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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
The 23rd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 2011, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
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
Georgia
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
^"National Geographic Bee Won on Everest Stumper". Animals. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^"13-year-old to represent Michigan in 2011 National Geographic Bee". Michigan Radio. May 23, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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