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St. Margaret's Tartans
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California
Club Presidents	Nate Kang
Coaches	Simon Fellowes (History Bowl, de facto) Jeff Jablonski (General quizbowl)
State Championships	2019 (NHBB San Diego, JV Division), 2020 (NHBB Los Angeles, JV)
National Championships	none
National Appearances	Nat'l History Bowl: 2019, 19th place
Program Status	Active
School Size	474 in Upper School (Grade 9-12)
NAQT Page	link

The St. Margaret's quizbowl and history bowl teams (also listed as "St. Margaret's Episcopal" in some standings) have represented the Tartans of St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, CA since the beginning of the 2018-19 high school season. Both programs were established in 2018 by history specialist Nate Kang during his freshman year.

Performances and achievements

St. Margaret's went 2-6 playing varsity in their debut tournament, Del Norte Edgehog II, in December 2018. However, Nate Kang did lead the tournament in scoring, at 82.50 ppg.

In February 2019, at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, St. Margaret's took home its first official trophy, winning the history bowl regional championship in the JV division. Going 6-0 in the competition, SMES defeated Arcadia C by 70 in the final to lift the trophy in a round moderated by tournament director Noah Prince. Nate Kang played solo in the bowl at this tournament and also won the regional championship in the bee on the same day.

In April 2019, Kang soloed St. Margaret's junior varsity team to a 10-4 record at nats, good for a 19th place finish nationwide at the 2019 National History Bowl national championships in Arlington, VA.

In November 2019, Nate was joined for the first time by teammates (fellow sophomores Alex Fournier and Hunter Smith), as the Tartans went 4-6 at Triton Fall at UCSD. Also during the 2019-20 season, St. Margaret's won their 2nd-straight JV history bowl regional title at USC behind Kang and Fournier.

Current roster

History Bowl roster

Nate Kang (captain)
Alex Fournier
Nirmay Nanjappa
Hunter Smith

Quizbowl roster

Nate Kang (captain)
Alex Fournier
Hunter Smith

Nirmay Nanjappa*
Nihar Nanjappa*

(* = no tournament experience yet)

Year-by-year record

Only "A"-team records are listed below

2018-19

History Bowl: 19-7 (.731) (9-3 in SoCal circuit), 1 tournament win (San Diego Regional Championship); National rank: #19 (finish at Nationals) / #9 (Madden Rank)
Quizbowl: 11-8 (.579), 1 tournament win (ReKT II)
Combined: 30-15 (.667) (20-11 SoCal)

2019-20

History Bowl: 7-0 (1.000)
Quizbowl: 4-6 (.400)
Combined: 11-6 (.647)

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 In February 2019, at [[Canyon Crest Academy]] in San Diego, St. Margaret's took home its first official trophy, winning the history bowl regional championship in the JV division. Going 6-0 in the competition, SMES defeated [[Arcadia|Arcadia C]] by 70 in the final to lift the trophy in a round moderated by tournament director [[Noah Prince]]. Nate Kang played solo in the bowl at this tournament and also won the regional championship in the bee on the same day.
-On March 30, 2019, the Tartans won [[ReKT]] II, hosted by [[Westview (CA)|Westview]]-- albeit in JV. They again defeated a team from Arcadia (this time, Arcadia D) in the final to win the title.
 In April 2019, Kang soloed St. Margaret's junior varsity team to a 10-4 record at nats, good for a 19th place finish nationwide at the 2019 National History Bowl national championships in Arlington, VA.
-In November 2019, Kang was joined for the first time by teammates (fellow sophomores Alex Fournier and Hunter Smith), as the Tartans went 4-6 at Triton Fall at [[UCSD]].
+In November 2019, Nate was joined for the first time by teammates (fellow sophomores Alex Fournier and Hunter Smith), as the Tartans went 4-6 at Triton Fall at [[UCSD]]. Also during the 2019-20 season, St. Margaret's won their 2nd-straight JV history bowl regional title at [[USC]] behind Kang and Fournier.
 ==Current roster==