Results are in from the 2011 Wake Forest National Early Bird Tournament, which is the first tournament in the 2011-2012 Extemp Central National Points Race. The final round featured six extempers from four different states. Jason Singh of Green Valley High School in Nevada was the winner, earning his first national circuit victory. Singh will be the first leader of this year’s National Points Race, who’s breakdown and standings will be updated near the end of this week. Joseph Calder of Cary Academy in North Carolina placed second. Defending champion Isabelle Taft of Henry W. Grady High School in Georgia placed third. All elimination round participants earned a qualification leg for the 2012 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions.
Here are the final round results, provided to us by Ben Constine:
Champion: Jason Singh (Green Valley High School, Nevada)
2nd: Joseph Calder (Cary Academy, North Carolina)
3rd: Isabelle Taft (Henry W. Grady High School, Georgia)
4th: Kyle Constable (Lee County High School, Georgia)
5th: Ben Constine (Yorktown High School, Virginia)
6th: Lily Nellans (Des Moines Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
Semi-Finalists
*Abhi Mehra (North Allegheny Senior High School, Pennsylvania)
*Hamilton Millwee (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
*Lauren Moore (Cary Academy, North Carolina)
*Matt Rauen (Pennsbury High School, Pennsylvania)
*Karthik Sastry (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
*Will Stewart (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
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