GC-DNH academic decathlon team shatters records, wins regional championship

GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center-Dike New Hartford academic decathlon team crushed the competition and took home the trophy during the regional competition at the Grundy Center High School last Thursday.
This year marks the school’s first regional competition win since the 2010-2011 school year. Along with winning the overall competition, the team also won the Super Quiz event, and broke several school records.
The GC-DNH team scored a new school record when they earned 32,342 points. The previous best was in 1998, when that year’s team scored 30,130 points. Team member Tiana Saak also established a new school record for most points earned at a regional competition when she scored 6,414 points. The previous record was held by Cory Sents, who scored 6,150 points in 2005.
The team’s next step after the regional competition is the state competition, which will be a face-off between the top 12 scoring schools from all four regional competitions. This means that even though the GC-DNH team won the regional competition, they are not guaranteed a spot in the state competition until the scores are totaled and they are ranked in the top 12.
For the full story, check out the February 4 edition of The Grundy Register.