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|Subjects = History, Generalist, all Sports, Music, Literature
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|Subjects = History, Sports, Literature, Jazz
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|highschool = [[St. Margaret's]] (2018 - Present)
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|highschool = [[St. Margaret's]] (2018–)
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|middleschool = Camelot Academy (2017 - 2018)<br>Grace Classical (CA) (2015 - 2017)
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|middleschool = Camelot Academy (2017–2018)<br>Grace Classical (2015–2017)
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'''Nathaniel Kang''' is the current [[captain]] of [[St. Margaret's]] and founder of the team.
  
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'''Nathaniel Kang''' (Class of 2022) is a high school [[History Bowl|history bee/bowl]] and [[quizbowl]] player who [[Captain|captains]] [[St. Margaret's|St. Margaret's Episcopal]] in Southern California. As president and founder of the St. Margaret's History Club, he established the school's history & general QB teams in 2018. He specializes in history and is a five-year veteran of [[National History Bee and Bowl|NHBB]] competition.
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==Career==
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===Middle school===
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During middle school, Kang primarily played [[NHBB]]; between 2015 and 2018, he was semifinalist at the National History Bee four consecutive years.
  
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==Individual career==
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===High school===
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Nate is a four-time national semifinalist in the [[National History Bee and Bowl]], achieving that feat in four consecutive years beginning in 2015. At the 2018 Middle School National History Bee championships, he finished 5th in the country in the 8th grade division, but missed out on reaching the final round (top four) after losing to [[Cooper Roh]] in the semifinals by a margin of 1 question, despite leading for much of the game.
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As a freshman, Nate began playing general quizbowl in addition to History Bowl. Kang was the champion of the 2018 JV [[Sports & Entertainment Bee]] and placed 7th in the 2019 JV [[US History Bee]].
  
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Perhaps his best overall single performance to date came when he placed seventh nationally in JV at the 2019 [[US History Bee]], eliminating reigning ACE NHB national champ [[Robert Muniz]] in the semifinals to finally advance to his first finals appearance in a major nationals event. He has won a SoCal regional championship in history bee every year since he began playing in 2015. At the 2016 ACE regional finals, after going down 7-3 with 6 tossups remaining, he won a close final against his former classmate at Fairmont Private School, [[Ameya Singh]], by a score of 8-7 following a furious comeback at the death. At 2018 regionals, he cleared the championship round by reaching 8 correct responses in 9 tossups. At the 2019 San Diego NHBB tournament, he bested [[Amogh Kulkarni]] by just one point to claim his fifth consecutive bee regional title.
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==Writing==
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He was a writer for [[ERIS]], a novel-level set produced in 2020.
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Kang also won two consecutive national championships in the Sports & Entertainment Bee, in 2017 (ACE 7th grade division, Atlanta) & 2018 (NHBB JV division, Arlington).
 
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Despite his history experience, Nate only started to play general quizbowl as a freshman, in late 2018. He was invited to the 2019 [[NAQT]] [[IPNCT]] in Chicago, but did not attend.
 
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==Personal==
 
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An avid sports fan, he supports [[UCLA]], the Los Angeles Angels, and Chelsea F.C., among other teams. He runs cross country and track & field for St. Margaret's.
 
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===Studying===
 
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In History Bee, Kang has studied with and mentored his friend, [[Pegasus School]] player [[Max Razmjoo]].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:22, 24 January 2021

Nate Kang
Noted subjects History, Sports, Literature, Jazz
High school St. Margaret's (2018–)
Middle school Camelot Academy (2017–2018)
Grace Classical (2015–2017)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Nathaniel Kang is the current captain of St. Margaret's and founder of the team.

Career

Middle school

During middle school, Kang primarily played NHBB; between 2015 and 2018, he was semifinalist at the National History Bee four consecutive years.

High school

As a freshman, Nate began playing general quizbowl in addition to History Bowl. Kang was the champion of the 2018 JV Sports & Entertainment Bee and placed 7th in the 2019 JV US History Bee.

Writing

He was a writer for ERIS, a novel-level set produced in 2020.

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