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Eighty-three extempers competed last weekend at the Downers Grove South Varsity Invitational in Downers Grove, Illinois. After five rounds of competition, Colette Bare of Glenbard West High School (IL) was crowned as the tournament champion, defeating Steven Chun of Hinsdale Central High School (IL) in the tournament’s final round. Charlie Stark of Downer Grove North High School (IL) placed third.
The tournament featured a diverse final round, with six different Illinois schools represented. Defending tournament champion Parth Patel of Huntley High School (IL) did not participate in this year’s event.
The top three finishers at the tournament earned a qualifying leg for the 2015 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University. Chun and Stark completed their at-large qualification via their placings at the event, while Bare earned her first qualifying leg of the season.
Here are the results of the 2015 Downers Grove South Varsity Invitiational:
Champion: Colette Bare (Glenbard West High School, Illinois)
2nd: Steven Chun (Hinsdale Central High School, Illinois)
3rd: Charlie Stark (Downers Grove North High School, Illinois)
4th: Julia Couillard (Downers Grove South High School, Illinois)
5th: Michael Lauer (Marian High School, Illinois)
6th: Safia Hattab (Elk Grove High School, Illinois)
Extemp Central thanks Downers Grove South for posting the results of the tournament online and Mike Smith for sending them to us.