Updates from Rod Beard about the 2022 AGLOA National Tournament. > p. 3
Highlights from our 2022 Outstanding Seniors and Outstanding Educators. > p. 10 & 16
Preview the 2023 AGLOA National Tournament that will be held in Orlando, Florida. > p. 26
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Senior Division Sweepstakes Champions
It’s About Power | Ann Arbor | MI
Junior Division Sweepstakes Champions
It’s About Drive | Ann Arbor | MI
Middle Division Sweepstakes Champions
Mary Propins | Livonia | MI
Elementary Division Sweepstakes Champions
Northville Unidentified | Northville | MI
After two challenging years that changed everyone’s lives and forced AGLOA to cancel the national tournaments in 2020 and 2021, gathering everyone together at the Knoxville Convention Center marked a return to normalcy. Coaches, players and parents rejoiced in four days of rigorous competition, friendly company and wonderful fun and camaraderie.
Rod Beard, Executive Director
After a two-year hiatus, The 55th annual Academic Games National Tournament welcomed more than 800 participants. Players, coaches, volunteers and all of our tournament guests were overjoyed to return to in-person competition for our 2022 AGLOA National Tournament in Knoxville April 22 - 25. It was exciting to see everyone and to get back to some sense of normalcy.
I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to each and every participant in this year’s tournament. This has been a long and difficult journey back to in-person play but our players, coaches and volunteers showed that with resilience, determination and perseverance, we can overcome great challenges.
Throughout the 2022 tournament, participants demonstrated incredible knowledge, skills and sportsmanship. You’ve also shown remarkable poise and adaptability, and a deep respect for your fellow competitors and the necessary COVID-19 protocols.
As we close out this year, I want to remind you that the true value of the tournament lies not only in your achievements in the games, but also in the sense of community and camaraderie that we have built together. We have shown that even in the face of adversity, we can come together as a community and support one another, learn from each other, and achieve great things together.
Thank you all for being part of the Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament, and we look forward to seeing you all next year in Florida!
The Sweepstakes title is a remarkable achievement at the Academic Games Leagues of America (AGLOA) National Tournament. These titles are awarded in each division’s to the Individuals and teams who finish with the best overall combined scores from at least four different games.
Winning this championship title demonstrates a breadth and knowledge across multiple subjects and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the players who achieve this remarkable accomplishment. The Sweepstakes title carries a prestige and recognition that only a handful of players and teams are able to achieve.
In order to win this title, at least one game from each of the three subject areas—Mathematics, Language Arts, and Social Studies—must be used to determine Sweepstakes ranking. The fourth game used in the calculation may be from any game not previously used.
In each division’s, players compete in the Individuals Sweepstakes Competition to determine the best overall Academic Games player. Each player that meets the criteria is automatically entered into the competition. A player may compete in more than four games and take the best four scores that meet the guidelines.
In each division’s, in order to be eligible for the Team Sweepstakes Competition, a team must consist of the same five players for all games which they are counting towards their Sweepstakes score. All teams that meet the criteria are automatically entered into the Team Sweepstakes Competition. If some or all of the players on the team wish to play on other teams or Individualsly in the other games which they are not counting for Team Sweepstakes, they may do so.
Elementary Individuals Sweepstakes Benjamin Wang Middle Individuals Sweepstakes Rogan Geyer Junior Individuals Sweepstakes Isaac SongElementary Division Individuals
1. Benjamin Wang | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Varick Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Anna Ching | Seneca Valley | PA
Elementary Division Teams
1. Northville Unidentified | Northville | MI
2. Bubble Guppies | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Tater Tots | Ann Arbor | MI
Middle Division Individuals
1. Rogan Geyer | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Christine Tseng | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Kyle Tew | MNCCS | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. Mary Propins | MNCCS | MI
2. Simply Legendary | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. We Don’t Talk About KJ | St. Lawrence | MI
Junior Division Individuals
1. Isaac Song | Northville | MI
2. Akshita Sridhar | New Orleans | LA
3. David Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
Junior Division Teams
1. It’s About Drive | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Weapons of Thinker Creation | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Northville Wff Wff Doggies | Northville | MI
3. Little Ceasars | St. Bernard | LA
Senior Division Individuals
1. Alexandra VanLaven | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Akshaya Kannikeswaran | Northville | MI
3. Mahir Rahman | Jefferson Parish | LA
Senior Division Teams
1. It’s About Power | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Challenged? Never | New Orleans | LA
3. Northville vs Everyone | Northville | MI
Equations competition encourages students to apply the mathematics they already know and to learn new math concepts sometimes years before they will learn these ideas in school. Complex problem solving is a key component to this game; mathematical knowledge and constantly evolving skills are the characteristics of teams that dominate this game.
In each of the cube games, competition consists of four rounds of play with players divided into 2or 3-player matches. Scores from each round of play are combined to form an individual’s and team’s total points. After the four regular rounds, undefeated players enter the individual playoffs and the section winners (plus possible wild card teams) enter the team playoffs.
Playoffs bring the fiercest competitors together to determine individual and team champions. In the Elementary Division, there are no individual cube game playoffs.
Elementary Equations Perfect Scorers
Aiden Mou | MNCCS | MI
Amira Wu | MNCCS | MI
Andrew Hong | MNCCS | MI
Andy Su | Ann Arbor | MI
Benjamin Wang | Ann Arbor | MI
Evan Zhen | MNCCS | MI
Lincoln Breit | Hermitage School District
Nathan Wen | MNCCS | MI
Tanmay Pavuluri | Northville | MI
Varick Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
Middle Division Equations Champion
Yuhang Wu
Junior Division Equations Champion
Caroline Chacko
Senior Division Equations Champion
Elementary Division Teams
1. A Piece of Pi | MNCCS | MI
2. Northville Unidentified | Northville | MI
3. Academic Gamers | MNCCS | MI
Elementary Division Equations Champions
A Piece of Pi
Middle Division Individuals
1. Yuhang Wu | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. Christine Tseng | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Rishan Patel | Northville | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. Happy Meal Fries | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Mary Propins | MNCCS | MI
3. Le Potat | Ann Arbor | MI
Middle Division Equations Champions
Happy Meal Fries
Junior Division Equations Champions
Northville Wff Wff Doggies
Junior Division Individuals
1. Caroline Chacko | Northville | MI
2. Selina Li | St. Bernard | LA
2. Ava Grave de Peralta | Palm Beach County | FL
Junior Division Teams
1. Northville Wff Wff Doggies | Northville | MI
2. Weapons of Thinker Creation | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Jesuit | New Orleans | LA
Senior Division Individuals
1. Shanshan Ye | Northville | MI
2. Alexandra VanLaven | Ann Arbor | MI
3. William Xi | New Orleans | LA
3. Akshaya Kannikeswaran | Northville | MI
Senior Division Teams
1. Northville vs Everyone | Northville | MI
Senior Division Equations Champions
Northville vs Everyone
2. Challenged? Never | New Orleans | LA
3. It’s About Power | Ann Arbor | MI
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Senior Division Individuals
1. Wade Rogers | New Orleans | LA
2. Jason Chen | Seneca Valley | PA
3. Ashley Barron | New Orleans | LA
3. Ava Volante | St. Bernard | LA
3. Coby Barrow | St. Bernard | LA
3. Josie Dougherty | Mt. Lebanon | PA
3. Landin Sanborn | New Orleans | LA
3. Mahir Rahman | Jefferson Parish | LA
Senior Division Teams
1. Whip Inflation Now: WIN | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. Challenged? Never | New Orleans | LA
3. WPAGL Wishful Thinkers | WPAGL | PA
Junior Division Individuals
1. Vaishnavi Kumbala | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. Ryan Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Nora Rice | Beaver County Christian School | PA
Junior Division Teams
1. Weapons of Thinker Creation | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. BCAGL Join the Bandwagon | Beaver County League | PA
3. WPAGL Prop Drop & Roll | WPAGL | PA ..
Middle Division Individuals
1. Huawei Ye | MNCCS | MI
1. Albert Pimenova | Seneca Valley | PA
3. Kyle Tew | MNCCS | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. Mary Propins | MNCCS | MI
2. Sacred Heart | New Orleans | LA
3. Simply Legendary | Jefferson Parish | LA
Elementary Division Individuals
1. Conchessa Delos Reyes | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Navraj Mahngar | Northville | MI
3. Sameen Hossain | Jefferson Parish | LA
Elementary Division Teams
1. The Royal Flush | Char-Meck | NC
2. Northville Unidentified | Northville | MI
3. Rhymes With Orange | Palm Beach County | FL
Elementary Division Propaganda Champions The Royal Flush Middle Division Propaganda Champions Mary Propins Junior Division Propaganda Champions Weapons of Thinker Creation
Propaganda has been used throughout history to influence public opinion and shape political and social movements. In today’s media environment, studying techniques of persuasion can help us become more media literate and develop an understanding of how propaganda can be used to influence people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.
As a game at the AGLOA National Tournament, it is an opportunity for players to show their expertise in techniques of persuasion. In the game, players are presented with a variety of techniques, such as emotional appeals, name-calling, and bandwagon appeal, and they are challenged to identify which technique is being used.
Scores for a single example are based on a player’s correctness and their confidence in their answer selection. A player’s total score for a round is the sum of their scores from each example for that round. After all rounds have been played, the player’s final score is the sum from the four individual rounds played.
By playing Propaganda, participants learn how to recognize and analyze the various techniques of persuasion that are commonly used in advertising, politics and other areas of public life. By studying these techniques of persuasion, we can learn to recognize and analyze the messages that are being presented to us, better evaluate the credibility of sources, and make informed decisions.
Senior Propaganda Champion Wade Rogers Junior Propaganda Champion Vaishnavi Kumbala Middle Propaganda Co-Champions Huawei Ye and Albert PimenovaAGLOA’s Outstanding Senior Award is one of the most prestigious honors awarded at the national tournament. The award recognizes not only a student’s academic accomplishments, but most importantly, their leadership skills, sportsmanship and community involvement.
Winning the Outstanding Senior Award is a significant achievement. It is bestowed upon graduating seniors who, throughout their Academic Games careers, have demonstrated and promoted the values AGLOA holds in the highest regard: hard work, respect for others, teamwork, integrity, fairness, and leadership.
These players not only have enviable competitive records but have given of themselves to promote the spirit of Academic Games in their own schools and leagues. These 2022 inductees represent four leagues from across the country and join an elite group of Academic Games competitors.
Dallas Lucy Detroit | MI
Shanshan Ye
New Orleans Academic Games League | LA
A mother and daughter combo, Allison and Connie were both honored with Outstanding Awards in 2022.
Gavin Grave de Peralta Palm Beach | FL
Elementary Division Teams
1. A Piece of Pi | MNCCS | MI
2. Tater Tots | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Northville Unidentified | Northville | MI
Middle Division Individuals
1. David Russo | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. Winnie Lian | Jackson | MI
3. Ella Zhang | MNCCS | MI
3. Lucas Ji | MNCCS | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. Simply Legendary | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. Mary Propins | MNCCS | MI
3. Mary Ate CAKEN | MNCCS | MI
Junior Division Individuals
1. David Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Isaac Song | Northville | MI
3. Mahek Verma | Northville | MI
Junior Division Teams
1. Northville Wff Wff Doggies | Northville | MI
2. It’s About Drive | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Little Caesars | St. Bernard | LA
Senior Division Individuals
1. Dillan Lau | Northville | MI
2. Landin Sanborn | New Orleans | LA
3. Jack West | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Elizabeth Mobley | New Orleans | LA
Senior Division Teams
1. The Thinkers Creed: WIN | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. Northville vs Everyone | Northville | MI
3. Challenged? Never | New Orleans | LA
Middle On-Sets Champion David Russo Junior On-Sets Champion David Chen Senior On-Sets Champion Dillan LauOn-Sets teaches players about spatial relationships and principles of set theory. As a fundamental branch of mathematics, set theory deals with collections of objects and the relationships between them and has wide-ranging applications in fields like computer science, statistics and physics. On-Sets is an ideal way to introduce these concepts in a challenging and engaging way while also promoting critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.
On-Sets challenges players to think logically and systematically as they work to identify patterns and relationships with the set of cards dealt in each match. Each division’s level of competition introduces increasingly more difficult mathematical concepts for the players to use by adding age appropriate variations to the basic game.
In each of the cube games, competition consists of four rounds of play with players divided into 2- or 3-player matches. Scores from each round of play are combined to form an Individuals’s and team’s total points. After the four regular rounds, undefeated players enter the individual playoffs and the section winners (plus possible wild card teams) enter the team playoffs.
Playoffs bring the fiercest competitors together to determine champions for both individuals and teams. In the Elementary Division, there are no individual cube game playoffs.
Andrew Hong | MNCCS | MI
Anna Ching | Seneca Valley | PA
Arjun Iyer | Ann Arbor | MI
Leo Nguyen | Jackson | MI
Ryan Xie | MNCCS | MI
Elementary Division On-Sets Champions A Piece of Pi Middle Division On-Sets Champions Simply Legendary Junior Division On-Sets Champions Northville Wff Wff Doggies Senior Division On-Sets Champions The Thinkers Creed: WINPresidents is a social studies game that challenges players to demonstrate their knowledge of American history and political science. The game has a central reader who reads clues about United States Presidents and players must use their knowledge of presidential history to outwit their opponents to win the game.
Presidents is a great way to make learning about American history and politics engaging for students. It promotes critical thinking while also fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of U.S. history and government. Moreover, it helps to develop and hone important research and study skills as players must learn and remember a large amount of information about the presidents and their accomplishments.
Elementary Division (grade 6 and below) and Middle Division (grades 7-8) questions are composed with easier language than for the Junior and Senior Divisions (grades 9-12). The historical and political events are more demanding, plus the players are expected to know how other major U.S. Leaders may have played a part in the events of an administration.
Senior Presidents Champion Akshaya Kannikeswaran
Junior Presidents Co-Champions Vaishnavi Kumbala and Andrew Woods
Middle Presidents Champion Mason Bell
Senior Division Presidents Champions
Challenged? Never
Junior Division Presidents Champions Little Caesars
Senior Division Individuals
1. Akshaya Kannikeswaran | Northville | MI
2. Elizabeth Mobley | New Orleans | LA
2. Mahir Rahman | Jefferson Parish | LA
Senior Division Teams
1. Challenged? Never | New Orleans | LA
2. Northville vs Everyone | Northville | MI
3. Whip Inflation Now: WIN | Jefferson Parish | LA
Junior Division Individuals
1. Vaishnavi Kumbala | Jefferson Parish | LA
1. Andrew Woods | Blackhawk | PA
3. Jackson Sauders | Laurel School District | PA
Junior Division Teams
1. Little Caesars | St. Bernard | LA
2. Watergate Keep | New Orleans | LA
3. Weapons of Thinker Creation | Jefferson Parish | LA
Middle Division Individuals
1. Mason Bell | Karns City Area School District | PA
2. Javier Rodriguez | New Orleans | LA
2. Rogan Geyer | Ann Arbor | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. Simply Legendary | Jefferson Parish | LA
2. We Don’t Talk About KJ | St. Lawrence | MI
3. PA PREZ | IU4 League | PA
Middle Division Presidents Champions
Simply Legendary
Elementary Division Individuals
1. Benjamin Wang | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Varick Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Ashwath Rajesh | Palm Beach County | FL
Elementary Division Teams
1. Floridjority | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Wee Thinkers | St. Bernard | LA
3. The Cool Calvins | IU4 League | PA
Elementary Division Presidents Champions Floridjority
Chris Cartagena Palm Beach | FL
Michael Montour
Yuxuan Chen
AGLOA’s Outstanding Educator Award is a prestigious honor awarded to outstanding teachers and coaches who demonstrate exceptional leadership and dedication in promoting Academic Games in their school or community. The award recognizes their ability to inspire and motivate their students to excel in Academic Games and beyond.
Winning the Outstanding Educator Award is a significant achievement and a reflection of the many hours these educators spend creating a supportive and challenging learning environment, their success in promoting academic games in their community, and their ability to foster positive relationships with their students and colleagues.
Winning this award is a significant achievement and serves as a testament to the dedication, hard work and commitment to excellence of all our honorees.
LinguiSHTIK is a language arts game that challenges players to improve their grammar, vocabulary, spelling and writing skills. Players learn to compose better sentences with proper grammar application. They also use richer vocabulary as they compete against others and are rewarded.
All grade levels play with the same set of procedural rules. However, each division’s level of competition introduces increasingly more difficult grammatical concepts for the players to use. Competitors are challenged to enhance their vocabulary and grammar skills in increasingly creative ways.
In each of the cube games, competition consists of four rounds of play with players divided into 2or 3-player matches. Scores from each round of play are combined to form an individual’s and team’s total points. After the four regular rounds, undefeated players enter the individual playoffs and the section winners (plus possible wild card teams) enter the team playoffs.
Playoffs bring the fiercest competitors together to determine champions for both Individuals and teams. In the Elementary Division, there are no individual cube game playoffs.
Elementary LinguiSHTIK Perfect Scorers
Allen Hu | MNCCS | MI
Mia Yan | Northville | MI
Micah Wang | Palm Beach | FL
Nathan Wen | MNCCS | MI
Middle LinguiSHTIK Champion Ada Gong
Junior LinguiSHTIK Champion Ava Grave de Peralta
Elementary Division Teams
1. Northville Unidentified | Northville | MI
2. Tater Tots | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Academic Gamers | MNCCS| MI
Elementary Division Equations Champions
Northville Unidentified
Middle Division Individuals
1. Ada Gong | MNCCS | MI
2. Riya Reddy | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Shenhao Deng | MNCCS | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. Happy Meal Fries | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Mary Propins | MNCCS | MI
3. Simply Legendary | Jefferson Parish | LA
Middle Division Equations Champions
Happy Meal Fries
Junior Division Equations Champions
Northville Wff Wff Doggies
Junior Division Individuals
1. Ava Grave de Peralta | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Mason Holst | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Ayush Rayathatha | Northville | MI
Junior Division Teams
1. Northville Wff Wff Doggies | Northville | MI
2. It’s About Drive | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Northville Wff and Proof Forever | Northville | MI
Senior Division Individuals
1. Alfredo Meza | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Khalil El Abbassi | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. Sania Islam | Jefferson Parish | LA
Senior Division Equations Champions
It’s About Power
Senior Division Teams
1. It’s About Power | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Whip Inflation Now: WIN | Jefferson Parish | LA
3. The Thinkers Creed: WIN | Jefferson Parish | LA
Senior Division Individuals
1. Liam White | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Alexandra VanLaven | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Jacob Hefty | Palm Beach County | FL
3. Simon Shavit | Ann Arbor | MI
Senior Division Teams
1. It’s About Power | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Mogul Monkeys | Palm Beach County | FL
3. Carnegie’s Krew | IU4 League | PA
Junior Division Individuals
1. Andrew Woods | Blackhawk | PA
2. Meghan D’Aniello | Moon Area School District | PA
3. Ryan Chen | Ann Arbor | MI
Junior Division Teams
11. It’s About Drive | Ann Arbor | MI
2. WPAGL Carnegie Steel | WPAGL | PA
3. BCAGL Standard Oilers | Beaver County League | PA
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Middle Division Individuals
1. Nethanya Fonseka | St. Lawrence | MI
2. Chioma Nwoke | St. Lawrence | MI
3. Livi Lawroski | St. Lawrence | MI
3. KJ Schuster | St. Lawrence | MI
Middle Division Teams
1. We Don’t Talk About KJ | St. Lawrence | MI
2. Mary Propins | MNCCS | MI
3. The Gomper Gang | IU4 League | PA
Elementary Division Individuals
1. Satvik Mentada | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Evan Young | Mt. Lebanon | PA
3. Cruz Alvarez | Palm Beach County | FL
Elementary Division Teams
1. Floridabulous | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Crummy Custards | IU4 League | PA
3. Happy Centenial | WPAGL | PA
Senior Division Theme Champions
It’s About Power
Junior Division Theme Champions
It’s About Drive
Middle Division Theme Champions
We Don’t Talk About KJ
Elementary Division Theme Champions
Floridabulous
While preparing for and playing Theme, the players learn to research a particular historical theme that varies from year to year and to prepare notes and study materials about that theme. Examples of past themes include “Women in World History,” “The 1960’s,” “The American West,” and “Space Exploration.” Players learn how the events in the theme affected people at the time and how those issues still affect them today. The knowledge gained from playing Theme leads to more informed and responsible future citizens.
Elementary Division (grade 6 and below) and Middle Division (grades 7-8) questions are composed with easier language than for the Junior and Senior Divisions (grades 9-12). In the high school divisions, the historical and political events referred to are more demanding.
The topic for Theme in 2022 was “The Gilded Age (18651913).
Theme is a question and response game. Students sit in groups of three or four for purposes of checking each other’s answers and keeping score. Many such groups may be playing simultaneously in the same room.
There are two rounds for the Theme topics. One round is the Lightning Round. 18 questions are read by a central reader. The point values of each question are determined ahead of time (2, 4 or 6). Players score the point value for a correct answer and zero (0) for an incorrect answer.
Senior Theme Champion Liam White
Junior Theme Champion Andrew Woods
Middle Theme Champion Nethanya Fonseka
While preparing for and playing Current Events, players learn about the major political and cultural events of the most recent calendar year. They learn to be aware of what is happening to them, their country, and their world. The knowledge gained from playing Current Events leads to more informed and responsible future citizens.
Elementary Division (grades 4-6) questions are composed with easier language than for the Middle Division (grades 7-8). At the Junior and Senior Divisions (grades 9-12) events referred to are more detailed.
Current Events is a question and response game. Students sit in groups of three or four for purposes of checking each other’s answers and keeping score. Many such groups may be playing simultaneously in the same room.
There are two rounds of play for Current Events, the Lightning Round and the Wager Round. Questions are read by a central reader. In the Lightning Round, in all of the 18 questions read, on the following six categories is covered: People in the News, Sports, Entertainment, Disasters, Science/Technology and Business/Economy. The point values of each question are determined ahead of time (2, 4 or 6). Players score the point value for a correct answer and zero (0) for an incorrect answer.
Senior Current Events Champion Alexandra VanLaven Junior Current Events Champion Andrew Woods Middle Current Events Champion Sam HaasSenior Division Individuals
1. Alexandra VanLaven | Ann Arbor | MI
2. Shane Bonner | Mt. Lebanon | PA
3. Danielle Gibson | Beaver Falls | PA
3. Wade Rogers | New Orleans | LA
Senior Division Teams
1. It’s About Power | Ann Arbor | MI
2. WPAGL Brady Returns! | WPAGL | PA
3. BCAGL Tribune | Beaver County League | PA
Junior Division Individuals
1. Andrew Woods | Blackhawk | PA
2. Mason Becker | New Orleans | LA
3. Jeremiah Alondra | Palm Beach County | FL
Junior Division Teams
1. BCAGL Headlines | Beaver County League | PA
2. Jesuit | New Orleans | LA
3. Joro Spiders | WPAGL | PA
Middle Division Individuals
1. Sam Haas | Beaver Falls | PA
2. Rogan Geyer | Ann Arbor | MI
3. Shayne Howlett | Blackhawk | PA
Middle Division Teams
1. We Don’t Talk About KJ | St. Lawrence | MI
2. Rapid Testers | WPAGL | PA
3. Shrek 2 | IU4 League | PA
Elementary Division Individuals
1. Satvik Mentada | Palm Beach County | FL
2. Nithin Girish | Mt. Lebanon | PA
3. Adhvik Pradeep | Char-Meck | NC
Elementary Division Teams
1. We’re in Gaston’s Cone | Palm Beach County | FL
2. The Olympians | WPAGL | PA
3. We Love Masks! | WPAGL | PA
Senior Current Events Champions
It’s About Power
Junior Current Events Champions
BCAGL Headlines
Middle Current Events Champions
We Don’t Talk About KJ
Elementary Current Events Champions
We’re in Gaston’s Cone
Individuals players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame only after the AGLOA National Tournament of the year in which they graduate from high school.
Teams can have one or more coaches training them, so the established point system for coaches to be inducted into the Hall of Fame will now evenly divide points that a team earns from national championships amongst the coaches of that team.
The previous criteria for a coach to be inducted into the Hall of Fame required them to have at least two team Sweepstakes championships, but now a coach can either have two Sweepstakes teams and 150 total points OR a coach can simply earn 200 total points. A point breakdown can be found on the Hall of Fame page.
The Hall of Fame Committee will vote on teams that are nominated that meet the established minimum criteria, and three of the five team must be the same from year to year.
AGLOA would like to congratulate its newest Hall of Fame inductees:
Two members of the Class of 2022 were inducted into the Academic Games Players Hall of Fame:
Akshaya Kannikeswaran (Northville, MI) was the Middle Division WFF ‘N PROOF and overall Sweepstakes champion in 2018, and she took 1st Place in Senior Division Presidents at the 2022 AGLOA National Tournament solidifying her place in the Hall of Fame.
Mahir Rahman (Jefferson Parish, LA) earned three national titles in his playing career—1st Place Middle Presidents (2017), 1st Place Middle Sweepstakes (2017), and 1st Place Junior Sweepstakes (2019)—earning him a spot forever in the Hall of Fame.
These four coaches were inducted into the Hall of Fame and have amazing Academic Games careers.
This year, AGLOA updated the criteria for each of the three categories in the Hall of Fame— players, coaches, and teams. The complete updated criteria can be found on the AGLOA website. With this update to the Hall of Fame criteria, several new individuals, coaches, and teams have been inducted into the Academic Games Hall of Fame following the 2022 AGLOA National Tournament.
Ellen Bredeweg | Palm Beach County | FL
Dave Campbell | Palm Beach County | FL
Becky McLaughlin | Palm Beach County | FL
Margie Walsh | Palm Beach County | FL
This year, three teams were nominated and inducted into the Academic Games Hall of Fame. Each of the teams have much to show for their dedication to Academic Games.
A team from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that played for six years collected three Sweepstakes championships and fourteen titles. The team included Rhea Cong, Young Seo Lee, Elizabeth Li, Zach Nelson, Daniel Muenz, Will Panitch, Marisa Redding, Eli Shavit, James Xiu, Benjamin Zhao, and Henry Zhou
One team from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, made up of Christian Fernandez, Gun Kang, Siddesh Ponnapakkam, Dennis Stokes, Justin Turnbull, Adnan Yousuf, and Fang Zhou took home three Sweepstakes championships and eight team titles in their five-year run.
Another Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, team was a two-time Sweepstakes winner and garnered eight game titles. The team members included Kristina Gutierrez, Nameera Islam, Jeffrey Lin, Neel Mondal, Diesn Xing, and Suraj Zaveri.
Join us in April 2023 to celebrate our 56th Academic Games National Tournament.
Each April, we welcome more than 1,000 students, parents, chaperones and volunteers for four days of rigorous competition, friendly and enjoyable company and wonderful fun and camaraderie for the AGLOA National Tournament.
Next year marks our 10th trip to the Orlando area, a fun and exciting sun-splashed playground that is one of the favorite stops on our circuit. Our competitions will take place in the spacious Wyndham Orlando Resort on International Drive — a place we last visited in 2019.
As always, the tournament provides a unique opportunity for competitors to showcase their academic skills, while also promoting important values that are a core part of the AGLOA mission—character, integrity and excellence.
We can’t wait to see all of you in Florida next year!