Marquette University High School
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| Marquette University High School | |
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| Location | 3401 West Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208 |
| State |  Wisconsin
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| Region | South East Regional |
| Map |   Marquette University High School |
| Information | |
| Member of SO since | 2016 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Colors | Blue, Gold |
| Feeds from | None |
| Tournament Host | Yes, Marquette Invitational and Marquette Regional |
| School District | Private |
| Results History | |
| Best regional | 1st (2018-2022) |
| Best state | 1st (2021-2022) |
| Best nationals | 4th (2022) |
| Social Media | |
| Website | https://www.muhs.edu/student-life/co-curriculars/specialty-homerooms-clubs/science-olympiad |
Marquette University High School is a private, all-male, Jesuit high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette competes in the Division C Wisconsin South East Regional. The school hosts both the Division C Marquette Invitational and Division B Marquette Regional. The team has improved significantly in each year of its existence and has expanded from having one team to five. They are unique amongst Science Olympiad teams for their outfits, wearing blue lab coats and bowties at competitions.
The program started in the 2015-2016 season, finding its foundations for the first two years before emerging as a competitive team. The Marquette Invitational began in the 2018, and it temporarily expanded in 2021 to accommodate Mini SO and Satellite SO teams in both Division B and C. In 2021, the team won its first Wisconsin state tournament, qualifying for the 2021 National Tournament, where they took 14th place. In 2022, the school began hosting the Division B Marquette Regional in coordination with the Division C Marquette Invitational. The team repeated as Wisconsin state champions and advanced to the 2022 National Tournament, where they placed 4th.
Results History
| Year | Nationals | State | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | 33rd (573) | |
| 2017 | -- | 17th (424) | |
| 2018 | -- | 3rd (114) | 1st (51) |
| 2019 | -- | 3rd (69)1 2 | 1st (37) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | 1st (35) | |
| 2021 | 14th (298) | 1st (38) | -- |
| 2022 | 4th (230) | 1st (29)1 2 | 1st (22) |
1 - Spirit Award
2 - Outstanding Student Award
Invitational History
Wisconsin
| Year | Marquette | Badger | Belleville | Boyceville | Medford | Menomonie | Slinger | UWRF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1st (72) | 2nd (84) | 3rd (109) | -- | -- | -- | 1st (53) | -- |
| 2019 | 1st (43) | 4th (116)* | 1st (58) | 12th (315)* | 5th (147)* | -- | 1st (46) | -- |
| 2020 | 1st (30) | 7th (157)* | 1st (57) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | 1st (27) | 1st (58) | 1st (39) | 3rd (124) | -- | 1st (32) | 1st (25) | -- |
| 2022 | 1st (27) | -- | 1st (42) | 1st (123) | -- | -- | -- | 1st (126)* |
| 2023 | TBD | -- | 1st (41) | TBD | -- | -- | -- | -- |
*No varsity team present
Illinois
| Year | Conant | UChicago | Loyola | Palatine | Harlem | Huntley | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2nd (146) | 4th (188) | 5th (221) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | 5th (203) | 4th (160) | 5th (222) | 1st (32) | 1st (90) | -- |
| 2021 | -- | 9th (290) | -- | 3rd (148) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | -- | -- | -- | 2nd (192) | -- | -- | 1st (81) |
Other States
| Year | BEARSO/SONI | Yosemite | Solon | UCincy | Mason | Rickards | MIT | UMSO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20th (1036) | 6th (263) | 7th (354) | 4th (404) | 9th (256) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 8th (694) | -- | 2nd (177) | -- | 10th (407) | 5th (286) | 4th (266) | 1st (175) |
Trophies
2023
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2023 Belleville Invitational. |
2022
| 4th | Marquette University High School received a 4th place trophy at the 2022 National Tournament. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 Wisconsin State Tournament. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 Northwestern Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 UMSO Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 Marquette Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 Wisconsin Southeast Regional. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 UWRF Invitational. |
| 4th | Marquette University High School received a 4th place trophy at the 2022 MIT Invitational. |
| 2nd | Marquette University High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2022 Solon Invitational. |
| 7th | Marquette University High School received a 7th place trophy at the 2022 National Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 Boyceville Invitational. |
| 2nd | Marquette University High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2022 Palatine Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 Belleville Invitational. |
2021
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2021 Wisconsin State Tournament. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2021 Marquette Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2021 Menomonie Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2021 Badger Invitational. |
| 4th | Marquette University High School received a 4th place trophy at the 2021 UCincy Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2021 Slinger Invitational. |
| 3rd | Marquette University High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2021 Boyceville Invitational. |
| 3rd | Marquette University High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2021 Palatine Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2021 Belleville Invitational. |
2020
| 4th | Marquette University High School received a 4th place trophy at the 2020 Loyola Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2020 Huntley Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2020 Wisconsin Southeast Regional. |
| 5th | Marquette University High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2020 UChicago Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2020 Harlem Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2020 Marquette Invitational. |
| 5th | Marquette University High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2020 Palatine Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2020 Belleville Invitational. |
2019
| 3rd | Marquette University High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2019 Wisconsin State Tournament. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Marquette Invitational. |
| 5th | Marquette University High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2019 Loyola Invitational. |
| 4th | Marquette University High School received a 4th place trophy at the 2019 UChicago Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Wisconsin Southeast Regional. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Slinger Invitational. |
| 2nd | Marquette University High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2019 Conant Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Belleville Invitational. |
2018
| 3rd | Marquette University High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2018 Wisconsin State Tournament. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 Marquette Invitational. |
| 2nd | Marquette University High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2018 Badger Invitational. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 Wisconsin Southeast Regional. |
| 1st | Marquette University High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 Slinger Invitational. |
| 3rd | Marquette University High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2018 Belleville Invitational. |
Medals
Trial and audit events are marked with an asterisk.
National Tournament
| Year | Medals | Top 10 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14th (298) | ||
| 2022 | 4th (230) |
Wisconsin State Tournament
Timeline & Trivia
- The Marquette Science Olympiad team was founded in 2015 by a few students in the science club.
- Marquette won its first state medals at the 2017 Wisconsin State Tournament, medaling in Hydrogeology, Microbe Mission, Disease Detectives, and WiFi Lab.
- Marquette's first regional title came in 2018, defeating The Prairie School and Slinger High School.
- Marquette's first state gold medals came at the 2018 Wisconsin State Tournament, where the team won Chemistry Lab, Code Analysis, and Food Science. The team took 3rd place overall with a score of 123 points.
- The first time Marquette beat Madison West High School and Menomonie High School was at the 2019 Belleville Invitational.
- Marquette's first out-of-state competition was at the 2019 Conant Invitational. The team took 2nd to Naperville North High School.
- Marquette took another 3rd place at the 2019 Wisconsin State Tournament with 69 points, just 2 points behind Menomonie High School and 14 points Madison West High School. Had the team chosen different events to audit, they could have taken 2nd with 65 points.
- At the BEARSO Invitational, the first virtual tournament ever and Marquette's first time facing teams from across the nation, Marquette's varsity team placed 20th out of 203 teams (14th out of 135 superscored).
- After Marquette placed 3rd at the 2021 Boyceville Invitational, defeating national powerhouse Solon High School, the team was ranked 26th in the nation in the Scioly.org midseason poll.
- Marquette won its first state championship at the 2021 Wisconsin State Tournament, setting a new state record with 38 points (13 gold medals, 5 silvers, and 5 bronzes).
- Marquette's 14th place finish at the 2021 National Tournament was the best performance by a Wisconsin team since Menomonie High School's 12th place finish in 2011, and by a private high school since Pembroke Hill High School's 3rd place finish in 1996. Their score of 298 was the best score by a Wisconsin team and the best score by a private school under the modern scoring system (2001-present), with the previous record being 479 points in both cases: Madison West High School in 2019 and Pembroke Hill High School in 2018.
- Marquette's national gold medal in Detector Building in 2021 marked the first time a Wisconsin team won an event at nationals since Madison West High School won Rocks and Minerals in 2012.
- Marquette won the 2022 Boyceville Invitational, the 4th-largest Division C tournament in history, with a score of 123 points. This is the lowest score ever recorded at a super-tournament (150+ teams). All super-tournament winners:
- 2022 National Invitational (246 teams) - Mountain View High School, 270 points
- 2021 BEARSO Invitational (203 teams) - Troy High School, 285 points
- 2022 BirdSO Satellite Invitational (179 teams) - Lexington High School, 313 points
- 2022 Boyceville Invitational (164 teams) - Marquette University High School, 123 points
- 2022 BirdSO Mini Invitational (159 teams) - Mountain View High School, 203 points
- 2021 Duke Invitational (153 teams) - William G. Enloe High School, 156 points
- 2021 MIT Invitational (150 teams) - West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, 206 points
- After Marquette placed 4th at the 2022 MIT Invitational, defeating many national powerhouse teams, the team was ranked 9th in the nation in the Scioly.org midseason poll.
- Marquette's first perfect score at a competition came at Regionals in 2022, where they scored a perfect 22 (Geocaching was not run, so only 22 events counted towards the team score).
- Marquette swept their Illinois adversaries for the first time at the 2022 Northwestern Invitational, defeating Adlai E. Stevenson High School, New Trier High School, and Naperville North High School.
- At the 2022 Wisconsin State Tournament, Marquette set new state records with 29 points (19 gold medals, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes) and a 91-point margin of victory over second place Menomonie High School. It was also the lowest score at any state tournament by any team in 2022.
- Marquette's 4th place finish at the 2022 National Tournament was the best finish by a Wisconsin team since Madison West High School's 4th place in 1990. Their score of 230 places them amongst the great teams in history; that score would have won nationals in 2016 or 2019. National record scores by school:
- 1. Solon High School (OH): 158 (2012)
- 2. Centerville High School (OH): 165 (2010)
- 3. Troy High School (CA): 172 (2006, 2018)
- 4. Mason High School (OH): 199 (2018)
- 5. Harriton High School (PA): 203 (2018)
- 6. Grand Haven High School (MI): 205 (2009)
- 7. Mountain View High School (CA): 217 (2022)
- 8. Marquette University High School (WI): 230 (2022)
- 9. Mira Loma High School (CA): 234 (2016)
- 10. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South (NJ): 235 (2011)
- Marquette has an average event placement of 12.88 at the National Tournament, giving them one of the strongest records by any team at nationals. Average event placement at nationals by school (since full placements were made available in 2001):
- 1. Mason High School (OH): 9.51
- 2. Troy High School (CA): 9.94
- 3. Mountain View High School (CA): 10.66
- 4. Centerville High School (OH): 11.98
- 5. Solon High School (OH): 11.99
- 6. Harriton High School (PA): 12.78
- 7. Marquette University High School (WI): 12.88
- 8. Grand Haven High School (MI): 14.55
- 9. Penncrest High School (PA): 15.50
- 10. Fayetteville-Manlius High School (NY): 15.54
- Marquette, Mason High School, and Ann Arbor Pioneer High School are the only schools that have never placed 40th or worse in any event at nationals.
- In both the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Marquette won more total medals than any other Division C team.
- Marquette is the reigning champion of 12 different Science Olympiad tournaments, which is more than any other Division C team.
- Marquette is unique among nationally competitive Science Olympiad programs in that they are the only private school, only Catholic school, only Jesuit school, only all-male school, only school located in an urban area, and only school with under 2000 students (Marquette's current enrollment is 898).
- Marquette Science Olympiad members have attended many prestigious universities, including MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and WashU.