) Class 2A
- 2016: Jakob Myers (First Team) Class 2A
- 2015: Jakob Myers (First Team) Class 2A
- 2008: Varnsi Aribindi (Second Team) Class 2A
Team Illinois
- 2021: Geoffrey Wu
- 2017: Jakob Myers
- 2016: Jakob Myers
NAQT High School National Championship Tournament
- 2017: Jakob Myers - 1st