On Saturday, seven Carleton quizbowlers traveled up to the U of M to play in the Early Autumn Collegiate Novice Tournament. Carleton "A" consisted of Micheal Wheatman, Carolyn Harris, and Christopher Winter, and Carleton "B" was formed by Raghav Chandra, Edward Malnar, Charlie Gillmer, and Will Sheffer. The 8 team field of the tournament also had three teams from Minnesota, and one team from each of Augustana, Minnesota-Morris, and St. Thomas.
Both Carleton teams finished the day at 2-5, leaving them in fifth place. In addition to their similar records, both teams averaged about the same points per bonus, with A having 13.41 and B having 13.50, although A had the upperhand in the final match of the day between the two Carleton teams. Will's average of 35.71 points per game was good enough to get him sixth overall in scoring as well as a book prize, and Christopher also cracked the top 10 in individual scoring in ninth place with 23.57 points per game.
All in all, after only two practices to get prepared for this tournament, the Carleton (mostly) freshmen made a good showing and will have some more practices now to get ready for the next tournament in October.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Trash Results!
This past Saturday two teams of Carls played at Minnesota's mirror of Mike Cheyne's VCU Open trash tournament. Carleton A consisted of Scott Fox, Frank Firke, and recent graduate Andreas Stoehr ('11), while Max Henkel, Freddie Stein, and Jeff Berg played as Carleton B. (Each team was supplemented by an extra Minnesota player.) Also present were two unaffiliated teams, two teams from Drake, a Minnesota house team, and Iowa State.
Carleton A went 10-0 and swept the field, winning every match by at least 170 points. Carleton B tied for 2nd with two other teams at 6-4. Frank, Andreas, Scott, and Freddie finished 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th in individual scoring; Frank also picked up the neg prize with 10 negs, while Andreas finished with the impressive line of 20 powers and no negs.
Disappointingly for a trash tournament, there were no truly awful negs, but we did learn that Scott knows a lot about Maude, Frank knows the plot of Shaq Fu, and Andreas is an Alanis Morrissette devotee, so there's at least that.
Carleton A went 10-0 and swept the field, winning every match by at least 170 points. Carleton B tied for 2nd with two other teams at 6-4. Frank, Andreas, Scott, and Freddie finished 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th in individual scoring; Frank also picked up the neg prize with 10 negs, while Andreas finished with the impressive line of 20 powers and no negs.
Disappointingly for a trash tournament, there were no truly awful negs, but we did learn that Scott knows a lot about Maude, Frank knows the plot of Shaq Fu, and Andreas is an Alanis Morrissette devotee, so there's at least that.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Season Begins!
With classes starting tomorrow, the quizbowl season is upon us!
Our practices will be at the same place and time as last year: 6:30 on Monday and Wednesday, in Leighton 202 (turn left after walking in).
Our tournament schedule is as follows:
Sept. 17: VCU Open Trash at Minnesota (1st weekend)
This is a mirror of a trash (quizbowl jargon for pop culture) tournament to which we hope to send a team or two.
Sept. 24: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Minnesota (2nd weekend)
The first proper tournament of the year, this is one of the ideal opportunities for new students to play. The tournament is restricted to novices and intended to provide the style of college quizbowl in a maximally welcoming environment.
October 15: MOO (Missiles of October) at Minnesota (5th weekend)
This is a regular difficulty tournament (i.e. intended for more experienced players but still worthwhile for newer players) written by the Universities of Virginia and Michigan.
October 22: MAGNI at Carleton (6th weekend)
We will host MAGNI, a tournament written by Jerry Vinokurov and players from Yale and UCSD, at Carleton. The tournament aims to be very accessible for newer players while challenging experienced ones as well. We will be hosting this tournament, which means much of the team will be staffing, though we will have a team or two playing.
November 5: ACF Fall at Carleton (8th weekend)
ACF Fall, a yearly lower-difficulty tournament regarded as one of the most consistently excellent in quizbowl, is being edited by our very own Carsten Gehring this year. We will be hosting this tournament as well, though it is likely that more of our team will be able to play than at MAGNI.
Our practices will be at the same place and time as last year: 6:30 on Monday and Wednesday, in Leighton 202 (turn left after walking in).
Our tournament schedule is as follows:
Sept. 17: VCU Open Trash at Minnesota (1st weekend)
This is a mirror of a trash (quizbowl jargon for pop culture) tournament to which we hope to send a team or two.
Sept. 24: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Minnesota (2nd weekend)
The first proper tournament of the year, this is one of the ideal opportunities for new students to play. The tournament is restricted to novices and intended to provide the style of college quizbowl in a maximally welcoming environment.
October 15: MOO (Missiles of October) at Minnesota (5th weekend)
This is a regular difficulty tournament (i.e. intended for more experienced players but still worthwhile for newer players) written by the Universities of Virginia and Michigan.
October 22: MAGNI at Carleton (6th weekend)
We will host MAGNI, a tournament written by Jerry Vinokurov and players from Yale and UCSD, at Carleton. The tournament aims to be very accessible for newer players while challenging experienced ones as well. We will be hosting this tournament, which means much of the team will be staffing, though we will have a team or two playing.
November 5: ACF Fall at Carleton (8th weekend)
ACF Fall, a yearly lower-difficulty tournament regarded as one of the most consistently excellent in quizbowl, is being edited by our very own Carsten Gehring this year. We will be hosting this tournament as well, though it is likely that more of our team will be able to play than at MAGNI.
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