The XXI USAD National Finals
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Official Logo of the 02 USAD National Finals
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Host City
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Phoenix, Arizona
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States participating
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38
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Events
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10 Subjects in 2 Disciplines
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Opening Date
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2002
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Awards Ceremony
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2002
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National Champions
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Wisconsin Waukesha West
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National Second Place
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California Moorpark
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National Third Place
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Illinois Whitney Young
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Division I Champions
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California Moorpark
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Division II Champions
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Wisconsin Waukesha West
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Division III Champions
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Rhode Island The Wheeler School
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Curriculum Topic
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Understanding Others
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Super Quiz Topic
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E-communication: The Internet & Society
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Waukesha West High School from Wisconsin became the first school outside of California or Texas to win Nationals.
Overall Team Scores
State champions are in blue.
Place |
School |
State |
Score |
Medal Count
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1 |
Waukesha West High School |
Wisconsin |
48,871 |
14
|
2 |
Moorpark High School |
California |
48,292 |
21
|
3 |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
Illinois |
46,460 |
11
|
4 |
Lubbock High School |
Texas |
46,240 |
15
|
5 |
Mountain View Mesa High School |
Arizona |
45,058 |
7
|
6 |
Casa Grande High School |
California |
44,913 |
8
|
7 |
Scarborough |
Maine |
44,438 |
7
|
8 |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School |
Massachusetts |
44,230 |
6
|
9 |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
43,985 |
2
|
10 |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island |
41,811 |
6
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... |
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Most scores and rankings for the below teams are unknown.
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Hilo High School |
Hawai'i |
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4
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Adlai E. Stevenson High School |
Illinois |
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4
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Bingham High School |
Utah |
|
3
|
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Mankato West High School |
Minnesota |
|
3
|
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Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy |
Pennsylvania |
|
3
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Eisenhower High School |
Oklahoma |
|
2
|
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Centennal High School |
Idaho |
|
2
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William G. Enloe High School |
North Carolina |
|
2
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West Geauga High School |
Ohio |
|
2
|
14 |
Martinsville High School |
Indiana |
|
2
|
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Tri-West Hendricks High School |
Indiana |
|
1
|
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Eastlake North High School |
Ohio |
|
1
|
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Tupelo High School |
Mississippi |
|
1
|
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Harry A. Burke High School |
Nebraska |
|
1
|
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Jackson Central Merry High School |
Tennessee |
|
1
|
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University High School |
Arizona |
|
1
|
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Highland High School |
New Mexico |
35,546.3 |
1
|
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Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan |
New Jersey |
|
1
|
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Paul D. Schreiber High School |
New York |
|
1
|
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Olympia High School |
Washington |
|
1
|
|
Shawnee Mission South High School |
Kansas |
|
1
|
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Spring Valley High School |
South Carolina |
|
1
|
38 |
Caddo Parish Magnet High School |
Louisiana |
31,983 |
-
|
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Montville High School |
Connecticut |
|
1
|
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Nemaha Valley High School |
Nebraska |
|
1
|
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Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Secondary School |
Minnesota |
|
1
|
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Oldham County High School |
Kentucky |
|
-
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Monmouth Academy |
Maine |
|
-
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Fairview High School |
Pennsylvania |
|
-
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Alvirne High School |
New Hampshire |
|
-
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Renaissance High School |
Michigan |
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-
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Boulder High School |
Colorado |
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-
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Macon Central High School |
Georgia |
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-
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Savannah Arts Academy |
Georgia |
|
-
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Preston High School |
Idaho |
|
-
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Independence High School |
Kansas |
|
-
|
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South Salem High School |
Oregon |
|
-
|
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Campbell County High School |
Wyoming |
|
-
|
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Wheatland High School |
Wyoming |
|
-
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Albin High School |
Wyoming |
|
-
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Mount Vernon High School |
Iowa |
|
-
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Taylor High School |
Texas |
|
-
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Park City High School |
Utah |
|
-
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Ridgefield Memorial High School |
New Jersey |
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-
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52 |
Van Buren High School |
Arkansas |
29,266 |
-
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Team Super Quiz Scores
Place |
Score |
School |
State
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1 |
4,990 |
Moorpark |
California
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2 |
4,595 |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
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3 |
4,400 |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona
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4 |
4,330 |
Whitney Young |
Illinois
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5 |
4,275 |
Lubbock |
Texas
|
6 |
4,245 |
Casa Grande |
California
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7 |
3,995 |
Scarborough |
Maine
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8 |
3,935 |
Tupelo |
Mississippi
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9 |
3,885 |
Taylor |
Texas
|
10 |
3,880 |
Bingham |
Utah
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Super Quiz Relay Scores
Top Student Scores
Overall
Honors
Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
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1 |
Jill Richards |
Lubbock |
Texas |
8,615
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2 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
8,599
|
3 |
Olivia Tarcov |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
8,543
|
? |
Kathryn Long |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
8,520
|
? |
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Scarborough |
Maine |
8,477
|
? |
Jeffery Vautin |
Scarborough |
Maine |
8,300
|
? |
David Gerber |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona |
8,130
|
? |
Unknown |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
8,040
|
? |
Unknown |
Moorpark |
California |
8,029 < X < 8,420
|
? |
Bethany Holmes |
Fairview |
Pennsylvania |
8,013
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Scholastic
Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
1 |
Johnny Mendoza |
Moorpark |
California |
7,962
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2 |
Nalin Ratyanake |
Centennial |
Idaho |
7,955
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3 |
Jonathan Lindsley |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
7,845
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4 |
George Busby |
Lubbock |
Texas |
7,825
|
? |
Scott Wilcox |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
7,781
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7 |
Robby Prince |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona |
7,723
|
? |
Arin Bratt |
Scarborough |
Maine |
7,705
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Varsity
Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
1 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
8,678
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2 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California |
8,420
|
3 |
Julie Bristol |
Moorpark |
California |
8,027
|
4 |
Nathan Edwards |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
8,007
|
5 |
David Rookhuyzen |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona |
7,933
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Division I
Honors
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
8,615 |
Jill Richards |
Lubbock |
Texas
|
Silver |
8,599 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois
|
Bronze |
8,543 |
Olivia Tarcov |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois
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Scholastic
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
7,962 |
Johnny Mendoza |
Moorpark |
California
|
Silver |
7,955 |
Nalin Ratyanake |
Centennial
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Idaho
|
Bronze |
7,825 |
George Busby |
Lubbock |
Texas
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Varsity
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
8,420 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
Silver |
8,027 |
Julie Bristol |
Moorpark |
California
|
Bronze |
7,933 |
David Rookhuyzen |
Mountain View Mesa
|
Arizona
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Division II
Honors
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
8,520 |
Kathryn Long |
Waukesha West
|
Wisconsin
|
Silver |
8,477 |
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Scarborough
|
Maine
|
Bronze |
8,300 |
Jeffery Vautin |
Scarborough
|
Maine
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Scholastic
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
7,845 |
Jonathan Lindsley |
Waukesha West
|
Wisconsin
|
Silver |
7,781 |
Scott Wilcox |
Waukesha West
|
Wisconsin
|
Bronze |
7,705 |
Arin Bratt |
Scarborough |
Maine
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Varsity
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
8,678 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
Silver |
8,007 |
Nathan Edwards |
Waukesha West
|
Wisconsin
|
Bronze |
7,295 |
Brian Cama |
Hilo |
Hawaii
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Divison III
Honors
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
8,013 |
Bethany Holmes |
Fairview |
Pennsylvania
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Silver |
7,975 |
Anna von Reinhart |
The Wheeler School
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Rhode Island
|
Bronze |
7,663 |
Celeste Monke |
University |
Arizona
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Scholastic
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
7,285 |
Adam Love |
Tri-West Hendricks |
Indiana
|
Silver |
7,232 |
Luba Tovbina |
University |
Arizona
|
Bronze |
7,143 |
Robert Wray |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
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Varsity
Rank |
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
Gold |
6,593 |
Carlos Valentin |
University |
Arizona
|
Silver |
6,458 |
Jora Ehrlich |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
|
Bronze |
6,415 |
Eric Palmieri |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
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Individual Events
Art
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Nathaniel Jones |
Moorpark |
California
|
980
|
2 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
940
|
3 |
Jill Richards |
Lubbock |
Texas |
920
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Brendan Murray |
Lubbock |
Texas |
900
|
2 |
Michelle Kim |
Moorpark |
California
|
880
|
3 |
Dan Kaplan |
Adlai E. Stevenson |
Illinois
|
860
|
3 |
Catherine Lee |
Lubbock |
Texas |
860
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
940
|
2 |
Ryan Larson |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
|
Iowa |
900
|
3 |
Julie Bristol |
Moorpark |
California
|
860
|
3 |
Tabitha Annen |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
860
|
Economics
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Amar Gupta |
Shawnee Mission South |
Kansas
|
940
|
2 |
David Gerber |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona
|
920
|
2 |
Vasu Reddy |
Lubbock |
Texas |
920
|
3 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
900
|
3 |
Kathryn Long |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
900
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
George Busby |
Lubbock |
Texas |
940
|
2 |
Brendan Murray |
Lubbock |
Texas |
860
|
2 |
Brandon Baker-Rice |
Enloe |
North Carolina
|
860
|
3 |
Dan Kaplan |
Adlai E. Stevenson |
Illinois
|
840
|
3 |
Arin Bratt |
Scarborough |
Maine |
840
|
3 |
Justin Griffin |
Olympia |
Washington
|
840
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
880
|
2 |
Chris Hagar |
Acton-Boxborough Reg |
Massachusetts
|
860
|
3 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
840
|
Essay
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Dana Berkowitz |
Northern Valley Reg
|
New Jersey |
970
|
1 |
Cyrus Woolard |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
|
970
|
2 |
Julia Wallace |
Adlai E. Stevenson |
Illinois
|
960
|
3 |
Gregory Stachelek |
Northwest Penn Coll Acad
|
Pennsylvania |
920
|
3 |
Anna von Reinhart |
The Wheeler School
|
Rhode Island |
920
|
3 |
Chang Liu |
Enloe |
North Carolina
|
920
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Klara Kim |
Whitney Young |
Illinois
|
970
|
2 |
Rose Hembrow-Beach |
Casa Grande |
California
|
950
|
3 |
Jon Blancha |
Acton-Boxborough Reg.
|
Massachusetts |
930
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
920
|
1 |
Eric Palmieri |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
|
920
|
2 |
Chris Hagar |
Acton-Boxborough Reg.
|
Massachusetts |
890
|
3 |
Mike Kelleher |
Acton-Boxborough Reg.
|
Massachusetts |
880
|
Interview
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Lincoln Uyeda |
Hilo |
Hawaii |
1,000
|
1 |
Jeffery Vautin |
Scarborough |
Maine |
1,000
|
1 |
Andrea Johnson |
Mankato West |
Minnesota |
1,000
|
1 |
Anna von Reinhart |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island |
1,000
|
1 |
Kathryn Long |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin |
1,000
|
2 |
David Gerber |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona |
993
|
2 |
Jess Burkle |
West Geauga |
Ohio |
993
|
3 |
Vasu Reddy |
Lubbock |
Texas |
990
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Nalin Ratnayake |
Centennial |
Idaho
|
997
|
2 |
Emily Scott |
Mankato West |
Minnesota
|
980
|
3 |
Catherine Lee |
Lubbock |
Texas |
973
|
3 |
Kayla Knudsen |
Mankato West |
Minnesota
|
973
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Garret Martin |
Casa Grande |
California
|
990
|
2 |
Brian Cama |
Hilo |
Hawaii |
983
|
3 |
Henry Magel III |
Paul D. Schreiber
|
New York |
977
|
Language and Literature
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
940
|
2 |
Orr Ashenberg |
Acton-Boxborough |
Massachusetts
|
920
|
3 |
Nathaniel Jones |
Moorpark |
California
|
880
|
3 |
Olivia Tarcov |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
880
|
3 |
Jill Richards |
Lubbock |
Texas |
880
|
3 |
Patricia Peter |
Lubbock |
Texas |
880
|
3 |
Brian Rushton |
Bingham |
Utah |
880
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Robert Bauer |
Montville |
Connecticut
|
840
|
2 |
Kevin Teeling |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona
|
820
|
3 |
Michelle Kim |
Moorpark |
California
|
780
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
900
|
2 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
820
|
3 |
Jerome Yang |
Moorpark |
California
|
800
|
Math
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
1,000
|
2 |
Jessica Eggert |
Adlai E. Stevenson
|
Illinois |
960
|
2 |
Brian Rushton |
Bingham |
Utah |
960
|
3 |
Dean Reich |
Moorpark |
California
|
920
|
3 |
Andy Song |
Moorpark |
California |
920
|
3 |
Lincoln Uyeda |
Hilo |
Hawaii |
920
|
3 |
Sudhir Patel |
Eastlake North |
Ohio
|
920
|
3 |
Gregory Stachelek |
Northwest Penn Coll Acad
|
Pennsylvania |
920
|
3 |
Vasu Reddy |
Lubbock |
Texas |
920
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
George Busby |
Lubbock |
Texas |
960
|
2 |
Brian Kyle |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
920
|
3 |
Jerry Shen |
University |
Arizona |
880
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Benjamin Taylor |
Tupelo |
Mississippi
|
880
|
2 |
Jerome Yang |
Moorpark |
California
|
840
|
2 |
Christian Heyden |
Burke |
Nebraska
|
840
|
2 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
840
|
3 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
800
|
3 |
Rensise Buenviaie |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
800
|
Music
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Scarborough |
Maine
|
980
|
2 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
920
|
3 |
Patricia Peter |
Lubbock |
Texas |
900
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Ben Riggs |
Highland |
New Mexico |
880
|
2 |
Arin Bratt |
Scarborough |
Maine |
840
|
3 |
Johnny Mendoza |
Moorpark |
California
|
820
|
3 |
Josh Pencek |
Martinsville |
Indiana
|
820
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
920
|
2 |
David Rookhuyzen |
Mountain View Mesa
|
Arizona |
840
|
2 |
Brian Cama |
Hilo |
Hawaii |
840
|
3 |
Julie Bristol |
Moorpark |
California
|
820
|
3 |
Rensise Buenviaie |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
820
|
3 |
Lauren Lindgren |
Northwest Penn Coll Acad
|
Pennsylvania |
820
|
Science
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Jacob Kowalski |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
940
|
2 |
Dean Reich |
Moorpark |
California
|
920
|
2 |
Brian Rushton |
Bingham |
Utah |
920
|
3 |
Nathaniel Jones |
Moorpark |
California
|
900
|
3 |
Anne Zhao |
Eisenhower |
Oklahoma |
900
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Josh Pencek |
Martinsville |
Indiana
|
900
|
2 |
Steve Overbeck |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
|
Iowa |
880
|
2 |
Yang Yang |
Acton-Boxborough |
Massachusetts
|
880
|
3 |
Yvonne Volz |
Casa Grande |
California
|
860
|
3 |
Tristan Arnold |
Casa Grande |
California
|
860
|
3 |
Andrew Chastain |
South Salem |
Oregon
|
860
|
3 |
Nicholas Goodman |
Spring Valley |
South Carolina
|
860
|
3 |
George Busby |
Lubbock |
Texas |
860
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
900
|
2 |
Kyle Jackson |
Scarborough |
Maine
|
880
|
3 |
David Rookhuyzen |
Mountain View Mesa
|
Arizona |
860
|
3 |
Kyle Morgan |
Casa Grande |
California
|
860
|
3 |
Wolfgang Wachalovsky |
Casa Grande |
California
|
860
|
Speech
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Kathryn Long |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
1,000
|
2 |
Anna von Reinhart |
The Wheeler School
|
Rhode Island |
990
|
2 |
Jess Burkle |
West Geauga |
Ohio |
990
|
3 |
Kiera Fredericksen |
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
|
Minnesota |
953
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Brian Kyle |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
957
|
2 |
Scott Wilcox |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
943
|
3 |
Nalin Ratnayake |
Centennial |
Idaho
|
933
|
3 |
James Concannon |
Scarborough |
Maine
|
933
|
3 |
Ann Moles |
Nemaha Valley |
Nebraska
|
933
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Brian Brush |
Monmouth Academy |
Maine
|
980
|
2 |
Matt Marshall |
Jackson Central Merry
|
Tennessee |
963
|
3 |
David Rookhuyzen |
Mountain View Mesa
|
Arizona |
960
|
Super Quiz: The Internet
Honors
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Jill Richards |
Lubbock |
Texas |
895
|
2 |
Becky Ong |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona
|
865
|
2 |
Shivanjil Sharme |
Casa Grande |
California
|
865
|
2 |
Anne Zhao |
Eisenhower |
Oklahoma |
865
|
3 |
Kathryn Long |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
850
|
Scholastic
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Johnny Mendoza |
Moorpark |
California
|
895
|
2 |
Arin Bratt |
Scarborough |
Maine |
835
|
3 |
Laura Llamedo |
Whitney Young
|
Illinois |
820
|
3 |
Adam Love |
Tri-West Hendricks |
Indiana
|
820
|
3 |
Adam Slutsky |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
|
820
|
Varsity
Rank
|
Student
|
School
|
State
|
Score
|
1 |
Julie Bristol |
Moorpark |
California
|
850
|
2 |
Nathan Edwards |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
820
|
3 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
800
|
3 |
Wolfgang Wachalovsky |
Casa Grande |
California
|
800
|
High Scorer from Each State
Score |
Student |
School |
State
|
8,678 |
Ryan Ramlow |
Waukesha West |
Wisconsin
|
8,615 |
Jill Richards |
Lubbock |
Texas
|
8,599 |
Megan Wachspress |
Whitney Young |
Illinois
|
8,477 |
Nathaniel Whittemore |
Scarborough |
Maine
|
8,420 |
Sergio Suarez |
Moorpark |
California
|
8,130 |
David Gerber |
Mountain View Mesa |
Arizona
|
8,013 |
Bethany Holmes |
Fairview |
Pennsylvania
|
7,975 |
Anna von Reinhart |
The Wheeler School |
Rhode Island
|
7,663 |
Celeste Monke |
University |
Arizona
|
... |
|
|
|
Note: Though many states sent two teams, USAD only recognized the state's high scorer.