(Note: We do not have extemp round robin results from this year’s Patriot Games. If you have these results, please send them to us at [email protected])
George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia hosted its 15th Annual Patriot Games Classic on December 1-2. Kay Rollins of the Potomac School (VA) captured three first place scores in the final round to triumph by three ranks over Jose Quinones of Cypress Bay High School (FL), thereby allowing her to also seize control of the National Points Race. She also became the first sophomore to win the tournament and the first Virginia to accomplish the feat since at least 2006.
Cypress Bay extempers appeared in four National Points Race final rounds before the Patriot Games and they nearly doubled that total at the tournament since they took up half of the final round field. In addition to Quinones runner-up finish, Gus Lanz finished third and Blue Key international extemp winner Tristan Wertanzl finished fifth.
Another notable in the final round was Mo Marks of Theodore Roosevelt High School (IA). Marks entered the Patriot Games in fourth place in the National Points Race and her tournament result mirrored that placing.
Kishan Gandham of Ridge High School (NJ) rounded out the final round with a sixth place finish. This was his first National Points Race final round appearance for the year.
All of the extempers who cleared to elimination rounds earned National Points Race points. Rollins earned 100 points for her victory because GMU is a third tier tournament. Semi-finalists earned twenty-five points and quarter-finalists earned fifteen points.
Here are the results of the 2018 George Mason University Patriot Games (Click here for tab sheet):
Champion: Kay Rollins (The Potomac School, Virginia)
2nd: Jose Quinones (Cypress Bay High School, Florida)
3rd: Gus Lanz (Cypress Bay High School, Florida)
4th: Mo Marks (Theodore Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
5th: Tristan Wertanzl (Cypress Bay High School, Florida)
6th: Kishan Gandham (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
Semi-Finalists
*Veronica Bloomberg (NSU University School, Florida)
*Avah Dickinson (NSU University School, Florida)
*Sinan Kassim (NSU University School, Florida)
*Shriya Kosuru (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*Mason Krohn (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*Ella Marshall (NSU University School, Florida)
*Marco Munoz (A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Florida)
*Becca Segal (Cary Academy, North Carolina)
*Cade Spector (Cary Academy, North Carolina)
Quarter-Finalists
*Olivia Appel (Theodore Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
*Suzie Cho (Lincoln East High School, Nebraska)
*Marius DeMartino (Lake Highland Preparatory, Florida)
*Arnold von Engelbrechten (University School, Ohio)
*James Gao (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*Nechama Huba (Durham Academy, North Carolina)
*Yaakov Huba (Durham Academy, North Carolina)
*Shaan Hussain (Research Triangle High School, North Carolina)
*Injae Lee (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*Michelle Liu (Ardrey Kell High School, North Carolina)
*Connor MacInnis (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)
*Ranen Miao (Millburn High School, New Jersey)
*Rayhan Murad (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
*D.J. Needs (Morristown West High School, Tennessee)
*Ashna Patel (North Allegheny Senior High School, Pennsylvania)
*Max Pinkiert (NSU University School, Florida)
*Sanjana Raj (Ardrey Kell High School, North Carolina)
*Juliette Reyes (American Heritage School-Plantation, Florida)
*Maghana Vattigunta (Ardrey Kell High School, North Carolina)
Extemp Central thanks George Mason University for posting the results of the tournament online.