The semi-finals of the 2010 Wake Forest National Early Bird have concluded and the six extempers who will compete in tomorrow’s final round on Wake Forest’s campus have been announced. All of these extempers will earn points in the National Points Race for themselves and their respective schools. Judges for the final round are not known at this time.
Extemp Central thanks Dr. Steve Moss for providing live updates from the tournament.
Thanks to Dr. Steve Moss, Extemp Central has the names of the extempers who made semi-finals at the 2010 Wake Forest National Early Bird, the first tournament that will count in the 2010-2011 Extemp Central National Points Race.
Check out the sectioning for semi-finals after the jump. Since Wake Forest is a fifth tier tournament, only those extempers who make finals will receive National Points Race points.
Unfortunately, the lack of a wireless connection prohibited live coverage from yesterday’s elimination rounds at the TOC. Despite that, this post contains the pairings for the quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds so everyone can see how the tournament developed. The number in parenthesis is the seeding of the extemper based on preliminary results. It took a cumulative score of 32 across 11 ballots (the lowest rank of each extemper was dropped in prelims) to break to quarter-finals.
The first day of competition at the Extemp TOC has concluded. There were a few drops, which reduced the field to 67 competitors. Quarter-finals is scheduled to go off tomorrow at 8 a.m., with an announcement of the 24 quarter-final participants scheduled at 7:30 a.m. Unfortunately, Northwestern University wasn’t very accomodating with their wireless passwords for guests across the entire campus so the live updates we had planned will likely not be able to take place. If anything changes, Extemp Central will let you know but results will be posted around 2 or 3 in the morning on Monday.
Some of the notable people competing in this year’s TOC include: Nabeel Zewail, Oscar Wang, Nathaniel Donahue, Mirza Germovic, Shaan Heng-Devan, Haydn Forrest, Audrey Denis, Emily Martin, Amelia Martin, and Kat Leung. There are others in the field, but these were some that were spotted at registration/early this morning.
Registration for the Extemp TOC concluded several hours ago and Extemp Central can provide some information about this year’s eighth annual Extemp Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University. This year’s tournament has 69 competitors, which is twenty more than last year’s competition. Tournament directors are attributing this to increased Texas participation in this year’s field and the lack of swine flu scares. The expanded field will allow the tournament to break to quarter-finals on Sunday. Also, unlike last year’s competition, all rounds will be held at Northwestern’s campus tomorrow and Sunday.
For those unfamiliar with the TOC, the tournament has six preliminary rounds of competition. Each round has two judges and competitors have their lowest prelim rank dropped. The first four preliminary rounds are preset and the last two are power matched. In elimination rounds, the tournament utilizes five judge panels (seven for finals) and open cross-examination. For competitors who do not make elimination rounds, there is a supplemental impromptu competition that they can enter.
The Extemp TOC, a third tier tourament in the Extemp Central National Points Race, is a little over two weeks away. Thanks to the tournament staff of the TOC, Extemp Central has procured what the nine topic areas will be for the event. For extempers who are attending and would like to have this information here you go:
*Domestic Politics
*Domestic Social Issues
*Domestic Economy
*US Foreign Policy
*Russia & Europe
*Asia & Middle East
*South America & Africa
*International Organizations & International Economy
*Hotspots
If all goes well, Extemp Central plans to do some live coverage of the tournament from Northwestern University’s campus. So if you can’t attend the TOC we hope that you can follow the action of the tournament right here at Extemp Central in two weeks.
For those interested in competing in one of the more unique tournaments of the year, the Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions at Northwestern University, the registration form has been posted online at the TOC’s website. The Extemp TOC has existed since 2003 and offers one of the more competitive fields of the season. Last year, the top three competitors in the National Points Race: Stacey Chen, Dillon Huff, and Matt Arons fought it out in the final round. This year’s TOC is a third tier tournament in the Extemp Central National Points Race and it will award 100 points to the winner.
The tournament also boasts one of the stronger judging fields in the nation with former extempers and recognized high school and collegiate coaches evaluating extempers performances. Extempers are guaranteed six preliminary rounds and for those that do not break to elimination rounds there is a supplemental impromptu competition that they can enter.
The cost per covered entry is $125 (one judge may cover two entries) and there is a $40 entry processing fee. Extempers can look at the invitation for the tournament on the TOC”s website to see if they meet the eligibilty requirements. The deadline for registering for the tournament and paying these fees is May 7th.
If you do not meet the eligibility requirements, you can submit a bid application. The deadline for this is April 1st. The cost of a bid application is $25.
Extemp Central plans to do some live blogging from the tournament this year so those that cannot make the tournament will receive updated information about pairings/results/etc. However, it is hoped that extempers around the country plan to attend this year’s TOC.
*Jacob Baker (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
*James Thomas (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
*Ben Mabie (James Logan HS, California)
*Ali Hazrati (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
*Nabeel Zewail (San Marino High School, California)
*Amode Tembhekar (Leland High School, California)
*Pradhan Bhat (Granite Bay High School, California)
The winner will earn 40 points in the National Points Race. The National Points Race makes no provision for seventh place at national circuit events so whomever finishes seventh in this round will earn no points.
If you happen to be on a snow day or sitting in the squad room and wondering how things are going at the 2010 Harvard Invitational, you can follow updates and live tab information via the Joy of Tournaments website.
Extemp Semifinalists:
Haydn Forrest (Anderson High School)
Brandon Slotkin (Nova Sr High School)
Mike Barton (Regis High School)
Ricky Altieri (Regis High School)
Gabi Barahona (Spring High School)
Rohun Pai (Ridge High School)
Peter Vogel (Ridge High School)
Kyle Mulholland (Holy Ghost Prep)
Shahid Ahmed (Plano Senior High School)
Audrey Denis (Berkeley Carroll)
Bari Saltman (Berkeley Carroll)
Karen Zhou (Lakeville North High School)
The administrators of the Extemp Tournament of Champions have posted the invitation for the 2010 installment of their event on their website. The tournament offers a solid field of competition and has six preliminary rounds and three elimination rounds.
The tournament will be held from May 14-16, 2010 at Northwestern University and is a must attend event. The Extemp TOC is also a third tier tournament in this year’s National Points Race and will award 100 points to the winner.
To access the invitation to this year’s Extemp Tournament of Champions click here.
A message from Adam Jacobi, the Coordinator of Member Programs and Coach Education at the National Forensic League:
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*Michael Barton (Regis High School, New York)
*Dillon Huff (Southlake Carroll High School, Texas)
*Aaron Lutkowitz (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
*Emily Martin (Boone County High School, Kentucky)
*Jamie Mohan (Danville High School, Kentucky)
*Ryan Sasse (Nova High School, Florida)
Final results will be announced tonight. Extemp Central congratulates all of the finalists who will receive points in this fourth tier tournament in the Extemp Central National Points Race.
Adam Johnson, tournament director for the Montgomery Bell Academy Round Robin, has posted the field of competitors for the 2010 edition on Forensics Online.
The January 8-10, 2010, Round Robins in extemp and Lincoln-Douglas debate will feature some of the nation’s top competitors.
The Extemp round robin will feature 10 rounds with 4 competitors in each of the 4 sections. The extempers will meet exactly once in the first 5 rounds and exactly once in the subsequent 5 rounds. The top 5 competitors will advance to an exhibition round. Each and every round will feature 3 minute cross-examination.
Best of all, Extemp Central will once again bring you live coverage of the tournament round-by-round. Until then, here’s the field of competitors.
Shahid Ahmed – Plano Senior High School (Plano, Texas)
Jacob Baker – Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, California)
Gabriela Barahona – Spring High School (Spring, Texas)
Rohan Bhargava – Jackson High School (Massillon, Ohio)
Steven Elliott – Lakeville North High School (Lakeville, Minnesota)
Tyler Fabbri – Chesterton High School (Chesterton, Indiana)
Mirza Germovic – Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, Iowa)
Anna Gunderson – Desert Vista High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
Dillon Huff – Carroll Senior High School (Southlake, Texas)
Jane Kessner – Walt Whitman High School (Bethesda, Maryland)
Aaron Lutkowitz – Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tennessee)
James Mohan – Danville High School (Danville, Kentucky)
Jared Odessky – Nova High School (Davie, Florida)
Oscar Wang – San Marino High School (San Marino, California)
Nabeel Zewail – San Marino High School (San Marino, California)
Karen Zhou – Lakeville North High School (Lakeville, Minnesota)
After a grueling day of competition to whittle the quarter-final field down to six, here are your finalists at the 2009 George Mason University Patriot Games tournament. It should be an excellent round in looking at the participants.
Dillon Huff (Southlake Carroll High School, Texas)
Dylan Slinger (Lakeville South High School, Minnesota)
Oscar Wang (San Marino High School, California)
Jamie Mohan (Danville High School, Kentucky)
Mirza Germovic (Des Moines Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
Andrew Pentland (JP Taravella High School, Florida)
We’ve got the latest news from the George Mason University Patriot Games. Outrounds are taking place across the tournament, and now we’re excited to share the names of the 12 semifinalists in extemp:
Andrew Pendland (Taravella High School, Florida)
Olivia Barket (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)
Carl David Goette-Luciak (Blacksburg High School, Virginia)
Oscar Wang (San Marino High School, California)
Dillon Huff (Southlake Carroll High School, Texas)
Taylor Smith (Calvert Hall College High School, Maryland)
Richard Holland (Plano West Senior High School, Texas)
Mirza Germovic (Des Moines Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
Dlyan Slinger (Lakeville South High School, Minnesota)
Jamie Mohan (Danville High School, Kentucky)
Matthew Alonsozana (Loyola-Blakefield High School, Maryland)
Rachel Yang (San Marino High School, California)
We’ll post finalists and results as they become available this evening. Check back with Extemp Central for the latest results.
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