2008 Wisconsin State Debate Tournament Results Print E-mail
Congratulations to the schools who participated in this year's Wisconsin State Debate Tournament at Hortonville High School.  Special thanks to tournament director Tim Dale, operations director Tim Scheffler,  and host Kristi Plamann.  A summary of results, as well as a downloadable complete results packet are below the fold...

Varsity Two-Person Policy Debate

Preliminary Round Results: (W-L, Points, Ranks)
01. SPASH JM - Cleo Johnson & Ian Miller (6-0, 340, 24)
02. Marquette BH - Joe Balistreri & Michael Hoffmann (5-1, 338.5, 25)
03. Nicolet CL - Brittany Coats & Abby Loxton (5-1, 334, 22)
04. Sheboygan North KM - Tim Knoedler & Laurel Mills (4-2, 344, 22)
05. Marquette BC - Ben Benson & Noah Charles (4-2, 332.5, 25)
06. Nicolet FL - Gabriella Friedman & Keith Lewis (4-2, 328.5, 30)
07. Appleton East CM - Emily Chen & Vinodh Muthiah (4-2, 327.5, 30)
08. Sheboygan North LP - Nichelle Letson & Brandon Pakkebier (4-2, 326.5, 25)

Top Individual Speakers: (H/L, Points, Ranks)
01. Joe Balistreri - Marquette BH (115.5, 172, 7)
02. Laurel Mills - Sheboygan North KM (115.5, 171.5, 11)
03. Ian Miller - SPASH JM (115, 172, 6)
04. Tim Knoedler - Sheboygan North KM (114.5, 171.5, 11)
05. Michael Hoffmann - Marquette BH (113, 166.5, 18)
06. Brittany Coats - Nicolet CL (112, 168, 11)
07. Cleo Johnson - SPASH JM (112, 168 18)
08. Keith Lewis - Nicolet FL (112, 165.5, 12)
09. Noah Charles - Marquette BC (111, 166, 15)
10. B.J. Dworak - Cedarburg DK (111, 161, 11)

Quarterfinals:
01. SPASH JM (neg) d. 08. Sheboygan North LP (Mark Morgan, Andy Nolan, Ben Schultz)
02. Marquette BH (aff) d. 07. Appleton East CM (Amjad Asad, Asad Asad, Jon Voss)
03. Nicolet CL advances over 06. Nicolet FL
04. Sheboygan North KM (neg) d. 05. Marquette BC (Paul Hager, Nicole Liakopoulos, LaTonya Starks)

Semifinals:
04. Sheboygan North KM (aff) d. 01. SPASH JM (*Bill Batterman, David Henning, Mark Morgan)
02. Marquette BH (aff) d. 03. Nicolet CL (Tim Ernst, LaTonya Starks, Jon Voss)

Finals:
02. Marquette BH (neg) d. 04. Sheboygan North KM (Paul Hager, David Henning, Nicole Liakopoulos, Matt Olson, Doug Roubidoux)

Lincoln Douglas Debate

Preliminary Round Results: (W-L, Points, H/L)
01. Marquette SH - Samuel Hope (6-0, 291, 193)
02. James Madison Memorial BC - Brendan Caldwell (5-1, 293, 196)
03. Brookfield East AS - Advik Shreekumar (5-1, 287, 191)
04. Marquette CC - Christopher Christmas (4-2, 294, 196)
05. Winneconne KF - Kyle Felker (4-2, 283, 190)
06. James Madison Memorial PK - Pratyusha Kalluri (4-2, 281, 187)
07. Brookfield East TS - Trevor Schumann (4-2, 274, 283)

Top Individual Speakers: (H/L, Points)
01. Christopher Christmas - Marquette (196, 294)
02. Brendan Caldwell - James Madison Memorial (196, 293)
03. Samuel Hope - Marquette (193, 291)
04. Advik Shreekumar - Brookfield East (191, 287)
05. Carl Knepel - West Bend (190.4, 284.4)
06. Kyle Felker - Winneconne (190, 283)
07. Iris Xu - James Madison Memorial (188, 281)
08. Pratyusha Kalluri - James Madison Memorial (187, 281)

Quarterfinals:
01. Marquette SH advances without debating
02. James Madison Memorial BC (neg) d. 07. Brookfield East TS (Clif Morton, Kay Neal, *Andrea Quenette)
06. James Madison Memorial PK (neg) d. 03. Brookfield East AS (Michael Crane, Vincent Filak, Dave Henning)
04. Marquette CC (aff) d. 05. Winneconne KF (Corey Barwick, Emily Kapszukiewicz, Judy Geenen)

Semifinals:
01. Marquette SH advances over 04. Marquette CC
02. James Madison Memorial BC advances over 06. James Madison Memorial PK

Finals:
01. Marquette SH (neg) d. 02. James Madison Memorial BC (Vincent Filak, David Henning, Emily Kapszukiewicz, *Clif Morton, *Charles Williams)

Public Forum

Preliminary Round Results: (W-L, Points, H/L)
01. Sheboygan North RR - Nick Raleigh & Jake Raleigh (6-0, 163.2, 109.2)
02. Nicolet FM - Jackie Fuqua & Joe Margolies (5-1, 171, 115)
03. James Madison Memorial KS - Lingran Kong & Valeri Shen (5-1, 169, 113)
04. James Madison Memorial YY - Michelle Yang & Yi Yi (5-1, 168, 115)
05. Appleton West BN - David Bronson & Rashmika Nedungadi (5-1, 167, 112)
06. Kimberly MP - Adam Matula & Morgan Pitz (5-1, 163, 108)
07. Nicolet WW - Alexis Wilkinson & Rachel Wilkinson (4-2, 171, 114)
08. Janesville Craig KS - Andrew Krebs & Brandon Stottler (4-2, 170, 113)
09. Appleton East LM - Mark Lindsay & Ruth Markwardt (4-2, 169, 115)
10. Middleton GH - Andrew Gilchrist-Scott & Carley Henke (4-2, 169, 115)
11. Sheboygan South BH - Zach Bennin & Kris Harmelink (4-2, 166.79, 110.79)
12. Sheboygan North BZ - Erin Britton & Alice Zhao (4-2, 166, 111)
13. Cedarburg CD - Sherry Chen & Matt DeBoer (4-2, 166, 111)
14. Janesville Craig RR - Carmen Reinicke & Damica Reinicke (4-2, 159, 106)
15. Appleton North FR - Ivan Fan & Callene Ramstack (4-2, 159, 106)

Octafinals:
01. Sheboygan North RR advances without debating
02. Nicolet FM (con) d. 15. Appleton North FR (*Augustyn, Sarah Schuh, Chad Stauber-Soik)
03. James Madison Memorial KS (con) d. 14. Janesville Craig RR (Linda Burgan, *Cameron Fontaine, Sue Hall)
04. James Madison Memorial YY (pro) d. 13. Cedarburg CD (Alex Hill, John Neal, Mary Ann Tellock)
12. Sheboygan North BZ (con) d. 05. Appleton West BN (Paul Everett, Caryn Murphy, John Platt)
06. Kimberly MP (pro) d. 11. Sheboygan South BH (Jennifer Baker, Pam Beine, Shannon Everett)
07. Nicolet WW (pro) d. 10. Middleton GH (Amanda Ebben, Quick, Dominic Wiegel)
09. Appleton East LM (con) d. 08. Janesville Craig KS (*David Colton, Nancy Domanski, Ryan Posewitz)

Quarterfinals:
09. Appleton East LM (pro) d. 01. Sheboygan North RR (Pam Beine, Amanda Ebben, Paul Everett)
02. Nicolet FM advances over 07. Nicolet WW
06. Kimberly MP (pro) d. 03. James Madison Memorial KS (Nancy Domanski, Stephanie Gill, *John Neal)
04. James Madison Memorial YY d. 12. Sheboygan North BZ (Mo Malone, *Quick, Dominic Wiegel)

Semifinals:
09. Appleton East LM (con) d. 04. James Madison Memorial YY (Amber Jannusch, M. Schurhammer, Susan Sullivan)
06. Kimberly MP (con) d. 02. Nicolet FM (Linda Burgan, *Paul Everett, Mary Ann Tellock)

Finals:
06. Kimberly MP (pro) d. 09. Appleton East LM (*Alex Hill, Quick, *Sarah Schuh, Kevin Sczezniak, Chad Stauber-Soik)

Varsity Four-Person Policy

Top Teams: (W-L, Strength of Opposition)
01. Cedarburg 104 - Tyler Schultz & Jared Beck, Tim Karcher & Lucas Burgan (9-3, 42)
02. Mukwonago 109 - Jennifer Rea & Remmington Scheiffer, Kaitlin Goodden & Alicia Roy (9-3, 39)
03. Sheboygan South 111 - Danielle Fortin & Jess Tanck, Cyndi Benz & Miranda Tanck (8-4, 37)
04. Appleton West 102 - Tyler Juve & Jordan Swanson, Carissa Stevens & Nathan Ruffolo (8-4, 36)
05. Cedarburg 105 - John Wiesolek & Jacob Eichers, Mike Petrie & Andy Baumgarter (7-5, 37)

Speaker Awards: (Points, Ranks)
01. 1A: Adelaide Blanchard -Muskego (112, 11)
02. 2A: John Wiesolek - Cedarburg (110, 15)
03. 1N: Nathan Ruffolo - Appleton West (110, 10)
04. 2N: Cyndi Benz - Sheboygan South (108, 11)

Junior Varsity Four-Person Policy Debate

Top Teams: (W-L, Side Points, Strength of Opposition)
01. Rhinelander 201 - Ryan Gittins & Joel McReynolds, David Walters & Cooper Henckel (5-1, 9, 22)
02. LaCrosse Central 203 - Annie Jerome & Ryan Zoellner, Erin Syring & Avery Wehrs (5-1, 7, 18)
03. Neenah 204 - Tasia Williams & Alyssa Roehrig, Bridget Recktenwald & Matt Heider) (4-2, 8, 17)
04. Sheboygan South 207 - Libby Schmidtman & Maria Giannopoulos, Michelle Benz & Zakary Plautz (3-3, 11, 19)
05. Slinger 202 - Kyle Decker & Victor Sobralske, Collin Cooper & Mitchel Gutbred (3-3, 8, 20)

Speaker Awards: (Points, Ranks)
01. 1A: Annie Jerome - La Crosse Central (85.5, 6)
02. 2A: Joel McReynolds - Rhinelander (84, 3)
03. 1N: Erin Syring - La Crosse Central (83.5, 5)
04. 2N: Cooper Henckel - Rhinelander (84, 5)

Novice Four-Person Policy Debate

Top Teams: (W-L, Side Points, Strength of Opposition)
01. Marquette 312 - Matthew Cekanor & Tyler Thur, Tom Herrmann & Max Schaeffer (5-1, 8, 18)
02. Neenah 314 - Blake Nigh & Alex Thounsarath, Viny Pinkley & Sam Eplui (5-1, 7, 14)
03. Appleton West 308 - Hazel Thompson & Jennifer Cramer, Jarek Kreitz & Chris Collar (5-1, 5, 16)
04. Appleton West 304 - Kaiyin Rudd & Febian Lischkowitz, Alyssa McDuffee & Kaitlynn Ebben (4-2, 9, 13)
05. Mukwonago 305 - Danielle Ferestad & Emily Kraemer, Dan Stimson & Matt Nelson (4-2, 8, 15)

Speaker Awards: (Points, Ranks)
01. 1A: Hazel Thompson - Appleton West (86, 6)
02. 2A: Tyler Thur - Marquette (85, 5)
03. 1N: Dan Stimson - Mukwonago (85, 5)
04. 2N: Kaitlynn Ebben - Appleton West (84.5, 6)

Middle Level Four-Person Policy Debate

Top Teams: (W-L, Side Points, Strength of Opposition)
01. Golda Meir 402 - Martina Sullivan & Maddie Budney, Adan Adu-Hakmeh & Brittany Neihardt (5-1, 7, 13)
02. Fritsche 403 - Maurice Beck & Jared Donely, Matthew Beacher & James Elias (4-2, 9, 18)
03. Golda Meir 406 - Adam Pionke & Raeven Chappelle, Christopher Davis & Madison Cox (4-2, 7, 16)
04. MacDowell 401 - Keenan Gibson & Quinn Kelly Miller, Donte Snash & Kahlil Davis (3-3, 9, 20)
05. Fritsche 407 - Kobina Sampson-Davis & Christopher Guzman, Akebia Juett & Melissa Justus (3-3, 8, 17)

Speaker Awards: (Points, Ranks)
01. 1A: Martina Sullivan - Golda Meir (82, 6)
02. 2A: Raeven Chappelle - Golda Meir (86, 4)
03. 1N: Akebia Juett - Fritsche (82, 4)
04. 2N: Brittany Neihardt - Golda Meir (84, 3)

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