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Like Virginia, Nebraska has six classes for its state championship tournament and this year’s Nebraska School Activities Association State Tournament crowned six new state champions in extemporaneous speaking. Walter Paul of Creighton Preparatory School won Class A, Katlyn Martin of Omaha Marian High School won Class B, Ahinav Suresh of Omaha Brownell-Talbot High School won Class C1, Scott Smith of Nebraska Christian School won Class C2, Matthew Martin of Lourdes Central Catholic School won Class D1, and Isaiah Miller of Leigh High School won Class D2.
The six class system, combined with the fact that only two finalists at the tournament – Erin Sheehan of Millard North High School and Richard Diurba of Millard West High School in Class A – were previously qualified to this year’s TOC, led to thirty-four extempers earning an automatic qualification to this year’s Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University, which is more qualifiers from a state tournament than any other state in the 2013-2014 season. Qualifiers are indicated with italics in the results listing.
Here are the results of the 2014 Nebraska School Activities Association (Click here for tab sheet):