Seniors Ian Calamari, Kevin Yokum, coach Ron Rossi, Jack Caliva, and Stanley Dai

Jesuit’s Quiz Bowl team took fifth place in the National Tournament for Academic Excellence (NTAE), an invitation-only event at Disney World that had not been held since 2009. Coach Ron Rossi accompanied Varsity Team A made up of seniors Ian Calamari, Kevin Yokum, Jack Caliva, and Stanley Dai. The Jays had won the NAC the week before in Chicago and were a little out of their laser-focus element at the NTAE. Still, Jesuit reached the finals, as did four other teams (two of which were “select” teams whose members were from more than one school).

Yokum earned All-American at NTAE, again a special honor for a unique Blue Jay quiz bowler.