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Princeton University was one of four colleges hosting an Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifying tournament last weekend, welcoming sixty-three extempers from across the Northeast and a few additional states. Charlie Barton of Regis High School (NY) held off a fierce final round challenge from Jasper Primack of Newton South High School (MA) to win the title in the cumulative tournament, which combines extempers preliminary and outround ranks to determine a champion. Barton took fifth in the final, but his sizable lead going in helped him defeat Primack, who won the final round by four ranks.
Syosset High School placed two extempers in the final round, more than any other school. Justin Kang finished third and Peter Joyce finished sixth.
All of the extempers making the final round at Princeton earned a qualifying leg for the 2015 Extemp TOC. Three extempers – Justin Cooper of Scarsdale High School (NY), Kang, and Brian Min of Trinity Preparatory School (FL) – earned their second and final TOC qualification leg to add their names to the TOC qual board. Joyce earned his first qualification leg at the tournament. All of the extempers earning a qualification leg are indicated in italics below.
All of the finalists also earned an automatic qualification to the University of Kentucky TOC in April.
Here are the results of the 2014 Princeton Classic (Click here for tab sheet):