Hall of Fame Players

Starting in 2000, the 35th anniversary of the first Academic Games national tournament, AGLOA began recognizing the most outstanding individual, coaching, and team performances at the national tournament.

What follows is a compilation of the records of the top Academic Games players, so far. For each player, we have counted individual sweepstakes and national championships, as well as Outstanding Senior Awards.

Mason Smith
Detroit
1988-1995
4 Sweepstakes
17 Total Titles
Kathleen Huntzicker
Ann Arbor
2006-2012
4 Sweepstakes
2012 Outstanding Senior
12 Total Titles
Dorian Smith
Detroit
1985-1991
3 Sweepstakes
12 Total Titles
Dante Crockett
Detroit
1986-1989
1 Sweepstakes
1989 Outstanding Senior
11 Total Titles
Claire Fishman
Ann Arbor
2011-2015
4 Sweepstakes
2015 Outstanding Senior
11 Total Titles
Nick Wang
Ann Arbor
2003-2009
3 Sweepstakes
2009 Outstanding Senior
11 Total Titles
James Xiu
Ann Arbor
2014-2019
2 Sweepstakes
10 Total Titles
Rod Beard
Detroit
1985-1991
1991 Outstanding Senior
9 Total Titles
Anthony Didlake
Detroit
1999-2002
2 Sweepstakes
2002 Outstanding Senior
9 Total Titles
Kiran Srinivas
Ann Arbor
1989-1993
3 Sweepstakes
1993 Outstanding Senior
9 Total Titles
Todd Bruno
New Orleans
1984-1990
8 Total Titles
Roderick Hardamon
Detroit
1990-1994
1994 Outstanding Senior
8 Total Titles
Kishore Jayakumar
WPAGL
2003-2009
2 Sweepstakes
8 Total Titles
Paul Lewis
Ann Arbor
2001-2007
3 Sweepstakes
2007 Outstanding Senior
8 Total Titles
Sindhu Srinivas
Ann Arbor
1990-1995
3 Sweepstakes
8 Total Titles
Jack Torres
St. Bernard Parish
1999-2006
2 Sweepstakes
2006 Outstanding Senior
8 Total Titles
Edgar Wayne
Detroit
1995-1998
3 Sweepstakes
1998 Outstanding Senior
8 Total Titles
Paul Book
New Orleans
1983-1987
7 Total Titles
John McCabe
Palm Beach County
2013-2019
2 Sweepstakes
2019 Outstanding Senior
7 Total Titles
Kathryn Messner
Detroit
1988-1993
1993 Outstanding Senior
7 Total Titles
Matt Naughton
Ann Arbor
1998-2004
3 Sweepstakes
7 Total Titles
Brendan Pawlicki
St. Lawrence
2017-2019
2 Sweepstakes
7 Total Titles
Ridwan Syed
Jefferson Parish
2007-2012
2012 Outstanding Senior
1 Sweepstakes
7 Total Titles
Chris Trapani
New Orleans
1991-1995
4 Sweepstakes
7 Total Titles
Kevin Baird
WPAGL
2003-2008
2008 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Matt Barnes
Intermediate Unit 4, PA
2007-2012
6 Total Titles
Andrew Gitlin
Ann Arbor, MI
2008-2014
2014 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Sandra Larson
Ann Arbor
1995-2001
2001 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Charles Lasley
Detroit
1979-1981
1981 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Sarah Palumbo
Palm Beach County, FL
2015-2017
2017 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Laura Shute
Beaver County, PA
2004-2011
2011 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Sara Trombley
Detroit
1985-1989
3 Sweepstakes
6 Total Titles
Jay Ward
Broward County
1997-2002
2002 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Jordana Williams
Jefferson Parish
2007-2009
2 Sweepstakes
6 Total Titles
Dean Yee
Armstrong County, PA
1968-1972
1972 Outstanding Senior
6 Total Titles
Donald Bagert
New Orleans
1971-1973
1973 Outstanding Senior
5 Total Titles
Alex Baker
Ann Arbor
1998-2004
5 Total Titles
Julie Becker
Detroit
1989-1992
1 Sweepstakes
5 Total Titles
Jonathan Bennett
Jefferson Parish
1998-2005
2 Sweepstakes
2005 Outstanding Senior
5 Total Titles
Charlie Bowers
Beaver County, PA
2011-2016
2016 Outstanding Senior
5 Total Titles
Mark Cobb
Detroit
1986-1989
1 Sweepstakes
5 Total Titles
Paul Fletcher
Pine Crest, FL
1972-1975
5 Total Titles
Maggie Klein
Ann Arbor
1998-2004
1 Sweepstakes
5 Total Titles
Ellen Mendlow
Mt. Lebanon
1976-1980
5 Total Titles
Caleb Rogers
New Orleans
2013-2018
5 Total Titles
David Senior
Ann Arbor
1975-1978
1978 Outstanding Senior
5 Total Titles
Rohith Srirama
Ann Arbor
1989-1995
1 Sweepstakes
5 Total Titles
Catherine Tang
Ann Arbor
2002-2006
1 Sweepstakes
5 Total Titles
Maurice Telesford
Detroit
1999-2002
5 Total Titles
Tony Varkey
Ann Arbor
2017-2023
2 Sweepstakes
2023 Outstanding Senior
5 Total Titles
Ali Wheeler
Detroit
1988-1991
5 Total Titles
Suraj Zaveri
Jefferson Parish
2015-2019
2019 Outstanding Senior
5 Total Titles
Steve Biernesser
Allegheny Valley
1974-1980
1980 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Justin Branley
New Orleans
2003-2006
1 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Vikram Chandhok
Mt. Lebanon
1972-1977
4 Total Titles
Rob Curtiss
South Lyon
1982-1986
1 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Rick Ellington
Palm Beach County
1989-1996
1996 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Katie Everett
Ann Arbor
2002-2008
4 Total Titles
Naomi Fonseka
St. Lawrence
2015-2019
1 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Adam Hanlon
Ann Arbor
1998-2003
2 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Brian LeRoy
Ann Arbor
1992-1994
1 Sweepstakes
1994 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Hunter Mathas
New Orleans
2014-2017
2 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Matt McCall
Ann Arbor
1994-1998
4 Total Titles
Shreya Menon
Ann Arbor
2010-2015
2 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Erick Miggenburg
Palm Beach County
1984-1987
4 Total Titles
Siwatu Moore
Detroit
1989-1995
4 Total Titles
Peter Moran
New Orleans
1977-1980
4 Total Titles
Nick Porter
RESA II, WV
2003-2009
2009 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Doug Reynolds
Pine Crest
1972-1975
4 Total Titles
Eileen Shiau
Ann Arbor
2012-2016
2 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Maya Spivak
Ann Arbor
2002-2007
4 Total Titles
Matt Stockton
Ann Arbor
1996-2004
2000 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Andrew Veprek
Jefferson Parish
1987-1988
2 Sweepstakes
5 Total Titles
Jennifer Walk
Palm Beach County
1995-2000
4 Total Titles
Bradd Weinberg
Palm Beach County
1985-1987
1987 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Maurice White
Detroit
2003-2006
2006 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Kurt Wilson
New Orleans
1992-1998
1 Sweepstakes
4 Total Titles
Monique Wonderly
Detroit
1992-1993
4 Total Titles
Dustin Wright
Jefferson Parish
2007-2012
1 Sweepstakes
2012 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Adil Yousuf
St. Bernard Parish
2002-2009
1 Sweepstakes
2009 Outstanding Senior
4 Total Titles
Russ Ayres
Fox Chapel
1967-1968
3 Total Titles
Allen Barry
WPAGL
2000-2001
2001 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Barry Brunet
New Orleans
1993-2000
1 Sweepstakes
2000 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Jason Bumiller
Palm Beach County
1990-1995
3 Total Titles
Lynne Calvert
Allegheny Valley
1967-1973
3 Total Titles
Christian Carranza
Seneca Valley
1990-1993
3 Total Titles
Jarvis Carter
Detroit
1995-2000
1996 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Luke Cheng
Ann Arbor, MI
2009-2015
1 Sweepstakes
3 Total Titles
Ethan Chupp
Ann Arbor
2009-2010
1 Sweepstakes
3 Total Titles
Jay Cost
Seneca Valley
1993-1997
3 Total Titles
Jay Daigle
New Orleans
1998-2004
3 Total Titles
Rocky Daniels
Detroit
1988-1990
3 Total Titles
Matthew Dowling
New Orleans
2014-2019
2019 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Jim Ferrell
Mt. Lebanon
1971-1972
3 Total Titles
Avi Geiger
Palm Beach County
1991-1993
3 Total Titles
Stephen Grave de Peralta
Palm Beach County
1988-1991
1991 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Robert Gross
Pine Crest
1974-1976
1976 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Kristina Gutierrez
Jefferson Parish
2015-2018
3 Total Titles
Bill Hargest
Allegheny Valley
1969-1974
1974 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Chad Hood
Palm Beach County
1984-1988
1988 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Jeff Hoorn
South Lyon
1983-1986
3 Total Titles
Nameera Islam
Jefferson Parish
2013-2018
2018 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Anshu Jain
Ann Arbor
1979-1982
3 Total Titles
Akshaya Kannikeswaran
Northville
2016-2022
3 Total Titles
Don Kellough
SW Butler
1973-1974
3 Total Titles
Raymond Klann
South Lyon
1982-1986
3 Total Titles
Steve Kliman
Ann Arbor
1981-1983
3 Total Titles
Caleb Kovell
Beaver County, PA
1993-1999
1999 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Jackie Kruszek
Allegheny Valley
1977-1979
3 Total Titles
Geetha Lakshimnarayanan
Ann Arbor
1998-2004
3 Total Titles
William Lee
Indian River County
1984-1988
3 Total Titles
Daniel Lewis
New Orleans
1994-1998
1 Sweepstakes
3 Total Titles
Brandon Lowden
Montour
2000-2005
2005 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Andy Messina
New Orleans
1992-1996
1996 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Neel Mondal
Jefferson Parish
2014-2019
1 Sweepstakes
3 Total Titles
Nathan Monteleone
New Orleans
1994-1998
3 Total Titles
Bobby Moore
Detroit
1987-1991
3 Total Titles
Debbie Norkin
Mt. Lebanon
1977-1978
3 Total Titles
Joey Olivier
New Orleans
1988-1991
3 Total Titles
Mark Petzold
Grand Rapids
2001-2006
2006 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Shayna Posses
Palm Beach County
2007-2010
3 Total Titles
Adrian Prather
Detroit
1994-2003
1997 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Brian Rago
Ann Arbor, MI
2014-2017
3 Total Titles
Mahir Rahman
Jefferson Parish
2017-2022
3 Total Titles
Brian Shaw
Ann Arbor, MI
1993-1998
3 Total Titles
Subrata Sircar
Ann Arbor
1981-1985
1985 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Cedric Small
Detroit
1985-1989
2 Sweepstakes
3 Total Titles
Stewart Smith
Detroit
1982-1984
3 Total Titles
Will Smith
Beaver County, PA
2003-2010
3 Total Titles
Josh Solomon
Palm Beach County
1995-2001
3 Total Titles
Scott St. Germain
New Orleans
1980-1984
3 Total Titles
Donnabel Sta Rosa
Detroit
1982-1987
1987 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Jessica Stone
Palm Beach County
2010- 2014
2014 Outstanding Senior
3 Total Titles
Justin Turnbull
Jefferson Parish
2011-2016
3 Total Titles
Adam Verrette
New Orleans
1994-2000
3 Total Titles
Robert Zipper
Palm Beach County
2013-2015
3 Total Titles

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