Sam Grondahl Wins Columbia
Xiaoqi Zhu and Sam Grondahl
NEW YORK, NY – Oliver Roth and Matt Scarola have reported in with the pairing and results from the final round of the 2007 Columbia Invitational. Congratulations to Niskayuna High School’s Sam Grondahl and Walt Whitman High School’s Xiaoqi Zhu for advancing to finals. In the round, Sam defeated Xiaoqi to win the title.
Sam is coached by Loralynne Krobetzky. Xiaoqi is coached by Anjan Choudhury and Tanya Choudhury.
Congratulations as well to the J.V. finalists, Arthur L. Johnson High School’s Alex Castro and Sacred Heart High School’s T.J. Golden! On a 3-0 decision, Alex defeated T.J. to win the J.V. tournament. Alex is coached by Bill Cooper. T.J. is coached by Beena Koshy and Chetan Hertzig. Full results follow.
DOUBLES
Ridge NJ def. Great Neck South JK (Jesse Klinger)
3-0 (Spelman, Fitzgerald, Camp)
Newtown GNT def. Collegiate DS (Daniel Straus)
(Spelman, Fitzgerald, Camp)
Sacred Heart AM def. Stuyvesant CB (Claire Bulger)
(Roth, Goodwin, Camara)
Hunter College ZS def. Collegiate MW (Marc Wallach)
(Roth, Goodwin, Camara)
Lexington MC def. Regis TD (Tim DeSanta)
(Saladin, Liu, Furman)
Needham CL def. Stuyvesant GS (Georgia Stasinopoulos)
(Saladin, Liu, Furman)
Walt Whitman XZ def. Plano West MM (Marin Mueller)
2-1 (Brown, Narciso, *Cruz)
Niskayuna SG def. Lexington NA (Noah Arbesfeld)
3-0 (Brown, Narciso, Cruz)
Stuyvesant JD def. Berkeley Carroll IB (Isaac Bloch)
2-1 (Luccarelli, *Petraro, King)
Collegiate JY def. Scarsdale MH (Matt Hershey)
(Lucarelli, Petraro, King)
Scarsdale MS def. Niskayuna ST (Steven Tang)
2-1 (Millman, Choudhury, *Choudhury)
Millburn JG def. Arthur L. Johnson JM (John Monagle)
2-1 (Millman, *Choudhury, Choudhury)
Stuyvesant YS def. Niskayuna SS (Sohail Syed)
(Millman, Kim, Salant)
Newtown AA def. Berkeley Carroll AM (Aarian Marshall)
3-0 (Millman, Kim, Salant)
Scarsdale OR def. Ridge ST (Sameer Thanawalwa)
2-1 (Valivety, Fuoto, *Alston)
Regis BO def. Walt Whitman MM (Marco Marrazza)
(Valivety, Fuoto, Alston)
OCTAS
Ridge NJ def. Regis BO (Brendan O’Boyle)
(Hertzig, Millman, Halpern)
Newtown GNT def. Scarsdale OR (Oliver Roth)
(Choudhury, Luccarelli, Haney)
Sacred AM def. Newtown AA (Akshay Agashe)
(Fitzgerald, Williams, D’Sa)
Hunter College ZS def. Stuyvesant YS (Yan Slavinsky)
(Spelman, Liu, Furman)
Millburn JG def. Lexington MC (Micki Chernick)
(Narciso, Salant, Fuoto)
Needham CL def. Scarsdale MS (Matt Salant)
(Camara, Goodwin, Saladin)
Walt Whitman XZ def. Collegiate JY (Jonathan Yip)
(Krobetzky, Duby, Shultz)
Niskayuna SG def. Stuyvesant JD (Jared Dummitt)
(Camp, Ross, Kaley)
QUARTERS
Niskayuna SG def. Ridge NJ (Naveen Jayaraman)
2-1 (Duby, *Furman, Choudhury)
Walt Whitman XZ def. Newtown GNT (Gavin Newton-Tanzer)
3-0 (Camara, Williams, Beretay)
Sacred Heart AM def. Needham CL (Chris Lucibella)
(Narciso, Fuoto, Shultz)
Millburn JG def. Hunter College ZS (Zayn Siddique)
(Halpern, Fitgerald, Camp)
SEMIS
Niskayuna SG def. Millburn JG (Julia Greenberg)
(Beretay, Camara, Choudhury)
Walt Whitman XZ def. Sacred Heart AM (Augusta Moore)
(Duby, Schultz, Fuoto)
FINALS
Niskayuna SG def. Walt Whitman XZ (Xiaoqi Zhu)
2-1 (Beretay, *Duby, Fuoto)
CHAMPION
Niskayuna SG (Sam Grondahl)
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TOP SPEAKERS
1. John Monagle (Arthur L. Johnson High School, NY)
2. Naveen Jayaraman (Ridge High School, NJ)
3. Gavin Newton-Tanzer (Newtown High School, CT)
4. Claire Bulger (Stuyvesant High School, NY)
5. Micki Chernick (Lexington High School, MA)
6. Matt Salant (Scarsdale High School, NY)
7. Chris Lucibella (Needham High School, MA)
8. Xiaoqi Zhu (Walt Whitman High School, MD)
9. Sam Grondahl (Niskayuna High School, NY)
10. Isaac Bloch (Berkeley Carroll School, NY)
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Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 20th, 2007 23:01
Congratulations, Arielle!
I stopped by the tournament briefly and judged doubles. I want to give a quick shout out to Sam Grondahl and Noah Arbesfeld for an excellent round. It was one of the best I’ve judged in some time and I trust we’ll see many good things from both in the future.
Special shout out as well to Lee Shleifer-Katz, former SIG camper extraordinaire.
Posted from: 69.118.142.100
January 20th, 2007 23:04
OLIVER ROTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a beast
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 20th, 2007 23:16
Something tells me that J.V. and varsity are flipped. Unless anyone thinks it’s fair to put
Mr. Jayaraman is Junior Varsity.
Congrats to Naveen and Grondahl. I know you’ll both win. Unless you hit each other.
Posted from: 141.156.192.29
January 20th, 2007 23:17
YAY, congrats Xiaoqi!! :D
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
January 20th, 2007 23:33
grondahl shall emerge victorious (the last time i made a prediction like this i was right, im going for a streak)
Posted from: 71.135.56.52
January 20th, 2007 23:50
yeah sam
Posted from: 24.250.101.82
January 21st, 2007 00:15
Congrats Xiaoqi!! way to represent VA!
Posted from: 75.194.165.105
January 21st, 2007 00:23
If anyone cares, here was doubles (so that you can see everyone who broke):
Varsity LD:
…
Posted from: 75.194.165.105
January 21st, 2007 00:35
…
Good luck to all (in
Posted from: 146.201.132.116
January 21st, 2007 01:33
congrats to kellie and sarah from jupiter!!! way to rep the 561.
Posted from: 67.88.63.163
January 21st, 2007 05:25
Congrat’s to Akshay for breaking.
Posted from: 70.111.184.98
January 21st, 2007 07:43
Congrats to Julia for breaking.
Posted from: 68.196.112.19
January 21st, 2007 07:51
o no sammy t!
Posted from: 72.66.68.165
January 21st, 2007 08:00
Congrats Xiaoqi, Ben, and Perry!! You guys are AWESOME!!! :)
Posted from: 69.118.140.200
January 21st, 2007 08:25
Congrats to Matt, Oliver, Matt, and Nell.
Posted from: 128.59.26.78
January 21st, 2007 08:52
MillburnJG def. LexingtonMC 2-1 fuoto*,x,y
Sacred HeartAM def. NewtownAA 2-1 D’sa*,williams,fitzgerald
NewtownGN def. ScarsdaleOR
RidgeNJ def. RegisBO
Posted from: 68.38.220.125
January 21st, 2007 09:10
Keep it up naveen and julia in V!! Good luck paco!
Posted from: 68.196.119.91
January 21st, 2007 09:21
woot julia!
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 21st, 2007 09:22
Results — are those quarters results, or only some of octas?
Posted from: 67.80.221.134
January 21st, 2007 09:26
Go Naveen!
Posted from: 68.38.220.125
January 21st, 2007 09:54
i think they are only some of octas because last I heard quarters didn’t start until 11:30
Posted from: 68.196.112.19
January 21st, 2007 10:46
NAVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN BIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Posted from: 69.249.88.35
January 21st, 2007 11:14
go Julia, Naveen, and Gavin!
Posted from: 69.118.141.9
January 21st, 2007 11:41
good job to
Matt for clearing, Oliver and Salant for advancing to octas (perhaps you have gone further but I don’t know b/c quarters is not up), and to Nell for getting to octas in JV (again, maybe further)
to second Nikita, Oliver certainly is a beast.
and congrats to Matt Aks for clearing too, losing on a close 39,000,000 to 4 against Marcus Moretti.
WHAT? LOL
Posted from: 69.249.94.148
January 21st, 2007 12:27
congrats julia and naveen, and keep goin!
Posted from: 24.90.53.128
January 21st, 2007 12:28
Naveen, you better get a bid
Posted from: 64.12.116.139
January 21st, 2007 12:32
AWESOME job Tj, Augusta, and Meling. Way to tear up both fields. I’m very proud of you guys, you all deserved to clear and get as far as you did. You’re both swt NE debaters. And awesome job to Scarsdale as well, I’m always impressed Matt Salant, keep it up!
Posted from: 69.118.142.100
January 21st, 2007 12:38
Basically, i second everything ken just said
oliver–swt job, by the transitive property–you pretty much owned me haha
matt–nice job on octas AND the speaker award
aks–tough loss (lol)
also, i just heard from oliver that finals is Walt Whitman XZ vs. Niskayuna SG so congrats to them as well!
Posted from: 68.38.220.125
January 21st, 2007 13:03
congrats to alex castro from ALJ who is currently in finals of JV with an 11-1 ballot count in outrounds this far. I’m very proud of you, your hard work is paying off!
also congrats to naveen on making it to the bid round. i am positive you will get your bid eventually man.
congrats also to julia, matt hershey, matt salant, akshay, gavin, micki, jessie, and sameer on clearing
I’d also like to say that Columbia had some of the best judging I had all year. In prelims, I had charlie furman, rahul d’sa, caitlin, petraro, and annie fuoto in back. Thanks to the Columbia staff for finding some of the best judges around in the NE. I mean… I had Anjan and Tanya Choudhury on a doubles panel. I can’t really ask for more than that (even though they split decisions in a very close round lol).
Posted from: 64.12.116.139
January 21st, 2007 13:27
congrats first and foremost to oliver roth, whose constant humor, hard work and positive attitude are an inspiration to me and many of my teammates. i have no doubt that oliver’s dedication will continue to pay off through the end of this year and in the years to come.
congrats also to anjan. what a great accomplishment to top off a fantastic year 1!
congrats also to moretti. big win buddy. i still think it was illegit though.
finally, ken hershey, i really have nothing to say, except that i will NOT cooperate with…
Posted from: 66.41.152.245
January 21st, 2007 13:48
Gus, don’t pull a Mulligan!
Posted from: 69.111.73.18
January 21st, 2007 13:50
OLIVER ROTH IS A BEAST
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 21st, 2007 13:54
“Walt Whitman XZ vs. Niskayuna SG”
If that’s true, I had the pleasure of judging both of them in the two doubles rounds I judged. Congratulations!
Posted from: 69.118.141.9
January 21st, 2007 14:27
Aks – yes you will LOL
Nikita – don’t get me started on the transitive property of debate
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 21st, 2007 15:17
Does anyone know how Nisky SG did in octos?
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 21st, 2007 15:56
Obviously well…Wow.
Posted from: 69.115.18.52
January 21st, 2007 16:07
Congrats Paco (Alex Castro)ALJ
you should win more often you know lol jjk
anyway congrats on your huge trophy and your first place finish
Represent the Big Johnson Paco
-Big Al
Posted from: 160.39.210.236
January 21st, 2007 16:07
Did anyone post that Grondahl won?
I’ll send in more comprehensive results (panels and such) when I get the information. In the meantime, if anyone has any questions, comments or criticisms of the tournament, please email my gmail account (mscarola). I’d love to hear what should be the same / different next year.
Or post here, whatever.
Posted from: 69.118.239.155
January 21st, 2007 16:09
Ok, so apparently now I’m a VBD correspondent…don’t know how that happened but that’s cool.
Anyway, congrats to Matt H., Matt S. and Nell…as well as the many other debaters that deserve congrats this weekend.
Jon…it seems you’ve gotten away with denying me of my “debate” livestrong-ish thing again…but don’t worry, I wont let you get away with that.
Posted from: 70.234.155.119
January 21st, 2007 16:19
SAAAM GROOONDAAAAHL
Posted from: 71.167.181.37
January 21st, 2007 16:21
OLIVER IS THE MON
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 21st, 2007 16:21
Huge congrats to Sam. Honestly didn’t think you had it in you. :-p
Posted from: 69.118.237.220
January 21st, 2007 17:33
Huge congrats to Oliver. He has learned to debate on each level of the time cube. Also huge congrats to Xiaoqui, Sam, Salant, Nell and John. Good job guys.
Posted from: 207.28.197.229
January 21st, 2007 17:51
GRONDAHL REPRESENTING TEAM WORTHLESS
Posted from: 64.12.116.139
January 21st, 2007 17:57
I just wanted to say that Columbia was an extremely well run tournament and the efforts of the directors and all those involved were definately noticed and appreciated. The judging pool was very impressive and even without many of the big names the competition was still very impressive. Also, congratulations to gavin, monagle, akshay, naveen (you called me getting the middle guy), hershey, salant (correct last minute case decision in doubles), and yes Panda on great performances and making the waiting time enjoyable.
Posted from: 205.188.116.204
January 21st, 2007 18:08
Congratulations Xiaoqi! You never cease to amaze us. Now, the long winter of XZ celebrations continues. What a champion for Walt Whitman! We are all so proud of your remarkable year. Waytago!
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
January 21st, 2007 18:21
did sam pick up finals
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 21st, 2007 18:40
SAMMY GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!! finally niskayuna has a TOC bid
Posted from: 69.118.240.181
January 21st, 2007 18:52
congrats to Salant, Oliver, Hershey, and Nell
also congrats to Xiaoqi for making it all the way to finals
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
January 21st, 2007 18:53
congrats grondahl. jew power.
Posted from: 130.49.58.118
January 21st, 2007 18:58
“He has learned to debate on each level of the time cube”
uhhh, levels? there are no levels. time is a cube with four sides.
Posted from: 69.118.141.9
January 21st, 2007 19:27
truth, my mistake
Posted from: 69.115.223.185
January 21st, 2007 19:40
congrats to shadman zaman on not showing up! also, a very nice congratulations to my good friend louis for being hailed by his call elsewhere in double octos, and not being able to make it to day 3 of The Columbia National Invitational of Godly Godliness and Then Some.
also, congratulations to jesse for ballin’, some mothafuckas for frontin’ (such as corporations), the purp on the purpin’, and other instances of dead crazed shitting. overall, i approve.
Posted from: 162.84.158.18
January 21st, 2007 19:47
OLIVER ROTH!
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 21st, 2007 19:48
Naveen is one crazy mo fo.
Posted from: 72.66.68.165
January 21st, 2007 19:52
YAY Xiaoqi!!! way to own dude :)
Posted from: 74.70.146.70
January 21st, 2007 20:23
grondhal…nice job, your CX strategies are amazing
Posted from: 74.70.146.70
January 21st, 2007 20:23
also,
congrats to sohail and steven on dubbs
same with Varun- first nisky novice to break…nice
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 21st, 2007 20:35
speaking of cross X, “i have 1 minute left in Cross X, im going to need you to read your case slowly to me again”
Posted from: 74.70.39.33
January 21st, 2007 20:37
congrats to grondhal, tang and sohail for breaking
congrats again to grondhal on winning
and congrats to wade for totally calling this
Posted from: 130.58.225.224
January 21st, 2007 20:49
Congratulations Xiaoqi! You deserve it.
Posted from: 74.70.25.179
January 21st, 2007 20:52
“Sam Grondahl Wins Columbia”
Forgive a proud dad’s bias, but that Sam Grondahl has the heart of a champion. He’s done us proud. Bravo!
Posted from: 69.208.174.129
January 21st, 2007 20:57
fuck yeah grondahl
Posted from: 128.135.190.29
January 21st, 2007 20:57
It’s official: Xiaoqi is a pimp. Good job, buddy. Keep it up.
Posted from: 138.88.4.140
January 21st, 2007 21:03
I second that 100%. Way to dominate and congratulations on bidding!
Posted from: 152.163.100.71
January 21st, 2007 21:07
Money in the bank for Xiaoqi.
Posted from: 68.49.208.226
January 21st, 2007 21:15
Oy, I guess spreading isn’t really poetic?
Seriously though, huge congratulations to Grondahl for the win; the final round was tons of fun.
In addition, I’d like to congratulate my teammates Marco, Perry, Ben, Rachel and Jane. Further congrats go to Hershey and Salant…and I’m sure there are other people I’m forgetting – I had the pleasure of debating some really amazing people here – congratulations to you all!
Lastly and most importantly, I want to personally thank Anjan and Tanya for guiding me through this tourney one round at a time. Y’all have been incredible and I couldn’t have done it without you!
Posted from: 72.75.112.226
January 21st, 2007 21:20
I agree with Ben. Congrats on the bid casanova!
Posted from: 66.32.35.250
January 21st, 2007 21:26
XQZ is a pimp.
Posted from: 66.167.39.153
January 21st, 2007 21:27
how can you not agree with ben?! x factor is beast.
Posted from: 68.100.132.42
January 21st, 2007 21:36
XQ HUGE CONGRATS!
Posted from: 71.232.110.115
January 21st, 2007 21:43
I don’t have many complete results, but varsity semis were:
Niskayuna SG def. Millburn JG (Julia Greenberg)
Walt Whitman XZ def. Sacred Heart AM (Augusta Moore)
I *believe* JV semis were:
Arthur L. Johnson AC def. Stuyvesant LS
Sacred Heart TG def. Walt Whitman BL
…and JV finals were:
Arthur L. Johnson AC (Alex Castro) def. Sacred Heart TG (T.J. Golden) (3-0; Scarola, Salant, Haney)
Congrats to all, and special congrats to Anjan and Tanya on being amazing!
Posted from: 70.179.64.74
January 21st, 2007 22:04
Congrats to Julia, Gavin, Marc, and Augusta for breaking! You guys are all amazing.
And to the Whitman kids…you guys are not only spectacular people but excellent debaters. Congratulations on doing so well and we’ll see you guys at WACFL!
And of course to the judges/coordinators of the tournament…there was so much hard work and time put into it and it went off really well. Great job!
Posted from: 71.167.186.172
January 21st, 2007 22:09
Oliver Roth = most deserving debater out there.
Posted from: 76.21.214.87
January 21st, 2007 22:26
Congratulations to Sam, of course, who was also very impressive in Semis and Quarters.
And, I just wanted to congratulate the Whitman debaters — the whole team — as you all are wonderful to coach, and really made us proud all weekend. Xiaoqi, I’m really glad you got your first bid and it is a real privilege to coach someone who cares so much about learning and debate for the right reasons.
Thank you to Joe and Lynne for running a great tab and for Matt Scarola for going above and beyond the call of duty to make us welcome and do everything he could think of to make a good tournament experience!
And most importantly, thanks to my sister Tanya for making all the coaching time fun and worthwhile!
Posted from: 24.149.62.69
January 22nd, 2007 07:21
Congrats the XQZ on the bid, but I would have preferred a poetic rendition of the AC in CX. Anyway, thanks to everybody who helped me out, especially Sohail for getting me the Spanos K and the Poetry K, and everybody in the final round who was complicit in the poetry fake out. I’d like to give thanks as well to Wade Houston, who indirectly cut cards for the AC; Alex Williams, who cut Haksar and found Shaw on the ride down; and Ernie Rose and Ryan O’Hara, who taught me how not to suck.
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 22nd, 2007 08:53
Who ended up judging finals?
Congratulations again to Sam and Xiaoqi.
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 09:24
In the altered words of Mobb Deep
“Y’all callin in reinforcements
Nisky come through, stop up the sh*t
G’ll come through and shot up your vest
Shoot at your head, not-a-leg eh?”
Here is a Geneology of Sam’s elims
Dubz SG def LexNA (3-0)
Octo SG def StyJD (3-0)
Qrtr SG def RidgeNJ (2-1, Anjan, Duby, Furman*)
Semi SG def Millburn JG (2-1 Anjan*, Beretay, Dario)
Fnal SG def WltWhit XZ (2-1 Fouto, Beretay, Duby*)
BEASTLY
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 12:18
Idk about Dubz and Octos, but sam affirmed in Qrtrs, Negated in Semis and Finals.
Posted from: 12.153.57.130
January 22nd, 2007 12:31
The Columbia tournament could not have been run better.Scarola did an incredible job making sure that judges were put in critical rounds. There was even time spent trying to put together the best possible JV panels during outrounds. The way the tournament was run made it look a lot more like a Semis Bid tournament than a finals bid tournament. I think the turnout this year in Varsity was 100. I won’t be surprised if it tops 140 next year. So Congrats to Scarola and crew for a great tournament.
I’d like to congratulate Bill Cooper and the ALJ squad on a fabulous tournament. Only 2 students were able to make the tournament, but they made a pretty solid impact. Props to John Monagle on winning top speaker and congrats to Alex “Paco” Castro for winning the JV tournament.
I had the opportunity to judge varsity finals and was able to see two superb debaters. I thought Sam’s gamesmanship was probably the most impressive I’ve seen all year, and I thought Xiaoqi’s 2AR was money. Hope to see both you guys at TOC.
Posted from: 66.9.60.6
January 22nd, 2007 14:01
What happened in varsity finals? I.e. what did each debater run? etc.
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 14:05
poetry k…. ;)
Posted from: 68.49.208.226
January 22nd, 2007 14:08
and two readings of the 1AC
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 14:12
If its ok with Xiaoqi Zhu and the rest of WW (and Grondahl) I can somehow distribute a clip of cx
Posted from: 68.49.208.226
January 22nd, 2007 14:15
Ok if you send it to me too
Posted from: 24.118.13.255
January 22nd, 2007 15:17
SSSSSAAAAAAMMMM!!!!! Congrats dude. As your roommate I think I deserve partial credit for this success. Just kidding. You totally deserve it. Good luck and I better see you around somewhere soon.
Posted from: 141.154.114.230
January 22nd, 2007 16:18
Just a quick shout out to Tanya and Anjan you deserved to be commended for your efforts especially through the year. I am still shocked after talking to your kids about how much actual time you both dedicate to the WW team they are lucky to have you both! . . . obviously the favored siblings in the community (most “liked” . . . whatev)
Posted from: 205.188.116.204
January 22nd, 2007 17:30
Does anyone know if there is a results packet online?
Posted from: 141.154.114.230
January 22nd, 2007 17:51
There are results posted on the Columbia website.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/debate/hstourn/
Posted from: 141.154.114.230
January 22nd, 2007 18:08
oops that was just one big huge lie. Sorry about that – it said 2006. Call me crazy. I would guess they would be posted in that general area soon.
Posted from: 141.213.181.49
January 22nd, 2007 18:09
SAMMY G, thats my n****
Posted from: 24.189.43.91
January 22nd, 2007 18:21
gooo niskyy!!!!
Posted from: 216.83.253.42
January 22nd, 2007 18:35
Xiaoqi way to rep the lab
Posted from: 65.2.55.140
January 22nd, 2007 19:01
good job grondahl
can someone explain what went down in finals?
Posted from: 66.208.26.115
January 22nd, 2007 19:19
Sorry to disappoint, but nothing particularly “revolutionary” went down in finals. Solid cases on both sides, good debate, etc.
The allusions to the Poetry K are rooted in the notion that when Sam and Xiaoqi flipped, Sam told us that he would really like to run a Poetry K in finals (especially in light of the fact that I had judged him on both the AFF and NEG). No such K was run by him when the round actually happened though there were allusions to it throughout CX as Xiaoqi read the 1AC at a brisk pace. Joke on us, as we wasted about 10 minutes talking about a really potentially interesting debate that didn’t happen (esp. given my well-known love for Slam Poetry and Narrative theory, I was actually really looking forward to hearing about how such a round played out in front of three smart judges). I’m always happy to talk about the value of poetic expression though so I liked the prep regardless. :-)
That said, as noted above, I could not be more impressed with Sam or proud of Xiaoqi for their efforts this weekend.
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 19:33
Besides bidding and beasting, Xiaoqi (and his team) are all cool cats. Best part, they were cool about the joke and CX (altho for a second things got kinda heated).
And I think everyone knows Anjan’s a baller. Ultimately the Poetry K was not run because Sam wasnt expecting to get so far and didnt read it. No one wants cross x questions to be answered with; “uhhhh i dont know either”
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 22nd, 2007 19:38
I want to echo Sam’s comments about Matt’s dedication to this tournament. Matt spent a long bus ride back from Lexington sharing his ideas for the tournament and talking about judge placement issues, outrounds panels, and the like. His dedication was just awesome.
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 20:23
I second that. Matt Scarola is uber-dedicated, he took time to ask debaters (including me) about how the judging was and took interest in what we had to say. He is also a really nice guy.
Posted from: 160.39.210.236
January 22nd, 2007 20:38
I’m glad people enjoyed the tournament, and while I really appreciate all the kind words, I want to make sure they’re directed at the right people. I wasn’t in tab for the paneling of doubles, semis or finals, so the consistently solid judge placement is due to the hard work of Joe, Lynne and all the judges who made themselves available. The tab room, the tournament’s directors (Thomas Lin and Eric Wang) and the Columbia parli team did a fantastic job making everything run smoothly.
And for the record, no member of the parli team without LD experience judged a single round of either JV or varsity LD. To the best of my knowledge, only two members of the team judged: myself and someone who did four years of LD in high school. So as you’ll see when I get the outround panels and post them, our judging was pretty great and you should all come next year. If you were there this year, you should email me your suggestions to make next year even better.
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 22nd, 2007 21:02
props to Mr.Vaughan, Coynne and the judges
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 23rd, 2007 09:15
I wonder if anyone has congress results?
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 23rd, 2007 10:42
Shea — as soon as they are sent my way, I’ll post them. (That’s why full LD results have not yet been posted.)
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 23rd, 2007 11:03
Well, how about that! Matt e-mailed me the results about two minutes after I posted. I’ve been told J.V. is on the way.
Posted from: 66.9.60.6
January 23rd, 2007 12:59
Mr. Cruz, when you have the chance, can you also post varsity elim seeds, and varsity top speakers? Thank you
Posted from: 138.89.13.16
January 23rd, 2007 13:10
Columbia was an awesome tournament =)
Posted from: 71.241.238.113
January 23rd, 2007 13:14
Congratulations, Xiao! I hope you’re happy with this great result, and I’m sure it reflects your continued hard work. Best wishes!
Posted from: 68.191.49.72
January 23rd, 2007 13:34
my octas was a 2-1 (williams, fitzgerald, D’sa*)
Posted from: 205.188.116.204
January 23rd, 2007 14:18
My round with naveen was a 2-1 fitzgerald on bottom
Posted from: 152.163.100.71
January 23rd, 2007 14:32
http://www.tabroom.com/columbia-results/
Posted from: 66.108.190.29
January 23rd, 2007 16:45
are the results in seed order?
Posted from: 24.46.207.84
January 23rd, 2007 16:48
Sam Grondahl!!!!! congrats grondahl, u deserve it man!!!
Posted from: 70.121.229.120
January 23rd, 2007 18:24
congrats Sam!
Posted from: 66.108.84.88
January 23rd, 2007 18:35
In response to 104 — they just came my way, as I believe they were just posted within the last hour or two on Tabroom. As soon as I am back, I will update the results accordingly, and include J.V. results as well. :o)
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 23rd, 2007 19:18
Kim dissented in my octo’s round
Posted from: 74.70.149.223
January 24th, 2007 08:10
Sacred Heart AM def. Needham CL (Chris Lucibella)
(Narciso, Fuoto, Shultz)
Schultz was not there, they subbed someone else in
Posted from: 72.224.50.34
January 24th, 2007 16:49
:( No congress.
Posted from: 205.188.116.204
February 19th, 2007 20:25
Hey Mr. Cruz,
If you get a chance, could you possibly print the names of the JV Top 10 Speakers. Also, wanted to let you know that Evan was accepted to Stuy. It will be his decision any minute!
Proud ma, Ellen Schleifer
Posted from: 24.13.34.72
June 5th, 2007 13:41
Hi,
I am clearing rights to a college textbook, and am trying to reach Ellen Schleifer. Ellen wrote a letter to the NY Times in reply to a column on summer homework, published in 2006. We’d like to reprint her letter in our book (as an example of good writing). Could you please put her in touch with me or provide me with an email address? Thanks!
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June 5th, 2007 14:01
Beth – I am putting you in touch with Julie Sheinman, the director of forensics at Stuyvesant. Please check your e-mail for my note.
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