League History

NSDA (NFL) National Champions

Year
Winner
​2018
​Luke Tillitski (Charlotte Latin) - Congressional Debate (Senate)
2011
​Priyang Shah (Myers Park) - Congressional Debate
2009
​Josh Zoffer & Robert Kindman (Durham Academy) - Public Forum Debate
2008
Caleb Frye & Meredith Potter (Pinecrest) - Public Forum Debate
1992
​Jay Steed (Providence) - Lincoln Douglas Debate
1987
​Bailey Irwin (West Charlotte) - Lincoln Douglas Debate
1985
​Jeff Grizzell & David Bearce (High Point Andrews) - Policy Debate
1971
​Westley Warren (High Point Central) - Boy's Extemporaneous Speaking
​1939
​Mackie Quave (Ashevile) - Radio Speaking

NCFL Grand National Champions

Year
Winner
2023
Robert Liu (Durham Academy) – Lincoln-Douglas Debate
2022
​​Michael Hansen & Alex Huang (Durham Academy) - Public Forum Debate
​2021
Arvindh Manian & William Pan (Providence HS) - Public Forum Debate
2021
Elias Altman (Myers Park HS) - Lincoln Douglas Debate
​2018
Maya Arora (Cape Fear Academy) - Lincoln Douglas Debate
​2017
​​​Maya Arora (Cape Fear Academy) - Lincoln Douglas Debate
​2017
​​Aman Singh (NCSSM) - Dramatic Performance
​2017
Samhitha Sunkara (Ardrey Kell) - Extemporaneous Speaking
​2017
​​Clay Cooper (Pinecrest) - Oral Interpretation
​​2012
​​Michael Adams & Kyle Newman (Pinecrest) - Public Forum Debate

Mildred Hussey Coach of the Year

Year
Winner
2023
Megan Butt (Charlotte Latin)
​2022
​​Crawford Leavoy (Durham Academy)
​2021
​​Michelle Boswell (Cumberland Polytechnic)
​2020
​​​Crawford Leavoy (Durham Academy)
​​​2019
​Bilal Butt (Ardrey Kell)
​2018
​​Chris Harrow (Ardrey Kell) and Crawford Leavoy (Durham Academy) [Tie]
​​2017
​​​​Scott Bennett (NW Guilford)
​​2016
​​​Nicole Jenkins (Providence)
​2015
​​​​​Scott Bennett (Northwest Guilford)
2014
​​​​​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
​​2013
​​​​J. Patrick Moss (Chase and East Rutherford)
​​​2012
​​​​​Scott Bennett (Northwest Guilford)
​​2011
​Chris Rocca (North Mecklenburg)
​​2010
​​​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
​2009
​​​​Chris Rocca (North Mecklenburg)
​​2008
​​Libby Carter (Pinecrest)
​​2007
​​​Bill Franck (Northwest Guilford)
​2006
​​​​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
​​2005
​​​Ron McBride (Jack Britt)
​​2004
​​​​Ron McBride (Jack Britt)
​​2003
​​​Ron McBride (Jack Britt) and Andrew West (Myers Park)
​​2002
​​​Steven Davis (Vance)
​​2001
​​​Noreen Mitchell (Seventy-First)
​​2000
​​​Noreen Mitchell (Seventy-First)
​1999
​​​​Todd Richmond (Douglas Byrd)
​​1998
​Michelle Lourcey (Cape Fear)
​1997
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​​1996
​​​​​Andrew West (Myers Park)
​​1995​​​
​​​​Cathy Johnston (Pine Forest)
​​​1994
​​​​​John Woollen (Enloe)
​1993
​​Ellen Bray (Northeastern)
​​1992
​​​Kurt Earnest (Seventy-First)
​1991
​​​Jackie Foote (South View)
​​​1990
​​​Jackie Foote (South View)

TFL Assistant Coach of the Year

Year
Winner
2023
Emma Smith (Durham Academy)
2022
​​Harley Burgess (Chase HS)
​​2021
​​Will Smith (Asheville)
2020
​​​Jeff Welty (Durham Academy)
​​2019
​​Hunter Martin (Charlotte Latin)

John Woollen TFL Student of the Year

Year
Winner
2023
Zechariah Hoppes (East Rutherford)
​2022
​​Mukta Dharmapurikar (Durham Academy)
​2021
​​​Ritvik Nalamouthu (Cary Academy)
​​2020
​​​​Emily Donaldson (Durham Academy)
​​2019
​Satya Khurana (North Mecklenburg)
​​​2018
​​Bhamini Vellanki (Durham Academy)
​​2017
​​​Chloe Dennison (Asheville)
​​​2016
​​​​​Courtney Gilbert (Phillip O Berry)
​​2015
​​Brandon Sweeney (Sandhoke)
​​​2014
​​​​​Jace Lawrence (East Carteret)
​​2013
​​​​Conner Brown (Northwest Guilford)
​​​2012
​​​​Bridgete Brainard (Chase)
​2011
​​​​​Michael Griggs (Myers Park)
​​2010
​​​​Alex Boudreau (Asheville)

Virginia Sutherland Circle of Honor (Hall of Fame)

Year
Winner
2023
None
2022
None
2021
​None
​​2020
​None
​​2019
​None
​​​2018
​None
​​2017
​​​​Mary Ellen Lively, (71st)
​​2016
​​​Keith Pittman (Asheville)
​2015
​​​​Carole Hamilton (Cary Academy)
​​2014
​​Libby Carter (Pinecrest)
​​2013
​​​Andrew West (Myers Park)
​2012
​​None
​​2011
​​Catherine Johnston (Pine Forest)
2010
​​None
2009
​​None
2008
​​​Kurt Earnest (Seventy-First)
​​2007
​​​​None
​​2006
Bob Yutzy (McDowell)
​2005
​​Steven Davis (JM Robinson)
​2004
​None
​2003
None
2002
​​None
​2001
​​None
2000
​None
1999
Value
​1998
​​Jackie Foote (South View)
​1997
None
​​1996
​Gail Riddle (Douglas Byrd)
​​​1995
​​​​None
​​1994
​​None
​1993
​Randy Shaver (TW Andrews)
​​1992
​None
​1991
​​​None
​1990
​​​Rachael Roberts (High Point Central)
​​​​1989
​​​Grady Franklin (Chase)
​1988
​​​Sharon Pennell (Watuga)
​​1987
None
​1986
​​​William Hudson (Ledford)
​​1985
​​​Virginia Sutherland (Myers Park)

Jackie Foote Award of Excellence in Congressional Debate

Year
Winner
2023
Samiksha Pyndi (Ardrey Kell)
2022
​Arman Karbassian (Ardrey Kell)
2021
​Zach Minnemier (Ardrey Kell)
2020
​​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​​​Elizabeth Greer (Asheville)
​2018
​​​Aniketh Dumpala (Providence)
​​2017
​​​​Katherine Gan (Enloe)
​2016
​​​Doug Dubrowski (Ardrey Kell)
​​2015
​​​Mara Dygert (Asheville)
​​2014
​​​​Brett Heinz (Charlotte Catholic)
​2013
​​​Not Awarded
​​2012
​​​​​Erich Kessel (Marvin Ridge) and Catherine Bizub (North Mecklenburg) [Tie]
​​2011
​​​Josh Campbell (Northwest Guilford)
​2010
​​Alex Boudreau (Asheville)
​2009
​​​Matt Shuster (Pinecrest)
​2008
​​Amit Rao (East Chapel Hill)
2007
​​​Nick Oschner (Massey Hill)

John Woollen Award of Excellence in Speech and Debate (discontinued)

Year
Winner
2010
​Josh Zoffer (Durham Academy)
2009
Josh Zoffer (Durham Academy)

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