MIST NATIONALS 2022 OFFICIAL COMPETITION RANKINGS
*Updated Jan 6, 2023: Some prizes were announced incorrectly at the Nationals Award Ceremony. This page reflects the true tournament rankings.
I: Knowledge and Quran
Knowledge Test 1
1. Nabeeha Uddin (Qalam Collegiate Academy (Richardson, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
2. Hadiya Zayed (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)) (DC MIST)
3. Raahim Hashmi (Piscataway High School (Piscataway, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
4. Fatimah Sabir (Westtown School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
5. Maimuna Amina (Townsend Harris High School (Flushing, NY)) (MIST New York)
Knowledge Test 2
1. Mariam Khan (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
2. Arham Saeed (Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Aleesha Butt (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
4. Sadmi Khan (North Penn High School (Landsdale, PA)) (MIST Philly)
5. Inayah Ahmad (Noor-Ul-Iman School (Monmouth Junction, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
Knowledge Test 3
1. Ismaeel Qureshi (Unionville High School (Kennett Square, PA)) (MIST Philly)
2. Alaa Albaalbaki (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Iman Shaba (West Chester East High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
4. Rayyane Chabab (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
5. Anum Ahmad (Noor-Ul-Iman School (Monmouth Junction, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Male
1. Rahat Hossain (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
2. Aadil Haq (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Abdulhadi Iqbal (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
4. Hamza Syed (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
5. Saad Farooqui (Noor-Ul-Iman School (Monmouth Junction, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Female
1. Rawan Emad (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
2. Malaika Hamid (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Samirah Bakayoko (Clarksburg High School (Clarksburg, MD)) (DC MIST)
4. Humairah Chowdhury (The Bronx High School of Science (Bronx, NY)) (MIST New York)
5. Sadeea Morshed (Townsend Harris High School (Flushing, NY)) (MIST New York)
Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Male
1. Muhammad Moghal (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
2. Syed Fawwaz Hussain (Radnor High School (Wayne, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Zubair Rashaad (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
4. Md Ullah (North Penn High School (Landsdale, PA)) (MIST Philly)
5. Omair Qureshi (Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA)) (MIST Atlanta)
Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Female
1. Safiyyah Hoda (Potomac Falls High School (Sterling, VA)) (DC MIST)
2. Syeda Samreen Fatima (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Hafsah Bhatti (Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)) (MIST Philly)
4. Aishah Salim (Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
5. Malak Mahmoud (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Male
1. Ma'az Zaman (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
2. Yousuf Riaz (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Ahsan Zulfiqar (Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA)) (MIST Atlanta)
4. Khizar Junaid (Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA)) (MIST Atlanta)
5. Musa Waseem (North Hagerstown Highschool (Hagerstown, MD)) (DC MIST)
Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Female
1. Khadijah Ahmad (Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)) (DC MIST)
2. Jasmine Saleem (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Fatima Iqbal (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
4. Aamina Mohammed Farook (SATEC @ W A Porter Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
5. Maryam Gbadamosi (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)) (DC MIST)
Quran Recitation - Male
1. Ahmed Iqbal (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago
2. Ahmed Adookkattil (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Abdullah Haq (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
4. Fayz Siddiqi (Stephen F Austin High School (Sugarland , TX)) (MIST Houston)
5. Ubaidullah Mahdi (Al Ikhlas Training Academy (Detroit, MI)) (MIST Detroit)
Quran Recitation - Female
1. Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam (Brooklyn Technical High School (Brooklyn, NY)) (MIST New York)
2. Sumayyah Jilani (Harmony Euless (Euless, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Maryam Elfeky (South Brunswick High School (Monmouth Junction, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
4. Aisha Iqbal (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
5. Maizah Ali (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
II: Arts
2D Art
1. Yusra Hassan (White Oaks Secondary School (Oakville, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
2. Maizah Ali (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Marjiyah Ibshor (Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (Jamaica, NY)) (MIST New York)
4. Mariam Khan (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
5. Anisa Ismail (Sayreville War Memorial High School (Parlin, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
3D Art
1. Sanaa Amanullah (Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)) (MIST Philly)
2. Zayd Walid (Al Ikhlas Training Academy (Detroit, MI)) (MIST Detroit)
3. Samit Chowdhury (The Bronx High School of Science (Bronx, NY)) (MIST New York)
4. Eliza Makhdoom (Washtenaw International High School (Ypsilanti, MI)) (MIST Detroit)
5. Sammad Ali (Bayard Rustin High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
Fashion Design
1. Jude Mohamad (Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
2. Bilal Chaudary (West Chester East High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Zaynah Rahman (Coppell High School (Coppell, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
4. Ayesha Bakshi (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
5. Aamina Farooq (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
Graphic Design
1. Ayman Hasan (SATEC @ W A Porter Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
2. Ma'az Zaman (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Humna Sahar (SATEC @ W A Porter Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
4. Aliaa Mahgoub (Brooklyn Technical High School (Brooklyn, NY)) (MIST New York)
5. Abdulhadi Iqbal (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
Photography
1. Nawal Zaman (Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)) (MIST Philly)
2. Safa Kulsum (Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Faaizuddin Farooqui (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
4. Zainuddin Mohammed (Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
5. Rida Salahuddin (White Oaks Secondary School (Oakville, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
III: Writing and Oratory
Original Oratory
1. Abdullah Sabir (Westtown School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
2. Daniel Tadkod (Collins Hill High School (Suwanee , GA)) (MIST Atlanta)
3. Ayesha Sabir (Westtown School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
4. Abdulhadi Iqbal (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
5. Rawan Emad (Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX)) (MIST Houston)
Spoken Word
1. Hussein Alawi (Noble Leadership Academy (Passaic, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
2. Aishah Salim (Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
3. Khadijah Ahmad (Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)) (DC MIST)
4. Maizah Ali (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
5. Aleesha Butt (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
Creative Writing
1. Hiba Khan (Noor-Ul-Iman School (Monmouth Junction, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
2. Asiyah Jilani (Harmony Euless (Euless, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
3. Nabeeha Jalali (Plymouth Canton Educational Park (Canton, MI)) (MIST Detroit)
4. Wafia Uddin (Qalam Collegiate Academy (Richardson, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
5. Anisa Ismail (Sayreville War Memorial High School (Parlin, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Fatima Iqbal (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
2. Sanaa Amanullah (Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Ahmed Iqbal (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
4. Myreen Malik (Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
5. Raahim Hashmi (Piscataway High School (Piscataway, NJ)) (MIST New Jersey)
IV: Brackets
Debate
1. Safiyyah Hoda (Potomac Falls High School (Sterling, VA)) (DC MIST)
2. Fatima Iqbal (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
3. Abdullah Khan (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
4. Maria Saqqur (Olive Grove High School (Mississauga, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
5. Zain Ahmed (North Farmington High School (Farmington Hills, MI)) (MIST Detroit)
Math Olympics
1. Faaiz Shaphy (Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX)) (MIST Dallas)
2. Hiba Samdani (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Mustafa Tajammul (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
4. Hazem Saad (John Fraser Secondary School (Mississauga, ON)) (MIST Toronto)
5. Abdullah Al Safi (Stephen F Austin High School (Sugarland , TX)) (MIST Houston)
MIST Quiz Bowl
1. COALITION: Innovation Academy and Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA) (MIST Atlanta)
2. Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA) (MIST Philly)
3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD) (DC MIST)
4. Plymouth Canton Educational Park (Canton, MI) (MIST Detroit)
5. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
Improv - Male
1. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD) (DC MIST)
2. COALITION: Noor-Ul-Iman School and South Brunswick High School (Monmouth Junction, NJ), Piscataway High School (Piscataway, NJ) (MIST New Jersey), North Penn High School (Landsdale, PA) (MIST Philly)
3. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
4. Cypress Lakes High School (Katy, TX) (MIST Houston)
5. COALITION: Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX) (MIST Dallas) and Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX) (MIST Houston)
Improv - Female
1. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
2. COALITION: Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD) (DC MIST) and Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers (Toronto, ON) (MIST Toronto)
3. The Bronx High School of Science (Bronx, NY) (MIST New York)
4. COALITION: South Brunswick High School (Monmouth Junction, NJ), Hillsborough High School (Hillsborough, NJ), Piscataway High School (Piscataway, NJ) (MIST New Jersey)
5. COALITION: Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX) (MIST Dallas) and Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX) (MIST Houston)
V: Group Projects
Business Venture
1. Olive Grove High School (Mississauga, ON) (MIST Toronto)
2. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD) (DC MIST)
3. Innovation Academy (Alpharetta, GA) (MIST Atlanta)
4. West Forsyth High School (Cumming, GA) (MIST Atlanta)
5. Westtown School (West Chester, PA) (MIST Philly)
Humanitarian Service
1. Piscataway High School (Piscataway, NJ) (MIST New Jersey)
2. The Bronx High School of Science (Bronx, NY) (MIST New York)
3. Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX) (MIST Dallas)
4. White Oaks Secondary School (Oakville, ON) (MIST Toronto)
5. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
Nasheed/Rap - Male
1. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
2. Harmony Euless (Euless, TX) (MIST Dallas)
3. Cypress Lakes High School (Katy, TX) (MIST Houston)
4. Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX) (MIST Dallas)
5. Collins Hill High School (Suwanee , GA) (MIST Atlanta)
Nasheed/Rap - Female
1. Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA) (MIST Philly)
2. Henderson High School (West Chester, PA) (MIST Philly)
3. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
4. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD) (DC MIST)
5. Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers (Toronto, ON) (MIST Toronto)
Science Fair
1. Townsend Harris High School (Flushing, NY) (MIST New York)
2. College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL) (MIST Chicago)
3. Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX) (MIST Dallas)
4. Denmark High School (Alpharetta, GA) (MIST Atlanta)
5. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
Short Film
1. Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA) (DC MIST)
2. Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA) (MIST Philly)
3. East Brunswick High School (East Brunswick, NJ) (MIST New Jersey)
4. College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL) (MIST Chicago)
5. The Bronx High School of Science (Bronx, NY) (MIST New York)
VI: Sports
Basketball - Male
1. COALITION: Plymouth Canton Educational Park (Canton, MI) and Northville High School (Northville, MI) (MIST Detroit)
2. College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL) (MIST Chicago)
3. COALITION: William P. Clements High School, I.H. Kempner High School, Stephen F Austin High School (Sugarland , TX) (MIST Houston)
4. COALITION: Great Valley High School (Malvern, PA), Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA), Bayard Rustin High School (West Chester, PA), Westtown School (West Chester, PA) (MIST Philly)
5. COALITION: Noor-Ul-Iman School (Monmouth Junction, NJ), Piscataway High School (Piscataway, NJ) (MIST New Jersey)
Basketball - Female
1. COALITION: Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON), Olive Grove High School (Mississauga, ON), White Oaks Secondary School (Oakville, ON) (MIST Toronto)
2. COALITION: Westtown School (West Chester, PA) (MIST Philly), Henderson High School (West Chester, PA) (MIST Philly), South Brunswick High School (Monmouth Junction, NJ) (MIST New Jersey), Unionville High School (Kennett Square, PA) (MIST Philly), Hillsborough High School (Hillsborough, NJ) (MIST New Jersey)
3. COALITION: College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL) (MIST Chicago), Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA) (MIST Philly), Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA) (MIST Philly)
4. COALITION: Austin Peace Academy (Austin, TX) (MIST Dallas), Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas), Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX) (MIST Houston)
OVERALL RANKINGS
INDIVIDUAL
1. Fatima Iqbal (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL)) (MIST Chicago)
2. Sanaa Amanullah (Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)) (MIST Philly)
3. Ma'az Zaman (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
4. Malaika Hamid (Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)) (MIST Philly)
5. Maizah Ali (Henderson High School (West Chester, PA)) (MIST Philly)
TEAMS
1. Islamic School of Irving (Irving, TX) (MIST Dallas)
2. Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA) (MIST Philly)
3. Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA) (MIST Philly)
4. College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) (Lombard, IL) (MIST Chicago)
5. Darul Arqam North (Houston, TX) (MIST Houston)
REGIONS
1. MIST Dallas
2. MIST Philly
3. DC MIST
4. MIST Toronto
5. MIST Jersey
With much anticipation and excitement, we are pleased to announce the 2022 MIST Nationals Tournament.
Top-placing MIST competitors are invited to join fellow MIST regions at Nationals. We can’t wait to see which regions will emerge victorious through all the high-pressure, high stakes contests all weekend long.
The 2022 MIST Nationals official competition will be held July 29-31 at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ.
Registration opens May 13. Space is limited so ensure you register before spots are full. You can register by going to my.getMISTified.com.
Important Deadlines
Registration
Registration opens: May 13, 2022
Registration closes: June 10, 2022
Tournament Weekend: July 29-31, 2022
Early Submission Competitions (2 weeks) - Submit through MyMIST
Creative Writing: July 16, 2022
Short Film: July 16, 2022
Early Submission Competitions (1 week) - Submit Through MyMIST
Business Venture Proposal: July 23, 2022
Science Fair Abstract: July 23, 2022
Graphic Design: July 23, 2022