yaleThe 2018-2019 Extemp Central National Points Race kicked off in New Haven, Connecticut in late September when Yale University hosted the twenty-sixth edition of the Yale University Invitational. Kate Fisher of St. Mary’s Hall (TX) repeated as tournament champion, defeating Hannah Siegel of Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) and Christopher Maximos of the Delbarton School (NJ) in the cumulative competition. Fisher’s score of thirty-five ranks across the tournament’s preliminary rounds, as well as outround competition, secured a four rank margin of victory.

Each of the final round competitors represented a different state, with Brian Zheng of Naperville North High School (IL) placing fourth, University of Kentucky National Season Opener winner Mo Marks of Theodore Roosevelt High School (IA) taking fifth, and Kay Rollins of the Potomac School (VA) placing sixth.

Fisher became the first competitor to win back-to-back Yale championships since Daniel Rauch of Millburn High School accomplished the feat in 2004 and 2005.

Fisher earned seventy National Points Race points for winning the event. All competitors who made the final and semi-final rounds earned points as well.

Here are the results of the 2018 Yale Invitational (Click here for tab sheet):

Champion: Kate Fisher (St. Mary’s Hall, Texas)
2nd: Hannah Siegel (Lake Highland Preparatory, Florida)
3rd: Christopher Maximos (The Delbarton School, New Jersey)
4th: Brian Zheng (Naperville North High School, Illinois)
5th: Mo Marks (Theodore Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
6th: Kay Rollins (The Potomac School, Virginia)

Semi-Finalists

*Steve Asthana (Shrewbury High School, Massachusetts)
*Sam Lieberman (Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Massachusetts)
*Alex Massa (Hoover High School, Ohio)
*Rayhan Murad (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*Louis Savoia (Xaverian High School, New York)
*Jack Silvers (Scarsdale High School, New York)

Quarter-Finalists

*Veronica Bloomberg (NSU University School, Florida)
*Colton El-Habr (Holy Ghost Preparatory, Pennsylvania)
*Elijah Finkelstein (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)
*James Kim (Pine View School, Florida)
*Jose Leon (St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Florida)
*Eve Mainster (Scarsdale High School, New York)
*Michael McCarthy (Catholic Memorial School, Massachusetts)
*Danielle Piccoli (Scarsdale High School, New York)
*Max Pinkiert (NSU University School, Florida)
*Saskia Reford (St. Mary’s Hall, Texas)
*Shria Shyam (North Allegheny Senior High School, Pennsylvania)
*Alissa Vuillier (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)

Octo-Finalists

*Josh Bernstein (NSU University School, Florida)
*Dylan Cawley (The Delbarton School, New Jersey)
*James Gao (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*Amanda Gilsten (Bronx High School of Science, New York)
*Asher Gladstone (Syosset High School, New York)
*Nechama Huba (Durham Academy, North Carolina)
*Yaakov Huba (Durham Academy, North Carolina)
*Rithik Jain (Flintridge Preparatory School, California)
*Alexander Jimenez (St. Mary’s Hall, Texas)
*Sam Li (The Hawken School, Ohio)
*Benjamin Lin (Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Massachusetts)
*Connor MacInnis (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)
*Kevin Mao (Montville Township High School, New Jersey)
*Ella Marshall (NSU University School, Florida)
*Matthew McQuistion (Casady School, Oklahoma)
*Anna Morville (Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Massachusetts)
*Jay Nagabhairu (Lake Highland Preparatory School, Florida)
*Sophia Qureshi (Unionville High School, Pennsylvania)
*Juliette Reyes (American Heritage School-Plantation, Florida)
*Bhrajit Thakur (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)
*Abhinav Vittal (Scarsdale High School, New York)
*Ye Zhang (King High School, Florida)
*Kevin Zhu (Pine View School, Florida)

Extemp Central thanks the Yale University tab staff for putting the results of the tournament online.