RESULTS 1999 NATIONAL EARLYBIRD FORENSICS TOURNAMENT

SWEEPSTAKES - Top 20+ Schools

1. Blacksburg, VA 84; 2. Suncoast, FL 70; 3. Vestavia, AL 64; 4. Riverside, SC 63; 5. Southside, SC, 56; 6. Hattiesburg, MS 53; 7. Dallastown, PA 51; 8. Carrollton, OH 46; 9. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 45; 10. St. James, AL 43; 11. Myers Park, NC 40; 12. Lake Highland Prep, FL 39; 13 Loyola, IL 36; 13. Mauldin, SC 36; 15. Chattahoochee, GA 30; 16. Mountain Brook, AL, 29; 17. Montgomery Bell, TN 28; 17. North Mechlenburg, NC 28; 19. Cathedral Prep, PA 25; 20 Providence, NC 24; 21. Hillcrest, SC 23; 22. Gettysburg, PA 21; 23. Calvert Hall, MD 21

DUO-INTERPRETATION

Finalists: 1, DREW ALLEN/JOHN COX, BRENTWOOD; 2, ANDREW CAUSEY/JOSH SIBLEY, BRENTWOOD; 3, JOSH BERRIER/ASHLEY STOUGH, DALLASTOWN; 4, JAY WISE/VINCE PORTACCI, BRENTWOOD; 5, BOBBY DAVIDSON/PAUL WAY, RIVERSIDE; 6, HEATHER BAILEY/DAWN PETERSON, CARROLLTON; Semifinalists: COWART/MIMS, ST JAMES; HOLT/MILAM, BRENTWOOD; CHAPMAN/ROBERTS, HILLCREST; SANDERS/HOLYFIELD, BRENTWOOD; HIRT/BRESKA, BLACKSBURG; COX/LEWELLYN, HATTIESBURG; Quarterfinalists: BUNCH/MYRICK, HATTIESBURG; HALL/RYAN, NORTH MECKLENBURG; KLAGGE/RORDAN, BLACKSBURG; WEBB/WALTHALL, ST JAMES; SANTONI/STETTES, CALVERT HALL; CONLEY/CASTELUCCI, CARROLLTON; CURRY/MILLER, CARROLLTON; ESPADA/PATE, TRINITY; FIELDS/BOYER, BLACKSBURG; MATTHEWS/ALBRITTON, HATTIESBURG; HUGHES/AZAR, ST JAMES; DIXON/WITTENBURG, SOUTHSIDE

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

Finalists: 1, CASEY CHAPMAN, HILLCREST; 2, JACKSON BUNCH, HATTIESBURG; 3, FELICIA ROBINSON, FT. LAUDERDALE; 4, MICHELLE CHENEY, SUNCOAST; 5, MARYAM FOYE, T. W. ANDRES; 6, ASHLEY DOYLE, MAULDIN; Semifinalist: KNOX, GETTYSBURG; GREEN, SOUTHSIDE; STOUGH, DALLASTOWN; HILL, HILLCREST; CAUSEY, BRENTWOOD; ROBERTS, HILLCREST; Quarterfinalists: ELBASHAB, HATTIESBURG; REBERT, BLACKSBURG; KOLAYA, RIVERSIDE; MATTHEWS, HATTIESBURG; LIEBLEIN, SOUTHSIDE; WEXLER, PROVIDENCE; CURRY, RIVERSIDE; COMPTON, HEATHWOOD HALL; HUGHES, BLACKSBURG; MODOOR, N. FORSYTH; CARROL, HATTIESBURG; EMERY, BLACKSBURG; CALLAHAN, MOUNTAIN BROOK; HUGHES, ST JAME

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

Finalists: 1, MIKE CURRY, CARROLLTON; 2, MICHAEILE SOLOMON, FORT LAUDERDALE; 3, JOSH BERRIER, DALLASTOWN; 4, FRANKLIN, CAROLLTON; 5, PARKER LEWELLYN, HATTIESBURG; 6, BRIAN YOUNG, SUNCOAST; Semifinalists: KLAGGE, BLACKSBURG; PORTACCI, BRENTWOOD; COOPER, CALHOUN; MYRICK, HATTIESBURG; HOWARD, NORTH MECKLENBURG; PRICE, BLACKSBURG; Quarterfinalists: TICKNOR, GREER; BORDEN, VESTAVIA; BOWEN, CARROLLTON; BERCKES, LAKE HIGHLAND; HOPKINS, BLACKSBURG; CARLYSLE, PROVIDENCE; RASER, LAKE HIGHLAND; MOYER, CARROLLTON; ORTH, BLACKSBURG; MAFFETT, CARROLLTON; WALTHALL, ST JAMES; HAWKINS, HOMEWOOD

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Finalists: 1, CALVERT HALL, SEBASTION KURIAN; 2, MAULDIN, TANISHA JAMES; 3, LAKE HIGHLAND, ERIN SWEET; 4, T.W. ANDREWS, MARYAN FOYE; 5, HATTIESBURG, ASHLEY JACKSON; 6, GREER, LISA CONDREY; Semifinalists: SAXENA, LAKE HIGHLAND ; ROOF, CARROLLTON; SOKOLOFF, SUNCOAST; BERCKES, LAKE HIGHLAND; NELSON, BLACKBURG; JONES, BRENTWOOD; Quarterfinalists: SCOTT, VESTAVIA; STRAWDER, CARROLLTON; LEWIS, CARROLLTON; STACKPOOLE, DALLASTOWN; CALLAHAN, MOUNTAIN BROOK ; ERBY, RIVERSIDE

EXTEMPORANEOUS

Finalists: 1, GILBERT LEE, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN; 2, KERRY BULLERDICK, SOUTHSIDE; 3, ADAM JOHNSON, MONTGOMERY BELL; 4, JASON MEHTA, EASTSIDE; 5, ALEX TAYLOR, COOKEVILLE; 6, ARIEL SCHNELLER, BLACKSBURG; Semifinalists: SHIPMAN, PROVIDENCE; CANTOR, DALLASTOWN; ROYCE, T.L. HANNA; BARRON, MAULDIN; MCCORMICK, SUNCOAST; LARSON, T.L. HANNA; Quarterfinalists: STOLLER, MAULDIN; SWICK, SUNCOAST; MCCLEAN, RIVERSIDE; GILPIN, COOKVILLE; SLAUGHTER, WESTMINSTER; FITZGERALD, CALVERT HALL; HAGOOD, MAULDIN; HAAR, RIVERSIDE; WISE, DALLASTOWN; TURNIPSEED, ST JAMES; WAMP, MONTGOMERY BELL; CANDIOTO, LOYOLA-IL; GODBY, SUNCOAST; HSU, RIVERSIDE ; POUNDER, GETTYSBURG; TOD, MOUNTAIN BROOK

IMPROMPTU

Finalists: 1, KIM CANTOR, DALLASTOWN; 2, AARON SOKOLOFF, SUNCOAST; 3, ERIK JORGENSEN, REDLANDS; 4, SETH GILPIN, COOKEVILLE; 5, ALEX TAYLOR, COOKEVILLE; 6, TIFFANY VARNEY, CARROLLTON; Semifinalists: WISE, DALLASTOWN; SHIPMAN, PROVIDENCE; STACKPOOLE, DALLASTOWN; CANDIOTO, LOYOLA (IL); LENTZ, T, BLACKSBURG; TOD, MOUNTAIN BROOK; Quarterfinalists: AUSTIN, ST JAMES; SHAHEEN, PROVIDENCE; VARARDY, SUNCOAST; KEPRAIOS, LOYOLA (IL); PATE, TRINITY; SRINGANTHAN, BLACKSBURG; SWEET, LAKE HIGHLAND; GODBY, SUNCOAST; FAULKNER, HATTIESBURG; POUNDER, GETTYSBURG; CARMAN, VESTAVIA; SWICK, SUNCOAST

CONGRESS

SUPER CONGRESS: 1st, Swati Mylavarapu, Eastside; 2nd, Angel Hsu, Riverside. SENATE ONE: BEST PRESIDING OFFICER: 1st Swati Mylavarapu, Eastside, 2nd Andrew Clayton, Southside. SENATE ONE: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Andrew Clayton, Southside; 2nd, Swati Mylavarapu, Eastside; 3rd, Germain Brion, Suncoast; 4th, Cara Thompson-Maineculf, Riverside; 5th, Bernard Henry, Loyola; 6th, Cleve Wotson, Myers Park; 7th, Clare McCloskey, Loyola; 8th, Nick Murray, Blacksburg; 9th, Brett Renton, Lake Highland Prep; 10th, Brandon Williams-Krief, Getterburgh. SENATE TWO: BEST PRESIDING OFFICER: 1st, Ryosuki Yagi, Southside, 2nd Christopher Hajdak, Loyola; SENATE TWO: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Christopher Hajduk, Loyola; 2nd, Angel Hsu, Riverside; 3rd, Ryosuke yagi, Southside; 4th, Larisa Yasinovskaya, S. Mecklenburg; 5th, Sean Callot, Southside; 6th, Hunter Palmer, Asheville; 7th, Jon Hammond, Mauldin; 8th, Catherine Kiwala, Loyola; 9th, Roberto Ghignone, Suncoast; 10th Maya Nanda, Myers Park. HOUSE ONE: PRESIDING OFFICER: 1st Nate Smith, Southside, 2nd Alex Siroky, Myers Park; ; HOUSE ONE: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Alex Siroky, Myers Park; 2nd, Alex Brown, N. Mecklenburg; 3rd, Mike Kennedy, Southside; 4th, Julie Kreisman, Mauldin; 5th, Taylor Collison; 6th, Nate Smith, Southside; 7th, Monique Abrishami, Suncoast; 8th, Justin Land, Providence; 9th, Stacie Lukjan, McIntosh; 10th, Rachel Purvis, Riverside. HOUSE TWO: PRESIDING OFFICER: 1st Shogun Khadye, Riverside, 2nd Ricky James, Hattiesburg. HOUSE TWO: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Ricky James, Hattiesburg; 2nd, Jennie Pelka, Lake Highland Prep; 3rd, Shogun Khadye, Riverside; 4th, Michael Schuster, Suncoast; 5th, Stephen Stutusky, Dreher; 6th, Hughes Bates, Riverside; 7th, Jeff Goodstein, Myers Park; 8th, Nicole Finefrock, Loyola; 9th, Ashley Wolfe, Mauldin 10th, Jamayan Watkins, Southside

ELIMINATION ROUND RESULTS - VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Double Octa-Finals

32. Christopher Columbus (Lionel Rivera) Neg. def 1. Homewood Drew Taylor) 2-1
16. Pine Crest (Robert Laragh) Aff. def. St James (E.J. Stern) 3-0
8. Hunter College (Christopher Wells) Aff. def. 25. Vestavia Hills (Whitney Parke) 2-1
24. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Paul Staniland) Neg. def. 9. Battle Ground (Andre LeBlanc) 2-1
4. Ft. Lauderdale (Niels Melius) Neg. def. 29. North Mecklenburg (Kelly Chewning) 3-0
13. Enloe (Tre Jones) Aff. def. 20. Redlands (Erik Jorgensen) 2-1
5. Hoover (Meghan Garlikov) Neg. def. 28. Orme (Alyssa McCorkle) 3-0
12. Lourdes (Elixabeth Velez) Neg. def. 21. Suncoast (John Hawkes) 3-0
31. Lake Brantley (Brad Willard) Neg. def. 2. Mountain Brook (Jonathan Willis) 2-1
15. Vestavia Hills (Ling Yang) Neg. def. 18. Governor's School (David Pan) 3-0
26. Eagan (Maya Babu) Neg. def. 7. Suncoast (Andrea Schwayri) 3-0
23. Riverside (Ben Edwards) Neg. def. 10. Vestavia Hills (Greg Miller) 2-1
3. Chris. Columbus (David Vivero) Aff. def. 30. Southside (Aparna Krishnaswamy)
14. Southside (Jason Wen) Neg. def. 19. North Mecklenburg (Kara Vey)
2-16. Hunter College (Timothy Kleiman) Aff. def. 27. St. James (Alison Warren) 2-1
11. Vestavia Hills (Jamal Sheikj) Neg. def. 22. Indian Springs (Andrew Beenken) 3-0

Octa Finals

Chris. Columbus LR, lost to Pine Crest RL 3-0
Hunter College CW def. Pitt. Central PS 2-1
Ft. Lauderdale NM def Enloe TJ 2-1
Hoover MG def Lourdes EV 2-1
Lake Brantley BW lost to Vestavia LY 2-1
Eagan MB def Riverside BE 3-0
Southside JW lost to Christopher Columbus DV 3-0
Vestavia JS lsot to Hunter College TK 2-1

Quarter-Finals

Pine Crest RL vs. Hunter College CW
Ft. Lauderdale NM vs. Hoover MG
Vestavia LY vs. Eagan MB
Chris. Columbus DV vs. Hunter TK

Semi-Finals

Hunter CW vs. Ft. Lauderdale NM
Vestavia LY vs. Chris Columbus DV

Finals

Ft. Lauderdale NM def. Vestavia Hills LY - Aff. 2-1

ELIMINATION ROUND RESULTS - JUNIOR VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Octa-Finals

1. Enloe RC Aff. def. 16. Calvert Hall (Joseph Wantz) 2-1
9. Grady MC Neg. def. 8. Hattiesburg Star Wallin 3-0
13. Vestavia JC Neg. def. 4. North Mecklenburg (Matt Mitchell) 2-1
12. Myers Park AW Neg. def. 5. St. James (Jackson Hataway) 3-0
2. TL Hanna JR def. 15. Myers Park (Zane Curtis-Olsen) 3-0
7. Riverside AS Aff. Def. 10. Hoover Michael Pierce) 2-1
3. Cathedral Prep TS Aff def. Decatur (Katie Tucker) 2-1
6. Calvert Hall CB Neg. def. St. James (Jeff Doss) 3-0

Quarter Finals

Grady MC Aff def. Enloe (Rebecca Chasnovitz) 2-1
Myers Park AW Aff def. Vestavia (Jennifer Carman) 2-1
Riverside AS Aff def. TL Hanna (Josh Raffini) 3-0
Calvert Hall CB Neg. def. Cathedral Prep (Tim Schriefer) 3-0

Semi-Finals

Myers Park AW Neg. def. Grady (Michael Crachiolo) 3-0
Calvert Hall CB neg. def. Riverside (Ashley Shew) 3-0

Finals

Calvert Hall (Christopher Boyd) def. Myers Park (Aaron Weiner) 2-1

ELIMINATION ROUND RESULTS - OPEN DEBATE

Double Octa-Final Round

26. Portage (Baltmanis & Kilduff) Aff. def. 7. Dayton Oakwood (Bisbee & Wallace) 2-1
9. Lexington (Litton & Collier) Aff. def. 24. Detroit Country Day (Johnson & Shetty) 3-0
19. Eisenhower (Diamond & Stahl) Aff. def. 14. Gilmour (Napier & Coleman) 3-0
3. Eagan (Coates & Martin) Aff. def. 30. Fort Lauderdale (Abel & Reyes) 3-0
2. Brother Rice (Grimm & VanHorn) Aff. def. 31. Fort Lauderdale (Sitte & Sheskin) 3-0
11. Gulliver Prep (Ross & MacCaffery) Neg. def. 22. Gettyburg (Craft & Armstrong) 3-0
12. Marquette (Harper & Thom) Aff. def. 21. Evanston (Griffin & Serota) 3-0
25. Highland (Nelson & Garrett) Neg. def. 8. Milton (Kuo & Wade) 2-1
16. East Kentwood (Popma & Rudy) Aff def. 17. Plymouth-Canton (Patel & Williams) 3-0
1. Pine Crest (Blaut & Gaetz) Aff. def. 32. Buffalo Grove (Shafran & Kramer) 3-0
13. St. Mark's (Tassin & Moran) Neg. def. 20. Caddo Magnet (Patton & Rogers) 3-0
4. St. Thomas Academy (Gamradt & Phillips) Neg. def. 29. Brookfield Central (Shah & Schwartz) 3-0
18. Cathedral Prep (Koehle & Schroeck) Aff. def. 15. Stevenson (Lam & Jarrett) 2-1
10. Westchester Academy (Kumar & Larson) def. 23. Lexington (Litwack & Sklier) 2-1
5. Westminster School (Chu & Perlberg) aff. def. 28. Niceville (Wood & Jones) 3-0
6. Coral Springs (Tandlich & Irom) Neg. def. 27. St. Edwards (Schiros & Kirwan) 3-0

Octa-final Round

Marquette HT Neg. def. Westminster School CP 2-1
Coral; Springs TI Neg. def. Gulliver Prep RM 3-0
Egan CM Aff. def. Eisenhower DS 3-0
Pine Crest BG def East Kentwood Pr 3-0
Highland NG Neg. def Lexington LC 2-1
St. Thomas Academy GP Neg. def. St. Mark's TM 3-0
Brother Rice GV Neg. def. Cathedral Prep KS 3-0
Westchester Academy KL Neg. def. Portage BK 2-1

Quarterfinal Round

Pine Crest BG Neg. def Highland NG 3-0
Brother Rice GV Aff def. Westchester Academy KL 3-0
Coral Springs TI Neg. def. Eagan CM 2-1
St. Thomas Academy Neg. def. Marquette HT 2-1

Semifinal Round

Pine Crest BG Aff def. St. Thomas Academy GP 3-0
Brother Rice GV Aff def. Coral Springs TI 3-0

Final Round

Brother Rice GV Neg. def. Pine Crest BG 2-1

SPEAKER AWARDS - OPEN DEBATE

1st Phillips, St. Thomas Acad.; 2nd Gaetz, Pine Crest; 3rd Bisbee, Dayton Oakwood; 4th Chu, Westminster School; 5th Patel, Plymouth-Canton; 6th Van Horn, Brother Rice; 7th Patton, Caddo Magnet; 8th Rudy, East Kentwood; 9thCraft, Gettysburgh; 10th Grimm, Brother Rice; 11th Ross, Gulliver Prep; 12th Tandilich, Coral Springs; 13th Koehle, Cathedral Prep; 14th Irom, Coral Springs; 15th Blaut, Pine Crest; 16th Martin, Eagan; 17th Coates, Eagan; 18th Desai, DuPont Manual; 19th Kuo, Milton; 20th Collier, Lexington

ELIMINATION ROUND RESULTS - JUNIOR VARSITY DEBATE

Partial Double-Octa final Round

18. Vestavia Hills (Myers & Scott) Neg. def. 15. Blacksburg (Tsai & Mostaghimi) 3-0
16. East Mecklenburg (Lareau & Whittaker) Aff. def 17. Vestavia Hills (Clark & Phillips) 3-0
14. Myers Park (Pereira & Sim) Neg. def. 19. Charles Henderson (Radford & Booth) 3-0
13. Chatahoochee (Yeboah & Gurgick) advanced over 20. Chatahoochee (Gumali & Hakimi)
12. Milton (Beerman & Arebalo) Aff. def. 21. Westminster Prep (Malcolm & Lichtenberg) 3-0
11. Niceville (Carter & Turk) Neg. def. 22. South Mecklenburg (French & Persaud) 3-0
10. Durham (Brooks & Joffe) Aff. def. 23. Tampa Prep (Bandyk & Laden) 3-0
24. Lassiter (Gandhi & Mason) Neg. def. 9. Montgomery Bell (Hagenmeyer & Patton) 3-0

Octa-final Round

1. Mars Hill (Farned & Mann) Aff. def. E. Mecklenburg LW 2-1
18. Vestavia Hills MS Neg. def. 2. Dallastown (Hankle & Toner) 3-0
3. Mars Hill (Baggett & King) Neg. def. Myers Park PS 3-0
4. Ft. Lauderdale (Blackwood & Ramirez) Neg. def Chattahoochee YG 2-1
5. Montgomery Bell (Wachtler & Carroll) Neg. def. Milton BA 2-1
11. Niceville CT Neg. def. 6. Mountain Brook (Cooper & Kahlon) 2-1
10. Durham BJ Neg. def. 7. Portage (Nagengast & Wayo) 2-1
8. Cathedral Prep (Cerulo & Smith) Neg. def. Lassiter GM 2-1

Quarterfinal Round

Mars Hill FM Aff. def. Cathedral Prep CS 3-0
Durham BJ Neg def. Vestavia Hills MS 2-1
Mars Hill BK def. Niceville CT 3-0
Ft. Lauderdale BR Neg. def Montgomery Bell WC 3-0

Semifinal Round

Mars Hill FM Neg. def. Ft. Lauderdale BR 2-1
Mars Hill BK Neg. def. Durham BJ 3-0

Final Round

Mars Hill FM closed out with Mars Hill BK

SPEAKER AWARDS - JUNIOR VARSITY DEBATE

1st , Nagengast, Portage; 2nd, Hankle, Dallsatown; 3rd, Farned, Mars Hill; 4th, Mann, Mars Hill; 5th, Blackwood, Ft. Lauderdale; 6th, King, Mars Hill; 7th, Brooks, Durham; 8th, Mason, Lassiter; 9th, Toner, Dallastown; 10th, Mills, Brookwood (AL); 11th, Baggett, Mars Hill; 12th, Shoemaker, McIntosh; 13th, Turk, Niceville; 14th, Hull, Niceville; 15th, Beerman, Milton; 16th, Pereira, Myers Park; 17th, Smith, Cathedral Prep; 18th, Hardaway, Heathwood Hall; 19th, Patton, Montgomery Bell; 20th, Saderlund, Chattahoochee

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