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Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:01 am
by khrum
Hello coaches,

The University of Missouri Quizbowl Club is pleased to announce that we are planning on hosting our tenth annual Missouri Fall Academic Tournament on October 21st, 2017. Sean Philips has graciously volunteered his time and will help us co-direct this year's tournament.

This tournament will be run using NAQT's Invitational Series set #170.

We will be giving out trophies to the top 3 teams, and if we have a large enough field of small schools, we will also give out an award to the top placing small school team. We will be using NAQT's definition of a small school, which is any non-selective public school with 500 or fewer students in grades 10-12.

This tournament will be using a rule where each team can have a maximum of 6 players. If you have more than that, do not feel hesitant signing up an extra team so that every player gets more opportunities to participate in games.

The field will be capped at 24 teams. Spaces will be allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will form a waitlist, and if teams drop, we will proceed down the list in order. If the field fills, then we will be able to guarantee you a 10 game schedule, which we are very excited to offer your team to allow them to get increased early season playing time. Also, if we fill the field, then the top 6 teams and possibly the top small school will qualify for the 2018 NAQT High School National Championship. Additionally, the top teams will qualify for the 2018 PACE National Scholastics Championship.

We hope to expand the field, but we're setting a 24 team cap until we're sure we have enough staff to host a larger event.

Field (0/24):

Fee Structure:

Fee per team: $70
Buzzer system discount*: -$5 per system per team, up to $20 off.
Staffer discounts: -$5 per team that brings a scorekeeper, and -$15 for each experienced moderator a team brings. This can be a coach, parent, or any other person attending who isn’t playing. We will provide the scorekeeper with a lunch. For both the staff discounts, we need to know about your plans to bring staff before the tournament, and we reserve the right to not take you up on your staff and their discount.

Registering:

To register your team, please contact Sean at seanqb1982@gmail.com with your school name, along with the number of teams, buzzers, and staffers you plan on bringing. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will email all of the coaches to ask for rosters around a month before the tournament.

We hope to see you on October 21st for what should be an excellent tournament! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at mizzouquizbowl@gmail.com or Sean at seanqb1982@gmail.com.

Itamar Naveh-Benjamin
2017 MFAT Tournament Co-Director

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:12 pm
by khrum
The main post has been updated with additional information!

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:02 pm
by scphilli
Field (36/36)

Mexico (1 team) (SST)*
Smith Cotton (2 teams, 2 buzzers)
Pilot Grove (1 team, 1 buzzer) (SST)
Fort Osage (3 teams, 2 buzzer, 1 moderator)
Moberly (2 teams, 1 buzzer 1 moderator) (SST)
St. Pius X (3 teams, 2 buzzers, 1 scorekeeper) (SSP)**
Helias (2 teams, 2 buzzers)
Hannibal (2 teams, 1 buzzer, 1 moderator)
Lutheran St. Charles (2 teams, 1 buzzer, 1 moderator) (SSP)
Exeter (3 teams, 1 buzzer, 1 moderator) (SST)
Calvary Lutheran (2 teams) (SSP)
Hickman (1 team, 1 buzzer)
CIS (2 teams, 1 buzzer, 2 moderators) (SSP)
Osceola (1 team, 1 buzzer, 1 scorekeeper?) (SST)
TJIDS (2 teams) (SSP)
Ladue (3 teams, 1 buzzer, 1 moderator)
Jefferson City (2 teams, 2 buzzers)
Heartland (1 team) (SSP)
Rock Bridge (1 team)

*SST = eligible for the traditional small school bids
**SSP= eligible for the small school private or charter bids; all bids and eligibility are subject to final determination by NAQT.

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:54 am
by scphilli
3 spots left!

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:58 pm
by scphilli
Coaches should have received an informational email. If it did not get to you please let me know ASAP.

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:18 pm
by scphilli
We are now full at 36 teams! If you are still interested, by all means please let us add you to a wait list!

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:15 pm
by scphilli
Also MSHSAA has approved this event and waiting to hear about PACE.

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:47 pm
by scphilli
PACE has approved us for platinum status so the top 25 % will qualify for NSC!

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:35 am
by DeckardCain
I'll be posting tournament updates to Twitter as time permits: twitter.com/MissouriQBA

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:44 pm
by scphilli
Ladue A beat Helias A in the first game of an advantaged final 515-150! Full stats and recap later. Prelim stats available here:

http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... s/prelims/

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 6:35 pm
by scphilli
This is Ladue's sixth title at MFAT having previously won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament - October 21, 2017

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:54 pm
by scphilli