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On Saturday, February 9, the Ithaca High School Brain Team set a national record while competing in the Geneva Invitational Quizbowl Tournament in Geneva, NY.

Through nine rounds of play, the Ithaca A team, featuring seniors Isaiah Gutman and Julian Perry, junior Kaelan Imani, and freshman Rohit Lal, went undefeated and sustained an average of 631.7 points per game. This score set a new national record for highest points per game in the recorded history of high school quizbowl. The previous record of 627.3 points per game was set two years ago by a team from New York City.

After its outstanding performance at the Geneva Invitational, the Ithaca A team was named Team of the Week by the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), one of the main governing bodies of quizbowl, and qualified for national tournaments in Washington and Atlanta this spring. The Ithaca B team, comprised of senior Tony Yang, junior Patrick Yuan, and sophomore Alice Lee-Kleinberg, also qualified after finishing the weekend with eight wins and two losses.

The IHS Brain Team is currently ranked first in New York State and 15th in the nation.

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