After a long season of competition, we congratulate the participants and winners at this year’s American Forensic Association National Debate Tournament and National Speech Tournament championships.
The Laurence H. Tribe Distinguished Alumni Award
John Patrick Dolan
Dean and Founder of the California Desert Trial Academy College of Law
President and CEO, LawTalk MCLE, Inc.
founder and Partner, Dolan Law Offices
The Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service
Director, University of Houston Honors Debate Workshop
Assistant Coach, University of Houston Debate
The George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education
Emeritus Professor at the University of Georgia
Former Director of the Georgia Debate Union
The Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award
Director of Debate, California Statue University at Long Beach
Rex Copeland Award for Best Season-long Performance
Emory Kessler & Rajagopal
Final Places
1st Phil & Dombcik Michigan
2nd Soper & Revare Kansas KS
SEMIS Kessler & Rajagopal Emory
SEMIS Gallagher & Hecht Emory
QTRS Mitchell & Piekut Emory
QTRS Park & Marshall Kansas
QTRS Flores & Ortega CSU Long Beach
QTRS Cho & Puerto Wake Forest
OCTAS Di & Griffith Kentucky
OCTAS Bald & Cai Dartmouth
OCTAS Chuang & Deo Northwestern
OCTAS Desai & Kashyap Texas
OCTAS Lawless & Wang Georgetown
OCTAS Zaidi & Zinober Georgetown
OCTAS T. Louis & Choudhury Binghamton
OCTAS Babcock & Babcock Wichita State
DBLS Dua & Luckett Wake Forest
DBLS Gusis & Miklovis Michigan State
DBLS Ogbogu & Gines Harvard
DBLS Gao & Shih Michigan
DBLS Cowan & White Georgetown
DBLS Koster & Lewis Michigan State
DBLS Bressler & Mojica Wake Forest
DBLS El-Sharif & Yarlagadda Pennsylvania
DBLS Souchet & Stamenkovic Diez Northwestern
DBLS Khan & Traxler Houston
DBLS Fleming & Tsan UC Berkeley
DBLS Reichel & Menotti UC Berkeley
DBLS Price & Kochel Macalester
Final Speakers
1 Grace Kessler Emory KR 712.68 652.60
2 Shreyas Rajagopal Emory KR 710.51 650.80
3 Kelly Phil Michigan PD 709.54 650.40
4 Jay-Z Flores CSU Long Beach OF 709.37 649.50
5 Het Desai Texas DK 708.13 648.40
6 Zidao Wang Georgetown LW 708.09 647.50
7 Kieran Lawless Georgetown LW 708.08 648.00
8 Graham Revare Kansas RS 707.76 648.00
9 William Soper Kansas RS 707.67 648.20
10 Arnav Kashyap Texas DK 707.63 648.00
11 Curtis Ortega CSU Long Beach OF 707.46 647.90
12 Kumail Zaidi Georgetown ZZ 707.04 647.00
13 David Griffith Kentucky GD 706.88 646.70
14 Henry Mitchell Emory MP 706.54 646.80
15 Oge Ogbogu Harvard OG 705.69 646.70
16 Eli T. Louis Binghamton TC 705.56 645.30
17 Ryan Cavanaugh Iowa AC 705.30 646.70
18 John Marshall Kansas MP 705.18 645.60
19 Maya El-Sharif Pennsylvania EY 705.06 645.60
20 Bennett Dombcik Michigan PD 704.83 645.60
ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Cornell University, Margot Treadwell
James Madison University, Lexie Burns
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Eliana Siebe-Walles
Eastern Michigan University, Cedrick Charles
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, A.J. Siegel
University of Akron, Karissa Chin
Hastings College, Ally Banks
Truman State University, Ella Schnake
University of Texas at Austin, Fernando Cereceres
Cornell University, Asha Prabhat
University of Akron, Cecilia Mainzer
James Madison University, Arina Drovetskaya
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Janana Khattack
Hastings College, Citlaly Quiroz
Lewis & Clark College, Syl Knauss
Belmont University, Alisa Gabrielle Osborne
COACHNG AWARDS
Dr. Kelsey Abele (West Texas A&M University) – Carroll & Barbara Hickey Service Award
Brent Mitchell (University of Alabama) – Outstanding New Forensics Coach Award
Cassidy Emmerich (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) – Outstanding New Forensics Coach Award
TEAM SWEEPSTAKES
| 1 | University of Texas at Austin | 538 |
| 2 | George Mason University | 356 |
| 3 | Bradley University | 320.5 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan University | 306.5 |
| 5 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 281 |
| 6 | Cornell University | 262 |
AFTER DINNER SPEAKING FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Casey Buisson | University of Alabama |
| 2 | Henry Davenport | Illinois State University |
| 3 | Michelle Ryan | Illinois State University |
| 4 | Joseph Cyrus | Bradley University |
| 5 | Asha Prabhat | Cornell University |
| 6 | Gavin Millard | Eastern Michigan University |
COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Prem Ganesan | George Mason University |
| 2 | Janana Khattak | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 3 | Isaac Doty | West Texas A&M |
| 4 | Asha Prabhat | Cornell University |
| 5 | Austyn Clemen | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 6 | JR Saling | Lewis & Clark College |
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | David Jacobson | University of Minnesota |
| 2 | Kaylee Frazier | University of Texas at Austin |
| 3 | Carli Hall | University of Texas at Austin |
| 4 | Danae Jackson | Tennessee State University |
| 5 | Alisa Osborne | Belmont University |
| 6 | Meghan Huelsman | Eastern Michigan University |
DUO INTERPRETATION FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Fernando Cereceres and Valeria Najera | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2 | Eleni Mercer and Prem Ganesan | George Mason University |
| 3 | Carli Hall and Kevin Ahern | University of Texas at Austin |
| 4 | Joseph Cyrus and Joshua Timmons | Bradley University |
| 5 | Darrow Richmond and Lavontae Morrow | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 6 | Asha Prabhat and Jaliah Smith | Cornell University |
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Gustavo Lanz | George Mason University |
| 2 | Gursimrat Dahry | University of Minnesota |
| 3 | Hiba Faruqi | University of Texas at Austin |
| 4 | Henry Davenport | Illinois State University |
| 5 | Serena Ahmad | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 6 | Ian Gilenson | Cornell University |
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Margot Treadwell | Cornell University |
| 2 | Gursimrat Dahry | University of Minnesota |
| 3 | Gavin Millard | Eastern Michigan University |
| 4 | David Jacobson | University of Minnesota |
| 5 | Rodrigo Trujillo | Bradley University |
| 6 | Vacated Entry | Hired Judges |
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Molly Izer | George Mason University |
| 2 | Louise Engohang | Eastern Michigan University |
| 3 | Asha Prabhat | Cornell University |
| 4 | Fernando Cereceres | University of Texas at Austin |
| 5 | Lavontae Morrow | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 6 | Krystal Perez | University of Texas at Austin |
PERSUASIVE SPEAKING FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Asha Prabhat | Cornell University |
| 2 | Carli Hall | University of Texas at Austin |
| 3 | Tomi Sewell | Bradley University |
| 4 | Kate Inman | Eastern Michigan University |
| 5 | Rodrigo Trujillo | Bradley University |
| 6 | Mercer Schulte | University of Texas at Austin |
POETRY INTERPRETATION FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Molly Izer | George Mason University |
| 2 | Aaron Anderson | Tennessee State University |
| 3 | Joseph Cyrus | Bradley University |
| 4 | Jennifer Gonzalez | University of Texas at Austin |
| 5 | Darrow Richmond | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 6 | Joshua Timmons | Bradley University |
PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Aaron Anderson | Tennessee State University |
| 2 | Eleni Mercer | George Mason University |
| 3 | Fernando Cereceres | University of Texas at Austin |
| 4 | Ally Banks | Hastings College |
| 5 | Darrow Richmond | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 6 | Victoria Thomas | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
PROSE INTERPRETATION FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Competitor(s) | Team |
| 1 | Fernando Cereceres | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2 | Darrow Richmond | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 3 | Kevin Ahern | University of Texas at Austin |
| 4 | Jaliah Smith | Cornell University |
| 5 | Lavontae Morrow | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 6 | Prem Ganesan | George Mason University |
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