Adam Silver Takes the Wake Forest Early Bird
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Wake Forest Early Bird began with a field of eighty-eight competitors. By late Sunday afternoon, only two remained: the Bronx High School of Science’s Adam Silver and Walt Whitman High School’s Rachel Umans. On a 3-2 decision, Adam was crowned this year’s Wake Forest champion. Congratulations to both Adam and Rachel!
Adam is coached by Jon Cruz, Douglas Jeffers, and Taarini Vohra; Rachel is coached by Anjan Choudhury, Tanya Choudhury, Elyse Lyons, Todd Liipfert, and Stephanie Caravias.
The Bronx High School of Science’s Alon Elhanan took home the tournament title in Extemporaneous Speaking. (Further results from the other events are forthcoming.) Walt Whitman High School won the overall school sweepstakes award.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
(33) Montgomery CC (Charles Cardinal)
DOUBLES
(1) Blake EL def. (32) Vestavia Hills KS (Kevin Sipe)
(2) Walt Whitman RU def. (31) Berkeley Carroll JA (Jason Aerni)
(30) Potomac YB def. (3) Pennsylvania Leadership AK (Alex Koren)
(4) Walt Whitman EM def. (29) Battle Ground GJ (Garrett Jackson)
(5) Bronx Science AS def. (28) Whitman DI (Daniel Imas)
(6) Blake PO def. (27) Hillsborough JL (Jing Jing Lin)
(7) Walt Whitman SR def. (26) Saint James NG (Nicholas Gorman)
(8) Millburn MH def. (25) Walt Whitman MT (Marshall Thompson)
(24) La Salle College WM def. (9) Hillsborough AS (Amritha Sastry)
(10) Berkeley Carroll DS def. (23) Hillsborough SP (Sonam Patel)
(11) Bronx Science EM def. (22) Pine Crest SG (Sharla Grass)
(12) Walt Whitman DW def. (21) La Salle College SJ (Sean Janda)
(13) Pocono Mountain West ZP def. (20) Walt Whitman AZ (Alex Zimmermann)
(14) Walt Whitman PG def. (19) Mountain Brook CB (Carter Beilen)
(15) Myers Park RJ def. (18) Mountain Brook CH (Claire Herren)
(17) New Trier AC def. (16) Brophy Prep JL (Jeff Lockhart)
OCTAS
(1) Blake EL def. (17) New Trier AC (Andrew Chesley)
(2) Walt Whitman RU def. (15) Myers Park RJ (Rasesh Joshi)
(14) Walt Whitman PG def. (30) Potomac YB (Yar Batmanghelidg)
(4) Walt Whitman EM def. (13) Pocono Mountain West ZP (Zak Pyzik)
(5) Bronx Science AS def. (12) Walt Whitman DW (David Winer)
(6) Blake PO def. (11) Bronx Science EM (Ellie Merle)
(7) Walt Whitman SR def. (10) Berkeley Carroll DS (Dylan Scher)
(8) Millburn MH def. (24) La Salle College WM (Will Marble)
QUARTERS
(1) Blake EL def. (8) Millburn MH (Michael Hassin)
(2) Walt Whitman RU over (7) Walt Whitman SR (Stefanie Rohde)
(14) Walt Whitman PG def. (6) Blake PO (Phelan O’Neill)
(5) Bronx Science AS def. (4) Walt Whitman EM (Emily Massey)
SEMIS
(5) Bronx Science AS def. (1) Blake EL (Erik Legried)
(2) Walt Whitman RU over (14) Walt Whitman PG (Perry Green)
FINALS
(5) Bronx Science AS def. (2) Walt Whitman RU (Rachel Umans)
CHAMPION
(5) Bronx Science AS (Adam Silver)
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
CHAMPION: Alon Elhanan — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
FINALISTS: Carl David Goette-Luciak, Firoz Jameel, Brennan Morris, Megan Race, Siobhan Tellez.
ORIGINAL ORATORY
FINALS
Sonia Chokshi, Anna Evans, Gary Fan, Alex Kastanas, Phil Lovinguth, Lindsey Medford.
IMPROMPTU
FINALS
Nathanial Donahue, Elizabeth Merritt, Brennan Morris, Megan Race, Dan Reis, Chris Wang.
DUO INTERPRETATION
FINALS
Burgin/Coil, Kinsler/Long, Miller/Jaunzemis, Pulley/Sullivan, Reed/McGhee, Williams/Katz.
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
FINALS
Sarah Keaggy, Lauren Kumler, Kyle Long, Nathan McGhee, Tyler Rife, Andre Sullivan.
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
FINALS
Ryan Coil, Sam Herold, Hoke Pittman, Molly Shoulta, Fara Soubouti, Jack Williamson
STUDENT CONGRESS
FINALS
Lili Bayer, Elena Botella, Alex Boudreau, Victor Cervantes, Mike DeRosa, Emily Graham, Daniel Gordon, Hannah Hindel, Ryan Kaufman, Brady Nails, Joseph Parretta, Michael Scott, Jessica Sheehan, Ross Slaughter, Katie Thorton, Drew Vollmer.
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Posted from: 68.155.191.199
September 13th, 2008 08:43
Fayette County EB (Eric Bogert) is 2-1 - that’s all i know.
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September 13th, 2008 09:11
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Posted from: 75.73.191.0
September 13th, 2008 09:27
Blake PO (the infamous) and Blake EL are both 2-0.
Posted from: 71.190.112.153
September 13th, 2008 10:31
GO BRONX!
Posted from: 148.85.227.204
September 13th, 2008 11:47
Pwneill 3-1
Posted from: 66.91.82.161
September 13th, 2008 13:48
way to go pwneill
Posted from: 68.158.96.45
September 13th, 2008 15:08
fayette EB - 3-2
Posted from: 65.88.9.138
September 13th, 2008 15:35
In varsity LD:
Bronx Science AS 4-1
Bronx Science EM 4-1
Bronx Science CC 3-2
Bronx Science EG 3-2
Bronx Science MR 3-2
Hannah Rothman is in tab and confirmed to me that there are eighty-eight entries after last-minute drops and that the tournament will be clearing all debaters with winning records. There are six prelims.
Posted from: 65.96.189.207
September 13th, 2008 18:31
Good luck to Eric “Squitz” Bogert and any East Chapel Hill debaters in the field! I miss starting the year at Wake with my North Carolina people.
Posted from: 68.192.28.123
September 13th, 2008 18:38
pwneill ftw.
…all 4-2’s? So one more phelan :D
Posted from: 96.10.200.11
September 13th, 2008 18:48
in varsity millburn mh is 5-1
in jv millburn dh is 4-2
Posted from: 70.62.84.163
September 13th, 2008 18:57
Pennsylvania Varsity LD:
Pennsylvania Leadership AK (Alex Koren)–6-0
La Salle SJ (Sean Janda)–4-2
La Salle WM (Will Marble)–4-2
Pocono Mountain West ZP (Zak Pyzik)–4-2
Pennsbury SM (Spencer Malloy)–4-2
Posted from: 216.64.125.122
September 13th, 2008 19:06
Varsity LD Breaks
Battle Ground GJ
Berkeley Carroll DS
Berkeley Carroll JA
Blake EL
Blake PO
Bronx AS
Bronx EM
Brophy JL
Hillsborough AS
Hillsborough JL
Hillsborough
SP
LaSalle College SJ
LaSalle College WM
Millburn MH
Mountain Brook CB
Mountain Brook CH
Myers Park RJ
New Trier AC
Penn. Leadership AK
Pine Crest Prep SG
Pocono Mountain West ZP
Potomac YB
St. James NG
Vestavia KS
Walt Whitman AZ
Walt Whitman DI
Walt Whitman DW
Walt Whitman EM
Walt Whitman MY
Walt Whitman PG
Walt Whitman RU
Walt Whitman SR
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
September 13th, 2008 19:12
congrats dylan, adam, sean, hassin, pyzik, and whitman for showing up!
pyzik ftw
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
September 13th, 2008 19:13
congrats adam and ellie, and dylan.
Posted from: 67.180.74.185
September 13th, 2008 19:14
Congrats to Janda, Chesley, and everyone else who broke.
Posted from: 68.44.231.47
September 13th, 2008 20:12
Congrats to team PA overall for breaking 5 kids. ‘Grats especially to Koren and Pyzik, Janda, and to Hassin and various Bronx and Whitman kids.
Gluck tomorrow.
Posted from: 75.25.130.115
September 13th, 2008 20:44
Phelan is not bad.
Posted from: 70.190.107.14
September 13th, 2008 20:57
Congrats Jeff from Brophy!
Posted from: 209.183.51.46
September 13th, 2008 21:24
Hey - Congrats to all the Whitman kiddos. Going 8 for 8 on breaks! Wish I could be there. Good luck tomorrow folks!
Posted from: 71.88.35.202
September 13th, 2008 21:35
A huge congrats to SJanda!
Posted from: 76.186.59.216
September 13th, 2008 21:43
Whitman broke eight. And four of their best debaters are here at Greenhill. What is this? How does that happen? Someone should look into it, my assumption is that they’re cheating.
Posted from: 75.73.191.0
September 13th, 2008 22:30
Go Blake, two for two!
Posted from: 72.67.167.115
September 13th, 2008 23:48
Congrats to Daniel Imas for breaking!
Posted from: 65.88.9.138
September 14th, 2008 06:07
Doubles:
Bronx Science AS def. Walt Whitman DI 3-0
Bronx Science EM def. Pine Crest SG 2-1
Congratulations Adam and Ellie!
Posted from: 65.88.9.138
September 14th, 2008 06:19
Cooper/Nelson represent
Good luck Ellie and anyone else who’s still in.
Posted from: 152.17.56.146
September 14th, 2008 06:24
Blake EL (neg) over Vestavia Hills K??
2-1
(Rye*, Roberts, Rothman)
Berkeley Carroll JA (aff) vs. Walt Whitman RU (neg)
same panel- results when over!
Posted from: 24.151.41.11
September 14th, 2008 06:27
Is wake a semis or quarters bid?
Posted from: 152.17.56.146
September 14th, 2008 06:34
semis
Posted from: 68.192.28.123
September 14th, 2008 06:51
Blake ftw. Pwneill should win this one. :)
Gl Janda and Hassin. =P Too bad you kids only run stock.
Posted from: 152.17.57.95
September 14th, 2008 07:03
Sadanani did not show up and I was the replacement for the latter two rounds in VLD. It should read (Shapiro, Kumler, Bigman*).
The following round is Whitman DW def La Salle SJ on a 3-0 (Shapiro, Kumler, Bigman).
Octas at Wake for VLD are TBA shortly.
Posted from: 68.192.28.123
September 14th, 2008 07:06
Pwneill picks up 2-1 ftw.
And my condolences janda. Good fight though.
Posted from: 152.17.56.175
September 14th, 2008 07:21
Koren drops on a 3-0 in doubles.
Pyzick picks up on a 2-1
Posted from: 152.17.63.243
September 14th, 2008 08:00
Octas:
Walt Whitman EM vs. Pocono Mountain West ZP
Rothman, Nicolas, Roberts
Bronx EM vs. Blake PO
Walt Whitman DW vs. Bronx AS
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
September 14th, 2008 08:09
GOOO ADAM & ELLIE!
BID!
Posted from: 152.17.52.77
September 14th, 2008 08:42
Walt Whitman EM def. Pocono Mountain West ZP
2-1 (Rothman, Nicolas, Roberts*)
Posted from: 152.17.53.174
September 14th, 2008 08:57
millburn mh def la salle wm 2-1
Posted from: 152.17.56.94
September 14th, 2008 09:02
Blake PO def. Bronx EM (2-1)
Blake EL also picked up
Pwneill is in teh bid round!!!!!!1
Posted from: 68.192.28.123
September 14th, 2008 09:20
GOGOGOGO HASSIN AND PWNEILL.
Posted from: 152.17.114.193
September 14th, 2008 09:45
Quarters
Blake EL vs. Millburn MH (Flip)
(Massey, Groner, Chandran)
Walt Whitman EM vs. Bronx Science AS (flip)
(Pellicciot, DeFrance, Roberts)
Walt Whitman vs. Blake PO (flip)
(Rye, Konya, Isinhue)
Walt Whitman RU vs. Walt Whitman SR
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
September 14th, 2008 10:01
gl adam
Posted from: 152.17.53.174
September 14th, 2008 10:13
blake el def millburn mh 2-1
Posted from: 67.87.132.148
September 14th, 2008 10:14
Congrats to Erik. Iowa ftw
Posted from: 152.17.52.106
September 14th, 2008 10:21
In Blake PO vs Walt Whitman, it’s a 3-0 for Walt Whitman
Posted from: 152.17.115.10
September 14th, 2008 10:23
bronx sci as def whitman em on a 2-1 lolx
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
September 14th, 2008 10:26
CONGRATS ADAM ON A WELL-DESERVED BID!
Posted from: 70.116.19.103
September 14th, 2008 10:34
omfg adam silver. keep winning.
Posted from: 68.192.172.63
September 14th, 2008 10:37
congrats adam on the bid! and emily
Posted from: 152.17.115.10
September 14th, 2008 10:53
bronx science AS vs. blake EL
who will win? nobody knows~~~~
Posted from: 75.36.163.239
September 14th, 2008 11:15
gj chesely, janda, and all else
Posted from: 75.168.19.232
September 14th, 2008 11:15
Blake EL wins!
Posted from: 152.17.63.243
September 14th, 2008 12:38
Finals is Bronx AS v. Walt Whitman RU
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
September 14th, 2008 12:40
a HUGE congrats to Adam for owning the field, bidding, and winning the tourney.
also grats to ellie and dylan for octas.
Posted from: 65.88.9.138
September 14th, 2008 12:41
Major congrats to Eric on picking up the bid. People will confirm that I predicted a breakout for this kid…
Posted from: 75.168.19.232
September 14th, 2008 12:49
correction: “erik”, but I agree with the breakout part.
Posted from: 70.242.123.63
September 14th, 2008 13:03
Congrats David!
Posted from: 148.85.229.19
September 14th, 2008 13:40
go legried go.
Posted from: 65.88.9.138
September 14th, 2008 13:48
Bronx AS over Walt Whitman RU on a 3-2
Awesome Adam!
Posted from: 71.110.192.20
September 14th, 2008 13:48
Major congrats to Daniel, Marshall, and Phelan!
AND YAY CRAZY RACHEL =]
PROPS on the bidding, dear.
Posted from: 71.190.112.153
September 14th, 2008 13:57
CONGRATS ADAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :oD
Nice work Ellie!
Posted from: 69.249.94.148
September 14th, 2008 14:34
congrats adam!
and congrats to mike hassin on the bid round!
Posted from: 32.166.253.225
September 14th, 2008 15:02
Koren and pyzik nice job
Posted from: 76.212.201.138
September 14th, 2008 15:06
congrats on the bid round mike
Posted from: 68.196.201.226
September 14th, 2008 15:14
omg mikey hassin. and phelan. woot.
Posted from: 71.113.250.217
September 14th, 2008 15:37
Adam is a machine. Congrats man!
Posted from: 24.151.41.11
September 14th, 2008 16:04
Woot Perry nice job man!
Posted from: 68.95.249.117
September 14th, 2008 16:04
Props to Anjan in going 5 for 7!
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
September 14th, 2008 16:59
Congrats janda, dylan, hassin, pyzik, and ADAM
Posted from: 68.192.172.63
September 14th, 2008 17:00
congrats on the win adam
Posted from: 66.41.105.145
September 14th, 2008 17:06
Prediction of Erik having a breakout year is like saying its going to snow in Minnesota. Tell me something I didn’t already know.
OG
Posted from: 65.88.9.138
September 14th, 2008 17:07
Congrats to Imas, Alex, and Marshall for breaking at their first varsity tournament! Congrats to David and Stef on the bid round, congrats to Perry for Semis, and congrats to Rachel for finals. You guys did awesome!
Posted from: 128.36.87.157
September 14th, 2008 17:42
Congrats ADAM! You really deserve this.
Posted from: 71.113.250.217
September 14th, 2008 18:19
Congrats also to Ellie and Alon!! Also, looking at the results, it looks like Walt Whitman dominated the tournament, so congrats to them too!
Posted from: 216.220.216.179
September 14th, 2008 18:47
Yay Adam! I’m super proud and yaay my bronx lovelies way to rep EvnenTraber and the mean Kris
Posted from: 68.100.50.125
September 14th, 2008 18:58
Congrats to Whitman on a great showing all around and breaking so many kids through elims. I definitely judged some great rounds at this tournament and wish everyone luck in the future.
It hasn’t been discussed on this thread yet but I want to thank the Wake Tab Staff on doing a phenomenal job this year. The tournament was running EARLY throughout Saturday and overall was really smooth. There were no locked doors or other troubling encounters and they consistently posted results for all events outside the tab room. The hospitality by the NF parents was up there as well. This tournament is definitely worth putting on your calendar next year.
Posted from: 71.191.251.20
September 14th, 2008 19:01
Congrats to Alex, Imas, and Marshall for breaking! Congrats to David and Stef for getting to a bid round! Congrats to Perry for Semis and RACHEL for making it to finals! Awesome job!!!
Posted from: 71.247.109.12
September 14th, 2008 20:16
Congrats to Adam and Alon on winning the tournaments in two divisions!!!! Congrats also to ellie to making it to octas.
Posted from: 147.9.77.155
September 14th, 2008 21:27
Congrats to Rachel, Perry, Stef, David, Marshall, Alex, Daniel, and Emily!! you guys are amazing and i am so proud of you.
Also, major congrats to Adam and Alex and Zac :)
Posted from: 209.183.51.43
September 14th, 2008 22:02
Hi all. Obviously, I’m incredibly proud of all the Whitmans, especially Ms. Rachel on doing a fantastic job.
I just wanted to also congratulate Adam on his tremendous victory and incredible run against our team. Big props to Adam, Cruz, and the whole Bronx squad!
Posted from: 98.210.141.198
September 15th, 2008 01:31
ADAM!
I knew you would have an extraordinary break out, well, I guess this must be it! Congratulations on the bid and on the championship.
I’m proud to have been your roommate. :)
-Tarun
Posted from: 12.5.250.229
September 15th, 2008 06:03
Major congrats to Rachel on an awesome tournament and finals, and to Adam for winning. Also congrats to Marshall, Daniel, and Alex on breaking as sophomores, and to Perry, Stef, Emily, and David on great runs.
Posted from: 12.5.250.229
September 15th, 2008 08:12
Congrats to Adam, Rachel, Emily, and Perry.
Posted from: 167.206.203.14
September 15th, 2008 08:25
Great job Adam! I hope it’s the beginning of a great year for you.
Posted from: 138.16.26.147
September 15th, 2008 14:30
yeah adam silver
Posted from: 76.94.248.180
September 15th, 2008 15:18
Props to Phelan for representing the Diehl/Lawrence/Van Elswyk lab by being 6th seed and making it all the way to the bubble-round.
Posted from: 24.90.20.221
September 15th, 2008 16:12
congrats on the well deserved win adam
and congrats on octas ellie
Posted from: 71.191.251.116
September 15th, 2008 17:34
Congrats to whitman - you guys were amazing, especially to Stef, Perry, and Rachel on the bids. Also, congrats to Adam for the big win.
Posted from: 128.36.87.157
September 15th, 2008 17:53
also congrats ellie for octas and alon for winning extemp!
Posted from: 75.168.19.232
September 15th, 2008 21:06
why doesn’t anybody mention how awesome erik legried did?
for god sakes he freaking got a bid!
Posted from: 75.57.87.181
September 15th, 2008 21:23
Phelan, you just did like five times. I counted.
Posted from: 75.161.148.246
September 15th, 2008 21:35
Posting using Phelan’s name is getting a bit old…
Posted from: 66.240.48.106
September 16th, 2008 10:22
Congratulation to Ellie, Michael, Perry, and Erik on outstanding starts to your seasons! Way to represent Cooper/Nelson and the 3rd week casing group!
You all rock!
Posted from: 206.131.30.1
September 16th, 2008 13:48
haha you’re right.
Posted from: 98.195.66.198
September 16th, 2008 18:04
dude adam you are awesome. congrats also to perry, mike hassin, and ellie–reppin’ cooper/nelson 08
Posted from: 74.73.188.174
September 16th, 2008 18:27
ADAM- congrats!!!!! i know this is a little delayed, but i was one of the first people to congratulate you in person, so i hope that compensates.
Posted from: 70.116.19.103
September 16th, 2008 18:40
adam, you’ve done us proud. i just hope you weren’t running the valverde card.
Posted from: 128.36.72.144
September 16th, 2008 21:12
huge props to sharla for reppin pine crest! :)
also congrats to nick gorman!
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
September 16th, 2008 21:37
Knowing that the decision was announced in this manner –
“It’s a 3-2 for Bronx Science!”
– makes me know the final round, and the tournament, was epic. I’m sorry that I couldn’t be there to see you crowned champions, Adam and Alon, but I’m so proud of both you and was so excited to see your silver plates today.
Between these victories and a final round appearance in policy debate at Greenhill, there’s a lot about which to be proud of and a lot about which to be excited. Great job, guys.
Many thanks to alumni Hannah Rothman, Francisco Bencosme, and Paula Cajdler for on-site coaching and assistance throughout the weekend.
Special shout outs to Ellie in LD and Zack and Ian in policy for their individual performances as well.
Finally, congratulations to Walt Whitman on bringing and clearing an army. All I can say is: wow.
Posted from: 152.17.54.6
September 17th, 2008 02:13
Congrats Adam and Ellie- y’all are amazing and missed- campus is way quieter now that Bronx is no longer here!
Congrats also to Whitman- you guys were a lot of fun to judge and I wish you the best of luck this year!
Posted from: 168.212.247.7
September 17th, 2008 13:59
congrats Kevin and Janda
Posted from: 72.229.190.62
September 21st, 2008 06:11
Congrats, Adam. More power to you!!!!