Debate Results -- 2013-14

Policy Debate Division (40 teams, 80 debaters)

Qualifiers for Elimination Rounds (by seed)
1. Glenbrook North DK (Tommy Donovan & Natalie Knez)
2. Glenbrook South CM (Christopher Callahan & Brent Mitchell)
3. Whitney Young DS (Jeron Dastrup & Katherine Sears)
4. Glenbrook North MT (Ethan Matlin & Josh Tashma)
5. Niles West CK (Gershom Chan & Miranda Kang)
6. Glenbrook South CK (Christopher Coleman & Harrison Kenner)
7. Niles West NP (Theo Noparstak & Vinay Patel)
8. New Trier BG (Divya Gupta & Alisa Bajramovic)

Quarterfinalists
New Trier BG (Divya Gupta & Alisa Bajramovic)
Niles West CK (Gershom Chan & Miranda Kang)
Glenbrook South CM (Christopher Callahan & Brent Mitchell)
Whitney Young DS (Jeron Dastrup & Katherine Sears)

Semifinalists
Niles West NP (Theo Noparstak & Vinay Patel)
Glenbrook North MT (Ethan Matlin & Josh Tashma)

STATE RUNNER-UP: Glenbrook South CK (Christopher Coleman & Harrison Kenner). Coached by Head Coach Tara Tate and Assistants Jonathan Voss, Erik Legried, Calum Matheson, and Richard Day.

STATE CHAMPIONS: Glenbrook North DK (Tommy Donovan & Natalie Knez). Coached by Head Coach Michael Greenstein and Assistants Stephen Pipkin and Jamie Ellinger-Macon.

Policy All State Debate Team: Brent Mitchell (Captain, Glenbrook South), Christopher Callahan (Glenbrook South), Jeron Dastrup (Whitney Young), Theo Noparstak (Niles West), Tommy Donovan (Glenbrook North), Natalie Knez (Glenbrook North), Gershom Chan (Niles West), Miranda Kang (Niles West), Christopher Coleman (Glenbrook South), Pauline Esman (Northside)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Division (54 debaters)

Qualifiers for Elimination Rounds (by seed)

  1. Schaumburg NL (Nathaniel Leonhardt)
  2. Schaumburg HG (Healy Gier)
  3. Buffalo Grove ZM (Zach Mellow)
  4. St. Edward AP (Austin Pfeiffer)
  5. Schaumburg SB (Sarah Bier)
  6. Evanston JS (Joey Schnide)
  7. Evanston EW (Eric Weine)
  8. Schaumburg BD (Brendan Du)
  9. Libertyville AR (Ankur Rastogi)
  10. Buffalo Grove TP (Tracy Preza)
  11. New Trier TK (Tariq Khan)
  12. New Trier NK (Nick Kacena)
  13. Palatine AAT (Alayna Appino-Tabone)
  14. Barrington RJ (Ricardo Jimenez)
  15. New Trier LK (Louis Kollar)
  16. Fremd JL (Jessica Lu)

Octafinalists
Barrington RJ (Ricardo Jimenez)
Buffalo Grove TP (Tracy Preza)
Fremd JL (Jessica Lu)
New Trier TK (Tariq Khan)
New Trier NK (Nick Kacena)
New Trier LK (Louis Kolar)
Schaumburg BD (Brendan Du)
St. Edward AP (Austin Pfeiffer)

Quarterfinalists
Buffalo Grove ZM (Zach Mellow)
Libertyville AR (Ankur Rastogi)
Schaumburg HG (Healy Gier)
Schaumburg SB (Sarah Bier)

Semifinalists
Palatine AAT (Alayna Appino-Tabone)
Evanston EW (Eric Weine)

LD All State Debate Team: Nathaniel Leonhardt (Captain, Schaumburg), Joey Schnide (Evanston), Zach Mellow (Buffalo Grove), Eric Weine (Evanston), Tariq Khan (New Trier), Armin Mohammadi (Carl Sandburg), Nick Kacena (New Trier), Healy Gier (Schaumburg), Brendan Du (Schaumburg), Ankur Rastogi (Libertyville)

STATE RUNNERS-UP: Schaumburg NL (Nathaniel Leonhardt). Coached by Head Coach Darrell Robin and Assistants Carl Schwartz, Mick Sellergren, Elisa Galvan, and Nancy Israel

STATE CHAMPIONS: Evanston JS (Joey Schnide). Coached by Head Coach Jeffrey Hannan and Assistants Ben Berkman, Charles Rutter, Erik Baker, and Noah Whinston

 

Congressional Debate Division (167 debaters)

Semifinals Congress
Barrington: Declan Brown, Grant Whitmer, Wanda Wu, Buffalo Grove: Erik Hernandez, Conant: Akash Palani. Kunal Mahajan, Mujahid Iqbal, Dundee-Crown: Caroline Hutton, Mary McNicholas, Elk Grove: Elias Zenkich, Evanston: Aaron Clarke, Joey Erwin, Fremd: Annie Zheng, Madisen Hursey, Fenwick: Amanda Waldera, Anna Eckhoff, Caitlin McCarthy, Jon Pyzdrowski, Kate Milleker, Zach Stahl, Glenbrook South: Kevin Gordon, Granite City: Markie Gonzales, Highland Park: Alex Froy, Caleb Goldstein, Cameron Deahl, Claire Rafson, Corey Novick, Daniel Nussbaum, Jacob Zionts, Ross Hozman, Ruth Libowsky, Hersey: Ben Goldberg, Dan Niersbach, Karthik Ravi, Cohodes, Michael Feltes, Michael Miller, Lyons: Abby Zabrodsky, Anika Ranginani, Krupa Patel, Naperville Central: Adam Hassanein, Brian Jacobson, Esther Hong, Esther Lu, Megan Angell, Sanjay Subramanian, Notre Dame: Brad Varner, Pat Sachaj, New Trier: Ben Somers, Connor Boudart, Zach Urisman, Rolling Meadows: Alex Beck, David Weicker, Schaumburg: Ameel Sheth, Jacob Hacm, Kimberly Jimenez, Meagan-Faye Allen, Melissa Tran, Shraddha Patel, Srini Cherukuri, Stevenson: Alex Smith, Dhruv Luthra, Jenny Zhang, Michelle Hu, Joong Hwang, Wheeling: Alex Gleyzer, Alexandra Daggett, Zalman Faltushanskiy

Finals Congress
Erik Hernandez (Buffalo Grove), Amanda Waldera (Fenwick), Claire Rafson (Highland Park), Alex Froy (Highland Park), Jacob Ziontz (Highland Park), Michael Miller (John Hersey), Michael Feltes (John Hersey), Dan Niersbach (John Hersey), Ben Goldberg (John Hersey), Karthik Ravi (John Hersey), Melanie Cohodes (John Hersey), Anika Ranginani (Lyons Township), Adam Hassanein (Naperville Central), Zach Urisman (New Trier), Jenny Zhang (Stevenson), Alex Gleyser (Wheeling)

CO-CHAMPIONS (State Champion and Runner-Up Trophies): Ben Goldberg and Dan Niersbach (John Hersey). Coached by Head Coach Jack Stanislaw and Assistants Angie Weiner, Ryan Danzinger, and Tom Smith
 
Best Legislation (medalist): Melissa Tran (Schaumburg)

Congressional All-State Debate Team: Michael Miller (Captain, Hersey), Ben Goldberg (Hersey), Michael Feltes (Hersey), Anika Ranginani (Lyons), Megan Angell (Naperville Central), Sanjay Subramanian (Naperville Central), Daniel Nussbaum (Highland Park), Aaron Clarke (Evanston), Alex Gleyser (Wheeling), Meagan-Faye Allen (Schaumburg)

Public Forum Debate Division (54 teams, 108 debaters)

Qualifiers for Elimination Rounds (by seed)

  1. Evanston KKGS (Kevin Klyman and Graham Straus)
  2. Evanston RFJL (Russell Filmore-Brady & James Long)
  3. Schaumburg JDRH (Jessica D’Souza and Raza Haque)
  4. Fremd STJW (Scott Theer & Jacob Werling)
  5. New Trier DBJS (David Brandfonbrener & Jonathan Shenkman)
  6. Fremd JLSI (Joshua Lee & Sresht Iyer)
  7. Belvidere North NMAM (Nick Milles & Amanda Molina)
  8. Fremd ESRB (Eric Simon & Rebecca Beale)
  9. New Trier ZPNQ (Zach Peltz & Noah Quinn)
  10. Carl Sandburg JKHH (Joy Kudia & Hemza Hajyousif)
  11. Carl Sandburg JMBS (Justin McCurdy & Brian Sedlak)
  12. Schaumburg KVMS (Kshitij Vashi & Megan Schneidau)
  13. Loyola JODS (Jack Osbourne & Davis Shugrue)
  14. Evanston MDSKT (MD Shelton & Khalladi Taylor)
  15. Glenbrook North MBYR (Matt Bondy & Yasmine Ramachandra)
  16. Carl Sandburg AAKW (Ally Arena & Kamil Wrobel)

Octafinalists
Evanston RFJL (Russell Filmore-Brady & James Long)
Carl Sandburg AAKW (Ally Arena & Kamil Wrobel)
Evanston MDSKT (MD Shelton & Khalladi Taylor)
Loyola JODS (Jack Osbourne & Davis Shugrue)
Schaumburg KVMS (Kshitij Vashi & Megan Schneidau)
Carl Sandburg JKHH (Joy Kudia & Hemza Hajyousif)
Fremd ESRB (Eric Simon & Rebecca Beale)
Fremd JLSI (Joshua Lee & Sresht Iyer)

Quarterfinalists
Glenbrook North MBYR (Matt Bondy & Yasmine Ramachandra)
Fremd STJW (Scott Theer & Jacob Werling)
Carl Sandburg JMBS (Justin McCurdy & Brian Sedlak)
New Trier ZPNQ (Zach Peltz & Noah Quinn)

Semifinalists
Belvidere North NMAM (Nick Milles & Amanda Molina)
Evanston KKGS (Kevin Klyman and Graham Straus)

STATE RUNNER UP: New Trier DBJS (David Brandfonbrener & Jonathan Shenkman). Coached by Head Coach Aaron Vinson and Assistants Brent Strom, Kerri Simons, Jonathan Horowitz, and Daniel Rosenstein

STATE CHAMPIONS: Schaumburg JDRH (Jessica D’Souza and Raza Haque). Coached by Head Coach Darrell Robin and Assistants Carl Schwartz, Mick Sellergren, Elisa Galvan, and Nancy Israel

PF All State Debate Team: Patrick Grudzien (Captain, Andrew), John Komoll (Fremd), Graham Strauss (Evanston), James Long (Evanston), Jessica D’Souza (Schaumburg), Kevin Klyman (Evanston), Aniket Biswas (Buffalo Grove), Jacob Gordon (Palatine), Derek Christiansen (Palatine), MD Shelton (Evanston)