Graham Tierney Wins the Iowa Caucus
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — This year’s edition of the storied Iowa Caucus at Cedar Rapids Washington High School concluded with a final round that brought together representatives of Iowa and Missouri: Iowa City West High School’s Graham Tierney and Staley High School’s Nick Gorman.
On a 3-0 decision — Steve Schappaugh, Brad Noethe, and Allison Stickley adjudicated — Graham defeated Nick to claim the championship bust of our nation’s first President. Congratulations to both debaters!
Graham is coached by Cyndy Woodhouse and Ernie Rose; Nick is coached by Christopher Miller.
Julian Switala contributed to this report.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
OCTAS
Staley NG def. Valley MK
Ankeny LB def. Sioux Falls Lincoln RN
Bettendorf HW def. Valley AK
Saint Louis Park CT def. Ankeny SS
Eagan MW def. Saint Louis Park MP
University MF def. Edina SW
Iowa City West GT def. Valley AL
Iowa City West KT def. Barrington KP
QUARTERS
Saint Louis Park CT def. Valley AK
Staley NG def. Iowa City West KT
University MF def. Eagan MW
Iowa City West GT def. Ankeny LB
SEMIS
Staley NG def University MF (Mike Fried)
3-0 (Tarsney, Rose, Magyar)
Iowa City West GT def. Saint Louis Park CT (Catherine Tarsney)
3-0 (Schappaugh, Clancy, Stickley)
FINALS
Iowa City West GT def. Staley NG (Nick Gorman)
3-0 (Schappaugh, Noethe, Stickley)
CHAMPION
Iowa City West GT (Graham Tierney)
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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Matt Kawahara — Valley High School (IA)
2. Catherine Tarsney — Saint Louis Park High School (MN)
3. Josh Tuppler — University School (FL)
4. Graham Tierney — Iowa City West High School (IA)
5. Kui Tang — Iowa City West High School (IA)
6. Kanisha Parthasarathy — Barrington High School (IL)
7. Alex Kramer — Valley High School (IA)
8. Robert Mikhayelyan — Sioux Falls Lincoln High School (SD)
9. Mike Fried — University School (FL)
10. Michelle Wagner — Eagan High School (MN)
Popularity: 6% [?]
test
Posted from: 216.159.98.230
October 30th, 2009 18:19
Round 1 underway now
field:
Lauren Burdt Ankeny HS
Sarah Sutter Ankeny HS
Evan Blum Barrington High School
Kanisha Parthasarathy Barrington High School
Christina Sampaleanu Barrington High School
Natalie Wallace Barrington High School
Bennet Kenzie Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Effie Constantinou Bettendorf High School
Ryan Freund Bettendorf High School
Stephen Manley-Buser Bettendorf High School
Honda Wang Bettendorf High School
Samantha Gerleman Des Moines Roosevelt High School
Taylor Yocom Des Moines Roosevelt High School
Michelle Wagner Eagan High School
Doug Baker Edina High School
Jimmy Libbey Edina High School
Jenny Rustad Edina High School
Silas Wallen-Friedman Edina High School
Spencer Leary Hopkins High School
Johanna Olsen Hopkins High School
Matt Watters Hopkins High School
Olivia Louko Iowa City High School
Brendan Caldwell James Madison Memorial
Pratyusha Kalluri James Madison Memorial
Arjun Seshadri James Madison Memorial
Dustin Peters Okoboji High School
Abbie Shew Okoboji High School
Alex Gill Sioux Falls Lincoln High School
Robert Mikhaylelyn Sioux Falls Lincoln High School
Robyn Smith Sioux Falls Lincoln High School
Aaron Burnett St. Louis Park High School
Alyssea Chelberg-Wacks St. Louis Park High School
Michael Prideaux St. Louis Park High School
Leah Shapiro St. Louis Park High School
Catherine Tarsney St. Louis Park High School
Talia Teplinsky St. Louis Park High School
Nick Gorman Staley High School
Sam Gibson The Blake School
Tim Juang The Blake School
Erik Legried The Blake School
Phelan O’Neill The Blake School
Mike Fried University School
Lorenia Lopez University School
Josh Tupler University School
Matt Kawahara West Des Moines Valley
Alex Kramer West Des Moines Valley
Anna Lyons West Des Moines Valley
Nick Mylan West Des Moines Valley
Megan Nubel West Des Moines Valley
Tricia Shi West Des Moines Valley
Moses Sloven West Des Moines Valley
Kevin You West Des Moines Valley
Alex Zhou West Des Moines Valley
Yale Zhu West Des Moines Valley
Garret Anstreicher West High School
Kui Tang West High School
Graham Tierney West High School
Julie Aust Westside High School
Samantha Juster Westside High School
Posted from: 74.63.75.228
October 30th, 2009 23:18
yale zhu v lauren burdt throwdown: future prom dates (???) battling it out for a bust.
Posted from: 208.73.54.18
October 31st, 2009 04:09
That comment was really, really unncessary Moses/Megan/Kramer/Chris/everyone else who enjoys this harrassment. Hate.
Posted from: 68.204.84.33
October 31st, 2009 12:02
go tuppy plus Kramer (zhu and freid too)!!
Posted from: 74.63.89.211
October 31st, 2009 12:12
MATT KAWAHARA WILL CRUSH ALL CHALLENGERS.
Posted from: 70.56.5.185
October 31st, 2009 17:08
Valley MK is 5-0. YEE
Posted from: 70.56.5.185
October 31st, 2009 19:04
6-0. Valley War Machine.
Posted from: 216.159.98.122
October 31st, 2009 20:01
just fyi, not all of the people in the field report above attended. specifically, not erik legried and not phelan o’neill.
Speakers:
1 valley – matt kawahara
2 SLP – catherine tarsney
3 university – josh tuppler
4 iowa city west – graham tierney
5 iowa city west – qui tang
6 barrington – kinisha P.
7 valley – alex kramer
8 souix falls – robert M.
9 university – mike fried
10 eagan – michelle wagner
Breaks
ankeny LB v souix falls lincoln RN
bettendorf hw v valley ak
slp ct v ankeny ss
slp mp v eagan mw
university mf v edina sw
valley mk v staley mg
west gt v valley al
west kt v barrington kp
Posted from: 97.116.14.103
October 31st, 2009 20:08
Congrats to Catherine and Michael – go SLP!
Posted from: 65.103.23.93
October 31st, 2009 20:11
Congrats to Michelle! Way to go! :-)
Posted from: 75.170.157.57
October 31st, 2009 21:06
Very interesting…
Lauren v Robert
Honda v Alex
Tarsney v Sutter
Kawahara vs Gorman
Hmmm…. Good luck to all.
Posted from: 67.55.250.225
October 31st, 2009 21:10
valley mk 6-0
valley war macheine
1st speaker
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted from: 75.92.227.107
October 31st, 2009 21:37
go kramer!
Posted from: 216.159.98.122
October 31st, 2009 22:12
Staley NG def. Valley MK
3-0 (Switala, Tarsney, Magyar)
ankeny LB def. souix falls lincoln RN
bettendorf hw def. valley ak
slp ct def. ankeny ss
eagan mw def. slp mp
university mf def. edina sw
2-1 (Hamilton*, Strong, Peterson)
west gt def. valley al
west kt def. barrington kp
Posted from: 216.159.98.122
October 31st, 2009 22:15
Quarters:
SLP CT v Valley AK
Staley NG v West KT
University MF v Eagan MW
Ankeny LB v West GT
Posted from: 63.145.183.194
October 31st, 2009 23:36
Semis:
SLP CT v West GT
University MF v Staley NG
Posted from: 12.163.51.9
November 1st, 2009 11:31
Semis
Stanley NG def University MF (Tarsney, Rose, Magyar)
3-0
Iowa City West GT def SLP (Schappaugh, Clancy, Stickley)
3-0
Posted from: 12.163.51.9
November 1st, 2009 12:44
Finals
Iowa City GT def Stanely NG
(Schappaugh, Noethe, Stickley) 3-0
Posted from: 173.18.86.105
November 1st, 2009 14:26
Iowa City GT wins on a 3-0
Posted from: 173.28.220.235
November 1st, 2009 18:14
Congrats to Graham on the win – it’s been great seeing you develop into such a power house!
Catherine continues to impress me in rounds this year – she’s extremely bright and a genuinely nice person who cares about the activity more than just winning.
There were lots of nice and great debaters this weekend at Caucus – really enjoyed judging and seeing old friends.
Finally, congrats to Fried. Way to keep the momentum going that Tuppy established last weekend. Very proud of you and hope that this is one of many bids to come in the future.
Posted from: 68.204.84.33
November 1st, 2009 18:35
go Fried!!!! nice job!!! :D
you too honda kramer and kanisha!!!1
Posted from: 69.163.185.110
November 1st, 2009 18:38
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Posted from: 173.18.86.105
November 1st, 2009 19:53
Not that it matters, but the judges for finals were Noethe, Stickley, Schappaugh
Posted from: 70.219.204.155
November 1st, 2009 21:18
Even though this isn’t a flattering photo, I’m still really proud of you and a fantastic start to your senior season.
Posted from: 99.41.86.171
November 1st, 2009 21:24
Congratulations to all those who broke – way to go in a tough pool. Also, major congratulations to West GT for such a great aff preformance in the final round. Amazing job.
Posted from: 173.29.71.253
November 1st, 2009 21:47
Congrats to everyone to broke! Major congrats to Graham and Nick! And Fried- awesome job on the bid!
Posted from: 70.219.204.155
November 1st, 2009 22:07
Graham is also coached by Ernie Rose, which should come as no surprise! :c)
Posted from: 98.14.255.196
November 1st, 2009 22:09
Fixed!
CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM IOWA CITY WEST!
Posted from: 69.2.82.154
November 2nd, 2009 10:42
Dude congrats Nick !!
We miss u here at St. James !!
Dude c u at Glenbrooks man !!
Posted from: 76.1.88.9
November 2nd, 2009 15:21
graham. congrats bud.
Posted from: 134.161.53.160
November 2nd, 2009 15:33
Congrats Graham!
Posted from: 71.63.245.158
November 2nd, 2009 15:54
Congrats to Graham for a solid win which continues a major breakout year, and to Nick for coming out of left field to beat down some very intense competition–I judged him four times in the course of the weekend and he impressed me more and more as the tournament went on. Also congrats to Fried on the first bid, and to Catherine on discovering that sometimes four 30′s in six rounds still isn’t good for top speaker (so, by implication, congrats to Matt too). :-)
Posted from: 99.153.167.82
November 2nd, 2009 20:44
Congrats to nick (our two rounds were fun) and congrats to graham
Posted from: 68.196.143.36
November 3rd, 2009 01:31
congrats to kramer and honda!
Posted from: 137.52.228.158
November 3rd, 2009 13:36
i had a rediculously good time at this tournament…congrats to fried and graham for reppin NDF. Kui u will for sure get that bid.