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It has been a while since Extemp Central recapped the action taking place at state tournaments across the country. To get caught up, we will be posting a collection a state tournament results over the course of the next four weeks. Our first state tournament recap provides results for state tournaments in Arizona, Indiana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Utah High School Activities Association State Tournament
Utah utilizes five different classes for its state tournament. Class 3A held its state tournament on March 13-14 at Park City High School in Park City, Utah. In International Extemp, Adelaide MacKay of Cedar High School achieved a two rank victory over Olivia Heggar of Juan Diego Catholic High School. In United States Extemp, Caleb Barton of Richfield High School won his first state title, defeating Andrew Schuman of Juan Diego by two ranks.
American Leadership Academy on March 21 played host to the Class A and Class 2A state tournaments. In Class A, Cana Buckley of Intermountain Christian School beat Slader Matthew of Panguitch High School and in Class 2A Sean Robinson of Maesar Preparatory Academy successfully defended his state championship, defeating Jimmy Pearson of Summit Academy.
Class 3A International Extemp (Click here for tab sheet)
Champion: Adelaide MacKay (Cedar High School)
2nd: Olivia Heggar (Juan Diego Catholic High School)
3rd: Megha Kundra (Juan Diego Catholic High School)
4th: Shelby Cameron (Juab High School)
5th: Nate Smith (Juab High School)
6th: Matthew Erisman (Grantsville High School)
Class 3A United States Extemp
Champion: Caleb Barton (Richfield High School)
2nd: Andrew Schuman (Juan Diego Catholic High School)
3rd: Morgan Naylor (Juab High School)
4th: Kade Jackson (Juab High School)
5th: Nicole Christensen (Richfield High School)
6th: Kaden Matthews (Morgan High School)
7th: Stef Whiting (Juab High School)
Class 2A (Click here for tab sheet)
Champion: Sean Robinson (Maeser Preparatory Academy)
2nd: Jimmy Pearson (Summit Academy)
3rd: Emilia Cubelos (Grand County High School)
4th: Antonio Vazquez (Summit Academy)
5th: Ted Kanell (Beaver High School)
6th: Jacob Savage (American Leadership Academy)
Class A (Click here for tab sheet)
Champion: Cana Buckley (Intermountain Christian School)
2nd: Slader Matthew (Panguitch High School)
3rd: Sonya Wirkus (Intermountain Christian School)
4th: Garrett Finch (Panguitch High School)
5th: Drew Fischer (Panguitch High School)
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Wyoming Forensic Association State Tournament
The Wyoming Forensic Association State Tournament took place in Buffalo, Wyoming from March 12-14. Caroline Pring won this year’s tournament, giving Cheyenne Central its first ever state champion in the category. Alexander Machal of Green River High School took second. Cheyenne Central had two finalists, which was the most of another other school at the tournament.
Champion: Caroline Pring (Cheyenne Central High School)
2nd: Alexander Marchal (Green River High School)
3rd: Suzie Schmid (Rock Springs High School)
4th: Lucas Davis (Campbell County High School)
5th: Tyler Hawley (Cheyenne Central High School)
6th: Mary Gray (Kelly Walsh High School)
Semi-Finalists
*Allison Arp (Cheyenne Central High School)
*Ben Barton (Laramie High School)
*Martin Eby (Jackson High School)
*James Fantin (Rock Springs High School)
*Alex Fife (Evanston High School)
*Katarina Huss (Natrona County High School)
*Adrienne MacKenzie (Wright High School)
*Jacob Skoda (Worland High School)
*Tristan Wagner (Jackson High School)
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Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Tournament (Click here for tab sheet)
There are two classes of extemporaneous speaking at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Tournament, 3A and 4A. In Class 3A, Sorana Nance of Kingston High School became the first Kingston extemper to claim a state title since 2009. Nance won the tournament by four ranks, taking two first place ranks in the final round to beat Tate Adams of Capital High School. In Class 4A, Jayaram Ravi of Tahoma High School took two first place ranks in the final round, but narrowly defeated Shad Strehle of Snohomish High School by one rank to claim Tahoma’s first extemp championship of the twenty-first century.
Class 4A
Champion: Jayaram Ravi (Tahoma High School)
2nd: Shad Strehle (Snohomish High School)
3rd: Austin Jang (Union High School)
4th: Elisa Pavesi (Kamiak High School)
5th: Patrick Spieker (Gig Harbor High School)
6th: Jessica Shattuck (Snohomish High School)
7th: Heather Selby (Gig Harbor High School)
Class 3A
Champion: Sorana Nance (Kingston High School)
2nd: Tate Adams (Capital High School)
3rd: Gamy De La Torre (Othello High School)
4th: Angelia Miranda (TAF Academy)
5th: Karl Nielsen (Aviation High School)
6th: Andrew Davis (Glacier Peak High School)
7th: Xenon Berkeley (Hockinson High School)
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Arizona Interscholastic Association State Tournament
The Arizona Interscholastic Association State Tournament was held on March 20-21. The state features two categories of extemporaneous speaking. In Division I, Prinaka Kumar of Desert Vista High School won the state championship over teammate Michael Solomentsev. Desert Vista had an impressive showing in Division I, taking four of the six available final round spots. In Division II, Troy Tauscher of North Pointe Preparatory won the championship, defeating Parker Whitfill of Phoenix Country Day School.
Division I (Click here for tab sheet)
Champion: Prianka Kumar (Desert Vista High School)
2nd: Michael Solomentsev (Desert Vista High School)
3rd: Tristan Brown (Brophy College Preparatory)
4th: Stephanie Miller (Desert Vista High School)
5th: Ryan Fedasiuk (Desert Vista High School)
6th: Shaloni Pinto (Brophy College Preparatory)
Division II (Click here for tab sheet)
Champion: Troy Tauscher (North Pointe Preparatory)
2nd: Parker Whitfill (Phoenix Country Day School)
3rd: William Porter (Phoenix Country Day School)
4th: Ryan Ferdowsian (Chandler Preparatory Academy)
5th: Daniel Bashir (Phoenix Country Day School)
6th: Vincent Jasso (North Pointe Preparatory)
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Indiana High School Forensic Association State Tournament (Click here for tab sheet)
The Indiana High School Forensic Association (IHSA) State Tournament was held at Fishers High School in Fishers, Indiana on March 28. In International Extemp, Kendall Gardner of Fishers achieved a three rank win over Kylee Rippy of Plymouth High School. With the victory Gardner became the first Fishers extemper to win the International Extemp category at the IHSA State Tournament. In United States Extemp, Jane Tullis of Valparaiso High School successfully defended her state championship, becoming the first back-to-back winner in the category since Emma Hong of Munster High School won consecutive titles in 2013. David Brown of Culver Academies took second place, finishing four ranks behind Tullis.
International Extemp
Champion: Kendall Gardner (Fishers High School, Indiana)
2nd: Kylee Rippy (Plymouth High School, Indiana)
3rd: Thomas Ritz (Fishers High School, Indiana)
4th: Tim Vincent (Chesterton High School, Indiana)
5th: Christian Sayers (Valparaiso High School, Indiana)
6th: Frank Zhang (Culver Academies, Indiana)
Semi-Finalists
*Srikiran Dasari (Northrop High School, Indiana)
*Tommy Foreman (Warren Central High School, Indiana)
*Nathan Gray (Cathedral High School, Indiana)
*A.J. Hagemann (Carroll High School, Indiana)
*Aaron King (Valparaiso High School, Indiana)
*Zach Long (Munster High School, Indiana)
*Sara Maier (Carroll High School, Indiana)
*Ryan MacDonald (Valparaiso High School, Indiana)
*Brian Schnoor (Noblesville High School, Indiana)
*Kaitlin Wells (Warren Central High School, Indiana)
*Lena Yeakey (Behtany Christian High School, Indiana)
*Howard Yeh (F.J. Reitz High School, Indiana)
United States Extemp
Champion: Jane Tullis (Valparaiso High School, Indiana)
2nd: David Brown (Culver Academies, Indiana)
3rd: Urvi Joshi (Northrop High School, Indiana)
4th: Haley Clasen (Fishers High School, Indiana)
5th: Garrett Garver (Plymouth High School, Indiana)
6th: Caroline Shanely (Fishers High School, Indiana)
Semi-Finalists
*Erin Alberda (Fishers High School, Indiana)
*Elise Boessler (Concord High School, Indiana)
*Carson Conley (Floyd Central High School, Indiana)
*Lauren David (Fishers High School, Indiana)
*Corwin Marcum (New Castle High School, Indiana)
*Kevin O’Sullivan (Brebeuf Jesuit High School, Indiana)
*Lauren Palladino (North Central High School, Indiana)
*Daniel Schumick (Carroll High School, Indiana)
*Anna Riggs (Munster High School, Indiana)
*Clay Travis (DeKalb High School, Indiana)
*Erin Tupman (Cathedral High School, Indiana)
*Emily Wierman (Munster High School, Indiana)