Report on CUT 8, March 4, 2006

17 teams competed in CUT 8, the eighth annual Carleton Undergraduate Tournament, held on Saturday, March 4. For this tournament using NAQT novice-level questions, various criteria were used to limit certain schools/players to competing as two-person teams, while novices and some others were allowed to compete as foursomes.

Congratulations to our champions from St. Olaf College, who went an impressive 15-1 in the full round robin.

Final results for all teams:

1. 15-1 St. Olaf Avada Kedavra (Billy Laxen, John Bartholow, Dan White, Brian McCormick)
2. 13-3 Carleton New (Sam Benshoof, Hannah Breckbill, Trevor Burnham, Ted Kuhn, Garrett Ryan)
3. (tie) 12-4 Grinnell C (Mark Japinga, Jordan Kujala, Isaac Dripps, Andrew Cole)
3. (tie) 12-4 Carleton Borrowed (Adam Carr, Richard Leavelle)
5. 10-5-1 Carleton Blue (Peter Berry, Max Parrish)
6. 10-6 Carleton Old (Nate Pysno, Jack Rousseau)
7. (tie) 9-7 Grinnell A (Tom Soderholm, Avram Lyon)
7. (tie) 9-7 St. Thomas (Michael Cook, Matt Sindt, ?)
9. 8-7-1 Minnesota Les Bon Temps (Andrew Bockover, Meredith Johnson)
10. 8-8 Drake A (Quentin Roper, Stephen Wise, Stacy Meyers)
11. (tie) 7-9 Grinnell B (Christine Vigeland, David Driscoll)
11. (tie) 7-9 St. Olaf Imperio (Jennifer Hatch, Susanna Mennicke, David Vock, James Bonebright)
11. (tie) 7-9 St. Olaf Crucio (Matthias Hunt, Luke Schlathe, Brendan Bailey, Paul Broman)
14. 5-11 Drake Solidarnosch (Andrew Schwartz, Phil VerBeke, Dan Weflen, Paul Wiecki)
15. (tie) 1-15 Hamline Dynamic Trio (Carly Schaps, Kerry Davies, Sierra Walton, Byll Clark, Vanessa Tieman)
15. (tie) 1-15 Minnesota Triskadekaphiles (Rita Otto, Laura Johnson, Kaylea Palmer)
15. (tie) 1-15 Minnesota-Morris (Gail Marquis)

My special thanks to all who helped as moderators: R. Robert Hentzel, Emily Pike, David Niles, Neal Schuster, Ted Salk, Gabe Lyon, Pat Hope, and John Morse.

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