Congressional Debate All State Debate Team
Captain: Omar Joya (Wheeling)
Eric Ramotaur (Stevenson)
Anika Ranginani (Lyons)
Vivek Shah (Hersey)
Melanie Cohodes (Hersey)
Alex Foster (Highland Park)
Kirthi Bellamkonda (Naperville Central)
Matt Kaufmann (Highland Park)
Cameron Deahl (Highland Park)
Eric Perales (Naperville Central)
Final Congress Results
Champion: Matt Kaufman (Highland Park)
Coached by Head Coach Pat Cannon and Assistants Jennifer Firer and Kathy Tenus
Runner-up: Eric Ramoutar (Stevenson)
Coached by Head Coach Erik Joerns and Assistants Doug Koski and Bill Fritz
School | Student Name | J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | Total | |
Highland Park | Matt Kaufmann (Sr.) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Champion |
Stevenson | Eric Ramoutar (Sr.) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | Runner-Up |
Stevenson | Michelle Kelrikh (Sr.) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | Finalist |
Highland Park | Alex Foster (Sr.) | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | Finalist |
Hersey | Vivek Shah (Sr.) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | Finalist |
Fenwick | Jack Miller (Sr.) | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | Finalist |
Fenwick | Angela Ribaudo (Sr.) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Finalist |
Wheeling | Omar Joya (Sr.) | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35 | Finalist |
Barrington | Vikas Manjunath (Sr.) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | Finalist |
Hersey | Ben Goldberg (Jr.) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 42 | Finalist |
Naperville Central | Adam Hassanein (Jr.) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | Finalist |
Hersey | Melanie Cohodes (Jr.) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 43 | Finalist |
Naperville Central | Sanjay Subramanian (So.) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | Finalist |
Fenwick | Nick Pellegrino (Sr.) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | Finalist |
Hersey | Michael Feltes (Jr.) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | Finalist |
Schaumburg | Peter Bruno III (Sr.) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | Finalist |
Barrington |
Grant Whittmer (Jr.) |
Lyons |
Alex Contarino (Sr.) |
Barrington |
Priyanka Thandra (Jr.) |
Lyons |
Anika Ranginani (So.) |
Barrington |
Vikas Manjunath (Sr.) |
Lyons |
Max Medlock (Jr.) |
Dundee Crown |
Caroline Hutton (Jr.) |
Lyons |
Sid Ariga (?) |
Dundee Crown |
Desiree Sulzmann (Sr.) |
Naperville Central |
Adam Hassanein (Jr.) |
Elk Grove |
Ronak Patel (Sr.) |
Naperville Central |
Eric Perales (Sr.) |
Elk Grove |
Shayla Pryor (Fr.) |
Naperville Central |
Esther Lu (So.) |
Evanston |
Joey Erwin |
Naperville Central |
Kirthi Bellamkonda (Sr.) |
Fenwick |
Amanda Waldera (Jr.) |
Naperville Central |
Rock Zhang (Sr.) |
Fenwick |
Angela Ribaudo (Sr.) |
Naperville Central |
Sanjay Subramanian (So.) |
Fenwick |
Anna Eckhoff (Jr.) |
Notre Dame |
Brendan Carney (Sr.) |
Fenwick |
Cairo Lewis (Sr.) |
Notre Dame |
Patrick Sachaj (So.) |
Fenwick |
Jack Miller (Sr.) |
Rolling Meadows |
Alex Beck (Jr.) |
Fenwick |
Nick Pellegrino (Sr.) |
Rolling Meadows |
Gabriel Ravich (Sr.) |
Glenbrook South |
Adam Hettinger (Sr.) |
Rolling Meadows |
Michael Vu (Jr.) |
Glenbrook South |
David Colston (Sr.) |
Rolling Meadows |
Sean Dahlgren (Sr.) |
Hersey |
Ben Goldberg (Jr.) |
Schaumburg |
Kruti Merchant (So.) |
Hersey |
Dan Niersbach (?) |
Schaumburg |
Meagan-Faye Allen (Jr.) |
Hersey |
Melanie Cohodes (Jr.) |
Schaumburg |
Peter Bruno III (Sr.) |
Hersey |
Michael Feltes (Jr.) |
Schaumburg |
Shraddha Patel (So.) |
Hersey |
Michael Miller (Jr.) |
Stevenson |
Eric Ramoutar (Sr.) |
Hersey |
Vivek Shah (Sr.) |
Stevenson |
Michelle Kelrikh (Sr.) |
Highland Park |
Alex Foster (Sr.) |
Stevenson |
Nikhita Luthra (Sr.) |
Highland Park |
Alex Gordon (Sr.) |
Stevenson |
Tina Moazezi (Jr.) |
Highland Park |
Cameron Deahl (Jr.) |
Wheeling |
Alexandra Daggett (So.) |
Highland Park |
Eli Ruffer (Sr.) |
Wheeling |
Erik Hernandez (Fr.) |
Highland Park |
Isaac Lasko (Sr.) |
Wheeling |
Grace Konyer (Sr.) |
Highland Park |
Matt Kaufmann (Sr.) |
Wheeling |
Omar Joya (Sr.) |
Highland Park |
Noah Brown (Fr.) |
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Highland Park |
Ruth Libowsky (Jr.) |
Qualifiers for Octafinals
Barrington AL (Anna-Terese Losurdo)
Barrington IY (Ingrid Yin)
Barrington SM (Sarah Merchant)
Barrington SN (Sienna Nordquist)
Buffalo Grove MM (Mike Maley)
Buffalo Grove PK (Payal Kumar)
Buffalo Grove ZM (Zach Mellow)
Carl Sandburg JS (Josef Sabudo)
Evanston JS (Joey Schnide)
Evanston MD (Manny Dallas)
Fremd BS (Bushra Shams)
Fremd KK (Katarzyna Kaczowka)
Fremd LR (Lauren Romag)
Schaumburg BD (Brendan Du)
Schaumburg BL (Brooklynnn Leonhardt)
Schaumburg SB (Sarah Bier)
Advancing to Quarterfinals
Barrington IY (Ingrid Yin)
Buffalo Grove MM (Mike Maley)
Carl Sandburg JS (Josef Sabudo)
Evanston MD (Manny Dallas)
Fremd BS (Bushra Shams)
Fremd KK (Katarzyna Kaczowka)
Fremd LR (Lauren Romag)
Schaumburg BD (Brendan Du)
Advancing to Semifinals
Buffalo Grove MM (Mike Maley)
Schaumburg BD (Brendan Du)
Fremd KK (Katarzyna Kaczowka)
Carl Sandburg JS (Josef Sabudo)
Advancing to Finals
STATE CHAMPION: Buffalo Grove MM (Mike Maley)
Coached by Head Coach Tracey Repa and Assistants Thomas Wagner and Sumeer Benawra
STATE RUNNER-UP: Fremd KK (Katarzyna Kaczowka)
Coached by Head Coach Martin Zacharia and Assistants Cristina Nagel, Christopher Caton, and Dorothy Robak-Iacch
Lincoln Douglas Debate All State Debate Team
Captain: Payal Kumar (Buffalo Grove)
Mike Maley (Buffalo Grove)
Katarzyna Kaczowka (Fremd)
Manny Dallas (Evanston)
Sarah Mechant (Barrington)
Bushra Shams (Fremd)
Zach Mellow (Buffalo Grove)
Josef Sabudo (Carl Sandburg)
Lauren Romag (Fremd)
Ingrid Yin (Barrington)
Qualifiers for Quarterfinals
Glenbrook North CT (Derek Choi & Josh Tashma)
Glenbrook North DM (Tommy Donovan & Ethan Matlin)
Glenbrook North KS (Natalie Knez & Nathaniel Sawyer)
Glenbrook South SW (Robert Shaw & Ben Wolch)
New Trier KP (Alex Kontopolous & Matt Piekos)
New Trier MC (Jack Manchester & Eric Chen)
Niles West NP (Theo Noparstak & Jonass Placitis)
Whitney Young DV (Jaron Dastrup & John Vitzileos)
Advancing to Semifinals
Glenbrook South SW (Robert Shaw & Ben Wolch)
Whitney Young DV (Jaron Dastrup & John Vitzileos)
Advancing to Finals
Glenbrook North DM (Tommy Donovan & Ethan Matlin)
Glenbrook North KS (Natalie Knez & Nathaniel Sawyer)
Co-champions
Glenbrook North DM (Tommy Donovan & Ethan Matlin)
Glenbrook North KS (Natalie Knez & Nathaniel Sawyer)
Coached by Head Coach Michael Greenstein and Assistants Jamie Ellinger-Macon and Stephen Pipkin
Policy Debate All State Debate Team
Captain: Nathaniel Sawyer (Glenbrook North)
Ben Wolch (Glenbrook South)
John Vitzileos (Whitney Young)
Robert Shaw (Glenbrook South)
Eric Chen (New Trier)
Christian Palacios (Whitney Young)
Alex Kontopolous (New Trier)
Theo Noparstak (Niles West)
Natalie Knez (Glenbrook North)
Jack Manchester (New Trier)
Qualifiers for Octafinals
Carl Sandburg ASRB (Anastasia Scourtes & Robert Bourret)
Carl Sandburg GRVN (Grant Lewis & Kevin Massimilian)
Evanston ACAH (Aaron Clarke & Alex Heuer)
Evanston KKGS (Kevin Klyman & Graham Straus)
Evanston JLRG (James Long & Russell Fillmore-Brady)
Fremd RBSI (Rebecca Beale & Sresht Iyer)
Glenbrook North MBDN (Sam Koisky & Daniel Newman)
Loyola JBSF (John Buchanan & Stephen Ferro)
Libertyville EBJN (Eric Boynton & Joey Nedland)
Libertyville SZJA (Stevie Zheng & Jojo Amdur)
Moline CZMS (Carlos Zamora & Megan Shaffer)
New Trier AHTM (Andrew Hunt & Thomas McGarry)
New Trier SMTT (Spencer Michelson & Trevor Thoma)
New Trier ZPNQ (Zach Peltz & Noah Quinn)
Schaumburg CMCS (Cole Miller & Craig Soares)
Schaumburg JHZT (Jung Han & Zohra Tabassum)
Advancing to Quarterfinals
Carl Sandburg ASRB (Anastasia Scourtes & Robert Bourret)
Carl Sandburg GRVN (Grant Lewis & Kevin Massimilian)
Evanston ACAH (Aaron Clarke & Alex Heuer)
Evanston JLRG (James Long & Russell Fillmore-Brady)
New Trier AHTM (Andrew Hunt & Thomas McGarry)
New Trier SMTT (Spencer Michelson & Trevor Thoma)
New Trier ZPNQ (Zach Peltz & Noah Quinn)
Schaumburg CMCS (Cole Miller & Craig Soares)
Advancing to Semifinals
Evanston ACAH (Aaron Clarke & Alex Heuer)
Schaumburg CMCS (Cole Miller & Craig Soares)
New Trier SMTT (Spencer Michelson & Trevor Thoma)
New Trier ZPNQ (Zach Peltz & Noah Quinn)
Advancing to Finals
STATE CHAMPIONS: New Trier ZPNQ (Zach Peltz & Noah Quinn)
Coached by Head Coaches P.J. Samorian and Aaron Vinson and Assistants David Weston, Kevin Quinlan, and Ashley Kain
STATE RUNNERS-UP: Schaumburg CMCS (Cole Miller & Craig Soares)
Coached by Head Coach Darrell Robin and Assistants Carl Schwartz, Kate Wessell, and Sam Haque
Public Forum Debate All State Debate Team
Captain: Zach Peltz (New Trier)
Grant Lewis (Carl Sandburg)
Anastasia Scourtes (Carl Sandburg)
Spencer Michelson (New Trier)
Kevin Massimilian (Carl Sandburg)
Trevor Thoma (New Trier)
Jack Harmening (Carl Sandburg)
Maya Simkin (Glenbrook North)
Eric Boynton (Libertyville)
Robert Bourret (Carl Sandburg)