The “Arkansas Quiz Bowl 2026” state champions have been crowned in the state finals held at Arkansas TV on Saturday, April 25, and we’re proud to celebrate these outstanding young scholars!
The final standings were:
Class 1A
2026 State Champion: Guy-Perkins High School
Front Row (from left): Caitlin Clark, Sonny Beall, Garrett Fisher, Josie Webb, Natalie Vaughan
Back Row (from left): Guy-Perkins Superintendent Joe Fisher, Assistant Coach Monica Clark, Jasmine Vaughan, Tripp Webb, Eli Fielder, Adalyn Hogan, Coach Kevin Cummings
Runner-Up: Scranton High School
Front Row (from left): Nathan Davis, Liz Cauthron, Colton Canada, Alex Harmon, Preston Gay
Back Row (from left): Anna Burjarski, Coach Stephanie Canada
Class 2A
2026 State Champion: Conway Christian School
Front Row (from left): Charles Dong, Hannah Crow, Nathan Hill, John Havard, Cooper Henry
Back Row (from left): Assistant Coach Heather Thomas, Olivia Gift, Alice Weaver, Lila Weaver, Rowan Forrest, Michael Gueringer, Daniel Leon, Jake Bryant, Coach Claire Lee
Runner-Up: Hazen High School
Front Row (from left): Matthew Essex, Pepper Feazell
Back Row (from left): Assistant Coach Susan Booth, Vesper Feazell, Trever Fulmer, Christian Hune, Michael Bowman, Coach Stacey Bowman
Class 3A
2026 State Champion: Haas Hall Academy Fayetteville
Front Row (from left): Aniruth Satish, Tyler Johnson, Andrew Simmons, John David Gretzmier, Marcario Gutierrez
Back Row (from left): Manager Mae Billingsley, Manager Nina Nguyen, Michael Ault, Chance Heck, Leo Yu, Chris Wahjudi, Coach Isaac Rippelmeyer, Assistant Coach Austin Bian
Runner-Up: Haas Hall Academy Bentonville
Front Row (from left): Phoebe Bolding, Juan Quezada, Aaroosh Davalbhakta, Davin Toy, Ezra Moeller
Back Row (from left): Law Chouinard, Ahaan Bhardwaj, Rush Corbin, Blake Martin, Coach Anjeanette Levings
Class 4A
2026 State Champion: Westside (Jonesboro) High School
Front Row (from left): Caden Frank, Avah Davis, Molly Lindsey, Jaxton Carter, Jace Jones
Back Row (from left): Assistant Coach Heather Eggers, Drew Davis, Coach Aaron Hall
Runner-Up: Trumann High School
Front Row (from left): John Skaggs, Sam Hatcher, Kylan Busby, Anne-Marie Biggers, Gage Cubit
Back Row (from left): Brayden Rolland, Jeremy Seaborn, Jayce Poor, Maverick Atkins, Assistant Coach Alex Cole, Jonah Pledger, Coach Chase Fowler, Lawson Penter, Jayson Stewmon, Asher Box
Class 5A
2026 State Champion: Valley View High School
Front Row (from left): Jacob Ahn, Charlie Kelly, William Crader, Abby Askins, Byron Lopez
Back Row (from left): Coach Travis Crader, Daniel Lee, Quinn Kelly, Houston Walker, Joseph Lasagna, Savannah Maynard, Assistant Coach Brett Hogan, Melissa Gao, Bentley Burns
Runner-Up: Paragould High School
Front Row (from left): Edwin Chen, John McNamee, Dalen Burroughs, Taylor Gaines, Kathryn Cox
Back Row (from left): Coach Michelle Guinn, Lukas Parker, Penn Richardson, Jude Johnson, Cara Prince, Coach Pamela Cox, Coach Amanda Pillow
Class 6A
2026 State Champion: Russellville High School
Front Row (from left): Gidian Fuller, Paige Housenick, Marley McClanahan, Kerrington Black, Victoria Long
Back Row (from left): Assistant Coach Becki Quoss, Coach Steven Quoss, Colten Breedlove, Ricky Liu, Charlotte Fox, Alyx Dunaway, Will Stump, Ian Warnick, Keegan Fuller
Runner-Up: Benton High School
Front Row (from left): Nam Le, Maggie Zhang, Mary Rose Canete, Hayden Pounders, Sam Sewell
Back Row (from left): Coach Michelle Hastings, Aaron Hernandez, Thomas Gilliland, Jillian Berry, Sam Koch, Owen Dudley, Easton Ochoa, Kohen Smith, Assistant Coach Natalie Williams, Assistant Coach Lisa Morrow
Class 7A
2026 State Champion: Fort Smith Southside High School
Front Row (from left): Ty Chandler, Claire Hassler, Justin Han, Schuyler Henehan, Henry Gilbert
Back Row (from left): Alfredo Nuno, Lucas White, Xin Li, Bobby Sneed, Josh Chung, Assistant Coach Walter Woodie, River Rose, Coach Josh Adams, Hugo Yu
Runner-Up: Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
Front Row (from left): Violet Dailey, Errol Nagy, Jacob Lewis, Zoey Terry, KC Cavin
Back Row (from left): Darius Adcock, Jacob Clingan, Ridgely Bond, Kenny Okanume, Coach Caleb Grisham, Daniel Hester
Congratulations to all of these outstanding young scholars! All matches are available to watch at go.arkansastv.gov/quizbowl2026. The Arkansas Governor’s Quiz Bowl Association awarded scholarship money to each team and all-tournament, most valuable and high-point players.
“Quiz Bowl” is a celebration and recognition of scholarship that has been an Arkansas TV tradition since 1985. In a series of questions, players must display their knowledge in literature, math, science, history, art, music and economics. Teams from across the state compete for the chance to represent The Natural State in national tournaments.
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“Arkansas Quiz Bowl 2026” Matches
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