MSHSAA State Championships
Cross Examination Debate
Elimination round results
Quarterfinal round
1 01 Christopher Dade and Joshua Nixon (AFF) def. 8 20 Andrew Cummings and Henry Sivils (Neg) 3-0
4 07 David Easley and Michael Keightley (Neg) def. 5 13 Spencer Nelson and Bethany Nelson (AFF) 3-0
3 02 Spencer Culver and Grant Ferland (AFF) def. 6 04 Raymond Fang and Cianan Lesley (Neg) 3-0
2 09 Blake Splitter and Austin Bunnell (AFF) def. 7 18 Sean Kleffner and Emma Sona (Neg) 2-1
Semifinal round
01 Christopher Dade and Joshua Nixon (Neg) def. 07 David Easley and Michael Keightley (AFF) 2-1
02 Spencer Culver and Grant Ferland (Neg) def. 09 Blake Splitter and Austin Bunnell (AFF) 2-1
Final round
01 Christopher Dade and Joshua Nixon (AFF) def. 02 Spencer Culver and Grant Ferland (Neg) 2-1
Champion: 01 Christopher Dade and Joshua Nixon
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Elimination round results
Quarterfinal round
1 B Greg Hamilton (Neg) def. 8 S Cowan Byers (AFF) 2-1
4 N Justin Hankins (Neg) def. 5 V Jason Tian (AFF) 2-1
6 AA Helen Alpern (AFF) def. 3 Z Hannah Haynes (Neg) 2-1
2 J Jonah Ragsdale (AFF) def. 7 Y Ashwath Kumar (Neg) 2-1
Semifinal round
B Greg Hamilton (AFF) def. N Justin Hankins (Neg) 2-1
AA Helen Alpern (Neg) def. J Jonah Ragsdale (AFF) 2-1
Final round
B Greg Hamilton (AFF) def. AA Helen Alpern (Neg) 3-0
Champion: B Greg Hamilton
Public Forum Debate
Elimination round results
Quarterfinal round
1 44 Brian Cheng and John Heider (Neg) def. 8 53 Lucas Monroe and Quentin Cooper (AFF) 2-1
4 56 Jimmy Sitzman and Kathrine Kuhlmann (Neg) def. 5 47 Spencer Tauchen and Abdala Yousef (AFF) 2-1
6 34 Joshua Kimrey and Connor Hakan (Neg) def. 3 54 Asha Thanki and Pavan Yalla (AFF) 3-0
7 40 Julie Nelson and Kassiey Allred (AFF) def. 2 45 Bryce Isbell and Charles Johnson (Neg) 2-1
Semifinal round
56 Jimmy Sitzman and Kathrine Kuhlmann (AFF) def. 44 Brian Cheng and John Heider (Neg) 2-1
34 Joshua Kimrey and Connor Hakan (Neg) def. 40 Julie Nelson and Kassiey Allred (AFF) 2-1
Final round
56 Jimmy Sitzman and Kathrine Kuhlmann (AFF) def. 34 Joshua Kimrey and Connor Hakan (Neg) 2-1
Champion: 56 Jimmy Sitzman and Kathrine Kuhlmann
Dramatic Interpretation
Final round
116 |
Taylor Holcombe |
Blue Springs High School |
3 (23) |
2 (23) |
4 (22) |
9 |
|
1 |
060 |
Savannah Phifer |
Mansfield High School |
1 (25) |
8 (16) |
1 (25) |
10 |
|
2 |
068 |
Brian Kantanka |
Park Hill High School |
4 (22) |
4 (20) |
3 (23) |
11 |
|
3 |
046 |
Jordan Allen |
Parkview High School |
6 (22) |
1 (24) |
6 (21) |
13 |
4 |
4 |
047 |
Alexis Lumley |
Camdenton High School |
2 (24) |
3 (21) |
8 (21) |
13 |
5 |
5 |
079 |
Julia Diekmeier |
Marshfield High School |
7 (21) |
6 (18) |
2 (24) |
15 |
|
6 |
013 |
Alison Gillespie |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
5 (22) |
7 (17) |
5 (22) |
17 |
|
7 |
077 |
Jordan Martin |
Blue Springs South High School |
8 (20) |
5 (19) |
7 (21) |
20 |
|
8 |
Duet Acting
Final round
072 |
Jimmy Sitzman and BreeYauna Patterson |
Liberty High School |
1 (25) |
3 (23) |
1 (24) |
5 |
|
1 |
013 |
Austin Loar and Dane Schnake |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
2 (24) |
5 (21) |
2 (24) |
9 |
|
2 |
009 |
Kenny Tran and Emma Allman |
Liberty North High School |
8 (18) |
1 (25) |
3 (23) |
12 |
|
3 |
116 |
Taylor Holcombe and Blake Knapp |
Blue Springs High School |
3 (23) |
7 (19) |
4 (23) |
14 |
|
4 |
051 |
Brady Smith and Andrew Groom |
Pacific High School |
4 (22) |
6 (20) |
5 (21) |
15 |
5 |
5 |
046 |
Chase Brown and Alex Moffatt |
Parkview High School |
6 (20) |
2 (24) |
7 (20) |
15 |
6 |
6 |
035 |
Justin Oller and Tanner Westmoreland |
Branson High School |
5 (21) |
4 (22) |
8 (19) |
17 |
|
7 |
089 |
Rigel Robinson and Yasmin Younis |
Parkway West High School |
7 (19) |
8 (20) |
6 (21) |
21 |
|
8 |
Humorous Interpretation
Final round
013 |
Dane Schnake |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
3 (24) |
1 (22) |
6 (17) |
10 |
|
1 |
079 |
Haley Rader |
Marshfield High School |
5 (22) |
2 (21) |
4 (19) |
11 |
2 |
2 |
097 |
Laura Grisham |
West Plains High School |
2 (25) |
4 (19) |
5 (18) |
11 |
3 |
3 |
089 |
Rigel Robinson |
Parkway West High School |
7 (18) |
3 (20) |
2 (21) |
12 |
|
4 |
017 |
Noah Jermain |
Savannah High School |
4 (23) |
6 (17) |
3 (20) |
13 |
|
5 |
082 |
Josiah Klassen |
Nixa High School |
1 (25) |
5 (18) |
8 (15) |
14 |
6 |
6 |
004 |
Michael Cohen |
Truman High School |
6 (21) |
7 (16) |
1 (22) |
14 |
7 |
7 |
024 |
John Hallemeier |
Francis Howell North High School |
8 (16) |
8 (16) |
7 (16) |
23 |
|
8 |
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Final round
033 |
Asha Thanki |
Parkway South High School |
2 (22) |
1 (25) |
1 (21) |
4 |
|
1 |
069 |
Nancy Fairbank |
Central (Springfield) High School |
3 (21) |
4 (21) |
3 (19) |
10 |
|
2 |
087 |
Mercer Martin |
Willard High School |
8 (10) |
2 (24) |
2 (20) |
12 |
3 |
3 |
046 |
Hussain Rao |
Parkview High School |
1 (23) |
6 (19) |
5 (17) |
12 |
4 |
4 |
109 |
Ashwath Kumar |
Hickman High School |
4 (20) |
8 (19) |
4 (18) |
16 |
|
5 |
081 |
David Rivera |
Brentwood High School |
6 (14) |
5 (20) |
6 (16) |
17 |
|
6 |
062 |
Jason Tian |
Warrensburg High School |
7 (11) |
3 (23) |
8 (14) |
18 |
|
7 |
021 |
Jonathan Christy |
Lee's Summit High School |
5 (15) |
7 (19) |
7 (15) |
19 |
|
8 |
One-Act Play
Final round
013 |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
1 (65) |
1 (63) |
2 (56) |
4 |
1 |
051 |
Pacific High School |
2 (63) |
2 (57) |
1 (65) |
5 |
2 |
072 |
Liberty High School |
3 (61) |
3 (50) |
3 (54) |
9 |
3 |
025 |
Lexington High School |
4 (47) |
4 (33) |
4 (42) |
12 |
4 |
Original Oratory
Final round
013 |
Andrea Ambam |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
1 (25) |
1 (24) |
5 (23) |
7 |
1 |
1 |
068 |
Ben Shinogle |
Park Hill High School |
3 (24) |
2 (23) |
2 (24) |
7 |
2 |
2 |
078 |
Shelby Steingraeber |
Francis Howell High School |
2 (25) |
6 (20) |
1 (25) |
9 |
|
3 |
023 |
Jerome Gregory |
Ladue Horton Watkins High School |
4 (24) |
5 (21) |
4 (23) |
13 |
|
4 |
041 |
Blakely Broder |
St. Charles West High School |
5 (22) |
3 (22) |
6 (23) |
14 |
|
5 |
017 |
Hannah Ingram |
Savannah High School |
7 (20) |
4 (21) |
7 (22) |
18 |
6 |
6 |
100 |
Tess Harmon |
Joplin High School |
8 (19) |
7 (17) |
3 (23) |
18 |
7 |
7 |
079 |
Ashley Hopper |
Marshfield High School |
6 (22) |
8 (16) |
8 (20) |
22 |
|
8 |
Poetry Reading
Final round
116 |
Lyric Davis |
Blue Springs High School |
2 (25) |
1 (25) |
2 (24) |
5 |
|
1 |
002 |
Jackson Ackman |
Maryville High School |
1 (25) |
5 (19) |
1 (25) |
7 |
|
2 |
080 |
Ravyn Brooks |
Lee's Summit North High School |
3 (24) |
3 (22) |
4 (22) |
10 |
|
3 |
049 |
Julian Marshall |
Rockhurst High School |
4 (22) |
2 (23) |
7 (19) |
13 |
|
4 |
064 |
Kathleen Kohler |
Oakville High School |
6 (19) |
4 (20) |
5 (21) |
15 |
|
5 |
004 |
Sicily Mathenia |
Truman High School |
7 (15) |
6 (18) |
3 (23) |
16 |
|
6 |
043 |
Gillian MWangi |
Jefferson City High School |
5 (21) |
8 (15) |
6 (20) |
19 |
|
7 |
099 |
Ransom Hook |
Winnetonka High School |
8 (14) |
7 (16) |
8 (18) |
23 |
|
8 |
Prose Reading
Final round
052 |
Gregory Reeves |
Pleasant Hill High School |
3 (22) |
2 (24) |
2 (24) |
7 |
|
1 |
013 |
Elisabeth Pennington |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
6 (19) |
1 (25) |
3 (23) |
10 |
2 |
2 |
051 |
Trish Baker |
Pacific High School |
2 (23) |
4 (22) |
4 (22) |
10 |
3 |
3 |
093 |
Marissa Steele |
Ozark High School |
1 (24) |
3 (23) |
8 (18) |
12 |
|
4 |
009 |
Luce Apollon |
Liberty North High School |
7 (18) |
7 (19) |
1 (25) |
15 |
|
5 |
056 |
Alexa Menendez |
St. James High School |
4 (21) |
5 (21) |
7 (19) |
16 |
6 |
6 |
016 |
Miranda Johnson |
Neosho High School |
5 (20) |
6 (20) |
5 (21) |
16 |
7 |
7 |
100 |
Saniya Ablatt |
Joplin High School |
8 (17) |
8 (18) |
6 (20) |
22 |
|
8 |
Radio Speaking
Final round
078 |
Shelby Steingraeber |
Francis Howell High School |
1 (24) |
5 (20) |
4 (20) |
10 |
1 |
1 |
087 |
Greg Hamilton |
Willard High School |
4 (23) |
1 (23) |
5 (18) |
10 |
2 |
2 |
079 |
Taylor Price |
Marshfield High School |
6 (21) |
2 (22) |
2 (23) |
10 |
|
3 |
034 |
Jordan Henry |
Mexico High School |
3 (23) |
4 (21) |
3 (21) |
10 |
|
4 |
109 |
Ashwath Kumar |
Hickman High School |
2 (24) |
3 (21) |
6 (16) |
11 |
|
5 |
020 |
Lesley Kleyh |
Odessa High School |
5 (21) |
6 (19) |
1 (24) |
12 |
|
6 |
056 |
Caleb Jones |
St. James High School |
7 (17) |
7 (16) |
7 (14) |
21 |
|
7 |
090 |
Jackson Pilgrim |
Glendale High School |
8 (0) |
8 (0) |
8 (0) |
24 |
|
8 |
Reader's Theatre
Final round
087 |
Willard High School |
1 (50) |
2 (49) |
2 (49) |
5 |
|
1 |
082 |
Nixa High School |
2 (48) |
3 (47) |
1 (50) |
6 |
|
2 |
013 |
Raymore-Peculiar High School |
3 (47) |
1 (49) |
3 (48) |
7 |
|
3 |
109 |
Hickman High School |
4 (37) |
4 (46) |
4 (40) |
12 |
|
4 |
Storytelling
Final round
039 |
Dominic Hernandez |
Oak Park High School |
2 (25) |
2 (24) |
1 (25) |
5 |
|
1 |
052 |
Gregory Reeves |
Pleasant Hill High School |
1 (25) |
1 (25) |
4 (23) |
6 |
|
2 |
077 |
Ryan Mccrary |
Blue Springs South High School |
3 (24) |
3 (23) |
6 (22) |
12 |
|
3 |
017 |
Tori Turner |
Savannah High School |
4 (23) |
4 (22) |
5 (22) |
13 |
4 |
4 |
051 |
Leslea Walter |
Pacific High School |
6 (20) |
5 (21) |
2 (24) |
13 |
5 |
5 |
097 |
Dillon Cordel |
West Plains High School |
5 (21) |
6 (20) |
3 (23) |
14 |
|
6 |
009 |
Lauren VanNess |
Liberty North High School |
8 (20) |
7 (19) |
7 (22) |
22 |
|
7 |
050 |
Courtney Mangram |
Lee's Summit West High School |
7 (20) |
8 (18) |
8 (21) |
23 |
|
8 |
US Extemporaneous Speaking
Final round
009 |
Jessica Pittman |
Liberty North High School |
1 (25) |
1 (24) |
2 (24) |
4 |
|
1 |
081 |
Dallas Neely |
Brentwood High School |
2 (24) |
2 (23) |
4 (22) |
8 |
|
2 |
004 |
Damon Brown |
Truman High School |
6 (18) |
4 (19) |
1 (25) |
11 |
3 |
3 |
016 |
Kaci Culp |
Neosho High School |
3 (23) |
5 (18) |
3 (23) |
11 |
4 |
4 |
079 |
AVERY DAY |
Marshfield High School |
4 (20) |
3 (20) |
5 (21) |
12 |
|
5 |
072 |
Max Accardi |
Liberty High School |
5 (19) |
8 (15) |
6 (20) |
19 |
|
6 |
010 |
Conor Browne |
Kickapoo High School |
8 (16) |
6 (17) |
7 (19) |
21 |
|
7 |
023 |
Sarah Allen |
Ladue Horton Watkins High School |
7 (17) |
7 (16) |
8 (18) |
22 |
|
8 |