23rd National Geographic Bee
The 23rd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 2011, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
| 23rd National Geographic Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 25, 2011 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Tiné Valencic |
| Age | 13 |
| Residence | Colleyville, Texas |
| No. of contestants | 54 |
| Preceded by | 22nd National Geographic Bee |
| Followed by | 24th National Geographic Bee |
7th grader Tiné Valencic, from Colleyville, Texas won the competition, beating out 52 other competitors representing the 50 U.S. states, Pacific territories, and Department of Defense dependent schools.[1][2]
| State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
Daniel Picard | Berry Middle School | Hoover | 6th | |
 Alaska |
Andrew Hull | Rogers Park Elementary | Anchorage | 5th | Top 10 finalist (10th) |
 Arizona |
Luke Hellum | Sunrise Middle School | Scottsdale | 8th | Top 10 finalist (7th) |
 Arkansas |
Christian Boekhout | Hot Spring Intermediate School | Hot Springs | 5th | |
  Atlantic Territories |
Jamon Fisk | St. Croix Country Day School | Kingshill, U.S. Virgin Islands | 8th | |
 California |
Tuvya Bergson-Michelson | The Nueva School | Hillsborough | 4th | Top 10 finalist (9th) |
 Colorado |
Isabella Contolini | Dunstan Middle School | Lakewood | 7th | |
 Connecticut |
Michael Borecki | Middlesex Middle School | Darien | 6th | |
 Delaware |
Sophia Marianiello | Newark Charter School | Newark | 7th | |
 Department of Defense |
Gavin Moulton | Naples American Middle School | Naples, Italy | 7th | |
 District of Columbia |
Nathaniel Burrows | Maret School | Washington, D.C. | 6th | |
 Florida |
Martin Konstantinov | Lake Mary Preparatory School | Lake Mary | 6th | |
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Nilai Sarda | The Westminster School | Atlanta | 7th | 2nd Place |
 Hawaii |
Andrew Anderton | Hawaii Technology Academy | Waipahu | 6th | |
 Idaho |
Dylan Smith | Taylorview Junior High School | Idaho Falls | 8th | |
 Illinois |
Annie Ulrich | Lake County Homeschoolers | Grayslake | 8th | |
 Indiana |
Kevin Mi | Creekside Middle School | Carmel | 8th | Top 10 finalist (8th) |
 Iowa |
Ian Klopfenstein | Franklin Middle School | Cedar Rapids | 7th | |
 Kansas |
Stefan Petrović | South Junior High School | Lawrence | 7th | Was a finalist in 2010 3rd Place |
 Kentucky |
Nivedita Khandkar | Meyzeek Middle School | Louisville | 8th | |
 Louisiana |
James Anthony Stoner | Christian Brothers School | New Orleans | 7th | |
 Maine |
Benjamin MacLean | York Middle School | York | 7th | |
 Maryland |
Neel Lakhanpal | Severn School | Severna Park | 7th | |
 Massachusetts |
Karthik Karnik | King Philip Middle School | Norfolk | 7th | Top 10 finalist (5th) |
 Michigan |
Jacob Tanner | Saline Middle School | Saline | 8th | |
 Minnesota |
William Bogenschultz | Ramsey Junior High School | St. Paul | 7th | |
 Mississippi |
Luke Eckstein | St. Aloysius High School | Vicksburg | 8th | |
 Missouri |
Joshua Vogel | Trinity Lutheran School | Cape Girardeau | 8th | |
 Montana |
Claire Hinther | Target Range School | Missoula | 8th | |
 Nebraska |
Sean Lynch | St. Wenceslaus School | Omaha | 7th | |
 Nevada |
Asimwe Oben-Nyarko | Schofield Middle School | Las Vegas | 8th | |
 New Hampshire |
Isaac Ozer | Windham Middle School | Windham | 8th | |
 New Jersey |
Kevin Pang | Stewartsville Middle School | Stewartsville | 7th | |
 New Mexico |
Zachary Ward | Albuquerque Area Home Educators | Albuquerque | 8th | |
 New York |
Matthew Wigler | Great Neck North Middle School | Great Neck | 8th | |
 North Carolina |
Alex Pinder | St. Leo the Great Parish School | Winston-Salem | 6th | |
 North Dakota |
Tanner Carlson | Grimsrud Elementary School | Bismarck | 6th | |
 Ohio |
Narayan Narasimhan | Shaker Heights Middle School | Shaker Heights | 8th | |
 Oklahoma |
Soorajnath Boominathan | Deer Creek Middle School | Edmond | 8th | |
 Oregon |
Harish Palani | Findley Elementary School | Portland | 5th | |
   Pacific Territories |
Caleb Skvaril | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 8th | |
 Pennsylvania |
Alexander Kozitzky | Indian Crest Middle School | Souderton | 8th | |
 Rhode Island |
Chase Boni | North Cumberland Middle School | Cumberland | 8th | |
 South Carolina |
Krish Patel | Pinewood Preparatory School | Summerville | 5th | |
 South Dakota |
Alex Kimn | George S. Mickelson Middle School | Brookings | 8th | Top 10 finalist (4th) |
 Tennessee |
Arunabh Singh | Schilling Farms Middle School | Collierville | 8th | |
 Texas |
Tine Valencic | Colleyville Middle School | Colleyville | 7th | 2011 Champion |
 Utah |
Anthony Cheng | Midvale Middle School | Midvale | 7th | Was a finalist in 2010 Top 10 finalist (6th) |
 Virginia |
Patrick Hammes | Herndon Middle School | Herndon | 7th | |
 Vermont |
Sparsh Bhardwaj | Fredrick H. Tuttle Middle School | South Burlington | 7th | |
 Washington |
Arjun Kumar | Beavar Lake Middle School | Issaquah | 7th | |
 West Virginia |
Abel Abraham | St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School | Morgantown | 8th | |
 Wisconsin |
Robert Rosner | Phelps School | Phelps | 8th | |
 Wyoming |
Dwaine Kenney | Big Piney Middle School | Big Piney | 8th |
References
| Preceded by 22nd National Geographic Bee |
23rd National Geographic Bee 2011 |
Succeeded by 24th National Geographic Bee |
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