2015 The Desert Gem
Tournament Info
League: Stoa
Location: La Quinta, California
Start date: Friday, January 30, 2015
End date: Saturday, January 31, 2015
Events Offered
| Event Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Apologetics flag | 55 |
| Broadcasting flag | 35 |
| Dramatic Interpretation flag | 5 |
| Duo Interpretation flag | 19 |
| Expository flag | 13 |
| Humorous Interpretation flag | 8 |
| Mars Hill Impromptu flag | 27 |
| Motivational Speaking flag | 25 |
| Open Interpretation flag | 31 |
| Original Oratory flag | 46 |
| Persuasive flag | 22 |
Apologetics
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 55 |  |
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| 2nd | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 27.5 | |
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| 3rd | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 18.333 | |
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| 4th | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 13.75 | |
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| 5th | Hannah Socolofsky flag | CA | Veritas CA | 11 | |
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| 6th | Samuel Pena flag | CA | Veritas CA | 9.167 | |
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| 7th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 7.857 | |
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| 8th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 6.875 | |
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| 9th | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 6.111 | |
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| 10th | Lexi Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 5.5 | |
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| 11th | Breanna Vincent flag | CA | EPIC² | 5 | |
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| 12th | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 4.583 | |
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| 13th | Noah Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 4.231 | |
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| 14th | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 3.929 | |
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| 15th | Chase Gittisarn flag | CA | Independent CA | 3.667 | |
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| 16th | Ruth Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.438 | |
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| 17th | Grant Garcia flag | CA | Set Apart | 3.235 | |
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| 18th | Brianna Stannard flag | CA | Dikaios | 3.056 | |
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| 19th | Rose Soiland flag | CA | Touche | 2.895 | |
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| 20th | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 2.75 | |
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| 21st | Lorraine Smit flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.619 | |
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| 22nd | Madeline James flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.5 | |
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| 23rd | Genny James flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.391 | ||
| 24th | Maximilian Discar flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.292 | ||
| 25th | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 2.2 | ||
| 26th | Jeremy Tran flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.115 | ||
| 27th | Courtney Kramer flag | CA | South Bay Articulators | 2.037 | ||
| 28th | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.964 | ||
| 29th | Abigail Carter flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.897 | ||
| 30th | Jonathan Lowell flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.833 | ||
| 31st | Susanna Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.774 | ||
| 32nd | Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.719 | ||
| 33rd | Sarah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.667 | ||
| 34th | Elliot Sheftick flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.618 | ||
| 35th | Jimmy Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.571 | ||
| 36th | Kristen Neuenschwander flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.528 | ||
| 37th | Natalie Van Gelder flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.486 | ||
| 38th | Elijah Brown flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.447 | ||
| 39th | Andrew Limtiaco flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.41 | ||
| 40th | David Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.375 | ||
| 41st | Luke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.341 | ||
| 42nd | Grace Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.31 | ||
| 43rd | Phillip Williams flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.279 | ||
| 44th | Paul Cox flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.25 | ||
| 45th | James Sheftick flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.222 | ||
| 46th | Sam Cox flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.196 | ||
| 47th | Hidden | |||||
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| 55th | Hidden | |||||
Broadcasting
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 35 | |
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| 2nd | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 17.5 | |
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| 3rd | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 11.667 | |
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| 4th | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 8.75 | |
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| 5th | Samuel Pena flag | CA | Veritas CA | 7 | |
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| 6th | Hannah Socolofsky flag | CA | Veritas CA | 5.833 | |
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| 7th | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 5 | |
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| 8th | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 4.375 | |
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| 9th | David Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 3.889 | |
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| 10th | Abi Reeves flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.5 | |
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| 11th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.182 | |
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| 12th | Luke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.917 | |
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| 13th | Noah Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.692 | |
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| 14th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.5 | |
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| 15th | Ruth Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.333 | ||
| 16th | Sarah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.188 | ||
| 17th | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.059 | ||
| 18th | Sean McKeever flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.944 | ||
| 19th | Joshua Reeves flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.842 | ||
| 20th | Nathaniel Arroyave flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.75 | ||
| 21st | Justine VanNess flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.667 | ||
| 22nd | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.591 | ||
| 23rd | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.522 | ||
| 24th | Emily Waldrum flag | CA | Rhetoric | 1.458 | ||
| 25th | Martin Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.4 | ||
| 26th | Ethan Kong flag | CA | Sophos | 1.346 | ||
| 27th | Braydon Owen flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.296 | ||
| 28th | Emily Matt flag | CA | Um... | 1.25 | ||
| 29th | Jacob Day flag | CA | Covenant | 1.207 | ||
| 30th | Hidden | |||||
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Dramatic Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 5 | |
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| 2nd | Hanae Gonzales flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.5 | |
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| 3rd | Hannah Socolofsky flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.667 | ||
| 4th | Madeline James flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.25 | ||
| 5th | Hidden | |||||
Duo Interpretation
| Place | Team Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Susanna Smith - Hannah Socolofsky flag | CA | Veritas CA | 19 | |
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| 2nd | Daniel Farrington - Madeline James flag | CA | Paradigm | 9.5 | |
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| 3rd | Sarah Busler - Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 6.333 | |
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| 4th | Aubrie Hillery - Sydney Santillan flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4.75 | |
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| 5th | Brooke McNamara - Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 3.8 | |
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| 6th | Joshua Johnson - Noah Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 3.167 | |
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| 7th | Ashley Peacock - Martin Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 2.714 | |
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| 8th | Blake Banda - Jaden Feria flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.375 | ||
| 9th | Maximilian Discar - Josiah Discar flag | CA | Paradigm | 2.111 | ||
| 10th | Rose Soiland - Lucas Youngs flag | CA | Touche | 1.9 | ||
| 11th | Alyssa Salanga - Samantha Salanga flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.727 | ||
| 12th | Keliann Nash - Morgan Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.583 | ||
| 13th | Johanna Winchel - Savanna Winchel flag | CA | VALOR | 1.462 | ||
| 14th | Joshua Berry - Anna Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.357 | ||
| 15th | David Johnson - Grace Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.267 | ||
| 16th | James Laky - Darby Schnoebelen flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.188 | ||
| 17th | Hidden | |||||
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| 19th | Hidden | |||||
Expository
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Emily Matt flag | CA | Um... | 13 | |
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| 2nd | Alyssa Beccue flag | CA | Imago Dei | 6.5 | |
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| 3rd | Madeline James flag | CA | Paradigm | 4.333 | |
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| 4th | Olivia Felis flag | CA | Set Apart | 3.25 | |
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| 5th | Leah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.6 | |
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| 6th | Nathaniel Arroyave flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.167 | ||
| 7th | John Dykstra flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.857 | ||
| 8th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.625 | ||
| 9th | Philip Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.444 | ||
| 10th | Jacob Day flag | CA | Covenant | 1.3 | ||
| 11th | Jasmin Sharp flag | CA | VALOR | 1.182 | ||
| 12th | Hidden | |||||
| 13th | Hidden | |||||
Humorous Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 8 | |
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| 2nd | Brian Coughlin flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4 | |
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| 3rd | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.667 | |
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| 4th | Emily Waldrum flag | CA | Rhetoric | 2 | ||
| 5th | Daniel Farrington flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.6 | ||
| 6th | Susanna Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.333 | ||
| 7th | Hidden | |||||
| 8th | Hidden | |||||
Mars Hill Impromptu
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lexi Stefani flag | CA | Set Apart | 27 | |
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| 2nd | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 13.5 | |
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| 3rd | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 9 | |
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| 4th | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 6.75 | |
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| 5th | Ryan Kelly Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 5.4 | |
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| 6th | Jeremy Tran flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4.5 | |
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| 7th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.857 | |
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| 8th | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 3.375 | |
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| 9th | Paul Cox flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3 | |
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| 10th | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.7 | |
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| 11th | Philip Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 2.455 | ||
| 12th | Keara Katayama flag | CA | Coram Deo | 2.25 | ||
| 13th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.077 | ||
| 14th | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.929 | ||
| 15th | Sam Cox flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.8 | ||
| 16th | David Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.688 | ||
| 17th | Courtney Kramer flag | CA | South Bay Articulators | 1.588 | ||
| 18th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.5 | ||
| 19th | Keliann Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.421 | ||
| 20th | Maximilian Discar flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.35 | ||
| 21st | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.286 | ||
| 22nd | Jacob Day flag | CA | Covenant | 1.227 | ||
| 23rd | Hidden | |||||
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| 25th | Hidden | |||||
| 26th | Hidden | |||||
| 27th | Hidden | |||||
Motivational Speaking
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Maximilian Discar flag | CA | Paradigm | 25 | |
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| 2nd | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 12.5 | |
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| 3rd | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 8.333 | |
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| 4th | Keliann Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 6.25 | |
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| 5th | Josiah Tey flag | CA | EPIC² | 5 | |
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| 6th | Jeremy Tran flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4.167 | |
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| 7th | Ruth Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.571 | |
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| 8th | Isabelle Clausen flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.125 | |
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| 9th | Abi Reeves flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.778 | |
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| 10th | Renee Waller flag | CA | Apollos | 2.5 | |
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| 11th | Sarah Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.273 | ||
| 12th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.083 | ||
| 13th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.923 | ||
| 14th | Emma Limtiaco flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.786 | ||
| 15th | Brianna Stannard flag | CA | Dikaios | 1.667 | ||
| 16th | Morgan Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.563 | ||
| 17th | Andrew Limtiaco flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.471 | ||
| 18th | Jackson VanNess flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.389 | ||
| 19th | Ally Dunn flag | CA | Sophos | 1.316 | ||
| 20th | Christy Cardinale flag | CA | South Bay Articulators | 1.25 | ||
| 21st | Abigail Carter flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.19 | ||
| 22nd | Hidden | |||||
| 23rd | Hidden | |||||
| 24th | Hidden | |||||
| 25th | Hidden | |||||
Open Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Taryn Murphy flag | CA | Apollos | 31 | |
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| 2nd | Lena Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 15.5 | |
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| 3rd | Johanna Winchel flag | CA | VALOR | 10.333 | |
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| 4th | Justine VanNess flag | CA | Veritas CA | 7.75 | |
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| 5th | Nathaniel Arroyave flag | CA | CONTROL | 6.2 | |
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| 6th | Keliann Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 5.167 | |
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| 7th | Hanae Gonzales flag | CA | Veritas CA | 4.429 | |
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| 8th | Lucas Youngs flag | CA | Touche | 3.875 | |
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| 9th | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 3.444 | |
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| 10th | Savanna Winchel flag | CA | VALOR | 3.1 | |
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| 11th | Darby Schnoebelen flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.818 | |
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| 12th | Brooke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.583 | |
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| 13th | London Gittisarn flag | CA | Independent CA | 2.385 | ||
| 14th | Keara Katayama flag | CA | Coram Deo | 2.214 | ||
| 15th | Jonathan Lowell flag | CA | Set Apart | 2.067 | ||
| 16th | Brenna Bay flag | CA | Coram Deo | 1.938 | ||
| 17th | Leanna Guerrero flag | CA | Sophos | 1.824 | ||
| 18th | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 1.722 | ||
| 19th | Ashley Peacock flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.632 | ||
| 20th | Jasmin Sharp flag | CA | VALOR | 1.55 | ||
| 21st | Ruth Frasch flag | CA | Anchor | 1.476 | ||
| 22nd | Julia Caddow flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.409 | ||
| 23rd | Kristen Neuenschwander flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.348 | ||
| 24th | Emily Waldrum flag | CA | Rhetoric | 1.292 | ||
| 25th | Christy Cardinale flag | CA | South Bay Articulators | 1.24 | ||
| 26th | Elizabeth Hayase flag | CA | Veritas CA | 1.192 | ||
| 27th | Hidden | |||||
| 28th | Hidden | |||||
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| 31st | Hidden | |||||
Original Oratory
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Maggie Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 46 | |
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| 2nd | Grant Garcia flag | CA | Set Apart | 23 | |
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| 3rd | Thea Dunlevie flag | CA | Apollos | 15.333 | |
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| 4th | Kayla Coughlin flag | CA | Veritas CA | 11.5 | |
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| 5th | London Gittisarn flag | CA | Independent CA | 9.2 | |
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| 6th | Breanna Vincent flag | CA | EPIC² | 7.667 | |
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| 7th | Matthew Glienke flag | CA | Imago Dei | 6.571 | |
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| 8th | Maximilian Discar flag | CA | Paradigm | 5.75 | |
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| 9th | Luke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 5.111 | |
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| 10th | Keliann Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 4.6 | |
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| 11th | Chailyn Sullivan flag | CA | EPIC² | 4.182 | |
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| 12th | Keara Katayama flag | CA | Coram Deo | 3.833 | |
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| 13th | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 3.538 | |
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| 14th | Susanna Smith flag | CA | Veritas CA | 3.286 | |
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| 15th | Joshua Johnson flag | CA | EPIC² | 3.067 | |
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| 16th | Madelyn Fritz flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.875 | |
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| 17th | Abi Reeves flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2.706 | |
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| 18th | Chase Gittisarn flag | CA | Independent CA | 2.556 | |
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| 19th | Lorraine Smit flag | CA | EPIC² | 2.421 | ||
| 20th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.3 | ||
| 21st | Emily Park flag | CA | CONTROL | 2.19 | ||
| 22nd | Ethan Kong flag | CA | Sophos | 2.091 | ||
| 23rd | Jackson Hesseltine flag | CA | Set Apart | 2 | ||
| 24th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.917 | ||
| 25th | Jasmin Sharp flag | CA | VALOR | 1.84 | ||
| 26th | Brooke McNamara flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.769 | ||
| 27th | Jimmy Topper flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.704 | ||
| 28th | Daniel Farrington flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.643 | ||
| 29th | Daniel Guerrero flag | CA | Sophos | 1.586 | ||
| 30th | Andrew Limtiaco flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.533 | ||
| 31st | Paul Cox flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.484 | ||
| 32nd | Madi Barney flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.438 | ||
| 33rd | Genny James flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.394 | ||
| 34th | Judah Brown flag | CA | Set Apart | 1.353 | ||
| 35th | Natalie Van Gelder flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.314 | ||
| 36th | Morgan Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.278 | ||
| 37th | Elizabeth Pratt flag | CA | Paradigm | 1.243 | ||
| 38th | Joshua Berry flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.211 | ||
| 39th | Ruth Busler flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.179 | ||
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Persuasive
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Hannah Socolofsky flag | CA | Veritas CA | 22 | |
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| 2nd | Leanna Guerrero flag | CA | Sophos | 11 | |
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| 3rd | Noah Pacifici flag | CA | Imago Dei | 7.333 | |
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| 4th | John Dykstra flag | CA | Paradigm | 5.5 | |
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| 5th | Abigail Carter flag | CA | Imago Dei | 4.4 | |
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| 6th | Scott Lowery flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 3.667 | |
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| 7th | Hanae Gonzales flag | CA | Veritas CA | 3.143 | |
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| 8th | Phillip Williams flag | CA | Dikaios | 2.75 | |
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| 9th | Brianna Stannard flag | CA | Dikaios | 2.444 | ||
| 10th | Chase Gittisarn flag | CA | Independent CA | 2.2 | ||
| 11th | Abi Reeves flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 2 | ||
| 12th | Emma Limtiaco flag | CA | EPIC² | 1.833 | ||
| 13th | Emily Matt flag | CA | Um... | 1.692 | ||
| 14th | Isabelle Napier flag | AZ | Mars Hill | 1.571 | ||
| 15th | Joel Cox flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.467 | ||
| 16th | Katie Dunn flag | CA | Sophos | 1.375 | ||
| 17th | Keliann Nash flag | CA | Imago Dei | 1.294 | ||
| 18th | James Laky flag | CA | CONTROL | 1.222 | ||
| 19th | Hidden | |||||
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| 21st | Hidden | |||||
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