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23rd National Geographic Bee
DateMay 25, 2011
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerTiné Valencic
Age13
ResidenceColleyville, Texas
No. of contestants54
Preceded by22nd National Geographic Bee
Followed by24th 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
Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands 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
American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands 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

  1. ^ "National Geographic Bee Won on Everest Stumper". Animals. May 26, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "13-year-old to represent Michigan in 2011 National Geographic Bee". Michigan Radio. May 23, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2021.


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