Emma Pierson Wins WACFL Metrofinals

Heather Menefee Takes J.V. Title

Ellen Noble and Emma Pierson

SOUTH RIDING, Va. — The WACFL Metrofinal Championships — sponsored by the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League — are the joint championships for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia area. This year’s installment was held at Freedom High School.

The Metrofinals also double as the qualifier for the NCFL Grand National Tournament. As a result, the debaters are divided into the two respective dioceses — Washington (D.C./Maryland) and Arlington (Virginia) — for prelims in the varsity division. Then, the tournament breaks to semifinals, pitting the first seed in Washington against the second seed in Arlington, and the first in Arlington against the second in Washington. The J.V. division is combined throughout the tournament.

In the final round of the varsity tournament, Emma Pierson of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology defeated Ellen Noble of Walt Whitman High School on a 3-0 decision.

Heather Menefee and Akash Gupta

It was the same match-up of schools in the junior varsity division, with a reversal in results: Walt Whitman’s Heather Menefee defeated Thomas Jefferson’s Akash Gupta on a 2-1 decision. Congratulations to all four debaters!

Emma and Akash are coached by Sherwood Williams. Ellen and Heather are coached by Anjan Choudhury, Tanya Choudhury, and Elyse Lyons.

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SEMIS
Thomas Jefferson EP def. Walt Whitman PG (Perry Green) 2-1
Walt Whitman EN def. Potomac AG (Adam Gerchick) 3-0

FINALS
Thomas Jefferson EP def. Walt Whitman EN (Ellen Noble) 3-0

CHAMPION
Thomas Jefferson EP (Emma Pierson)

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ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON
1. Perry Green — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
2. Ellen Noble — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
3. Ben Lewis — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
4. Caroline Sherrard — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
Alt. 1: David Winer — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
Alt. 2: Stefanie Rohde — Walt Whitman High School (MD)

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DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON
1. Adam Gerchick — The Potomac School (VA)
2. Emma Pierson — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
3. Esfandyar Batmanghelidj — The Potomac School (VA)
4. Christine O’Donnell — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
5. Lily Hsiang — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
6. Madhu Ramankutty — The Potomac School (VA)
Alt. 1: Alex Rosenberg — Lake Braddock High School (VA)
Alt. 2: James McElwain — The Potomac School (VA)

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J.V. SEMIS
(1) Walt Whitman HM def. (4) Thomas Jefferson KS (Kushal Seetharam) 3-0
(2) Thomas Jefferson AG over (3) Thomas Jefferson JP (Jackson Prestwood)

J.V. FINALS
(1) Walt Whitman HM def. (2) Thomas Jefferson AG (Akash Gupta) 2-1

J.V. CHAMPION
Walt Whitman HM (Heather Menefee)

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J.V. SPEAKER AWARDS
1. Heather Menefee — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
2. Rebecca Friedman — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
3. Zach Schloss — Walt Whitman High School (MD)

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