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David Donatti Wins TFA State

Winston Churchill Takes Sweepstakes Award; Grapevine Wins Naegelin Traveling Trophy
posted by Greg Jeffers on March 8th, 2008

COPPELL, Tex. — After battling through snow, round cancellations, and the other debaters, two people emerged from the giant field to finals of the Lanier Law Firm TFA State Tournament.

Those two people were David Donatti of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School and Becca Traber of the Kinkaid School. Becca affirmed and David negated. On a 3-0 decision — with Eric Melin, Ajay Ketkar, Geoff Caffo adjudicating — David won the tournament. Congratulations to both competitors!

David is coached by Gary Johnson, Jerry Crist, and Murvin Auzenne; Becca is coached by Eric Emmerson and Ryan Cooper.

TFA State is the largest statewide championship in the United States, and, as such, its sweepstakes trophies are particularly coveted. This year’s first place championship trophy was awarded to Winston Churchill High School. The Naegelin Traveling Trophy was presented to Grapevine High School. Congratulations to both programs, and to their coaches!

Winston Churchill is coached by Kandi King; Grapevine is coached by Jane Boyd.

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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

PARTIAL TRIPLES
(1) Hockaday SV advances without debating
(2) Elkins AC advances without debating
(3) Hockaday JG advances without debating
(4) Greenhill DS advances without debating
(5) Westlake DR advances without debating
(6) Strake Jesuit PT advances without debating
(7) Strake Jesuit DD advances without debating
(8) Colleyville Heritage AB advances without debating
(9) Colleyville Heritage RS advances without debating
(10) Northland Christian MD advances without debating
(11) Plano East SS advances without debating
(12) Plano West AV advances without debating
(52) Winston Churchill PJ def. (13) Plano Senior KP (Kris Park)
(14) Crowley GG def. (51) Reagan BH (Bill Han)
(15) Strake Jesuit PW def. (50) Westwood AA (Abhay Agarwal)
(16) Greenhill LM def. (49) Elkins JS (Joey Schwartz)
(17) Kinkiad BT def. (48) Strake Jesuit JV (Josh Vanderslice)
(47) Grapevine EA def. (18) Alief Kerr JG (Jishnu Guha-Majumdar)
(19) Hockaday JR def. (49) Greenhill CW (Cynthia Wei)
(45) Sandra Day O’Connor CG def. (20) Winston Churchill LB (Lynn Bimler)
(21) Hockaday JM def. (44) Clements CL (Christy Liu)
(43) Grapevine WH def. (22) Southlake Carroll RB (Ryan Bennett)
(23) Westlake MG def. (42) Strake Jesuit NL (Nick Lassus)
(41) Strake Jesuit TL def. (24) Northland Christian AH (Alex Heim)
(25) Austin JT def. (42) Winston Churchill CD (Claire Daviss)
(26) Hockaday KF def. (39) Dulles RL (Ryan Lester)
(27) Anderson MV def. (38) Strake Jesuit DS (Danny Siso)
(28) Northland Christian CN def. (37) Hightower RM (Raj Mistry)
(36) Plano East RS def. (29) Westlake KS (Kevin Shepherd)
(30) Westlake AW def. (35) Marcus CC (Carson Chalmers)
(31) Westwood BC def. (34) Colleyville Heritage MS (Michael Sorensen)
(32) Dulles GJ def. (33) Marcus VH (Vivian Ho)

DOUBLES
(1) Hockaday SV def. (32) Dulles GJ (Greg Jeffers)
(Kris Wright, Tommy Clancy, Quinn Olivarez)
(2) Elkins AC def. (31) Westwood BC (Ben Clancy)
2-1 (Brittany Paxman, *Neil Conrad, Jane Boyd)
(3) Hockaday JG def. (30) Westlake AW (Andrew Waks)
(Sam Duby, Atwood, Kevin Roberts)
(4) Greenhill DS def. (36) Plano East RS (Rahul Sangal)
(Tom Evnen, Michael Mundt, Geoff Caffo)
(5) Westlake DR def. (28) Northland Christian CN (Courtney Nunley)
2-1 (Brittany Paxman, Neil Conrad, *Jane Boyd)
(6) Strake Jesuit PT def. (27) MV (Madeline Vuong)
(Jennifer Miller, Anthony Yim, Kristen Ray)
(7) Strake Jesuit DD def. (26) Hockaday KF (Kathleen French)
(Kris Wright, Tommy Clancy, Quinn Olivarez)
(8) Colleyville Heritage AB def. (25) Austin SFA JT (James Tobey)
(Sam Duby, Atwood, Kevin Roberts)
(41) Strake Jesuit TL def. (9) Colleyville Heritage RS (Rahim Sayani)
(Brook Mirabi, VanSlyke, Nathan Abell)
(23) Westlake MG def. (10) Northland Christian MD (Molly Dunn)
(Jennifer Miller, Anthony Yim, Kristen Ray)
(43) Grapevine WH def. (11) Plano East SS (Shilpa Sethuraman)
(Tom Evnen, Michael Mundt, Geoff Caffo)
(21) Hockaday JM def. (12) Plano West AV (Amita Vempati)
(Jeremy Dudley, Fazelinia, Eric Melin)
(52) Winston Churchill PJ def. (45) Sandra Day O’Connor CG (Clayton Goss)
(Ajay Ketkar, Gary Johnson, Chris Castillo)
(14) Crowley GG def. (19) Hockaday JR (Jessie Reisman)
(Jeremy Dudley, Fazelinia, Eric Melin)
(15) Strake Jesuit PW def. (47) Grapevine EA (Emily Allen)
(Brook Mirabi, VanSlyke, Nathan Abell)
(17) Kinkaid BT def. (16) Greenhill LM (Lauren Mahomes)
(Ajay Ketkar, Gary Johnson, Chris Castillo)

OCTAS
(17) Kinkaid BT def. (1) Hockaday SV (Shivani Vohra)
(Quinn Olivarez, Allen Otto, Tommy Clancy)
(2) Elkins AC def. (15) Stake Jesuit PW (Phillip Wiggins)
(Nathan Abell, Chad Henson, Fazelinia)
(3) Hockaday JG def. (14) Crowley GG (Grant Grosgebauer)
(Katie Dessi, Tyler Levy, Jerry Crist)
(4) Greenhill DS def. (52) Winston Churchill PJ (Patrick Jenkins)
(Ryan Cooper, Gary Johnson, Chris Castillo)
(5) Westlake DR def. (21) Hockaday JM (Jenny McCartney)
(Anthony Yim, Ajay Ketkar, Britanny Paxman)
(6) Strake Jesuit PT def. (43) Grapevine WH (Will Hix)
(Jeremy Dudley, Sam Duby, Tom Evnen)
(7) Strake Jesuit DD def. (23) Westlake MG (Monica Ghosh)
(Michael Mundt, Geoff Caffo, Neil Conrad)
(41) Strake Jesuit TL def. (8) Colleyville Heritage AB (Arti Bahtia)
(Brooke Mirabi, Kristen Ray, Kevin Roberts)

QUARTERS
(17) Kinkaid BT def. (41) Strake Jesuit TL (Todd Liipfert)
3-0 (Jeremy Dudley, Jennifer Miller, Chad Henson)
(7) Strake Jesuit DD def. (2) Elkins AC (Andrew Cockroft)
2-1 (Nathan Abell, Katie Dessi, Ajay Ketkar)
(3) Hockaday JG def. (6) Stake Jesuit PT (Paul Tyger)
2-1 (Brittany Paxman, *Quinn Olivarez, Eric Melin)
(5) Westlake DR def. (4) Greenhill DS (Danielle Smogard)
3-0 (Chris Castillo, Shane O’Neal, Geoff Caffo)

SEMIS
(17) Kinkaid BT def. (5) Westlake DR (Devin Race)
3-0 (Ajay Ketkar, Chris Castillo, Kristen Ray)
(7) Strake Jesuit DD def. (3) Hockaday JG (Joan Gass)
2-1 (Jeremy Dudley, Quinn Olivarez, *Ryan Cooper)

FINALS
(7) Strake Jesuit DD def. (17) Kinkaid BT (Becca Traber)
3-0 (Ajay Ketkar, Eric Melin, Geoff Caffo)

CHAMPION
(7) Strake Jesuit DD (David Donatti)

—
TOP SPEAKERS
1. Andrew Badachhape — Clements High School (TX)
2. Shilpa Sethuraman — Plano East High School (TX)
3. Amita Vempati — Plano West High School (TX)
4. Kris Park — Plano Senior High School (TX)
5. Grant Grosgebauer — Crowley High School (TX)
6. Shivani Vohra — The Hockaday School (TX)
7. Phillip Wiggins — Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School (TX)
8. Lauren Mahomes — Greenhill School (TX)
9. Charuta Gavankar — R.L. Turner High School (TX)
10. Nina Gomez — Americas High School (TX)

—
SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS

OVERALL
1. Winston Churchill High School (TX) — Kandi King, Director of Forensics
2. Plano Senior High School (TX) — Karen Wilbanks, Director of Forensics
3. Grapevine High School (TX) — Coach: Jane Boyd, Director of Forensics
4. Southlake Carroll High School (TX) — Diane Forbes, Director of Forensics
5. Creekview High School (TX) — Robert Shepard & Alicia Dunson, Directors of Forensics

NAEGELIN TRAVELING TROPHY
Grapevine High School (TX) — Jane Boyd, Director of Forensics

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PRELIMS

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
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45 Responses to “David Donatti Wins TFA State”

  1. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 68.175.61.157

    March 7th, 2008 08:49
    1

    Are you taking pictures of the snow?

  2. Greg Jeffers
    Posted from: 12.5.168.194

    March 7th, 2008 09:54
    2

    most definitley Mr. Cruz

  3. Alex H
    Posted from: 64.91.134.170

    March 8th, 2008 00:38
    3

    the break list and Triple Octos bracket is available on the joyoftournament website.

    Unfortunetly, someone needs to get the photo of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round match ups.

  4. Sam Duby
    Posted from: 72.254.135.108

    March 8th, 2008 00:43
    4

    I think the tournament administrators made the best out of a less than ideal situation. Going to partial triples ensured all 3-1s were able to clear. I think the tournament provided a GREAT model for making changes on the fly and still giving all the students a fair opportunity to compete. There have been a lot of complaints on VBD about tournaments that made poor decisions when in the crunch. I think the TFA tournament’s solution recognized how much time and effort each of the competitors put forth. Hopefully, other tournaments will use this as a model

  5. andy huang
    Posted from: 99.207.76.35

    March 8th, 2008 10:54
    5

    haha wow, i bet if we put this field up against all the other states combined (except maybe florida), texas would dominate

  6. clue
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 14:04
    6

    anyone got any updates for LD elims?

  7. Kiwi
    Posted from: 12.5.168.194

    March 8th, 2008 14:44
    7

    greg jeffers downed in doubles to shivani
    ryan lester downed in partial triples to kathleen french

  8. anna ward
    Posted from: 76.102.128.144

    March 8th, 2008 14:56
    8

    ryan bennett downed to will hix in partial trips
    ben clancy downed to andrew cockroft in octas

  9. clue
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 15:14
    9

    how are becca, todd, paul tyger, david donnati, colleyville arti and rahim, smogard, and devin race doing

  10. Fisch
    Posted from: 69.120.236.168

    March 8th, 2008 16:31
    10

    Texas debate must be pretty intense if these people are getting downed, not just simply defeated.

  11. clue
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 17:04
    11

    whats going on in the elims!?

  12. andy huang
    Posted from: 70.3.108.184

    March 8th, 2008 17:09
    12

    Update: Becca Traber is in semis
    haha thats all i know

  13. update
    Posted from: 70.129.63.120

    March 8th, 2008 17:34
    13

    semis is becca vs devin, and david vs (joan v paul)

  14. Alex H
    Posted from: 64.91.134.170

    March 8th, 2008 18:39
    14

    I think Becca might win this.

  15. VBD Weekend Coverage: Mar. 7-9, 2008 | VBD: High School Debate, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, Public Forum
    Posted from: 205.134.251.132

    March 8th, 2008 18:54
    15

    […] State (Texas) — Coverage NJFL State (New Jersey) — Finals: Millburn’s Tess McNulty and Usha Sahay close […]

  16. philip angelides
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 20:24
    16

    i know becca traber is in finals

  17. philip angelides
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 20:26
    17

    ok got the update-

    finals: becca traber (kinkaid) v. david donatti (strake jesuit)

  18. Matt
    Posted from: 24.164.191.140

    March 8th, 2008 20:34
    18

    Congrats Em.

  19. Patrick Mahoney
    Posted from: 128.12.118.149

    March 8th, 2008 21:00
    19

    David Donatti is your 2008 TFA State Champion.

  20. Jon Cruz
    Posted from: 68.175.61.157

    March 8th, 2008 21:15
    20

    Congratulations, David and Becca! These are two of the very finest debaters of the senior class and two of the very hardest working debaters I’ve ever met. This was certainly a well-deserved final round appearance.

  21. clue
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 21:15
    21

    who was aff and who was neg

  22. clue
    Posted from: 98.199.112.103

    March 8th, 2008 21:16
    22

    and who were the judges

  23. Rebar Niemi
    Posted from: 66.233.57.238

    March 8th, 2008 21:39
    23

    natti dredd.

    solid.

  24. HoustonHeg
    Posted from: 71.147.23.103

    March 8th, 2008 21:49
    24

    Congratulations to the finalists David and Becca, two of the best in the country. Way to represent Houston debate.

    And to Strake for qualifying 10 debaters to TFA and clearing 7 to outrounds, in a field this competitive with 158 debaters that’s pretty awesome.

  25. Bobby
    Posted from: 72.80.246.144

    March 8th, 2008 21:57
    25

    WOW congrats David!
    –Melanie called it

  26. Alex H
    Posted from: 64.91.134.170

    March 8th, 2008 22:05
    26

    incredible

  27. Travis Smith
    Posted from: 68.11.25.35

    March 8th, 2008 22:56
    27

    congrats, dd.

  28. andy huang
    Posted from: 70.3.108.184

    March 8th, 2008 23:25
    28

    Policy Debate Finals

    Kinkaid SB def. Colleyville DH

  29. Brian A
    Posted from: 130.64.132.68

    March 9th, 2008 00:13
    29

    I agree with Jon completely. I say congrats to two outstanding people and debaters.

  30. Josh Anderson
    Posted from: 71.107.62.115

    March 9th, 2008 10:49
    30

    Congratulations David, Becca, Joan, Devin, and others.

  31. Varun Jayaraman
    Posted from: 69.115.223.185

    March 9th, 2008 13:14
    31

    congrats on finals becca. also nice job madeline

  32. Ajay Ketkar
    Posted from: 72.179.143.223

    March 9th, 2008 14:11
    32

    Congrats to David on the win, and congrats to Arti, Rahim, and Michael for breaking!

    I would like to echo Sam’s comments on the superb job that the tournament staff did on changing the schedule on the fly to adapt to the adverse weather conditions while still giving students a fair chance to compete.

  33. quinn olivarez
    Posted from: 64.91.217.43

    March 9th, 2008 15:11
    33

    congrats donatti, paul, todd, cockroft, becca, devin, joan, etc. tfa state was a lot of fun this year, and i look forward to it next year.

  34. Geoff Caffo
    Posted from: 70.247.24.130

    March 9th, 2008 15:52
    34

    Congratulations to everyone who debated at what was one of the most intensely competitive tournaments I’ve ever judged, and especially to Becca and David for an incredible weekend and a great finals round.

    I had a great time at the tournament this year, thanks to all of you who attended!

  35. Saboor
    Posted from: 24.90.20.221

    March 9th, 2008 17:17
    35

    congrats paul david todd and phil

  36. Chris Castillo
    Posted from: 69.151.220.217

    March 10th, 2008 09:53
    36

    Nice job devin, joan, becca, todd, paul, and phil.

    Congrats david you deserved this one big time.

  37. gary
    Posted from: 76.30.71.86

    March 10th, 2008 10:21
    37

    Thanks to Chris Castillo who spent two weeks helping prepare Strake for the tournament.

  38. prianka
    Posted from: 72.177.121.19

    March 10th, 2008 11:54
    38

    Congrats to Devin and Becca for doing so well.

    And to Kris for speaking so fabulously!

  39. Prianka
    Posted from: 72.177.121.19

    March 10th, 2008 11:56
    39

    Congrats to Devin and Becca! (for obvious reasons)

    And to Kris for just speaking so wonderfully.

  40. Jerry Crist
    Posted from: 70.248.224.90

    March 10th, 2008 13:26
    40

    Congratulations to Becca. I have had the privilege to watch you debate over the previous three years and you are without a doubt one of the best that I have ever seen. You have been a good friend to the SJ team and have a very bright future. Good job and good luck.

  41. Jeremy Dudley
    Posted from: 24.227.222.14

    March 10th, 2008 13:29
    41

    Congrats to Mr. Donatti.

    Congrats to Joan who debated very well in semis. One great thing about TFA this year was the amount of successful female debaters. Only one ballot away from having two female debaters in finals, something TFA state hasn’t seen for a long time.

    Congrats to Devin Race as well, semis as a junior is fantastic.

  42. Ryan Cooper
    Posted from: 209.55.83.46

    March 10th, 2008 14:45
    42

    Congratulations to David. Couldn’t think of a nicer, smarter person to win this. You definitely deserve it.

    And congrats, of course, to the entire crew from Westlake: Monica, Kevin, Andrew, and Devin. This is probably the first time ever that Westlake has had this many people in outrounds.

  43. jay
    Posted from: 169.229.81.189

    March 11th, 2008 21:50
    43

    Congrats to Becca and David.

    Also Nice Job to Madeline and Ryan Lester…

  44. melin
    Posted from: 70.3.209.223

    March 13th, 2008 22:35
    44

    you both were fantastic!

    i would be willing to judge the rematch in may

  45. Madeline
    Posted from: 24.174.12.201

    April 17th, 2008 18:09
    45

    YAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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