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2014 Arizona State University Southwest Championship: Paugh Becomes First South Dakota Extemper to Win a TOC Qualifying Tournament This Season; Denler Takes Second

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Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona hosted its annual Southwest Championship last wekend and the tournament drew twenty-seven extempers from five different states. Keegan Paugh of Stevens High School (SD) was the tournament champion, defeating Breckon Devon Denler of Mountain View High School (AZ) via judges preference. Paugh went 1-1-4 in the final round of the tournament, while Denler posted a 2-3-1 composite and that makes Paugh the first South Dakota extemper to win an Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifying tournament this season.

The tournament broke to semi-finals, but since the tournament lacked forty extempers, only the finalists secured a qualifying leg. No extempers qualified to the TOC from the Southwest Championship, but five extempers did earn their first TOC qualifying leg  and are indicated in italics below. Paugh was the only extemper in the final round to earn a TOC qualification, having secured his bid by making elimination rounds in International and United States Extemp at the Florida Blue Key in October.

Here are the results from the 2014 Arizona State University Southwest Championship (Click here for tab sheet):

2014 Laird Lewis Invitational: Ansari Wins Title by Four Ranks; Fitzgerald Qualifies for the TOC

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While most of the extemp world was focused on the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin last week, Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina played host to forty-two extempers and the weekend’s only Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifying tournament. Nida Ansari of Riverside High School (SC) was the tournament champion, posting a cumulative elimination rank total of fifteen and defeating Mark Cohen of Durham Academy (NC) by four ranks. Durham Academy had two finalists and six elimination round participants, which was more than any other school in attendance.

Since the tournament had more than forty participants, all of the students who reached the tournament’s semi-final round earned a qualifying leg to this year’s TOC. Three extempers earned qualifying legs and John Fitzgerald of the Delbarton School (NJ) earned his second qualifying leg to become the 195th qualifier to this year’s TOC. All extempers that earned a qualifying leg are indicated in italics in the results listing below.

This weekend will see three TOC qualifying tournaments take place: the Arizona State University Tournament at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, the Winston Churchill Tournament at Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas, and the Sunvitational at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Here are the results of the 2014 Laird Lewis Invitational (Click here for tab sheet):

2013 Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Classic: Anderson Defeats Jackson for the Title

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December is a time when the most recognized collegiate forensic programs host their invitational tournaments. George Mason and Bradley University hosted theirs the first weekend of December and last weekend was Western Kentucky University’s turn. WKU placed second at both collegiate national tournaments last season and it had thirty-one extempers in its annual Hilltopper Classic on December 14th. Brian Anderson of LaRue County High School (KY), who finisher runner-up at the George Mason University Patriot Games Classic two weeks ago and is a 2014 MBA invitee, was the tournament champion. Emma Jackson and Andrew McKinney of Danville High School (KY) took second and third, respectively. Lane Hedrick of Rowan County Senior High School (KY), who won Bradley’s George Armstrong Heart of Illinois Invitational two weeks ago, was also in the final round and placed fifth. The tournament gave out a top novice award and Musa Subramaniam of Franklin High School (TN), who was the only non-Kentucky extemper in finals, was the recepient.

The tournament was a 2014 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifying tournament and three extempers earned their first qualfying leg. McKinney earned his second qualifying leg in as many weeks and becomes the third Kentucky extemper to qualify for the TOC. Extempers that earned a TOC qualfying leg are indicated in italics below.

Here are the full results from the 2013 Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Classic:

2013 George Armstrong Heart of Illinois Invitational: Hedrick Takes Straight 1’s to Win; Gondi Second

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Bradley University, the two-time defending collegiate national championship team, hosted its annual George Armstrong Heart of Illinois Invitational in Peoria, Illinois last weekend. Twenty-nine extempers showed up to compete in the open division and Lane Hedrick of Rowan County Senior High School (KY) was the winner. Hedrick went straight 1’s in the final round to win the tournament by five ranks over Kerthi Gondi of Parkway West High School (MO). Meghan Weston of Fullerton Joint Union High School (CA) took third, beating out Chloe An of Ladue Horton Watkins High School (MO) by judges preference.

The tournament broke to semi-finals, but due to the size of the field, only the finalists earned a qualifying leg to the 2014 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University. Of the finalists, only Hedrick was previously qualified to the TOC, so five extempers earned their first qualifying leg to this year’s tournament. The extempers that earned a qualifying leg are indicated in italics in the results listing.

The tournament also featured a novice division, which featured ten competitors, and was won by Charlie Stark of Downers Grove North High School (IL), who won the final round by five ranks over Bryan Zhang of Parkway West High School. The novice division was not eligible for TOC qualification.

Here are the results of this year’s George Armstrong Heart of Illinois Invitational (Click here for tab sheet):

2013 Titan Invitational: Greene Picket Fences the Final; Koreman Qualifies for TOC

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Nova Senior High School, one of the premier forensic programs in the country, held its annual Titan Invitational last weekend in Davie, Florida.  Twenty-eight extempers participated in the tournament and Daniel Greene of The University School (FL) took the championship, going straight 1’s in the final round.  Sydney Britton of The American Heritage School (FL) took second and Greene’s teammate Samantha Koreman took third.

The tournament broke to semi-finals, but due to the size of the field, only the finalists earned a tentative qualifying leg to the 2014 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University.  Three of those in the final were previously qualified, so only three extempers earned a qualifying leg at the Titan Invitational.  Koreman wrapped up her category three qualification by earning a qualifying leg, making her the only extemper to tentatively qualify for the TOC last weekend.  All extempers who earned a qualifying leg are indicated in italics in the listing of results.

There are no qualifying tournaments being held this weekend, but following weekend features two premier tournaments:  The Glenbrooks, the largest high school-held invitational tournament of the year, in Northbrook, Illinois and the Villiger Tournament, which will be held at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Glenbrooks is a tournament that followers of the national circuit should keep an eye on, as four of the last five Glenbrooks champions have won an NFL national championship in the season that they won the tournament.  The last five champions of the Glenbrooks also made the NFL final round in their chosen extemp category.

Here are the results of the 2013 Titan Invitational (Click here for tab sheet):

2013 Remy Wilcox Tournament: Spieker Edges Teammate Selby for the Title

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Last weekend at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, thirty-five extempers competed in the Remy Wilcox High School Speech Tournament.  Patrick Spieker of Gig Harbor High School (WA) edged teammate Heather Selby by judges preference to win the title.  Arman Cuneo of Eagle High School (ID) took third.  Gig Harbor and Highland High School (ID) had two finalists each and the final round saw three Washington extempers take on three Idaho extempers.

Remy Wilcox is arguably the farthest Western-based qualifying tournament for the Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC).  All of the finalists at Remy Wilcox earned their first tentative qualifying leg for the 2014 Extemp TOC at the tournament.

Here are the results of the 2013 Remy Wilcox High School Speech Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):

2013 Cal State University-Fullerton Tournament: Sun Picket Fences the Final to Win

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tocThis weekend saw twenty-two extempers compete in Cal State University-Fullerton’s annual speech and debate tournament.  The tournament is a tentative qualifying tournament for the 2014 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions.  Jovion Sun of Schurr High School (CA) was the tournament champion, posting straight 1’s in the final round.  Schurr High School and San Marino High School (CA) had the most extempers in the final round, placing two each.

All of the extempers that made the final round earned a tentative qualifying leg to this season’s Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University.  None of the final round participants have previously qualified through other categories, so all of them earned their first qualifying leg to this season’s TOC.

Thank you to Clayton Jacobs for helping us secure the accurate results of the tournament.

Here are the results of the 2013 Cal State University-Fullerton Tournament (Click here for tab sheets):

Local Results: New York Catholic Forensic League Grand National Qualifying Tournament

Here are the results from the New York Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Qualifying Tournament.  All of the finalists qualified to the 2011 CFL National Tournament in Washington D.C.  If you would like your local results, excluding NFL qualifying tournaments which we will post on our USX and IX qualifying boards (although do send us the names of qualifiers), to be posted on Extemp Central, send them to [email protected].

Champion:  Curan Mehra (Scarsdale)
2nd:  Ana Guay (Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York)
3rd:  Mick Zloof (Stuyvesant High School)
4th:  Matt Zuckerman (Fordham Preparatory)
5th:  Polina Dedaj (Ursaline High School)
6th:  Gabe Ferrante (Iona Preparatory)

Local Results: The Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League Metrofinal Tournament

Here are the results of the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League Metrofinal Tournament, held at Sherando High School in Stephens City, Virginia.  All of these people earned bids to the 2011 NCFL Grand National Tournament in Washington, DC.

Champion:  Ben Constine (Yorktown High School, Virginia)
2nd:  David Goldman (Walt Whitman High School, Maryland)
3rd:  Shane Grannum (Westfield High School, Virginia)
4th:  Ross Slaughter (Walt Whitman High School, Maryland)
5th:  Moe Alwan (Dominion High School, Virginia)
6th:  Craig Vincent (Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Maryland)

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TOC Qualifier Results: Robert D. Clark Invitational

Here are the results of the 2011 Robert D. Clark Invitational, held at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon on February 24th-25th.  The tournament was a TOC qualifier and all finalists earned TOC bids.  All finalists were from the state of Oregon.  We appreciate the tournament putting its results online so that we could post them here.

Champion:  Sofia Ellis-Curry (Glencoe High School)
2nd:  Nidhi George (Westview High School)
3rd:  Alex Payne (Thurston High School)
4th:  Robert Maher-Hall (Valley Independent High School)
5th:  Tobiah Meinzen (North Eugene High School)
6th:  Caitlin Pratt (Mountain View High School)
7th:  Honesty Gruener (Williamette High School)

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TOC Qualifier Results: The Vestavia Hills High School Tournament

Here are the results of the Vestavia Hills High School Tournament, held on February 25th-26th at Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.  The tournament was a TOC qualifier and all finalists received TOC bids.  We appreciate the tournament sendings us the results so we could post them here.

Champion:  Teddy Huerta (Dickson County High School, Tennessee)
2nd:  Alexandria Gilbert (Lamp High School, Alabama)
3rd:  Jared Keys (Oak Grove High School, Mississippi)
4th:  Sam Hurd (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
5th:  Armand Jhala  (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
6th:  Sam Weien (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)

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Local Results: Newark CFL #5 Tournament (New Jersey)

Here are the results of the Newark CFL #5 Tournament, held at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J. on February 26th, 2011.

Champion: Zach Klein (Montville High School)
2nd:  Caitlin Murphy (Ridge High School)
3rd:  Chuck Richardson (Montville High School)
4th:  Henry Chapman (Millburn High School)
5th:  Nick Hansen (Ridge High School)
6th:  Gia Farooqi (Ridge High School)

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State Results: 2011 Kentucky Educational Speech & Drama Association (KESDA) State Tournament

Here are the results of the 2011 Kentucky Educational Speech & Drama Association (KESDA) State Tournament.  All of these finalists have earned automatic qualifications to the 2011 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University.

Champion: Emily Martin (Boone County High School)
2nd: Joe Weston (Danville High School)
3rd: Nate Johnson (Danville High School)
4th: Lawrence Rogers (Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School)
5th: Teagan Dolan (Rowan County Senior High School)
6th: Alexis Caddell (Boone County High School)

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TOC Qualifier Results: The Salina High Central Forensics Invitational

Here are the results from the Salina High Central Forensics Invitational, held at Salina-Central High School in Salina, Kansas on February 18th-19th.  The tournament was an Extemp TOC qualifier and all elimination round participants earned TOC bids.  We appreciate the tournament sending us the results of the tournament.  All finalists were from Kansas.

U.S. Extemp

Champion:  Ben Honeycutt (Buhler High School)
2nd:  Kanan Boor (Buhler High School)
3rd:  Mia Richardson (Sumner Academy)
4th:  Fernando Cardenas (Sumner Academy)
5th:  Emily Thompson (Buhler High School)
6th:  Sara Prendergast (Sacred Heart High School)

2011 NFL Nationals Qualifiers: The Western Ohio District

Here are the extemporaneous speaking qualifiers for the 2011 National Forensic League National Tournament from the Western Ohio District.  If you have qualifying results, please send them to [email protected].

United States Extemp

*Ryan Menges (Olentangy Liberty High School)
*Qian Wang (Mason High School)

International Extemp

*Grace Pyo (Olentangy Liberty High School)
*Steven Hix (Oakwood High School)

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