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| Norris 2006 Acadec Team: (L-R) Tom Brazee, Andy Taylor, Tyler Lustrea, Kyle Lococo, Dylan Arthur, Cody Wedding, Leah Keralis, Shane Lowe, Andrea Wiggins, Chris Ernst, Amanda Eastham |
Omaha Gross - January 17, 2006 -- The Norris Academic Decathlon team brought home their second Regional Championship at Omaha Gross on Saturday, January 17th. With strong performances from the entire team the Titans accumulated 17,860 points to runner-up Omaha Gross' 17,480 and third-place Gretna's 16,660. Other teams competing in the Medium Schools regional were Omaha Skutt, Blair, Seward, Plattsmouth, Alliance, Lexington, Beatrice, Nebraska City and York.
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| Norris 2006 Acadec Team: (L-R) Tom Brazee, Andy Taylor, Tyler Lustrea, Kyle Lococo, Dylan Arthur, Cody Wedding, Leah Keralis, Shane Lowe, Andrea Wiggins, Chris Ernst, Amanda Eastham |
"This year's team was very balanced, with strong contributions all the members of the team, " stated Coach Tom Brazee. "Other years we have had some very dominant people and less balance. This year we didn't have any really dominate, but there were no particularly weak areas."
Individually, Andy Taylor (Varsity) and Andrea Wiggins (Scholastic) both finished with the second highest score in their respective divisions. Shane Lowe finished with the fifth highest score among the Honors students and was just 140 points below the top scorer in the meet. Kyle Lococo finished sixth in the Scholastic division. A special distinction goes to freshman Dylan Arthur who dominated the Scholastic alternate division and posted the same total score as Andrea Wiggins.
Norris and Omaha Gross both garnered 33 medals, Gretna took home 28 and Seward 22. Norris won the publicly-competed Super Quiz event with a score of 27, with Seward second at 26, while Omaha Gross and Gretna tied for third with 25.
Leading the medal parade for Norris were Andy Taylor and Dylan Arther who both won six medals. Amanda Eastham won five medals while Kyle Lococo and Andrea Wiggins both won four.
The three top teams in the regional (and possibly a fourth) will advance on to the state competition at Creighton University on Friday and Saturday, February 17-18.
Medalists
Honors Division: Shane Lowe: Gold in Economics, Top Team Score, Super Quiz. Leah Keralis: Gold in Art and Super Quiz.
Scholastic Division: Andrea Wiggins: Golds in Economics and Super Quiz, Silvers in Music and Science. Kyle Lococo: Gold in Economics and Super Quiz, Bronze in Literature and Math.
Varsity Division: Andy Taylor: Golds in Music and Super Quiz, Silvers in Econ and Science, Bronzes in Math and Lit. Tyler Lustrea: Gold in Super Quiz, Silver in Lit, Bronze in Art.
Alternate Honors Division: Cody Wedding: Bronze in Math.
Alternate Scholastic Division: Dylan Arthur: Golds in Art, Music, Econ and Math: Bronzes in Lit and Science.
Alternate Varsity Division: Amanda Eastham: Golds in Lit and Science, Silvers in Music and Art, Bronze in Econ