Quiz Bowlers Win Regional Round, Prepare for State

Posted February 17, 2014 / Last updated February 18, 2014

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The 2013-14 varsity Quiz Bowl team: (front row, from left) senior Kevin Yokum, senior Jim Huang, senior Andrew Collins, sophomore Mayank Mardia, sophomore Andrew Stoner; (back row, from left) senior Stanley Dai, sophomore Andrew Cerise, Jordan Lacoste, sophomore Stephen Owers, and senior Mark Alvarez.

The 2013-14 varsity Quiz Bowl team: (front row, from left) senior Kevin Yokum, senior Jim Huang, senior Andrew Collins, sophomore Mayank Mardia, sophomore Andrew Stoner; (back row, from left) senior Stanley Dai, sophomore Andrew Cerise, Jordan Lacoste, sophomore Stephen Owers, and senior Mark Alvarez.

The Jesuit Quiz Bowl team advanced to the Louisiana Association of Academic Competition state tournament by winning the Division I Region 4 tournament on Saturday, February 15. Jesuit hosted the event at Carrollton and Banks.

The team of seniors Kevin Yokum, Jack Caliva, and Stanley Dai went undefeated.  Senior Andrew Collins, who arrived late, assisted in one of the matches against Brother Martin. The Crusaders were the only other school to participate.

Jesuit’s Quiz Bowl team is coached by teachers Ron Rossi and Joe Knight.

The LAAC state tournament is March 22 in Natchitoches.