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{{Infobox|Name = Nick Conder
 
{{Infobox|Name = Nick Conder
|Subjects = History, Current Events, Sports
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|Subjects = History, current events, trash
 
|schoolcur = [[Western Kentucky]]
 
|schoolcur = [[Western Kentucky]]
 
|schoolpast = None
 
|schoolpast = None
 
|highschool = [[Grayson County ]] (2005-2009) }}
 
|highschool = [[Grayson County ]] (2005-2009) }}
  
'''Nick Conder''' is a senior quizbowl player at [[Western Kentucky]]. He is currently the President of WKU's Academic Competition Club.  At the high school level, he played for [[Grayson County]] (KY) from 2005-2009. His senior year he was captain, and led Grayson County to their first ever appearances at the Kentucky Governor's Cup State Tournament and [[HSNCT]]. His college career has been fairly unsuccessful so far.
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'''Nick Conder''' is a graduate student and quizbowl player at [[Western Kentucky]].  At the high school level, Conder played for [[Grayson County]] (KY) from 2005-2009. His senior year he was captain, and led Grayson County to their first ever appearances at the Kentucky Governor's Cup State Tournament and [[HSNCT]]. Conder served as an assistant coach at Grayson County from 2009-2012, and is currently the coach of the [[Gatton Academy]] team.
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Conder founded the quizbowl team at WKU in 2009 and has appeared on the A team for the last five years. He is generally a decent history player, and is one of the few players in collegiate quizbowl whose best subject is current events. This has led Conder to be a reliable player on WKU's team as it has improved in recent years, as he's transition from being a terrible generalist into a decent specialist. WKU has gone from being a doormat at regional tournaments to a team able to qualify for and win a few games at [[2014 ICT]] during Conder's career.  
  
 
[[Category: Players active in 2010]]
 
[[Category: Players active in 2010]]

Revision as of 22:29, 4 April 2014

Nick Conder
Noted subjects History, current events, trash
Current college Western Kentucky
Past colleges None
High school Grayson County (2005-2009)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Nick Conder is a graduate student and quizbowl player at Western Kentucky. At the high school level, Conder played for Grayson County (KY) from 2005-2009. His senior year he was captain, and led Grayson County to their first ever appearances at the Kentucky Governor's Cup State Tournament and HSNCT. Conder served as an assistant coach at Grayson County from 2009-2012, and is currently the coach of the Gatton Academy team.

Conder founded the quizbowl team at WKU in 2009 and has appeared on the A team for the last five years. He is generally a decent history player, and is one of the few players in collegiate quizbowl whose best subject is current events. This has led Conder to be a reliable player on WKU's team as it has improved in recent years, as he's transition from being a terrible generalist into a decent specialist. WKU has gone from being a doormat at regional tournaments to a team able to qualify for and win a few games at 2014 ICT during Conder's career.