Chris Theis Claims Second St. Mark’s Title
DALLAS, Tex. — For the first time in the twenty-five year history of the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational, a repeat champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate has emerged. Defending champion Chris Theis of Apple Valley High School faced challenger Shivani Vohra of the Hockaday School in the final round. Katie Dessi, Jo Russell, and Joe Vaughan adjudicated. On a 2-1 decision — Vaughan dissented — Chris won his second St. Mark’s title. (This is the third time Apple Valley has won the Heart of Texas.)
Chris is coached by Pam Cady Wycoff, Cherian Koshy, and Tim Hogan; Shivani is coached by Stacy Thomas and Tom Evnen.
In policy debate, Andrew Markoff and Regan Bozman of the Bronx High School of Science faced off against Anshu Sathian and Rajesh Jegadeesh of the Westminster Schools. Westminster defeated Bronx Science to claim this year’s St. Mark’s title. Congratulations to both teams!
Anshu and Rajesh are coached by Jenny Heidt, David Heidt, and Hays Watson; Andrew and Regan are coached by Kathryn Clark, David Marks, and Jon Cruz.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
DOUBLES
Glenbrook North PD def. Westlake AW (Andrew Waks)
Salado TC def. Anderson MV (Madeline Vuong)
Apple Valley CT def. Marquette SH (Samuel Hope)
Strake Jesuit PT def. New Trier CC (Chris Conway)
Southlake Carroll RB def. Austin SFA JM (James Monaco)
Los Altos DM def. Awty International PH (Phillips Hogan)
Westlake DR def. Dulles SC (Sasha Chada)
Mountain View DK def. Pace AZ (Alex Zhang)
Hockaday SV def. Newtown AA (Akshay Agashe)
Northland Christian JR def. Carnegie Vanguard RV (Rachel Vogel)
Crowley DL def. Alief Kerr JT (Joshua Tang)
Los Altos JW def. Walt Whitman EM (Emily Massey)
Scarsdale DD def. Bronx Science BE (Bobby Esnard)
Greenhill DS def. Strake Jesuit RH (Roddy Hernandez)
Scarsdale MM def. Bronx Science SS (Saboor Sheerazi)
Walt Whitman JK def. Winston Churchill CD (Claire Daviss)
OCTAS
Los Altos DM def. Scarsdale MM (Marcus Moretti)
Mountain View DK def. Scarsdale DD (Daniel Daks)
Southlake Carroll RB def. Walt Whitman JK (Jane Kessner)
Northland Christian JR def. Crowley DL (Daniel Lumpee)
Westlake DR def. Greenhill DS (Danielle Smogard)
Apple Valley CT def. Salado TC (Tyler Cook)
Hockaday SV def. Los Altos JW (Jing Wang)
Strake Jesuit PT def. Glenbrook North PD (Pat Donovan)
QUARTERS
Apple Valley CT def. Northland Christian JR (Josh Roberts)
Hockaday SV def. Strake Jesuit PT (Paul Tyger)
Mountain View DK def. Southlake Carroll RB (Ryan Bennett)
Los Altos DM def. Westlake DR (Devin Race)
SEMIS
Apple Valley CT def. Los Altos DM (Daniel Moerner)
Hockaday SV def. Mountain View DK (Daniel Khalessi)
FINALS
Apple Valley CT def. Hockaday SV (Shivani Vohra)
CHAMPION
Apple Valley CT (Chris Theis)
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Posted from: 206.251.74.247
October 17th, 2008 15:19
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Posted from: 64.123.37.194
October 18th, 2008 07:16
Not a single hurricane this weekend in Dallas!
Posted from: 64.123.37.194
October 18th, 2008 07:37
Except for Dan Cook
Posted from: 64.123.37.194
October 18th, 2008 13:29
Doubles:
Westlake AW v.
Glenbrook North PD
Anderson MV v.
Salado TC
Apple Valley CT v.
Marquette University SH
Strake Jesuit PT v.
New Trier CC
Southlake Carroll RB v.
Austin SFA JM
Los Altos DM v.
Awty International PH
Dulles SC v.
Westlake DR
Mountain View DK v.
Pace Academy AZ
Hockaday SV v.
Newtown AA
Northland Christian JR v.
Carnegie Vanguard RV
Crowley DL v.
Alief Kerr JT
Walt Whitman EM v.
Los Altos JW
Scarsdale DD v.
Bronx Science BE
Greenhill DS v.
Strake Jesuit RH
Scarsdale MM v.
Bronx Science SS
Walt Whitman JK
Winston Churchill CD
Posted from: 68.126.0.34
October 18th, 2008 13:40
good luck to waks, pat, tyger, and T-COOK!!!
Posted from: 165.123.97.18
October 18th, 2008 14:53
josh and lumpee ftw
Posted from: 68.192.28.123
October 18th, 2008 15:40
Gl Tyger, Marcus, Pat, and most of all, AKSHAY
Posted from: 64.123.37.194
October 18th, 2008 15:46
MAJOR CONGRATS TO DANNY LUMPEE ON THE BID!
Posted from: 81.153.158.175
October 18th, 2008 15:58
Huge, ridiculous congratulations to JRob and Lumpee on their bids.
And of course much love to Danielle and Ryan.
Posted from: 72.254.161.54
October 18th, 2008 16:11
Greenhill, Both scarsdale, Northland Christian, Hockaday, and Apple Valley bid.
Posted from: 209.183.34.44
October 18th, 2008 16:11
Congrats to Devin for the bid
and Sasha C. for the bid round
Posted from: 66.108.128.126
October 18th, 2008 17:46
congrats to bobby and saboor for clearing!
Posted from: 193.52.24.125
October 18th, 2008 17:55
best of luck to charlie!
Posted from: 98.199.87.105
October 18th, 2008 18:43
congrats to rodrigo
Posted from: 165.123.148.173
October 18th, 2008 18:52
Madddd props to lumpee and roberts
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 18th, 2008 19:30
In Octos:
Southlake RB def. Walt Whitman JK 2-1 (Evnen*)
Big props as always to Ryan, Eric and the SLC crew!
Posted from: 69.155.132.203
October 18th, 2008 19:36
major congrats to lumpss and josh!
Posted from: 67.87.132.148
October 18th, 2008 19:38
More octas:
Los Altos DM def. Scarsdale MM
Mountain View DK def. Scarsdale DD
Congrats to Daks, Marcus, DFK, Moerner, Jing, and Pat.
Posted from: 74.167.81.134
October 18th, 2008 20:28
congrats pat, jrob
Posted from: 68.113.120.133
October 18th, 2008 20:47
yay pat!
and other nsd’ers :D
NSD HEGE!
Posted from: 68.230.73.179
October 18th, 2008 21:38
Congrats FSD
Posted from: 64.17.251.2
October 18th, 2008 23:13
congrats to daks for bidding and marcus for completing the qual
Posted from: 69.26.241.10
October 19th, 2008 00:14
Quarters
Northland Christian JR vs. Apple Valley CT
Hockaday SV vs. Strake PT
Mountain View DK vs. Southlake RB
Mountain View DM vs. Westlake DR
We’re starting at 9am I believe
Posted from: 70.118.126.30
October 19th, 2008 07:02
go champmatic! repeat title #2
Posted from: 66.25.83.95
October 19th, 2008 07:07
jon-
pretty sure it’s los altos dm in in quarters and not mv dm. just being nit-picky.
hope dallas is nice,
tristan
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
October 19th, 2008 07:37
I was just shamelessly copying Sam’s post. ;o) You’re not being nitpicky.
I’m not in Dallas, sadly. But best wishes to all who are!
Posted from: 32.162.128.187
October 19th, 2008 08:20
theis picked up on a 3-0.
Congratulations chris and thanks for a great round.
Posted from: 75.35.210.38
October 19th, 2008 09:12
i hear semis is
moerner vs. theis
khalessi vs. vohra
Posted from: 68.230.73.179
October 19th, 2008 09:31
DFK DFK DFK
Posted from: 68.192.165.197
October 19th, 2008 09:37
congrats to Daks on the bid!
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
October 19th, 2008 09:54
Congratulations to Bobby, Saboor, and our policy team of Dylan Gorman and David Seidman for clearing! I just received a text that our policy team of Andrew Markoff and Regan Bozman are in semis. Congratulations to them as well!
I’ll get policy pairings as soon as I have them.
Posted from: 68.126.0.34
October 19th, 2008 10:15
oh god, are we gonna get another octos tourney repeat?
/ theis hit moerner in semis last year
congrats to pat, T-COOK, daks, tyger, and theis
Posted from: 216.171.248.2
October 19th, 2008 10:20
Major ‘grats to J-Rob for showing dominance as a sophomore. That kid works harder than anyone I know, and is very much deserving of his results.
Also ‘grats to Davisssss and Jane. Lab bride!
Posted from: 98.199.5.195
October 19th, 2008 10:28
Congrats To Lumpee for having such a dominant year thus far
Congrats to Josh Roberts for quarters as a sophomore.
And also congrats to my teammate Sasha Chada for the bid round
Posted from: 69.118.140.49
October 19th, 2008 10:58
congrats to both marcus and daniel for octos + bidding.
Posted from: 69.231.207.60
October 19th, 2008 12:05
yeeeee dfk
Posted from: 96.226.159.243
October 19th, 2008 12:38
Tristan Vick had a testicuar torsion last week. Look this up on wikipedia for more info…
Posted from: 72.177.121.206
October 19th, 2008 12:59
woo hoo for devin getting to quarters and andrew to dubs!!!
this an octos bid, right?
Posted from: 72.177.121.206
October 19th, 2008 12:59
woo hoo for devin getting to quarters and andrew to dubs!!!
this an octos bid, right?
Posted from: 72.158.46.202
October 19th, 2008 13:07
Policy Results
Bronx BM d. Woodward NP 3-0
Posted from: 72.158.46.202
October 19th, 2008 13:08
that was one semi.
the other one was westminster js v. bishop guertin cp.
Posted from: 206.251.74.247
October 19th, 2008 13:48
[…] St. Mark’s — Finals: Apple Valley’s Chris Theis defeated Hockaday’s Shivani Vohra on a 2-1 decision to defend his title. UPenn — Finals: Penn Leadership’s Alex Koren defeated Bronx Science’s Seth Teleky on a 7-0 decision. Hopkins — Finals: Lakeville South’s Christian Keil defeated Edina’s David McNeil on a 5-0 decision. UPenn RR — Finals: Perkiomen Valley’s Karlyn Gorski defeated Ridge’s Alan Tong on a 3-2 decision. […]
Posted from: 168.7.238.231
October 19th, 2008 13:48
congrats to chris and shivani.
and josh roberts.
andy werner needs to start getting some love on the vbd coaching credits.
Posted from: 98.150.248.115
October 19th, 2008 13:51
congrats to tyler cook on bid #3
also congrats to daks and paul.
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
October 19th, 2008 13:54
‘grats waks, madeline, alex, akshay, rachel, bobby, saboor, daks, tyler, pat, and paul
Posted from: 70.240.211.175
October 19th, 2008 14:05
great job josh and ty-cook
Posted from: 98.201.178.59
October 19th, 2008 14:15
out of curiosity, what are other people’s thoughts on the judging this year?
thanks to stefany and jason for a good tournament, and congrats to everyone who is in need of a pat on the back.
Posted from: 128.194.7.126
October 19th, 2008 14:25
congrats to josh roberts! you had a great weekend, and i know you’ll do just as well the rest of the year!
Posted from: 72.66.28.224
October 19th, 2008 14:50
Congrats emily and jane!
Posted from: 128.12.108.80
October 19th, 2008 15:04
Congrats to Chris and Shivani, and to the MVLA debaters for reppin California
Posted from: 69.253.230.13
October 19th, 2008 15:49
congrats to many of you (FSD!), but especially to chris for the win!
Posted from: 63.246.171.199
October 19th, 2008 15:59
LUMPEE!
LUMPEE!
Also congrats to chris, shivani, claire, monaco, tyler, josh, EVERYONE.
And I second gary in post 43–Andy definitely coaches hockaday.
Posted from: 24.130.194.63
October 19th, 2008 16:09
congrats to scarsdale mm
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 16:19
So many people to congratulate — Shadow Lab for yet another HUGE showing. Yall are proving true all that we thought about you this summer.
The Apple Valley and Hockaday crews for being examples for the rest of us.
Jane for picking up her third bid in three tournaments.
And most of all - to Em. Three bid rounds on 2-1s is tough; but three bid rounds on a topic that both you and I hate is phenomenal, and I know you will get yours. You are a complete champ and everyone knows it.
Posted from: 98.218.230.121
October 19th, 2008 16:38
Oh, and what was I thinking: CONGRATS TO MR. ROBERTS for being the first sophomore to bid in the nation. St. Mark’s isn’t exactly a slacker tournament either - major props to Duby and the Northland crew as well.
Posted from: 76.102.115.230
October 19th, 2008 16:41
Congrats Pat!
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
October 19th, 2008 16:45
In addition to my comments above, congratulations to Andrew and Regan from Bronx Science for making it all the way to the final round at St. Mark’s!!
Posted from: 66.74.215.244
October 19th, 2008 17:21
congrats to CTheis for winning Marx! Also congrats to Conway for clearing and to PD for getting a bid.
Posted from: 129.62.100.106
October 19th, 2008 21:01
Jrob, fantastic job… congrats to the lone sophmore who works harder then anyone I’ve seen. This is just the beginning if you keep it up!
also, congrats Danielle + Ryan, great to see you guys having great senior years!
Posted from: 72.130.138.114
October 19th, 2008 21:50
Props to DFK on semis.
Posted from: 71.212.136.130
October 19th, 2008 21:59
I’d like to echo all of the congrats from above, especially DFK for reppin’ Delta Force in the semis and Roberts for reppin’ TTU with a high octane offense.
Out of serious curiosity: will there be a tournament other than the TOC this year that will feature all of the best talent at the same tournament (preferably on a good topic)?
Michelin Massey
Posted from: 167.206.203.14
October 20th, 2008 10:38
glenbrooks, emory
Posted from: 65.125.82.250
October 20th, 2008 10:54
Congratulations to all for a fantastic showing. E special congratulations to Josh for an excellent performance as a sophomore, Hockaday for the great work, Moerner and Chris for good runs as usual, and the MVLA for bringing the heat in quarters.Also, good job to Devin Race, Marcus, and James (sorry you were not happy with things, but you did a hella good job this weekend)
Also, i was disappointed by the lack of hershey brothers.
Posted from: 98.193.50.96
October 20th, 2008 15:54
Awesome job to moerner, marcus, daks, josh, jing, and dfk.
The new trier debater that cleared is actually charlie cao btw.
Posted from: 66.68.159.87
October 20th, 2008 19:54
Congrats to all who broke this weekend! Great Job to waks, sasha, madeline, and everyone else for dubs. Congrats to Ryan on Quarters (your a hoss). Special Congrats to Devin, Tyler(also hoss) and Paul (not sure if I’m forgetting anyone else?) for bid #3.