2014 Desert Gem Speech
Tournament Info
League: Stoa
Location: La Quinta, California
Start date: Friday, February 14, 2014
End date: Saturday, February 15, 2014
Events Offered
| Event Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Apologetics flag | 57 |
| Broadcasting flag | 32 |
| Dramatic Interpretation flag | 6 |
| Duo Interpretation flag | 12 |
| Expository flag | 13 |
| Humorous Interpretation flag | 15 |
| Mars Hill Impromptu flag | 27 |
| Open Interpretation flag | 24 |
| Original Oratory flag | 41 |
| Persuasive flag | 25 |
| Storytelling flag | 32 |
Apologetics
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Samuel Pena flag | CA | 57 |  |
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| 2nd | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 28.5 | |
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| 3rd | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 19 | |
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| 4th | Brianna Coughlin flag | CA | Veritas CA | 14.25 | |
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| 5th | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 11.4 | |
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| 6th | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 9.5 | |
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| 7th | Denise Sprimont flag | CA | Scarlet | 8.143 | |
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| 8th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 7.125 | |
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| 9th | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 6.333 | |
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| 10th | Sabrina Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 5.7 | |
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| 11th | Grant Garcia flag | CA | Set Apart | 5.182 | |
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| 12th | Reagan Anderson flag | CA | Set Apart | 4.75 | |
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| 13th | Kirk Neuenschwander flag | CA | EPIC² | 4.385 | |
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| 14th | Ruth Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 4.071 | |
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| 15th | Luke Kwong flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3.8 | |
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| 16th | Emilie Wickham flag | CA | Dikaios | 3.563 | |
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| 17th | Lexi Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 3.353 | |
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| 18th | Angela Pham flag | CA | Veritas CA | 3.167 | |
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| 19th | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 3 | |
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| 20th | Brianna Stannard flag | CA | Dikaios | 2.85 | |
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| 21st | Alexis Garcia flag | CA | Set Apart | 2.714 | |
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| 22nd | Zackary McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.591 | |
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| 23rd | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.478 | ||
| 24th | Matthew Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.375 | ||
| 25th | Grace Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.28 | ||
| 26th | Rachel O'Dell flag | CA | VALOR | 2.192 | ||
| 27th | Kyle Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.111 | ||
| 28th | Sarah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.036 | ||
| 29th | Stephen Kish flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.966 | ||
| 30th | Matthew Miner flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.9 | ||
| 31st | Elizabeth Gehrig flag | CA | Scarlet | 1.839 | ||
| 32nd | Josiah Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.781 | ||
| 33rd | Andrew Little flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.727 | ||
| 34th | Susanna Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.676 | ||
| 35th | Jonathan Lowell flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.629 | ||
| 36th | Jackson Hesseltine flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.583 | ||
| 37th | James Scherkenback flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.541 | ||
| 38th | Natalie Van Gelder flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.5 | ||
| 39th | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.462 | ||
| 40th | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.425 | ||
| 41st | Charity Bechtol flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.39 | ||
| 42nd | Noah Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.357 | ||
| 43rd | Arik Schneider flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.326 | ||
| 44th | Christian Marino flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.295 | ||
| 45th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.267 | ||
| 46th | Lorraine Smit flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.239 | ||
| 47th | Brooke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.213 | ||
| 48th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.188 | ||
| 49th | Hidden | |||||
| 50th | Hidden | |||||
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| 52nd | Hidden | |||||
| 53rd | Hidden | |||||
| 54th | Hidden | |||||
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| 56th | Hidden | |||||
| 57th | Hidden | |||||
Broadcasting
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 32 | |
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| 2nd | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 16 | |
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| 3rd | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 10.667 | |
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| 4th | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 8 | |
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| 5th | Zackary McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 6.4 | |
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| 6th | Matthew Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 5.333 | |
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| 7th | Reagan Anderson flag | CA | Set Apart | 4.571 | |
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| 8th | Josiah Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 4 | |
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| 9th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.556 | |
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| 10th | Samuel Pena flag | CA | 3.2 | |
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| 11th | Kyle Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.909 | |
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| 12th | Sabrina Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.667 | |
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| 13th | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.462 | ||
| 14th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.286 | ||
| 15th | James Kuhlmann flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.133 | ||
| 16th | Rachel O'Dell flag | CA | VALOR | 2 | ||
| 17th | Arik Schneider flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.882 | ||
| 18th | Angela Pham flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.778 | ||
| 19th | Kirk Neuenschwander flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.684 | ||
| 20th | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 1.6 | ||
| 21st | RobertAnthony Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.524 | ||
| 22nd | Annabelle Tague flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.455 | ||
| 23rd | Brooke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.391 | ||
| 24th | Kayla Curtis flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.333 | ||
| 25th | Ethan Kong flag | CA | Sophos | 1.28 | ||
| 26th | Sean McKeever flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.231 | ||
| 27th | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.185 | ||
| 28th | Hidden | |||||
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| 30th | Hidden | |||||
| 31st | Hidden | |||||
| 32nd | Hidden | |||||
Dramatic Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Kayla Curtis flag | CA | CONTROL | 6 | |
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| 2nd | Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3 | |
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| 3rd | Susanna Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2 | ||
| 4th | Sabrina Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.5 | ||
| 5th | Rebekah Hermsmeier flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.2 | ||
| 6th | Hidden | |||||
Duo Interpretation
| Place | Team Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | James Kuhlmann - Forrest McFarland flag | CA | Veritas CA | 12 | |
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| 2nd | Brian Coughlin - Jacob Kuhlmann flag | CA | Veritas CA | 6 | |
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| 3rd | Emilie Wickham - Esther Wickham flag | CA | Dikaios | 4 | |
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| 4th | Adrienne Caffarel - Justin Holiman flag | CA | Paradigm | 3 | |
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| 5th | Daniel Farrington - Noah Taylor flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.4 | ||
| 6th | Sarah Busler - Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2 | ||
| 7th | Kayla Curtis - Aidan Gilmore flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.714 | ||
| 8th | Kyle Kendrick - Adriana von Helms flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.5 | ||
| 9th | Brooke McNamara - Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.333 | ||
| 10th | Scott Lowery - Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.2 | ||
| 11th | Hidden | |||||
| 12th | Hidden | |||||
Expository
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Ollyvia Lim flag | CA | Scarlet | 13 | |
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| 2nd | Elizabeth Gehrig flag | CA | Scarlet | 6.5 | |
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| 3rd | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 4.333 | |
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| 4th | Hannah Tjia flag | CA | Veritas CA | 3.25 | |
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| 5th | Nathaniel Arroyave flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.6 | |
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| 6th | Carissa Park flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.167 | ||
| 7th | Brianna Stannard flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.857 | ||
| 8th | Joshua Kang flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.625 | ||
| 9th | William Duquette flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.444 | ||
| 10th | Sarah Page flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.3 | ||
| 11th | Noah Frasch flag | CA | VALOR | 1.182 | ||
| 12th | Hidden | |||||
| 13th | Hidden | |||||
Humorous Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Grace Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 15 | |
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| 2nd | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 7.5 | |
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| 3rd | Daniel Farrington flag | CA | Paradigm | 5 | |
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| 4th | Emilie Wickham flag | CA | Dikaios | 3.75 | |
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| 5th | James Kuhlmann flag | CA | Veritas CA | 3 | |
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| 6th | Forrest McFarland flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.5 | |
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| 7th | Sabrina Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.143 | ||
| 8th | Brian Coughlin flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.875 | ||
| 9th | Nathaniel Arroyave flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.667 | ||
| 10th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.5 | ||
| 11th | Sarah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.364 | ||
| 12th | Noah Taylor flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.25 | ||
| 13th | Hidden | |||||
| 14th | Hidden | |||||
| 15th | Hidden | |||||
Mars Hill Impromptu
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 27 | |
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| 2nd | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 13.5 | |
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| 3rd | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 9 | |
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| 4th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 6.75 | |
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| 5th | Luke Kwong flag | CA | Imago Dei | 5.4 | |
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| 6th | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 4.5 | |
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| 7th | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 3.857 | |
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| 8th | Lexi Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 3.375 | |
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| 9th | Sabrina Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 3 | |
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| 10th | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 2.7 | |
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| 11th | Stephen Kish flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.455 | ||
| 12th | Rachel O'Dell flag | CA | VALOR | 2.25 | ||
| 13th | Grant Garcia flag | CA | Set Apart | 2.077 | ||
| 14th | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.929 | ||
| 15th | James Scherkenback flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.8 | ||
| 16th | Matthew Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.688 | ||
| 17th | Reagan Anderson flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.588 | ||
| 18th | Kyle Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.5 | ||
| 19th | Carina Cendejas flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.421 | ||
| 20th | RobertAnthony Cruz flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.35 | ||
| 21st | Matthew Miner flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.286 | ||
| 22nd | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.227 | ||
| 23rd | Hidden | |||||
| 24th | Hidden | |||||
| 25th | Hidden | |||||
| 26th | Hidden | |||||
| 27th | Hidden | |||||
Open Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 24 | |
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| 2nd | Grace Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 12 | |
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| 3rd | Brooke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 8 | |
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| 4th | Adrienne Caffarel flag | CA | Paradigm | 6 | |
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| 5th | Brooke Larson flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 4.8 | |
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| 6th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 4 | |
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| 7th | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 3.429 | |
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| 8th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 3 | |
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| 9th | Noah Taylor flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.667 | |
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| 10th | Esther Wickham flag | CA | Dikaios | 2.4 | ||
| 11th | Jonathan Lowell flag | CA | Set Apart | 2.182 | ||
| 12th | Jeremy Marino flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2 | ||
| 13th | Gracie Seals flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.846 | ||
| 14th | Rebekah Hermsmeier flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.714 | ||
| 15th | Ruth Frasch flag | CA | VALOR | 1.6 | ||
| 16th | London Gittisarn flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.5 | ||
| 17th | Ashley Fernald flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.412 | ||
| 18th | Jacob Kuhlmann flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.333 | ||
| 19th | Olivia Felis flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.263 | ||
| 20th | Martin Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.2 | ||
| 21st | Hidden | |||||
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| 23rd | Hidden | |||||
| 24th | Hidden | |||||
Original Oratory
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 41 | |
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| 2nd | Hannah Kang flag | CA | CONTROL | 20.5 | |
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| 3rd | Grace Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 13.667 | |
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| 4th | Stephen Kish flag | CA | EPIC² | 10.25 | |
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| 5th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 8.2 | |
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| 6th | Matthew Kang flag | CA | CONTROL | 6.833 | |
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| 7th | Annabelle Tague flag | CA | CONTROL | 5.857 | |
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| 8th | Chase Gittisarn flag | CA | Imago Dei | 5.125 | |
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| 9th | Berea Blackie flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4.556 | |
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| 10th | Jonathan Hayase flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4.1 | |
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| 11th | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3.727 | |
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| 12th | Jared Curry flag | CA | Paradigm | 3.417 | |
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| 13th | London Gittisarn flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3.154 | |
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| 14th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.929 | |
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| 15th | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 2.733 | |
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| 16th | Andrew Limtiaco flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.563 | |
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| 17th | Luke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.412 | ||
| 18th | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.278 | ||
| 19th | Benjamin Vincent flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.158 | ||
| 20th | Carina Cendejas flag | CA | Imago Dei | 2.05 | ||
| 21st | Ashley Fernald flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.952 | ||
| 22nd | Arik Schneider flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.864 | ||
| 23rd | Samuel Pena flag | CA | 1.783 | |||
| 24th | Emilie Wickham flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.708 | ||
| 25th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.64 | ||
| 26th | Jonathan Lowell flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.577 | ||
| 27th | Justin Holiman flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.519 | ||
| 28th | Ruth Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.464 | ||
| 29th | Darby Schnoebelen flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.414 | ||
| 30th | Rebekah Hermsmeier flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.367 | ||
| 31st | Jimmy Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.323 | ||
| 32nd | Forrest McFarland flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.281 | ||
| 33rd | Elizabeth Tjia flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.242 | ||
| 34th | Noelle Chapman flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.206 | ||
| 35th | Hidden | |||||
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Persuasive
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Angela Pham flag | CA | Veritas CA | 25 | |
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| 2nd | Annabelle Tague flag | CA | CONTROL | 12.5 | |
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| 3rd | Emily Park flag | CA | CONTROL | 8.333 | |
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| 4th | Adrienne Caffarel flag | CA | Paradigm | 6.25 | |
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| 5th | Kirsten Carlson flag | CA | CONTROL | 5 | |
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| 6th | Josiah Walker flag | CA | Paradigm | 4.167 | |
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| 7th | Reagan Anderson flag | CA | Set Apart | 3.571 | |
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| 8th | Chase Gittisarn flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3.125 | |
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| 9th | Rachel O'Dell flag | CA | VALOR | 2.778 | |
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| 10th | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 2.5 | |
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| 11th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.273 | ||
| 12th | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.083 | ||
| 13th | Zackary McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.923 | ||
| 14th | Justin Holiman flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.786 | ||
| 15th | Lexi Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.667 | ||
| 16th | Jared Curry flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.563 | ||
| 17th | Grace Marino flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.471 | ||
| 18th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.389 | ||
| 19th | Noelle Chapman flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.316 | ||
| 20th | Andrew Little flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.25 | ||
| 21st | Ian Caffarel flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.19 | ||
| 22nd | Hidden | |||||
| 23rd | Hidden | |||||
| 24th | Hidden | |||||
| 25th | Hidden | |||||
Storytelling
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Kayla Curtis flag | CA | CONTROL | 32 | |
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| 2nd | Susanna Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 16 | |
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| 3rd | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 10.667 | |
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| 4th | Angela Pham flag | CA | Veritas CA | 8 | |
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| 5th | Berea Blackie flag | CA | Veritas CA | 6.4 | |
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| 6th | Sarah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 5.333 | |
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| 7th | Elizabeth Gehrig flag | CA | Scarlet | 4.571 | |
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| 8th | Matthew Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4 | |
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| 9th | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3.556 | |
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| 10th | Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.2 | |
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| 11th | Kayla Coughlin flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.909 | |
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| 12th | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 2.667 | |
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| 13th | Adriana von Helms flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.462 | ||
| 14th | Adrienne Caffarel flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.286 | ||
| 15th | Forrest McFarland flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.133 | ||
| 16th | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 2 | ||
| 17th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.882 | ||
| 18th | James Kuhlmann flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.778 | ||
| 19th | Natalie Van Gelder flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.684 | ||
| 20th | Annabelle Tague flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.6 | ||
| 21st | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.524 | ||
| 22nd | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 1.455 | ||
| 23rd | Zackary McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.391 | ||
| 24th | Noah Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.333 | ||
| 25th | Kyle Kendrick flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.28 | ||
| 26th | Rachel O'Dell flag | CA | VALOR | 1.231 | ||
| 27th | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.185 | ||
| 28th | Hidden | |||||
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| 32nd | Hidden | |||||
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