Tara Tedrow Defends Her NCFL Title

posted by Jon Cruz on May 29th, 2005

Tara Tedrow and Douglas Jeffers

MILWAUKEE, WI - The final round of the 2005 NCFL Grand National Tournament featured Tara Tedrow of Celebration and Douglas Jeffers of Dulles. The round was adjudicated by Lynne Coyne, Mandy Hechinger, Rose Joyce-Turner, Justin Manwell, and Fred Robertson. It was, to borrow a term from a reader’s post, the battle of the blondes. Congratulations to both!

On a 4-1 decision, Tara, the 2004 champion, defeated Douglas to defend her title. Robertson dissented.

Tara is coached by Tim Case. Douglas is coached by Wayne Paulus.

DOUBLES
(32) 1097 King AP def. (1) 1006 Yorktown AD (Ali Deich)
(2) 1079 Celebration TT def. (31) 1090 St. Pius EB (Eric Boehm)
(3) 1053 St. Thomas Aquinas NP vs. 1184 Savannah CC (Chris Cook)
(29) 1082 Lake Highland JT def. (4) 1059 Teurlings Catholic SC (Sara Calais)
(5) 1116 Atlantic Community SR def. (28) 1135 Detroit Jesuit NN (Neil Nandi)
(27) 1071 Regis BA def. (6) 1088 Holy Ghost RK (Ryan Kelley)
(7) 1115 Atlantic Community CS def. (26) 1012 Lovett SF (Stephanie Feldman)
(25) 1083 Lake Mary CJ def. (8) 1117 Jupiter SC (Stephanie Cameron)
(9) 1102 Dulles DJ def. (24) 1121 Great Neck South MY (Matt Yellin)
(23) 1017 Loyola-Blakefield JH def. (10) 1120 Chaminade MS (Matt Sharp)
(11) 1076 Ridge NY def. (22) 1143 Brookfield East LV (Liz Vieira)
(21) 1067 Hendrick Hudson MC def. (12) 1005 W.T. Woodson CH (Caitlin Halpern)
(20) 1002 Lake Braddock AW def. (13) 1069 Monticello HS (Harrison Siegel)
(18) 1152 E.L. Meyers TK def. (15) 1171 Henry Clay ML (Mike Lutz)
(19) 1072 Regis DJ def. (14) 1183 Pattonville DD (Daniel Dorsey)
(17) 1065 Michael Krop EA def. (16) 1181 Trinity CS (Carolyn Smith)

OCTAS
(32) 1097 King AP def. (17) 1065 Michael Krop EA (Erica Alexander)
(2) 1079 Celebration TT def. (18) 1152 E.L. Meyers TK (Ted Kopec)
(19) 1072 Regis DJ def. (3) 1053 St. Thomas Aquinas NP (Nathan Peabody)
(20) 1002 Lake Braddock AW def. (29) 1082 Lake Highland JT (J.R. Thorsen)
(5) 1116 Atlantic Community SR def. (21) 1067 Hendrick Hudson MC (McLean Crichton)
(27) 1071 Regis BA def. (11) 1076 Ridge NY (Norman Yao)
(7) 1115 Atlantic Community CS def. (23) 1017 Loyola-Blakefield JH (Joe Hsu)
(9) 1102 Dulles DJ def. (25) 1083 Lake Mary CJ (Claire Jen)

QUARTERS
(9) 1102 Dulles DJ def. (32) 1097 King AP (Alyssa Price)
(2) 1079 Celebration TT def. (7) 1115 Atlantic Community CS (Carlo Salas)
(19) 1072 Regis DJ over (27) 1071 Regis BA (Brian Aoyama)
(20) 1002 Lake Braddock AW def. (5) 1116 Atlantic Community SR (Sara Robinson)

SEMIS
(9) 1102 Dulles DJ def. (20) 1002 Lake Braddock AW (Andrew Wansley)
(2) 1079 Celebration TT def. (19) 1072 Regis DJ (Drew Jacob)

FINALS
(2) 1079 Celebration TT def. (9) 1102 Dulles DJ (Douglas Jeffers)
4-1(Lynne Coyne, Mandy Hechinger, Rose Joyce-Turner, Justin Manwell, *Fred Robertson)

NCFL CHAMPION
(2) 1079 Celebration TT (Tara Tedrow)

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53 Responses to “Tara Tedrow Defends Her NCFL Title”

Cherian
Posted from: 134.48.186.119

May 29th, 2005 14:20
1

joe vaughn and i agree: best final round in a long time and three good judges so far.

now i’ll take odds on tt winning. vegas has her as a 3:1 underdog.
David
Posted from: 137.22.120.67

May 29th, 2005 14:26
2

So so SO legit. Can Tara repeat, or will Jeffers seize the crown for himself?

The suspense is just killer.

Any news on Congress…please?
Ajay
Posted from: 70.241.87.184

May 29th, 2005 14:38
3

sweet

houston represent.
bietz
Posted from: 66.93.17.219

May 29th, 2005 14:57
4

does fred count as three people?
Patrick
Posted from: 69.151.146.83

May 29th, 2005 15:45
5

I predict Douglas takes it, though that depends on a few things.

Any word on the panel?
michael
Posted from: 24.214.98.75

May 29th, 2005 15:51
6

if i cant have norman in finals, i guess i’ll take tara. hmph. good luck on the repeat…i guess.

<3
mm
matt aks
Posted from: 205.188.117.69

May 29th, 2005 15:57
7

charles elroy alderman and his coach mr. vaughan converse before extemp finals:

http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2004/2004-05/11-dvd-jetsons-inside.jpg

congrats man, on making it to the final 6!
LBmasterdebater
Posted from: 4.249.129.56

May 29th, 2005 16:12
8

YAY ANDREW!!!!!!!!!!! <3. That’s so cool you made it that far! Go LB!

Oh, and Tom, we still love you…
TJ
Posted from: 69.142.209.230

May 29th, 2005 17:31
9

Any word on the speech out-rounds?
Nick Bubb
Posted from: 24.180.185.21

May 29th, 2005 17:51
10

IF things are on time, the awards ceremony should have started sometime between a half hour ago and now.

And I agree with Cherian (and I guess Joe Vaughn, who was a great time keepker ;) ), this was a great final round and the best in my trips the Grand Nationals.

Congrats to both Tara and Douglas; both of whom I saw debate very well this weekend. You both deserve it, and thanks for making the Milwaukee CFL Nationals memorable for all.
StudleyDudley
Posted from: 70.241.71.93

May 29th, 2005 18:25
11

Tara is my momma.
I am Jeffer’s daddy.

Congratz to both, cuz I <3 yall like whoa.
matt aks
Posted from: 205.188.117.69

May 29th, 2005 18:36
12

extemp results:

1. kevin troy
2. SCARSDALE’S OWN CHARLIE ALDERMAN

congrats, fella.
Jonathan Gordon
Posted from: 68.198.155.167

May 29th, 2005 18:38
13

Congrats to Tara Tedrow and to Scarsdale’s own Charles Alderman.
gary
Posted from: 4.131.120.237

May 29th, 2005 18:39
14

yay for tara and douglas
btw, tara is teh hotter of the blondes - sorry dougie…
Pat Fitch
Posted from: 68.85.215.204

May 29th, 2005 19:28
15

Congrats to JR for getting to octos!!! Also, congrats to Tara for repping Fitch/Anderson ‘03 again :)
Daniel Sheehan
Posted from: 66.126.175.91

May 29th, 2005 20:04
16

Mad props to Tara and everyone else, represent.
jesus
Posted from: 205.188.117.69

May 29th, 2005 20:47
17

wow, maybe milwaukee doesn’t blow that much when we got all these fine ppl in out rounds such as the finals folks and jr and liz and harrison and such so yea go yea go i only type like this night
jesus
Posted from: 205.188.117.69

May 29th, 2005 20:47
18

wow, maybe milwaukee doesn’t blow that much when we got all these fine ppl in out rounds such as the finals folks and jr and liz and harrison and such so yea go yea go i only type like this night
'Celis
Posted from: 4.236.153.25

May 29th, 2005 20:54
19

Congrats to Tara and Douglas! Hope all enjoyed the CFL experience. ;-)
I FLOW NEG
Posted from: 24.106.46.2

May 29th, 2005 20:58
20

FOR THESE REASONS, I FLOW NEG!
max stevens
Posted from: 68.229.50.40

May 29th, 2005 22:20
21

Congratulations on the repeat performance. Stellar TOC performance, repeat championship at NCFL… nice year.
chris castillo
Posted from: 64.12.116.203

May 29th, 2005 22:21
22

congratulations doug. Good job representing tx.
David
Posted from: 137.22.120.67

May 29th, 2005 22:44
23

Wow…the curse of the one seed continues. I think now in 3 of the past 4 years, the one seed has gone down in doubles. And if I’m not deeply mistaken, all three of those one seeds were from my CFL league (Deich, Dean Razavi, and…Chris Carr?)
Peter
Posted from: 69.220.115.173

May 29th, 2005 22:58
24

Congrats to both!
michael
Posted from: 24.214.98.75

May 29th, 2005 23:08
25

yaaay tara and douglas [JC pressured me into posting again hmph =(]
Cherian
Posted from: 68.23.64.134

May 29th, 2005 23:23
26

i owe some $$, the ncfl has proved me wrong for once. well, twice actually…congrats to summer at the center intern, kevin troy, who continued his dominance in the world of extemp by winning the first ever tiger woods trifecta (toc, cfl, nfl in different years) in extemp and who is on his way to a superfecta!

he clearly beat out the competition this weekend with ranks of 1,1,1,1,4 in the final round in addition to an octos-semis cumulative score of 4. (those are added to get final placing) while somewhat expected, congratulations indeed! i think there’s a vbd interview with him somewhere, right jon? :)

most speech results are available at the connection, http://www.center4publicspeaking.org/cgi/wordpress

photos and complete results are coming soon…
Jenny JOJO
Posted from: 68.34.150.174

May 29th, 2005 23:30
27

OH MA GOSH GRRL U ROX IT AGAIN… NUMBA 2 DA SEQUAL…AAAAA LOV IT AN U NO Y U SO BEATIFUL? BACUS U STAY TRU0…U ALWAYS BE MAI BUTTAR AND U WELL ALWAYS WILL BE…U STAY TRU TO UR BUTTAHR FOREVS BECAUYSE YOU ARE THAT!!! U ARE DA BUTTA! <3 YA
Jacob Levi
Posted from: 162.84.232.247

May 30th, 2005 07:03
28

congrats to Tara and Doug.
Allison Huberlie
Posted from: 152.163.100.203

May 30th, 2005 08:44
29

Congratulations to Doug and Tara on a very, very enjoyable final round. These two certainly deserved to be in finals, and I’m glad they both got there. Congrats again!
David
Posted from: 24.25.208.74

May 30th, 2005 09:35
30

Does anyone have a flow or summary of the round? It would be interesting to compare the final round of NFCL with the final round of the TOC or NFL Nationals.
bietz
Posted from: 66.93.17.219

May 30th, 2005 09:54
31

Congratulations Doug & Tara! I look forward to seeing both of you at VBI this summer!
Arthur Conte
Posted from: 69.112.237.231

May 30th, 2005 10:05
32

congrats to matt sharp!! woohoo and tara cuz she is forever in my doubt for me lending her my scarf at harvard that night:) i’ll see her at session one

alright kidos im out
Arthur Conte
Posted from: 69.112.237.231

May 30th, 2005 10:05
33

congrats to matt sharp!! woohoo and tara cuz she is forever in my debt for me lending her my scarf at harvard that night:) i’ll see her at session one

alright kidos im out
charlie a
Posted from: 68.198.146.94

May 30th, 2005 10:25
34

I just want to thank Mr. Vaughan for being an extemp master. I religiously followed everything he said, and I would’ve been lost without him. I know he’s primarily known as an LD coach, but the man knows extemp outrageously well.

Also, congrats to Kevin. He was in my rooms during quarters and semis, and there’s no way I got a single 1. I’ll be away during NFLs, but we are sending three prodigious freshmen in extemp. Watch out.
julie
Posted from: 68.85.74.221

May 30th, 2005 10:42
35

yay congrats to alyssa price! i am beaming with pride. <3

way to tear it up again tara. awesome job.

also congrats to claire, jr, stephanie, sara, carlo, and everyone else who cleared. hope to see most of you guys this summer :)
Chetan
Posted from: 24.131.177.141

May 30th, 2005 10:54
36

Congrats to Tara and Doug! I think Tara is the bee’s knees, even though I’ve voted against her sixty times (by her count).
Pat Fitch
Posted from: 68.85.215.204

May 30th, 2005 12:18
37

Also, congrats to Alyssa Price for making Fitch/Anderson ‘04 proud! =o)
Craig
Posted from: 67.185.240.113

May 30th, 2005 14:57
38

I’m rather shocked that Kevin Troy got a 4 rank from a judge in the final round — he was clearly head and shoulders above the other contestants in the round (indeed, also beyond anything I saw in the quarterfinal and octofinal that I observed).
Sara
Posted from: 205.188.117.69

May 30th, 2005 15:11
39

Does anyone know where the seeding is posted for the preliminary rounds?
max
Posted from: 65.11.131.68

May 30th, 2005 16:23
40

everything about prelims and all of that goes up on the CFL website within like a week of tournament end

and congratulations to tara for re-winning despite her being sure she hadn’t cleared to semis
and erica for making it to octos
Lily
Posted from: 66.212.140.188

May 30th, 2005 16:47
41

Congrats, Tara and Doug, it was an amazing Final Round
chris
Posted from: 66.69.190.27

May 30th, 2005 17:00
42

way to go doug! way to win it up at the CAT NAT!
B.Cory
Posted from: 66.69.135.134

May 30th, 2005 21:06
43

Doug is so shiny and suave. You’ll win it (everything) next year.
pam
Posted from: 65.8.105.177

May 30th, 2005 21:07
44

congrats to tara and doug!

also, major congrats to all the other floridians, specially the sofla contigent…. erica, carlos, sara, etc.
Nick Bubb
Posted from: 24.180.185.21

May 30th, 2005 21:13
45

“Bee’s knees” (laugh)

The CFL Voices Wristband promo picture will be tight… I can’t wait for jon to upload his pictures/mine to develop.
byron
Posted from: 67.113.7.127

May 30th, 2005 21:52
46

haha two-time champion?

one word: INTENSE…

good job tara and good job doug!
Ryan Hamilton
Posted from: 68.224.85.89

May 31st, 2005 02:27
47

This is absolutely amazing. Good job Tara, good job Doug.
katherine
Posted from: 68.123.123.107

May 31st, 2005 06:56
48

Congrats are most definately in order to both.

Would we, by any chance happen to have pictures of the tournament? And if so, when will we be able to see them? Danke.
Jon Cruz
Posted from: 24.209.113.27

May 31st, 2005 07:18
49

Pictures are indeed forthcoming! Stay tuned. Now that our New York system is finally fully functional - that is, my computers have been repaired! - these photos, and long-lost photos from the Iowa Round Robin, will be included in updates soon. As I am currently in transit from Wisconsin, the NCFL photos will be on the site today or tomorrow.
Andrew
Posted from: 65.205.31.1

May 31st, 2005 07:18
50

Catonsville’s Kelsey Schueler should have cleared but for a tab room error.
DustinDomangue
Posted from: 12.156.248.241

May 31st, 2005 17:29
51

Congratulations to Tara and Douglas…Amazing final round! (I was hoping for Tara to pull out again!)

Further congratulations to Sara Callais from Lafayette :)
P.Rai
Posted from: 64.167.149.105

May 31st, 2005 21:56
52

tara sucks!
liz
Posted from: 205.188.117.69

June 1st, 2005 15:10
53

I’ve been in New Orleans so I just got the news…….SWEET WORK TARA.

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