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.
47th AFA National Speech Tournament @ Lewis & Clark College
Alumni/Coaching Awards:
MacLain Naumann, Cornell University, Outstanding New Coach Award
Dr. Ben Davis, Truman St University, Outstanding New Coach Award
Dr. Aaron Duncan, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Larry Schnoor Distinguished Service Award
Team Sweepstakes Results
1 University of Texas at Austin 423
2 George Mason University 376.5
3 Cornell University 346
4 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 323.5
5 Bradley University 320
6 University of Alabama 276
7 Seton Hall University 205
8 University of Illinois Chicago 200
9 Tennessee State University 184.5
10 Illinois State University 165.5
11 Eastern Michigan University 160
12 Louisiana State University 136
13 South Dakota State University 132.5
14 James Madison University 94.5
15 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 93
16 University of Minnesota 86.5
17 Belmont University 77
18 Lewis & Clark College 73
19 University of Florida 66
20 University of Wisconsin-Madison 46
After Dinner Speaking:
1 Sofia Spillane Cornell University
2 Veeren Thakkar University of Illinois Chicago
3 Rin Jones Seton Hall University
4 Paul Swartz Bradley University
5 Anastasia Sewell University of Texas at Austin
6 David Cervantes University of Texas at Austin
Communication Analysis:
1 Taylor Whitley University of Texas at Austin
2 Ash Vermeulen Bradley University
3 Cade Savoy Louisiana State University
4 Julia Hunt Bradley University
5 Rin Jones Seton Hall University
6 Ella Bynane University of Texas at Austin
Dramatic Interpretation:
1 Sanyu Mwassa George Mason University
2 Camila Canelas Soto George Mason University
3 Ella Bynane University of Texas at Austin
4 Neelam Gurung George Mason University
5 Sebastian Young Cornell University
6 Aaron Anderson Tennessee State University
Duo Interpretation:
1 Gavin Eischens and Hannah Markley South Dakota State University
2 Reed Greger and Sydney Kwasa University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3 Aaron Anderson and Danae Jackson Tennessee State University
4 Alek Zabel Araguz and Karla Rivera University of Texas at Austin
5 Kolby Jackson and Paul Swartz Bradley University
6 Neelam Gurung and Sanyu Mwassa George Mason University
Extemporaneous Speaking:
1 Hayden Watkins Cornell University
2 Sophia Gerrans Cornell University
3 Freya Hutton George Mason University
4 Gursimrat Dahry University of Minnesota
5 Rin Jones Seton Hall University
6 Ian Gilenson Cornell University
Impromptu Speaking:
1 Ishika Bhasin University of Texas at Austin
2 Jake Cruz James Madison University
3 Reed Greger University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4 Natalia Ferruggia Lafayette College
5 Emma Arneson South Dakota State University
6 Gursimrat Dahry University of Minnesota
Informative Speaking:
1 Afsheen Alvi Cornell University
2 Sophia Trapani Cornell University
3 Paul Swartz Bradley University
4 Veeren Thakkar University of Illinois Chicago
5 Rin Jones Seton Hall University
6 Anne Guanga Seton Hall University
Persuasive Speaking:
1 Tiffany Ruvalcaba Lupercio Bradley University
2 Rin Jones Seton Hall University
3 Anne Guanga Seton Hall University
4 Freya Hutton George Mason University
5 Austyn Clemen University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
6 Ishika Bhasin University of Texas at Austin
Poetry Interpretation:
1 Sydney Kwasa University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2 Aaron Anderson Tennessee State University
3 Sanyu Mwassa George Mason University
4 Marissa Crosby University of Nebraska-Lincoln
5 Brooklyn Woods University of Alabama
6 Landon Terro Louisiana State University
Program Oral Interpretation:
1 Sydney Kwasa University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2 Aaron Anderson Tennessee State University
3 Julia Hunt Bradley University
4 Reed Greger University of Nebraska-Lincoln
5 John Lee Bradley University
6 Gavin Eischens South Dakota State University
Prose Interpretation:
1 Aaron Anderson Tennessee State University
2 Emma Abbott University of Texas at Austin
3 Avelino Hanmer University of Alabama
4 Bradlee Thomas Illinois State University
5 Ella Bynane University of Texas at Austin
6 Karla Rivera University of Texas at Austin
80th National Debate Tournament @ University of Houston
Pre-tournament Awards
The Laurence H. Tribe Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Rick Cherwitz, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas, Austin
The Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service
Brendon Bankey, University of Texas
The George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education
Dr. Phillip Samuels, Wichita State University
The Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award
Dr. Mikaela Malsin, Emory University
Rex Copeland Award for Best Season-long Performance
Daniel Gallagher & Ike Song, Emory University
Tournament Final Places
1st Gallagher & Song Emory FINALS
2nd Ortega & Medina CSU Long Beach FINALS
SEMIS Shah & Shih Michigan SEMIS
SEMIS Aggarwal & Cowan Georgetown SEMIS
QTRS Menotti & Reichel UC Berkeley QTRS
QTRS Gusis & Lewis Michigan State QTRS
QTRS Barrett & Park Michigan QTRS
QTRS Cohn & King Binghamton QTRS
OCTAS Lobo & Yang Emory OCTAS
OCTAS Cai & Goldberg Dartmouth OCTAS
OCTAS Schultz & Larson Kansas OCTAS
OCTAS Willingham & Owings Kansas OCTAS
OCTAS Hato & Persinger Kansas OCTAS
OCTAS Cunningham & Layton Liberty OCTAS
OCTAS Kim & Shirts Emory OCTAS
OCTAS Feinstein & Low Texas OCTAS
DBLS Anderson McElligott & Parfenoff Iowa DBLS
DBLS Esmailzadeh & Shetty Michigan DBLS
DBLS Li & Rubin Northwestern DBLS
DBLS Pacconi & Souchet Northwestern DBLS
DBLS Gabay & Slish Kentucky DBLS
DBLS Ravi & Penumetcha UTD DBLS
DBLS Deshpande & Sridharan Harvard DBLS
DBLS Schedler & Rimpson Kentucky DBLS
DBLS Kochel & Harrison Macalester DBLS
DBLS Witkov & Wright George Mason DBLS
DBLS Arney & Tahirkheli Northwestern DBLS
DBLS Urfalian & Boguslavsky UC Berkeley DBLS
DBLS Makinde & Saigal NYU DBLS
Speaker Awards
1 Daniel Gallagher Emory GS Emory GA 712.35 651.90
2 Curtis Ortega CSU Long Beach OM CSU Long Beach CA 710.32 651.70
3 Rose Larson Kansas SL Kansas KS 710.21 650.90
4 Jiyoon Park Michigan BP Michigan MI 709.62 650.10
5 Connelly Cowan Georgetown AC Georgetown DC 709.58 650.70
6 Ike Song Emory GS Emory GA 709.25 649.70
7 Luna Schultz Kansas SL Kansas KS 708.68 650.00
8 Joanna Gusis Michigan State GL Michigan State MI 708.50 649.00
9 Eleanor Barrett Michigan BP Michigan MI 708.48 649.50
10 Spencer Anderson McElligott Iowa AP Iowa IA 708.30 647.70
11 Conner Shih Michigan SS Michigan MI 707.30 647.40
12 Jeremiah Cohn Binghamton CK Binghamton NY 707.24 648.40
13 Stephen Lewis Michigan State GL Michigan State MI 707.13 647.50
14 Veronica Rubin Northwestern LR Northwestern IL 706.95 646.30
15 Ariel Gabay Kentucky GS Kentucky KY 706.86 647.20
16 Will Kochel Macalester HK Macalester MN 706.77 646.60
17 Jayden Cunningham Liberty CL Liberty VA 706.72 647.10
18 Daniel Medina CSU Long Beach OM CSU Long Beach CA 706.54 647.80
19 Nora Cai Dartmouth CG Dartmouth NH 706.36 646.30
20 Brooklynn Hato Kansas HP Kansas KS 706.25 646.50