Program History

The Culver Academies Quizbowl program was founded in 2004. In March 2009, the team won the Indiana State Championship (read about it). In addition, the team has accumulated numerous trophies over the past six years: Five Conference Championships, five trips to the Sweet Sixteen of the State Championship, including one third-place finish at State, seven tournament victories, and an overall record of 401-174 (69.7% winning percentage):
 
Season Games Wins Losses %
2004-2005 70 41 29 0.586
2005-2006 62 48 14 0.774
2006-2007 101 70 31 0.693
2007-2008 115 73 42 0.635
2008-2009 106 79 27 0.745
2009-2010 121 90 31 0.707
TOTALS 575 401 174 0.697
 
The quizbowl program was founded by Head Coach Phil Blessman, who continues to lead the program. Coach Blessman has been coaching quizbowl since 2000. Coach Blessman’s career coaching record is 594-226 (72.4 % winning percentage).