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IQBL exists to promote and support quiz bowl competition at all grade levels across Iowa by providing excellent tournament opportunities and a network for coaches to collaborate. We are incorporated as a not-for-profit organization through the Iowa Secretary Of State's Office as of August 5, 2015.
IQBL Executive Committee:
IQBL Executive Committee:
CEO/Treasurer: Jay Winter (Waukee Northwest - term expires 2027)
Ombudsperson: Kathie Foreman (Logan-Magnolia, term expires 2026)
Secretary: Adam Smith (Bellevue, term expires 2026)
Summary of Meeting - September 6, 2025
Summary of Meeting - September 6, 2025
Jay Winter was reelected to a two year term as CEO/Treasurer. Jay indicated that he is interested in starting to form a succession plan to guarantee the long-term viability of the Iowa Quiz Bowl League.
Morgan McChurch (moderator) will assist Jay with tournament logistics this fall.
Lindsey Schacherer (Ankeny Northview) has agreed to assist with communications for IQBL.
IQBL will seek to add All-State Honors for Middle School players and create an award to honor administrators who show exceptional support for quiz bowl and their respective programs.
We will seek to bring QBTV to YouTube during the 2025-26 school year. All present at the meeting agreed to assist with supporting this plan.
Quiz Bowl Resources:
What is Quiz Bowl? - An excellent summary of our game by Jeopardy champion Matt Jackson
Concise Rules for Quiz Bowl by Jon Pinyan (NOTE: IQBL follows MOST of these rules depending on the tournament. Be sure to read the details on each entry form. QBTV follows a different format than presented at this link - for details go to our QBTV page)
Tournament Hosts' Checklist - a list to help keep tournament hosts organized; also a good resource for first-time tournament hosts.
hsquizbowl.org home page - Quiz Bowl Discussion, Tournament Announcements, Question Archive
Online Tournaments:
Recommended Buzzer Vendors:
QuizBowl Pro by Quiz Bowl Cowboys LLC - Official Buzzer Provider of IQBL
National Quiz Bowl Organizations:
Ann Cox, 1975-2020
Ann Cox, 1975-2020
Ann Cox was the coach at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto-Charter Oak-Ute. She was one of the first members of IQBL and brought her teams to many of our events; Ann always had a smile and a kind word for everyone, and her passion for challenging students to be the best they could be was one of the things her students remember most about her. Ann passed away in January of 2020, and the Iowa Quiz Bowl League collaborated with Ann's family to honor her memory and her contributions to quiz bowl in Iowa. In January 2022, Ann's family dedicated a trophy case at MVAOCOU in Maple Valley, IA, and IQBL contributed a memorial plaque to celebrate her accomplishments as a coach and educator. The Small School Coach Of The Year Award was named in her honor, and Ann became a posthumous recipient of that award as voted on by her peers in Spring 2020. Pictured above is an image of the plaque that is in the display case. Pictured below are Ann's family, including son Cameron, at the dedication of the trophy case. IQBL would like to thank Ann's family for allowing us to post this picture.
Standing: Cameron Cox, Julia Gain, Emma Heck
Seated: Ann Cox's Siblings Chris, Steve, Ken, and Julie
Special Thanks to Julie Newman and the students and staff of MVAOCOU
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