Latin Students TJCL Champs

For the 16th consecutive year, the Bubones secured the Tennessee Junior Classical League championship. A total of 43 Upper School and Lower School Latin students traveled to the state convention at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville March 28 and 29 and amassed a combined score of 1,802 total points to top the competition.
The team had seven of the top 10 individual scores. In addition, Albert Ding ’26 was elected president of the state organization, the first MUS student to hold this position in almost 20 years, and Carson Alexander ’27 was chosen first vice president.

“Considering the track record of success that we've had at this convention over the years, it would have been easy for our team to be complacent and overconfident,” Classical and Modern Languages Chair Ryan Sellers said. “These competitions are never easy, though, and we never take anything for granted. I’m very proud that all 43 of our students remained focused, motivated, and determined to win another TJCL championship.”

Top 10 individual scorers:
2nd: Kushal Das ’29, Latin One (159 points)
3rd (tie): Joseph Zhao ’28, Latin Two; and Henry Phan ’26, Latin Four (99 points each)
5th: Joshua Gramm ’26, Latin Four (93 points)
7th: Coleman Russell ’27, Latin Three (84 points)
8th: Carson Alexander ’27, Latin Three (81 points)
10th: Joephen Chen ’25, Latin Five (77 points)

Certamen teams:
Latin One: 1st place
Latin Two: 5th place
Latin Three, Four, Five: 2nd place

TJCL student officers elected for next year:
President: Albert Ding ’26 
First Vice-President: Carson Alexander ’27

See photos from the event in our Photo Gallery. See complete TJCL results HERE.
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