Your National Champion: Todd Liipfert!

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Schools’s Todd Liipfert is the 2008 National Champion, having defeated the Hockaday School’s Joan Gass on a 6-5 decision in the final round of Lincoln Financial Group Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

Since 2003, Victory Briefs Daily has been providing the fastest and most up-to-the-minute coverage of all the events at NFL Nationals. This year, Victor Jih, the founder of Victory Briefs, provided live coverage during the Awards Program; the coverage is archived here.

Todd is coached by Jerry Crist and Gary Johnson; Joan is coached by Stacy Thomas and Tom Evnen.

(As an aside: I will be posting full, formatted results shortly. In the meantime, please enjoy the coverage from Victor below.)

LIVE COVERAGE BY VICTOR JIH

The awards have started! We began with a surprise performance by The Blues Brothers. As Jeremy Schiffberg put it, “The only thing hotter than the temperature here in Vegas was the performance of the Blues Brothers…” To which Mike Bietz added, “…in the 1980s.” Murmurs go around the room as many wonder how many in the audience actually know who the Blues Brothers are…. Two songs later, and its’ time for…

A staged video shot… or as Scott Wunn put it “the money shot.” We all got quiet for 10 seconds, and then erupted in cheers and applause as if the Duo Interp round just finished. So when you see the documentary, realize that you’re seeing a bit of Hollywood Magic in Las Vegas.

Then a bit of repartee… Scott Wunn and Tim Scheaff fake a fight as to who will emcee.. I think we all know what will happen….

The NFL Video… (Michael Shagrin and Jordan Lincenberg–you know how you complained about me making you practice? Well, you made the video… And they showed a Victory Briefs stressball… and no, we didn’t pay for any product placement….)

No results yet…. we’re just enjoying the entertainment…. In case you’re wondering, I (Victor Jih) and temporarily taking over for Jon Cruz (because he has no internet). This is a good time to thank Jon Cruz and team for all the work they’ve done this tournament and throughout the year providing coverage. I am no Jon Cruz, and won’t try to be as funny as he is. I am joined by my able colleagues, Mike Bietz to my right, and Jeremy Schiffberg to my left, and Jennie Savage to his left… we’re still watching the video…. they’re repeating some pictures… [The intellectual property lawyer in me wonders if they got clearance rights for the music they’re using…. It’s very professionally done and ESPN-like, so if you decided to skip awards, you’ve missed it…] OMG–there was a cameo appearance by a celebrity (Michael Uri???) that we didn’t know…

….Scott Wunn is speaking… and he introduces The President (not Bush, but Billy Tate).

By the way… this was literally an AWESOME Nationals. I vote for having Nationals in Vegas all the time, so I can stay at the Luxor hotel… Seriously, thanks to UNLV, the City, the district committee, the host committee, the parents, the teachers, the students, the school district, etc. for an awesome time. This was the first time where the host committee really got the community involved and included non-debate community leaders on the committee. It was a great idea, and it was obvious that the entire Vegas community was behind the tournament. Thank you’s to the various principals and the UNLV administration are being given…

And a word from our sponsor (us): ** Order Victory Briefs materials now, and bill your school later? We can process your orders over the summer and bill your school in the fall. We have materials for Extemp, LD and Policy Debate. You can download our order form at: http://www.victorybriefs.com/ordering.html **

AWKWARD MOMENT 1: The UNLV person thanks Scott Wunn, the President of the NFL, when Billy Tate is the President. [Polite Applause]

Hey Wes! It’s nice to see someone is following the coverage and is commenting. Jeremy says: “I miss you. I know that you were really looking forward to the Blues Brothers performance. I’m sorry you missed it…” [Meanwhile: Jon Cruz is playing with his phone, because he doesn’t know what to do with himself since he can’t blog…]

By the way–Wes is probably the greatest “dissenter” in the history of debate. We hear he was the bottom of a 4-1 in the semifinal round 15 yesterday… brings back memories of TOC a couple of years back…

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Now we are recognizing the people who are on the various committees that allow the tournament to proceed… There are way too many names… but they are all important.

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Last but not least, tournament host executive committee…. welcoming to the stage… standing ovation (even Jon Cruz is standing for this one) for Karen Vaughan, Scott Ginger, Ted Belch, Julie Gilday-Schaffer, Karen Durkin, and Hugh Anderson… Karen and Scott were the co-hosts, and got a special trip from the NFL… Thanks again!

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Now we’re thanking the tab staff… Bietz says “that list is too long, we’re not typing that.” But the chairs are… Cathy Wodd (speech co-chair), James E. Masters (speech co-chair), Dave Huston (policy chair), Pauline Ciarochi (LD chair), Kent Hyer (public forum chair), James Rye (extemp commentary chair), Michael Starks (supplemental/cons. co-chair), and Fred Vogt (supplemental/cons. co-chair). I would like to separately thank Mike Bietz for being the Victory Briefs chair and Jon Cruz for being the VBD coverage chair.

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And now the Lincoln Financial executive sponsor… who is going to spend 5-7 minutes talking to the group about “leadership.”…. and lo and behold, Abraham Lincoln just stood up…

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During that five to seven minutes… another word from our sponsor: ** Southern California’s largest, most prestigious, and nationally attended Lincoln-Douglas debate tournament is now expanding to include NFL Individual Events, Expository, Original Prose & Poetry, and Public Forum. The tournament is sponsored by The Law School at UCLA and is going to be held January 3-5, 2009! Email Tournament Director Mike Bietz (bietz@victorybriefs.com) for information. **

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The executive leadership talk continues.. now with music as hundreds of people are told to close their eyes and to think of the very first time that you thought of public speaking, joining the debate club, introducing yourself to the teacher for the first time… [snickers]… think of the feelings you felt at that moment in your time… how did you honestly feel.. how did you feel the first time you ever spoke [music from Field of Dreams in the background]… and parents, how did you feel the first time your child–your little child–was up on stage.. were you horrified that they would fail, that they would fall… [music fades]… how about all of you teachers out there [music comes back up]… how did you feel… how did YOU feel… [Mike Bietz: “are we in church?” Jeremy: “I feel like something special is about to happen]… And let’s take a few steps forward… you start to get pretty good at this… [Chris Castillo: “Hold me.”] Do you remember that feeling of empowerment? …. And now let’s fast forward again.. it’s all fun and games in the beginning… by a show of hands, with your hands closed, how many of you did much more research than you ever imagined you would.. [Shagrin and Jordan do not raise their hands]… keep your eyes closed, raise your hands up… take this moment… you have become truly amazing.. your vocabulary has increased… [Fred Robertson is enraptured.. three rows in front of us]… think of yourself in front of your mirror, in front of your dog… we’ve worked so hard…pretty impressive what you’ve done… you begin your competition at the regionals, sectionals, local tournaments… you’ve come up against some really outstanding competition.. [music swells]… it was truly amazing… you raised your level of play… keep your eyes closed… you rise to the challenge, you step up.. you make it to this unbelievable place called the National tournament in Las Vegas NV… give yourselves a hand [applause]…. [MB: “This is like the end of Braveheart.”.. as the fiddle plays…] Raise your hand and give yourselves a pat on the back… we don’t do that enough as a society… Open your eyes now.. and give thanks to the people who brought you here… Give thanks… [Applause] And while we are continuing to give gratitude, think about the people who have given so much time and energy–and those are your instructors, your coaches. [Louder applause… Louder music.] As the sponsor, we’re supposed to say we’re Lincoln Financial Group, we sell stuff, we give money… But that’s not what’s important today… Things are you doing are truly remarkable and what’s important for the world. Look around the room, and this very very high peer group. I challenge you to continue to maintain that peer group for the rest of your lives. As I close this down, we’re not going to talk about our products or services, but I’m going to thank you for sharing your gift… Thank you for sharing your gifts with each of us. On behalf of Lincoln Financial Group, we wish you the very best of luck and we congratulate all of you on your tremendous success. [Loud applause.]

[Editor’s Note: Seriously… Lincoln Financial Group has done a LOT for the NFL. You can visit them at lincolnfinancial.com.]

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And now the first PARTICIPANT of the year award. The NFL gives $1000 scholarship (thanks Lincoln Financial) for students who attend the awards ceremony. You have to be present to win. The first winner is Michael Dogren (Holy Ghost Prep School). He is here and wins!

And we have a special Philadelphia gift from Lincoln Financial … a football jersey from the Philadelphia Eagles (any Eagles fans out there?–some boos in the crowd) … jersey autographed by McNabb… and four tickets to a game of the students’ choice… at Lincoln Financial Field… the second participant of the year award is…. (must be present)… Benjamin Lewis, Walt Whitman High School… [yeah, he went to VBI.] Jon Cruz–”He is King Jock.”

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This year’s recipient of the NFL Service Award received his first points in 1961… 50 years of service to our community, starting at Christian Brothers… hosted 2005 Nationals… a true friend of forensics, on behalf of the NFL, the 2008 NFL Alumni Lifetime Service Award to Bro. Gregory Renee Sterner… STANDING OVATION….

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The 2008 Communicator of the Year is Anthony Zuiker, the creator of the hit television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Three Golden Globe nominations! Mr. Zuiker just teamed with LL Cool J for a new series “The Man.” CSI is the most watched series in the world… with 84 million viewers. In case you’re wondering, here’s more info on “The Man.” [MB: Is that Cherian Koshy on stage.. he’s like Scott Wunn’s wing man… or Vanna White.] Zuiker went to Chapparal High School.. he did The Elephant Man, Adaptation, and Greater Tuna in HI. He went to Nationals… [JC: That’s the school Ryan Hamilton went to!] He didn’t break, but had a good time, and got poison ivy… continuing the speech… [MB: “This guy is super-LA. He’s just like me.”] I watched HI and DI yesterday.. and was totally moved… [J. Savage: “Were you there? The DI and HI were TRULY phenomenal. They were great.”] Zuiker: “I didn’t break the first three years of high school. I was so horrible… But even if you don’t do that well, you’re still able to succeed… And even if you do win nationals, it doesn’t mean you will [Laughter.] It doesn’t matter if you win or lose here, you’re all champions. You’ve already won!” [Huge applause. Standing ovation.]

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[Editor’s Note: We are an hour in… no results yet…] Douglas Jeffers: “Now that we’ve had a lot of people who have told us not to feel bad about losing, can we find out who won?” Jeremy Schiffberg: “That was a great speech, but it could have used some background music from Braveheart.”

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Scott Wunn: “Let’s get ready to rumble….”

And now the NFL’s “secret weapon”… our awards emcee.. from West Des Moines Dowling High School, Mr. Timothy Sheaff…

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The Wayne E. Brown Award… “It’s hard to qualify once. It’s hard to qualify twice. It’s a super accomplishment to qualify four times.. This year, 737 students qualified for the second time. 155 qualified for the third time. 22 qualified for the fourth time–every year they were in high school. The winners are: Stephen Elrod (Bellarmine), Sebastian Bauge (East Bakersfield), Colin Carprara (La Costa Canyon HS), Varun Rajan (Leland HS), Clark L. Xue (Mark Keppel HS), Daniel Barrera (Belen Jesuit Prep, FL), Martthew Jordan (Belen Jesuit), Abigail Rose Minor (Lincoln County, GA), Laura Manning (Glenbrook South, IL), Mariah Forbes (Buhler HS, KS), Bret A. Higgins (Salina South HS, KS), Sarah Weiner (Shawnee Mission), David Kazminski (Savanahha R3 HS), Nathan Rarick (MAnzano HS NM), Reid Bagwell (Scarsdale), Alex Wozencraft (Mannford), Phil Kaplan (Scarsdale), Kassidy D. Benjamin (Towanda), David Baloche (Lindale HS), Callie Petterborg (Toscasa HS), and Travis Glynn (New London HS, WI), Bryan Wynn (Senior Plano HS). [Jon Cruz: “This is my favorite award..”]

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With IDEA, we have the “guest country” program. The winners of those contests were invited to compete in the National tournament… from South Korea and Singapore!

AWKWARD MOMENT 2: The kids are invited to the stage… but aren’t here… and so the show moves on.

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Schwann’s School of Excellence Award… “There’s nothing like being on a winning team…”

DEBATE — need 40 rounds

IN-Chesterton High School (James Cavallo coach)

CA-Damien High School (Chuck Ballingall coach)

MD-Walt Whitman High School (Anjan Choudhury coach)

OH-University School (Peter Pike coach)

MO-Neosho High School (David Watkins coach)

ID-Hillcrest High School (Amy Walker coach–yeah coaches’ institute at VBI)

NJ-Ridge High School (David Yastremski)

IA-Des Moines Roosevelt HS (Melanie Strong)

CA-Bellarmine (Kim Jones)

NC-Pine Crest Elizabeth Carter

NC-Meyers Park HS (Andrew West coach)

SPEECH — need 50 rounds

AZ-Desert Vista HS (Eric Dominguez)

CA-Leland HS (Gay Brasher)

CA-James Logan HS (Tommie Lindsey)

CA-Gabrielino (Derek Yuill)

MN-Apple Valley (Pam Cady Wycoff)

MN-Eagan High School (Joanie Anker)

ALL EVENTS AWARD — need 70 rounds (at least 30 in debate; 40 in speech)

Only one school managed this feat… only one school got the rounds necessary. Winning the award for all events, from California, Bellarmine College Prep–Kim Jones coach!!!! [Editor’s Note: Ms. Jones was my debate coach when I was in high school…]

Trivia: After years of domination by Chesterton IN, the last school to win sweepstakes at nationals was Bellarmine… and then they retired the award…

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Bruno E. Jacob Award–the school that has the most cumulative rounds at the NFL national tournament… It rewards history… Next year’s contenders… Neosho HS (MO)–1291 rounds; Albuquerque Academy (NM) 1260 rounds, Lincoln East High School (NE) 1250 rounds, Chesterton IN 1247 rounds. This year, with 1298 rounds of competition, the winner is Munster High School IN. STANDING OVATION!!! Helen Engstrom wins the Albert H. Odom commendation for being the winning coach.

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National Student of the Year finalists… During the 2007-2008 school year, 63 NFL districts awarded district student of the year honors. Each of these recipients became eligible for the NFL award. A national panel of judges selected 6 students to be “finalists.” This past Sunday, while we were enjoying registration, each of the 6 students participated in an interview process with the national panel of judges to select the FIRST National student of the year.

Clark Xue, Mark Keppel High School (East Los Angeles District)

Sarah Weiner, Shawnee Mission West HS (East Kansas District)

David Kozminski, Savannah R-III HS (Heart of America)

Meriah Forbes, Buhler HS (West Kansas District)

Noreen Kassam, Albuquerque Academy (New Mexico District)

Kyle Akerman, Downers Grove (Illini)

And the winner of the first award is KYLE AKERMAN!!! Graduating senior, winning a $1000 scholarship, and represent the NFL throughout the school year…

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Western Kentucky Storytelling…

6-Daniel Bottry, Princeton HS (TX)

5-Ariel Tisner, Independence-Truman HS (MO)

4-Anabel Wozinsky, Boone County HS (KY)

3-Chris Moncrief, Bronx Prep (NY)

2-Clandroun Owens, Eagan HS (MN)

1-Antonio Wassler, Lincoln South (NE)

NOTE: Our spellings are going to be horrible. We’re just guessing… Jon Cruz will go back and fix. If you know problems, please correct in the comments. Go Drew Hammond, coach of Eagan, he will direct the IE portion of the Victory Briefs Tournament in January.

IMPROMPTU–

6-Veronica Love, Ben Davis High School (IN)

5-Carla Gibbs, Munster HS (IN)

4-Adam Blood, Joplin HS MO

3-Roy Lu, Leland HS CA (Go Ms. Brasher!)

2-Sesanu, Lamar HS, TX

1-Taman Narayan, Leland HS CA (Go Ms. Brasher again!)

Note: It’s hard to hear names over the thundering applause!

PROSE–

6-Christopher Simmons, Belleville West HS (IL)

5-Jenna Hubner, Appleton East (WI)

4-Matthew Jenkins, Fullerton Joint Union (CA)–Go Sal!

3-$250 scholarship, Tavalla Connor, Apple Valley HS (MN)

2-$500 scholarship, Andrew Stevens, Eagan HS (MN)

1-$1000 scholarship and $400 Hall of Fame award, Rachel Kinney

POETRY–[as they play, “Fly Me To The Moon..”]

6-Anna Scott, Madison County HS (VA)

5-Andy Kozminski, Savannah (MO)

4-Leona T. Welsey, Raytown South (MO)

3-$250 scholarship, Vernon Thomas, Creighton Prep (NE)

2-$500 scholarship, Rachel, Lincoln East (NE)

1-Meghan Krieger, Eagan HS (MN)

EXPOSITORY–

[Jeremy: “Is that the one with the poster boards? It’s big in Oregon.” Douglas Jeffers: “Can it be about whatever you want?” Bietz-”Yeah, like smiling.”]

6-Bonnie Lyons, Kickapoo HS (MO)

5-Jessica Petri, Belleve West (IL)

4-Shyla, Lakeville North HS (MN)

3-$250 scholarship, Sara Cockonnes?, University HS (IL)

2-$500 scholarship, Breanna Roach, Sterling HS (KS)

1-$1000 scholarship, $400 Hall of Fame, Allison Sully from NE?

COMMENTARY– [Jeremy: Is there extemp commentary and commentary? Bietz: Just commentary.]

6-Sam Taberine, Liberty Sernior HS (MO)

5-Gabriele Brojona, Spring HS (TX)

4-Ashley Artman, Green Valley HS (NV)–THE FIRST NEVADA AWARD!!

3-$250 scholarship, Jessica Petri, Belleville (IL)

2-$500 scholarship, Elliot Olson, Miramonte HS (CA)

1-$1000 scholarship, $400 Hall of Fame, Alex E. Tolkin (Newton South, MA) (almost LOTR)

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[Editor’s Note: Be sure to post your congratulations! Trivia tidbits, etc.]

STUDENT CONGRESS

Senate:

Top PO–Ben Berkman, Nova High School (FL)

9th–Ben Berkman, Nova High School (FL)

8th–Daniel Herrera, Belen Jesuit (FL)

7th–Emily Graham, Berkeley Carroll (NY)

6th–Stephanie Benedict, Harker School (CA)

5th–Sarah Schier, Salinas Central (KS)

4th–Emily Garden, Sequoia HS (GA)

3rd–Dominique Pody, Holy Ghost HS (Thank you for your help with the VBD coverage.)

2nd–Ari Casber, Adelei Stevens, IL

1st–Kenneth E. ???

HOUSE–

Top PO-Zachary Cobb, Asheville HS (NC)

9th-Kathleen Beylin, Green Valley HS (NV)

8th-Zeke Schumacher, Valencia HS (CA)–Go West LA!!

7th-Christopher Delozier, OH

6th-Rasheed, Claremont HS (CA)

5th-Christian, St. Thomas Aquinas HS (FL)

4th-Ben Reed, Parkville HS (MO)

3rd-Ryan Caminielo, Caroll HS

2nd-Harlan Downs, Stuyvesant HS (NY)
1st-Nathan Lyons? OH

Karl E. Mundt Award for participation in Congress cumulatively… contenders for next year… LaPorte HS (IN) and Chaminade HS (NY)… tie for this year… Ridge HS (NJ) and Monte Vista-Danville HS (CA).

COLORADO COLLEGE TED TURNER PUBLIC FORUM–

6th-Cory and Kathleen, Rossville HS (TN)
5th-Tom and Michael Schultz, Century HS (ID)
4th-Parajat and DJ, Bellarmine College Prep (CA)
3rd-Robert and Josh, Durham Academy (NC)
2nd-William and, Monsignor (TX)
1st-Caleb and Meredith (NC)

The site crashed because of all the people who were “refreshing” non-stop… but we’re back now.

Policy Debate

6-Gannon and Chynoweth (Damien HS)
5-Joe Grimes and Will Lathe (Bellarmine College Prep CA)
4-Daniels and Spathman (Kent Denver CO)
3-Westendorf and Sutton (Princeton)
2-Vanessa and Russ (New Trier IL)
1-Evan and James (Colleyville HS)—winners on a 11-4 decision

The winner of the inaugural Ted Belch award for policy debate coach of the winning team is Dave Huston.

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Sorry for the interruption… but with so many people refreshing, you crashed the server…

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Lincoln-Douglas Debate

6-Tess McNulty, Milburn HS (NJ)
5-Ellen Noble, Walt Whitman HS (MD)
4-Arjun Chadaran, Cary Academy (NC)
3-Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
2-Joan Gass, Hockaday School (TX)
1-Todd Liipfert, Strake Jesuit HS (TX) on a 6-5 decision

[Parallel coverage is on being provided on liipferts.com.]

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Two more scholarship winners for participants of the year…

Graham Knowles, Glenrose HS, TX (NOT HERE)

Johari Mackey, Thortonwood HS, IL (NOT HERE)

Tommy Obaro, Mount Lebanon HS, PA (NOT HERE)

Rachel Klineview, Lone Peak HS, UT (NOT HERE)

Logan Freytas, Kamehameha HS, HI (NOT HERE) … [Scott butchered that school’s name.]

Kevin Boynston, Carthage HS, MO (NOT HERE)

AWKWARD MOMENT 3—No one’s here.

Emily Bonrdontwas, Lamar Consolidated, TX (NOT HERE)

Stacey Lui, Parkway High School, MO (NOT HERE)

Bryan McDonald, ME (NOT HERE)

Vanessa Alman, Milwaukee HS WI (HERE… she wins $1000) [Jeremy: “It’s like the Price is Right.”]

Alex Bores, Hunter College NY (NOT HERE) [Jon Cruz: “ALEX!”]

Adam Bacharrab, Lakeville HS MN (Here… winner)

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US EXTEMP SPEAKING

6-Alex, Howland HS (OH)
5-James How, Lincoln East HS (NE)
4-Rajeev Narayan, James Logan HS (CA)
3-Evan Larson, Bellarmine College Prep (CA)
2-Charlie Mitzger,
1-Rebeccah Goldstein, Newton South (MA)

President’s Bowl for the student who won the final round is Rebeccah Goldstein, Newton South (MA).

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

6-Mandy Gardner, Eagan HS (MN)
5-Neenah, Westview HS (OR)
4-Hunter Kendrick, Danville HS (KY)
3-Aaron Manos, Scarsdale HS (NY)
2-Omar Karishi (MO)
1-Akshar Rambashan, Eastview HS (MN)

Mehta Bowl for the student who won the final round is Akshar Rambarshan, Eastview HS (MN)

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ORATORY

6-Katherine Smith, Pembrook HS (MO)
5-Tina Nyugen, Gabrielino HS (CA)
4-Alexandria Tippings, Schurr HS (CA)
3-Zach Beaty, Savannah HS (MO)
2-Jamaica Young
1- Nugyen-Plano Senior TX

[Jennie Savage: The winning speech was AMAZING about “gender nonconformity.”]

Professor’s Bowl for the student who won the final round is Zach Beaty from Savannah HS.

HUMOROUS INTERP

6-Andrew Lankin, Plymouth HS (IN)
5-Gregory Berman, Eastview HS (MN)
4-Emily Cozenburg, Rosemount HS (MN)
3-Varun Rajan, Leland HS (CA)
2-Dave Gonzalez
1-Alex Rosencraft, (OK)

Winner of the final round and winning the “Bama Bowl” sponsored by the University of Alabama was Alex Rosencraft.

DRAMATIC INTERP

6-Lindsay Rico, Brea Olinda HS (CA)
5-Matt Quarter, Apple Valley HS (MN)
4-John Hoffmeister, Apple Valley HS (MN)
3-Amber Justman, Desert Vista HS (AZ)
2-Tania Odesho, Leland HS (CA)—coached by Gay Brasher
1-Stephen Elrod, Bellarmine College Prep (CA)—coached by Kim Jones

Winner of the final round and winning the “Bama Bowl” sponsored by the University of Alabama was Tania Odesho.

DUO INTERP

6-Brett and Bryan, Desert Vista HS (AZ)
5-Forrest and Sarah, Winston Churchill (TX)
4-Blake and Daniel, Teurlings Catholic (LA)
3-Kevin and Michael, Holy Ghost Prep (PA)
2-Raymond and Stephen, San Marino HS (CA)
1-Adam Bouchareb and Greta Besser, Lakeville North (MN)

Winner of the final round is Greta Besser and Adam Bouchareb, Lakeville North (MN).

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Winner of the Lincoln Financial ipod. Make sure you go claim it at the Lincoln Life table.

George Hart, Montgomery Bell
Mitchell, Blue Valley North
Kelsey ,Century ID
Hanna, Wichita East KS
Tyler Day, Blue Springs MO

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And now the winner’s Circle of Champions!

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