National Quizbowl Awards

The National Quizbowl Awards are intended to be hosted yearly by Dave Madden of National History Bee and Bowl. The winner of each award was given 100 dollars; each individual can win as many awards as he or she is eligible for [1]. In 2016 the prize was increased to 200 dollars.

In 2012, the first annual National Quizbowl Award winners were determined by ballots issued online and on paper at the 2012 NSC. [2]

2012

• National Player of the Year: Adam Silverman (Centennial, GA, 289 pts.)
• National A-Team Player of the Year: Max Schindler (Ladue, MO, 212)
• National A-Team Player of the Year: Nikhil Desai (Bellarmine, CA, 200)
• National A-Team Player of the Year: Sameer Rai (Bellarmine, CA, 196)
• National B-Team Player of the Year: Lily Chen (Hunter, NY, 135)
• National B-Team Player of the Year: Ben Chametzky (Carbondale, IL, 94)
• National B-Team Player of the Year: Lloyd Sy (Rockford Auburn, IL, 94)
• National B-Team Player of the Year: Bobby Dorigo-Jones (Detroit Catholic Central, MI, 87)

• National Humanities Player of the Year: Sameer Rai (Bellarmine, CA, 98)

Runner Up: Max Schindler (Ladue, MO, 95)

• National Science Player of the Year: Lily Chen (Hunter, NY, 129)

Runner Up: Adam Silverman (Centennial, GA, 83)

• National Social Studies Player of the Year: Ben Chametzky (Carbondale, IL, 103)

Runner Up: Bobby Dorigo-Jones (Detroit Catholic Central, MI, 80)

• National Senior Player of the Year: Adam Silverman (Centennial, GA, 153)

Runner Up: Nikhil Desai (Bellarmine, CA, 98)

• National Junior Player of the Year: Max Schindler (Ladue, MO, 170)

Runner Up: Raynor Kuang (Thomas Jefferson, VA, 63)

• National Sophomore Player of the Year: Sameer Rai (Bellarmine, CA, 171)

Runner Up: Carlo De Guzman (Seven Lakes, TX, 76)

• National Freshman Player of the Year: Sam Blizzard (Northmont, OH, 172)

Runner Up: Noah Cowan (Georgetown Day, DC, 56)

• National Middle School Player of the Year: Ethan Russo (Kealing, TX, 93)

Runner Up: Tajin Rogers (Longfellow, VA, 74)

• National High School Coach of the Year: Chris Fleitas (Bellarmine, CA, 106)

Runner Up: Jason Jones (Detroit Catholic Central, MI, 76)

• National Middle School Coach of the Year: Patty Hill (Kealing, TX, 130)

Runner Up: Eugene Huang (Longfellow, VA, 67)

2013

Each category lists finalists, with winners in bold. For the National High School Player of the Year, all of the finalists are listed, with the winner in bold. Those finalists which were named to the National High School A Team.

National High School Player of the Year and A Team

PLAYER	SCHOOL	NOTE
Max Schindler	Ladue (Mo)	National HS A Team
Carlo De Guzman	St. John's (TX)	National HS A Team
Sameer Rai	Bellarmine (CA)	National HS A Team
Morgan Venkus	Loyola Academy (IL)	National HS A Team
Sam Blizzard	Northmont (OH)
Thomas Gaddy	Montgomery Blair (MD)
Jacob Reed	East Chapel Hill (NC)
Nathan Weiser	LASA (TX)

Top 10th grade player

PLAYER	SCHOOL	NOTE
Sam Blizzard	Northmont (OH)
Joe Levano	Kellenberg (NY)
Eric Xu	Western Albemarle (VA)

Top 9th grade player

PLAYER	SCHOOL	NOTE
Ethan Russo	LASA (TX)
Tajin Rogers	St. Anselm's (DC)
Corin Wagen	LASA (TX)

National Middle School Player of the Year

PLAYER	SCHOOL	NOTE
Pranav Sivakumar	Barrington Station (IL)
Bryant Cong	Challenger-Berryessa (CA)
Patrick Doyle	St. Raymond's (IL)
Ujwal Punyamurtula	Kealing (TX)

National High School Coach of the Year

COACH	SCHOOL	NOTE
Jason Flowers	LASA (TX)
Matt Duckworth	New Kent (VA)
David Jones	Northmont (OH)
Matt Laird	Loyola Academy (IL)
Gregory Schweers	Cistercian (TX)

National Middle School Coach of the Year

COACH	SCHOOL	NOTE
Jeff Price	Barrington Station (IL)
Patty Hill	Kealing (TX)
Ken Romeo	Middlesex (CT)

2014

• National High School Player of the Year

Hidehiro Anto, Menlo School

Sam Blizzard, Northmont High School

Carlo De Guzman, St. John's School

Alex Freed, LASA

Kai Smith, Farragut High School

Nathan Weiser, LASA, Austin

Eric Xu, Western Albemarle High School

Ben Zhang, Ladue Horton Watkins High School

• National High School A Team

Sam Blizzard, Northmont High School

Carlo De Guzman, St. John's School

Nathan Weiser, LASA,

Eric Xu, Western Albemarle High School

Ben Zhang, Ladue Horton Watkins High School

• Top 10th grade player:

Ethan Russo, LASA, Austin, TX (tie)

Cole Timmerwilke, Rockford Auburn High School

Corin Wagen, LASA, Austin, TX (tie)

• Top 9th grade player:

Bryant Cong, Bellarmine College Prep

NourEddine Hijazi, Sidney High School

Shub Mehta, Dorman High School

• National Middle School Player of the Year

Ansel Ahabue, Trickum Middle School

Abdullah Akbar, St. Mark's School of Texas

Graham Brinson, T. H. Rogers School

William Golden, Harmony School of Excellence

• National High School Coach of the Year

Jason Flowers, LASA

David Jones, Northmont High School

David Nathan, St. John's School

Noah Prince, IMSA

Geoffrey Thomas, Dorman High School

• National Middle School Coach of the Year

Michael Golden, Harmony School of Excellence

Linda La Perre, Trickum Middle School

Paul Mlakar, St. Mark's School of Texas

2015

• National High School Player of the Year

Sam Blizzard, Northmont, OH - A Team Member

Austin Foos, Detroit Catholic Central

Nirav Ilango, Chattahoochee, GA - A Team Member

Bruce Lou, Saratoga, CA

Kai Smith, Farragut, TN

Kevin Wang, Arcadia, CA

Eric Wolfsberg, Bethlehem Central, NY

Eric Xu, Western Albemarle, VA - A Team Member

• National High School A Team

Sam Blizzard, Northmont

Austin Foos, Detroit Catholic Central

Nirav Ilango, Chattahoochee

Eric Xu, Western Albemarle

• 10th Grade Player of the Year

Andrew Liang, Johns Creek

Shub Mehta, Dorman

Jakob Myers, Naperville North

Pranav Sivakumar, IMSA

• 9th Grade Player of the Year

Thomas Freedman, Torrey Pines

William Gentry, St. Joseph Central

Alex Schmidt, Lehigh Valley Academy

• Middle School Player of the Year

Shomik Ghose, T.H. Rogers

William Golden, Harmony School of Excellence

Evan Hochstein, Kealing

• High School Coach of the Year

Jason Flowers, LASA

Linda Greene, Rockford Auburn

Chris Schultz, Arcadia

• Middle School Coach of the Year

Scott Fowler, River Trail

Michael Golden, Harmony School of Excellence

Patty Hill, Kealing

2016

• High School Player of the Year

Ryan Golant, Thomas Jefferson, VA

Jakob Myers, Naperville North, IL - National A Team (2nd in POTY)

Ethan Russo, LASA, TX

Ali Saeed, Adlai Stevenson, IL

Luke Tierney, Hunter College, NY National A Team (4th in POTY)

Cole Timmerwilke, Auburn, IL National A Team (3rd in POTY)

Corin Wagen, LASA

Eric Wolfsberg, Bethlehem Central, NY

Kion You, Rancho Bernardo, CA

• National High School A Team

Corin Wagen, LASA

Jakob Myers, Naperville North (2nd in POTY)

Cole Timmerwilke, Auburn (3rd in POTY)

Luke Tierney, Hunter College (4th in POTY)

• 10th Grade Player of the Year

Robert Crawford, DCC

Rohan Hedge, Thomas Jefferson

Jeffrey Qiu, Canyon Crest

Ethan Skinner, Davis

• 9th Grade Player of the Year

William Golden, James Taylor

Olivia Lamberti, Adlai Stevenson

Daniel Ma, Hunter College

• Middle School Player of the Year

John Phipps, Middlesex

Arjun Subramanian, Team Pi-oneers

Justin Young, Longfellow

• High School Coach of the Year

Jason Flowers & Adam Escandell, LASA

Linda Greene, Auburn

Dennis Loo, Thomas Jefferson

• Middle School Coach of the Year

Eugene Huang, Longfellow

Arvinder Oswal, Team Pi-oneers

Ken Romeo, Middlesex