Alex Koren Wins UPenn
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — The thirty-fourth annual Liberty Bell Classic at the University of Pennsylvania came to a close with a final round that featured the Bronx High School of Science’s Seth Teleky and Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School’s Alex Koren.
The round was adjudicated by Stephanie Caravias, Mike Contillo, Lindsay Dolan, Caitilin Halpern, Josh Marshall, Larry McGrath, and Rob Zambito. On a 7-0 decision, Alex defeated to Seth to keep the title in Pennsylvania. Congratulations to both debaters!
Alex is self-coached; Seth is coached by Jon Cruz, Douglas Jeffers, and Taarini Vohra.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
(17) Newburgh Free BW (Ben Weiss)
OCTAS
(1) La Salle College SJ def. (16) Randolph MS (Maddy Stein)
3-0 (Arjun Chandran, Caitlin Halpern, Ross Kelley)
(2) Stuyvesant JD def. (15) Regis AG (Andrew Giambrone)
3-0 (Jeff Boruzak, Rob Zambito, Dan Jennis)
(3) Stuyvesant EL def. (14) Chaminade HL (Harry Liberman)
(13) Pocono Mountain West ZP def. (4) Perkiomen Valley KG (Karlyn Gorski)
3-0 (Corey Metzman, Stephan Serrano, *Ben Hsu)
(12) Morristown AJ def. (5) Regis CK (Coulter King)
2-1 (Mike Contillo, Lindsay Dolan, *Larry McGrath)
(6) Penn Leadership AK def. (11) Loyola-Blakefield KW (Kevin Wenger)
2-1 (Rosemary Steck, Bob Hausen, Garreth Heidt)
(10) Walt Whitman SR def. (7) Hunter College AB (Alex Bores)
2-1 (Alex Weintraub, *MaryEileen Fagan, Josh Marshall)
(9) Bronx Science ST def. (8) Arthur L. Johnson AC (Alex Castro)
2-1 (John DiIulio, *Leo Mullin, Juli Kelley)
QUARTERS
(9) Bronx Science ST def. (1) La Salle College SJ (Sean Janda)
2-1 (Lindsay Dolan, Caitlin Halpern, *Kendra Oyer)
(10) Walt Whitman SR def. (2) Stuyvesant JD (Jared Dummitt)
3-0 (Mike Contillo, Josh Marshall, Rob Zambito)
(6) Penn Leadership AK def. (3) Stuyvesant EL (Eli Lipsky)
2-1 (Catherine Safaya, Ross Kelley, *Jordan Rubin)
(13) Pocono Mountain West ZP def. (12) Morristown AJ (Avi Jayaraman)
2-1 (Larry McGrath, Rob Zambito, Alex Weintraub)
SEMIS
(9) Bronx Science ST def. (13) Pocono Mountain West ZP (Zay Pyzik)
4-1 (Josh Marshall, Stephanie Caravias, Mike Contillo, *Catherine Safaya, Ross Kelley)
(6) Penn Leadership AK def. (10) Walt Whitman SR (Stefanie Rohde)
4-1 (*Alex Weintraub, Larry McGrath, Lindsay Dolan, Rob Zambito, Kendra Oyer)
FINALS
(6) Penn Leadership AK def. (9) Bronx Science ST (Seth Teleky)
7-0 (Stephanie Caravias, Mike Contillo, Lindsay Dolan, Caitilin Halpern, Josh Marshall, Larry McGrath, Rob Zambito)
CHAMPION
(6) Penn Leadership AK (Alex Koren)
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Posted from: 206.251.74.247
October 17th, 2008 15:19
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Posted from: 72.92.85.109
October 18th, 2008 18:42
Stuff I know:
La Salle SJ (Sean Janda)–either 4-1 or 5-0
Regis CK (Coulter King)–either 4-1 or 3-2
Bronx Science ST (Seth Teleky)–either 4-1 or 3-2
Stuyvesant JD (Jared Dummitt)–either 4-1 or 5-0
Pocono Mountain West ZP (Zak Pyzik)–either 4-1 or 5-0
Posted from: 165.123.231.247
October 18th, 2008 19:14
karlyn gorski (perkiomen valley) is 4-1.
Posted from: 165.123.97.5
October 19th, 2008 06:05
ALJ AC is 4-2 confirmed with high speakers (?,29,30,29,28,30)
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 08:48
From Octos:
Walt Whitman SR def. Hunter College AB
Posted from: 71.60.209.85
October 19th, 2008 08:50
Octofinals results courtesy of Karlyn Gorski:
Bronx ST def. AL Johnson AC
Walt SR def. Hunter College AB
Lasalle SJ def. Randolph MS
Penn Leadership AK def. Loyola JW
Pocono Mountain ZP def. Perkiomen Valley KG
Morristown AJ def. Regis CK
Stuyvesant EL def. Chaminade HL
Stuyvesant JD def. Regis AG
Posted from: 165.123.97.5
October 19th, 2008 09:47
Congrats to everyone that cleared. Penn was fun this year and The Bridge is officially the coolest theater out there
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
October 19th, 2008 10:10
Seth Teleky picked up his quarters round against Sean Janda on a 2-1 (Lindsay Dolan, *Kendra Oyer, Caitlin Halpern).
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 10:17
From Quarters:
Walt Whitman SR def. Stuyvesant JD 3-0
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 10:25
This was just info over phone but I think Semis is (don’t know matchups), Seth, Stef, Alex, and Zak
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 10:29
Semis:
Walt Whitman SR vs. Penn Leadership AK
(Oyer, McGrath, Zambito, Dolan, Weintraub)
I’m assuming that means the other Semis are: Seth vs. Zak
Posted from: 128.135.100.91
October 19th, 2008 10:37
Congratulations to Maddy Stein on her first varsity break and to everyone else for breaking.
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
October 19th, 2008 10:38
Indeed, as listed above. :o)
Posted from: 74.167.81.134
October 19th, 2008 11:40
congrats avi and janda
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 11:42
In Semis:
Penn Leadership AK def. Walt Whitman SR
In JV LD Semis:
Regis def. Walt Whitman NT, so I believe that means Regis closes out JV (this is all via phone so possibly unreliable)
Posted from: 68.192.28.123
October 19th, 2008 12:12
Lol, gj folks. All you :P
Koren, Pyzik, Avi, Janda, Castro :D
Posted from: 129.170.203.74
October 19th, 2008 12:29
team pa ftw
Posted from: 208.120.131.125
October 19th, 2008 12:48
seth will win.
Posted from: 24.90.84.59
October 19th, 2008 13:18
Nice work Seth – mad props.
Posted from: 71.247.109.12
October 19th, 2008 13:23
Congrats Seth
Posted from: 129.170.203.74
October 19th, 2008 13:27
congrats zak and alex
Posted from: 69.118.140.49
October 19th, 2008 13:39
huge congrats to alex and zak
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
October 19th, 2008 13:49
Congrats everyone.
Posted from: 66.108.128.126
October 19th, 2008 13:55
congrats seth!!!!
Posted from: 98.169.51.84
October 19th, 2008 13:58
Congratulations to everyone who cleared, to the Bronx and Whitman steamrollers, and especially to Alex and Zak, the Pennsylvania twins.
Posted from: 205.188.116.76
October 19th, 2008 14:08
congrats seth!
Posted from: 24.130.194.63
October 19th, 2008 14:08
Congrats koren
Posted from: 68.199.21.95
October 19th, 2008 14:12
Congrats to koren, pyzik, and maddy
Posted from: 24.25.143.250
October 19th, 2008 14:13
Congrats to Avi on finally winning a round affirming and to Janda on breaking.
Finally, congrats to Koren on winning.
Posted from: 98.150.248.115
October 19th, 2008 14:19
Way to go Avi India, rep Ryan Van Diehl
Posted from: 72.66.28.224
October 19th, 2008 14:49
Congrats stef and nalini
Posted from: 207.172.84.123
October 19th, 2008 15:00
Yay Stef! Congrats.
Posted from: 165.123.231.151
October 19th, 2008 15:07
Now that every ballot is sorted and tabbed and before I go off to catch up on a lot of sleep, I just wanted to thank everyone publicly for everything that was done to help this tournament.
The LBC relies almost exclusively on volunteer effort, and I truly appreciate everyone coming out this weekend. Specifically, I’d like to thank the dozens (almost 100) of Penn undergrads and law students who came out not only to judge, but also to do far less desirable tasks like sorting ballots, running, and hauling food from place to place. In the final push to sort ballots this morning, it was amazing to see people who probably should have been studying for midterms showing up in the room to lend us an extra hand.
Additionally, it’s worth noting that pretty much every judge in outrounds was either a volunteer or judging seriously past their commitment in order to make our judging pool the best it possibly could be. We couldn’t have done it without all these former debaters that were so willing to give back.
Finally, props to first-time tournament director Alex Anderson, who is not only the nicest, most personable guy on the planet, but also did a fantastic job pulling together the team to run this tournament.
Posted from: 128.239.176.64
October 19th, 2008 16:32
Maddy Stein.
Posted from: 72.75.103.92
October 19th, 2008 16:38
Congrats to Stef on semis and Nalini on JV semis!
Posted from: 76.102.115.230
October 19th, 2008 16:40
Congrats to Avi and Janda
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 16:41
What jane said for sure. Great job!
Posted from: 74.212.5.250
October 19th, 2008 17:16
I want to say congratulations to everybody who broke! But I really need to give a big shout out to seth for a great round and then most importantly the BEST teamate ever ALEX KOREN…..(we will get that close out one day…no matter what!!)
I also want to thank everyone who ran such a great tournament. Ali, Matt, Mr. Anderson, Alex are all some specifics I know so I just wana say thanks it was a great time!
Posted from: 69.253.230.13
October 19th, 2008 17:17
congrats to all who broke, esp those rep’ing team PA! special congratulations to alex for a great performance.
Posted from: 138.89.13.204
October 19th, 2008 17:21
When will masters be posted?
Posted from: 165.123.123.90
October 19th, 2008 17:30
Results will be posted soon, but give poor Chris Palmer a few days to rest–he had a busy weekend!
It’s worth noting that Ben Weiss from Newburgh was 17th seed and just a few points away from clearing!
Posted from: 68.196.201.226
October 19th, 2008 17:49
congrats to pyzik, koren, karlyn, janda, and castro. it was a fun weekend!
(and i can finally win aff rounds yay)
Posted from: 24.199.101.106
October 19th, 2008 18:17
Congratz to Sean and team Pyzik/Koren on some good rounds and well-deserved finishes this weekend. Also congratz to Jared and Karlyn.
I’d also like to thank everyone who was running the tournament and especially the ld division. The judging was generally excellent and everything was really well-run. This definitely deserves a finals bid next year.
Posted from: 138.89.13.204
October 19th, 2008 18:21
Congrats to both Seth for a good round and for Avi representing NJ.
Posted from: 71.169.31.16
October 19th, 2008 18:32
thanks ali
and congrats to everyone who cleared
Posted from: 96.242.12.41
October 19th, 2008 19:17
iridescence on the rise!
Posted from: 72.92.85.109
October 19th, 2008 19:27
Congrats to Ben and Mike for being 4-2s and (reportedly) 17th and 18th seed, respectively.
Congrats to Karlyn and Bores on octos, Avi and Jared on quarters, Zak and Stef on semis, and Koren on the victory.
And special congrats to Seth on 3 (yes, 3) great rounds this weekend.
Posted from: 68.81.159.124
October 19th, 2008 19:46
congrats to everyone who broke, especially those from pa. huge congrats to koren especially.
also thank you to the tournament staff for running a great tournament that was not only on time, but included top-notch judging and an excellent field. it was a lot of fun.
Posted from: 71.191.251.116
October 19th, 2008 19:57
Major congrats Stef! Also, congrats to Zak for semis and Alex for the big win!
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
October 19th, 2008 20:16
tough luck ben. good job.
Posted from: 128.113.236.159
October 19th, 2008 21:08
Congrats to Alex castro and Alex G! Go team ALJ
Posted from: 71.190.115.174
October 19th, 2008 21:32
BIG congrats to Seth!!!
Posted from: 149.89.1.32
October 20th, 2008 11:38
good job stuy jv and varsity!
Posted from: 206.251.74.247
October 22nd, 2008 04:36
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Posted from: 165.123.228.192
November 4th, 2008 21:32
There are a few mistakes in the octas results:
1. (12) Morristown AJ def. (5) Regis CK (Coulter King)
2-1 (Mike Contillo, Lindsay Dolan, *Larry McGrath) — actually, Lindsay Dolan was on bottom.
2.(13) Pocono Mountain West ZP def. (4) Perkiomen Valley KG (Karlyn Gorski)
3-0 (Corey Metzman, Stephan Serrano, *Ben Hsu) – - this has a typo of saying 3-0 instead of 2-1
3.(9) Bronx Science ST def. (8) Arthur L. Johnson AC (Alex Castro)
3-0 (John DiIulio, *Leo Mullin, Juli Kelley) – - same 3-0/2-1 typo (that is, if mullin actually sat out)
I don’t think anyone is really reading this post anymore, but I only point this out in case you care to change it.
Posted from: 68.39.172.222
November 13th, 2008 17:57
Congrats to ALEX PA Leadership ROCKS!