Alan Tong Wins Yale

Stuyvesant's Evan Schleifer-Katz Wins J.V. LD;
Edgemont Takes Policy, Academic Magnet Wins PF;
Bronx Science Wins Top School Honors

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The venerable Yale Invitational drew to a close late Sunday afternoon in Linsly-Chittenden Hall as Ridge High School’s Alan Tong and Scarsdale High School’s Nikita Lalwani faced each other in the final round of Lincoln-Douglas debate. Tommy Bodeau, Pam Brown, Mira Chernick, Anjan Choudhury, and Joan Gass adjudicated, and on a 5-0 decision, awarded the Yale title to Alan. Congratulations to both finalists!

Earlier in the afternoon and just a flight of stairs up from the varsity venue, Carolyn Clendenin of the Bronx High School of Science and Evan Schleifer-Katz of Stuyvesant High School debated in the final round of junior varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate. On a 4-1 decision, Evan bested Carolyn to win the J.V. championship. Congratulations to both debaters!

Evan is coached by Julie Sheinman and Caitlin Halpern; Carolyn is coached by Jon Cruz, Douglas Jeffers, and Taarini Vohra.

Policy debate concluded with an unusual final round: a team from Edgemont — Samuel Gelb are Akshay Kini — battled against a maverick from Bronx Science, Daniel Lee. On a 2-1 decision, Edgemont defeated Bronx Science to win the tournament. Congratulations to all three debaters!

Samuel and Akshay are coached by Ben Wittwer; Daniel is coached by Kathryn Clark, David Marks, and Jon Cruz.

Yale’s varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate tournament is a quarterfinals-level qualifier to the National Tournament of Champions. The tournament’s Public Forum debate tournament has an octafinals bid to the TOC. In the final round, Academic Magnet High School’s team of Graeme Crews and Leigha Mataosky defeated Trinity Preparatory School’s Lee Lawrence and Kira Purdon to claim the Public Forum title.

Graeme and Leigha are coached by Frank Flanigan and Chip Jurgielewicz; Lee and Kira are coached by Michael Vigars, Patrick Toomey, and Darcy Butrimas.

The Timothy Averill Grand Sweepstakes Award is awarded annually to to the top school based on overall team performance. This year’s top school was the Bronx High School of Science. Bronx Science is coached by Jon Cruz.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

(33) Millburn AH (Alex Hertz)

DOUBLES
(32) Walt Whitman DW def. (1) Trinity Prep JN (Jake Nebel)
2-1 (*Melanie Plaza, Anthony Berryhill, Jonathan Alston)
(2) Walt Whitman JK def. (31) Ridge VJ (Varun Jayaraman)
3-0 (Jimi Morales, Peter Van Elswyk, Anna Ward)
(3) Hunter College AB def. (30) Byram Hills SS (Samantha Sanders)
3-0 (Anjan Choudhury, Elizabeth Tam, Mira Chernick)
(4) Whippany Park BY def. (29) Newtown MF (Mark Fernandes)
2-1 (*Petey Gil-Montllor, Ali Boyle, Matt Aks)
(5) Bronx Science ST def. (28) Scarsdale JSei (Josh Seiden)
3-0 (Stephanie Caravias, Lindsay Dolan, Isaac Bloch)
(6) Millburn TM def. (27) Ridge JF (Jacqueline Ferrintino)
3-0 (Sabrina Graham, Joan Gass, Dan Jennis)
(26) Ridge AT def. (7) Monticello MT (Matt Thomas)
2-1 (Jon Gordon, Vivian Feig, *Brian Holler)
(8) Bronx Science MD def. (25) Stuyvesant JD (Jared Dummitt)
3-0 (Abdul Beretay, Charlie Furman, Greer Feick)
(9) Perkiomen Valley KG def. (24) Newburgh Free BW (Ben Weiss)
2-1 (Melanie Plaza, Anthony Berryhill, *Jonathan Alston)
(23) Regis CK def. (10) Newtown AA (Akshay Agashe)
2-1 (Jimi Morales, Peter Van Elswyk, *Anna Ward)
(22) Ridge DC def. (11) Scarsdale DD (Daniel Daks)
3-0 (Anjan Choudhury, *Elizabeth Tam, Mira Chernick)
(12) Bronx Science AS def. (21) Ridge SR (Shireen Rudina)
3-0 (Petey Gil-Montllor, Ali Boyle, Matt Aks)
(20) Scarsdale NL def. (13) Monticello DC (Dan Cook)
3-0 (Stephanie Caravias, Lindsay Dolan, Isaac Bloch)
(14) Bronx Science BE def. (19) Scarsdale RF (Richard Friedman)
3-0 (Sabrina Graham, Joan Gass, Dan Jennis)
(15) Bronx Science SS def. (18) La Salle College SJ (Sean Janda)
3-0 (Jon Gordon, Vivian Feig, Brian Holler)
(16) Scarsdale ET def. (17) Walt Whitman RU (Rachel Umans)
3-0 (Abdul Beretay, Charlie Furman, Greer Feick)

OCTAS
(32) Walt Whitman DW def. (16) Scarsdale ET (Eric Thurm)
3-0 (Charlie Furman, Anna Ward, Mira Chernick)
(2) Walt Whitman JK def. (15) Bronx Science SS (Saboor Sheerazi)
2-1 (*Petey Gil-Montllor, Kevin Gallagher, Jimi Morales)
(3) Hunter College AB def. (14) Bronx Science BE (Bobby Esnard)
2-1 (Ali Boyle, Joan Gass, *Doug Eckhardt)
(20) Scarsdale NL def. (4) Whippany Park BY (Ben Yu)
2-1 (Stephanie Caravias, *Anthony Berryhill, Vivian Feig)
(5) Bronx Science ST over (12) Bronx Science AS (Adam Silver)
(6) Millburn TM def. (22) Ridge DC (David Chen)
3-0 (Anjan Choudhury, Eric Palmer, Melanie Plaza)
(26) Ridge AT def. (23) Regis CK (Coulter King)
2-1 (Jon Gordon, Elizabeth Tam, *Sabrina Graham)
(8) Bronx Science MD def. (9) Perkiomen Valley KG (Karlyn Gorski)
3-0 (Greer Feick, Lindsay Dolan, Matt Aks)

QUARTERS
(32) Walt Whitman DW def. (8) Bronx Science MD (Matt Dunay)
3-0 (Kevin Gallagher, Jon Gordon, Joan Gass)
(26) Ridge AT def. (2) Walt Whitman JK (Jane Kessner)
2-1 (*Melanie Plaza, Eric Palmer, Matt Aks)
(3) Hunter College AB def. (6) Millburn TM (Tess McNulty)
2-1 (Anjan Choudhury, Anthony Berryhill, *Vivian Feig)
(20) Scarsdale NL def. (5) Bronx Science ST (Seth Teleky)
2-1 (Ali Boyle, *Stephanie Caravias, Lindsay Dolan)

SEMIS
(20) Scarsdale NL def. (32) Walt Whitman DW (David Winer)
5-0 (Melanie Plaza, Joan Gass, Mira Chernick, Doug Eckhardt, Greer Feick)
(26) Ridge AT def. (3) Hunter College AB (Alex Bores)
5-0 (Anna Ward, Lindsay Dolan, Anjan Choudhury, Elizabeth Tam, Eric Palmer)

FINALS
(26) Ridge AT def. (20) Scarsdale NL (Nikita Lalwani)
5-0 (Anjan Choudhury, Joan Gass, Mira Chernick, Tommy Bodeau, Pam Brown)

CHAMPION
(26) Ridge AT (Alan Tong)

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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Jake Nebel — Trinity Preparatory School (FL)
2. Jane Kessner — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
3. Alex Bores — Hunter College High School (NY)
4. Ben Yu — Whippany Park High School (NJ)
5. Richard Friedman — Scarsdale High School (NY)
6. Seth Teleky — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
7. Tess McNulty — Millburn High School (NJ)
8. Matt Thomas — Monticello High School (NY)
9. Kevin Shia — Ridge High School (NJ)
10. Matt Dunay — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)

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J.V. DOUBLES
(32) Regis CN def. (1) Ransom Everglades SA (Samantha Alman)
(31) Regis SLain def. (2) Ridge AD (Alison Douglis)
(3) Kellenberg Memorial MC def. (30) St. Joseph’s Prep CM (Christopher Mulvey)
(29) Bronx Science CC def. (4) Scarsdale JB (Jonathan Bowyer)
(5) Bronx Science ES def. (28) Berkeley Carroll PM (Phoebe Miller)
(27) Newtown JV def. (6) Millburn EH (Eric Hertz)
(7) Bronx Science MR def. (26) Harvard-Westlake NM (Nika Madyoon)
(8) Walt Whitman DI def. (25) Newburgh Free PW (Phoebe Wolfe)
(9) Byram Hills SB def. (24) Stuyvesant SA (Sherlyn Abdullah)
(23) Walt Whitman AZ def. (11) Latin Chicago VM (Vikram Murthi)
(11) Randolph CR over (22) Randolph MS (Maddy Stein)
(21) Millburn HF def. (12) Chaminade ZD (Zach DeVoti)
(20) Montclair Kimberley AS def. (13) Scarsdale JY (Jared Young)
(19) Stuyvesant ES def. (14) Regis CKel (Chris Kelly)
(18) Westhill ML def. (15) Harvard-Westlake NP (Nick Pritzker)
(16) Scarsdale SL def. (17) Hunter College LG (Lewis Golove)

J.V. OCTAS
(32) Regis CN def. (16) Scarsdale SL (Sahil Lalwani)
(31) Regis SLaindef. (18) Westhill ML (Max Lesser)
(19) Stuyvesant ES def. (3) Kellenberg Memorial MC (Michael Corcoran)
(29) Bronx Science CC def. (20) Montclair Kimberley AS (Alexa Semonche)
(5) Bronx Science ES def. (21) Millburn HF (Haley Fitzpatrick)
(11) Randolph CR def. (27) Newtown JV (Justin Vilamil)
(23) Walt Whitman AZ def. (7) Bronx Science MR (Matt Ross)
(8) Walt Whitman DI def. (9) Byram Hills SB (Sarah Berger)

J.V. QUARTERS
(8) Walt Whitman DI def. (32) Regis CN (Chris Neylan)
(31) Regis SLain def. (23) Walt Whitman AZ (Alex Zimmermann)
(19) Stuyvesant ES def. (11) Randolph CR (Cheyane Reisner)
(29) Bronx Science CC over (4) Bronx Science ES (Emanuel Schorsch)

J.V. SEMIS
(29) Bronx Science CC def. (8) Walt Whitman DI (Daniel Imas)
(19) Stuyvesant ES def. (31) Regis SLain (Stefan Lainovic)

J.V. FINALS
(19) Stuyvesant ES def. (29) Bronx Science CC (Carolyn Clendenin)

J.V. CHAMPION
(19) Stuyvesant ES (Evan Schleifer-Katz)

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J.V. TOP SPEAKERS
1. Emanuel Schorsch — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
2. Eric Hertz — Millburn High School (NJ)
3. Samantha Alman — Ransom Everglades High School (FL)
4. Evan Schleifer-Katz — Stuyvesant High School (NY)
5. Alison Douglis — Ridge High School (NJ)
6. Alexa Semonche — Montclair Kimberley Academy (NJ)
7. Matt Ross — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
8. Haley Fitzpatrick — Millburn High School (NJ)
9. Maddy Stein — Randolph High School (NJ)
10. Alex Zimmermann — Walt Whitman High School (MD)

POLICY DBEATE

(9) Kempsville PK (Adora Parker & Jade Kreissler)

QUARTERS
(8) Pennsbury GK def. (1) Lexington GE (Vivian Guo & Tyler Engler)
2-1 (Alayne Ashman, David Marks, *Matt Malia)
(2) La Salle College BT def. (7) Bronx Science RB (Julia Reinitz & Irene Bruce)
3-0 (Sara Sanchez, Chloe Castellon, Dila Mignouna)
(3) Bronx Science Lee over (6) Bronx Science LL (Max Lesser & Thomas Lloyd)
(5) Edgemont GK def. (4) Pennsbury LS (April Linder & Ravi Solanki)
2-1 (Mike McGroarty, Jack Mizerak, *Alex Jenson)

SEMIS
(5) Edgemont GK def. (8) Pennsbury GK (Raj Gopal & Sam Kolander)
2-1 (Chloe Castellon, *Mike McGroarty, David Marks)
(3) Bronx Science Lee def. (2) La Salle College BT (James Benischeck & Joshua Thorn)
2-1 (Alex Jenson, *Louis Wang, Thorn Chen)

FINALS
(5) Edgemont GK def. (3) Bronx Science Lee (Daniel Lee)
2-1 (Alex Jenson, Nigel Tann, *Mike McGroarty)

CHAMPIONS
(5) Edgemont GK (Samuel Gelb & Akshay Kini)

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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Tyler Engler — Lexington High School (MA)
2. Oliver Brass — F. W. Cox High School (VA)
3. Julia Reinitz — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
4. April Linder — Pennsbury High School (PA)
5. Vivian Guo — Lexington High School (MA)
6. Sandesh Kataria — Stuyvesant High School (NY)
7. Joshua Thorn — La Salle College High School (PA)
9. Adora Parker — Kempsville High School (VA)
9. Shawna Abbatiello — American Heritage High School (FL)
10. James Beninscheck — La Salle College High School (PA)

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

DOUBLES
(1) Walt Whitman FN def. (32) Needham HM (Rob Hurd & Aseem Mehta)
(2) Walt Whitman ES def. (31) Schreiber NE (Stephen Nash & Melis Emre)
(3) Buchholtz BA def. (30) Chaminade MG (Chris Mahoney Michael Gaffney)
(29) Ransom Everglades BB def. (4) Regis GL (Joseph Gasperetti & Jimmy Lampariello)
(5) Academic Magnet CM def. (28) Regis CR (Brian Cronin & Shane Regan)
(6) Trinity Prep PL def. (27) Manchester Essex EM (Luke Elder & Jake McIntosh)
(7) Trinity Prep FS def. (26) Dalton DC (Jacob Davidson & Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen)
(8) Chaminade CH def. (25) Shrewsbury RS (Nate Richardson & Sunanda Sharma)
(9) Regis MP def. (24) Western CR (Alex Casariego & Chloe Rhittenhouse)
(10) Ransom Everglades CS def. (23) Nova HM (Stacy Hoffman & Jordan Mullings)
(22) West Point Grey CK def. (11) Charlotte Latin HO (Kellen Heniford & John O’Brien)
(21) Shady Side KC def. (12) Regis LM (Chris Landry & Shane Mangin)
(13) Bronx Science WR def. (20) Shrewsbury CD (Priyasha Chaturvedi & Madhavi Duvvuri)
(19) Trinity Prep MC def. (14) Fairfield College WJ (Peter Walsh & Richard Johnson)
(15) Holy Ghost Prep BM def. (18) Newtown TJ (Jessica Thomas & Jayce Johns)
(16) Hunter College EM def. (17) Millburn KR (Michael Katzman & Michael Rauch)

OCTAS
(1) Walt Whitman FN def. (16) Hunter College EM (Cara Eckholm & Ted Mateoc)
(2) Walt Whitman ES def. (15) Holy Ghost Prep BM (Andrew Bryk & Anthony Murphy)
(19) Trinity Prep MC def. (3) Buchholtz BA (Troy Baker & Zachary Allaun)
(13) Bronx Science WR def. (29) Ransom Everglades BB (Jose Bengochea & Charles Barr)
(5) Academic Magnet CM def. (21) Shady Side KC (Joshua Kalla & Frankie Costa)
(6) Trinity Prep PL def. (22) West Point Grey CK (Jonny Carson & Iqbal Kassam)
(10) Ransom Everglades CS def. (7) Trinity Prep FS (Jonathan Friedman & Jeanine Sinanan-Singh)
(9) Regis MP def. (8) Chaminade CH (Ryan Carroll & Alexander Hails)

QUARTERS
(9) Regis MP def. (1) Walt Whitman FN (Itai Farhi & Tom Niblock)
(10) Ransom Everglades CS def. (2) Walt Whitman ES (Alex Edelman & Aaron Schifrin)
(6) Trinity Prep PL over (19) Trinity Prep MC (Michael McHenry & Veronica Calle)
(5) Academic Magnet CM def. (13) Bronx Science WR (Daniel Wilkofsky & Tina Ritter)

SEMIS
(5) Academic Magnet CM def. (9) Regis MP (Drew Marconi & Alex Powers)
(6) Trinity Prep PL def. (10) Ransom Everglades CS (Austin Criden & Amanda Scherker)

FINALS
(5) Academic Magnet CM def. (6) Trinity Prep PL (Kira Purdon & Lee Lawrence)

CHAMPIONS
(5) Academic Magnet CM (Graeme Crews & Leigha Mataosky)

TEAM SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS

1. The Bronx High School of Science (NY) [Timothy C. Averill Grand Sweepstakes Championship Award]
2. Nova High School (FL)
3. Trinity Preparatory School (FL)
4. Ridge High School (NJ)
5. Holy Ghost Preparatory School (PA)
6. Walt Whitman High School (MD)
7. Regis High School (NY)
8. Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL)
9. Scarsdale High School (NY)
10. Millburn High School (NJ)
11. Randolph High School (NJ)
12. Stuyvesant High School (NY)
13. San Marino High School (CA)
14. Newton South High School (MA)
15. Arthur L. Johnson High School (NJ)

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