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Past Champions


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
2022
​Michael Hansen & Alex Huang (Durham Academy)
2021
Arvindh Manian & William Pan (Providence HS)
2021
Elias Altman (Myers Park HS)
​2018
Maya Arora (Cape Fear Academy)
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

NC Public Forum Debate State Champion

Year
Winner
2022 – In-Person
Co-Champions: Teddy Wallen - Anirudh Sukhija; Ada Catherine Hays - Veer Prakash (Durham Academy)
2022 – ​Virtual
​Jack Vail - Caleb Chen (Durham Academy)
​2021
​​Co-Champions: Anna Brent-Levenstein – Stacey Kang (Durham Academy); Teddy Wallen – Anirudh Sukhija (Durham Academy)
​​2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​2019
Christian Brown - Callan Hazeldine (Ardrey Kell)
​2018
​​Ella Icard - Sahaj Zalavadia (Myers Park)
​​2017
​Anna Cloud - Aneesha Raj (North Mecklenburg)
2016
​​Charles Brady - Samuel Wood (Ardrey Kell)
​2015
​​​Collin Brown - Caroline Wechsler (Durham Academy)
​​​2014
​Sebastian Ix – Connor Hees (Pinecrest)
2013
​Elaine Kearney – Alex Snyder (Pinecrest)
​2012
Shiamak Ratra – Sameer Aery (Ardrey Kell)
2011
​​Ariel Katz – Justin Katz (Durham Academy)
​​2010
​​​Jeremy Miranda – Conner Taylor (North Mecklenburg)
2009
​​​Grace Wallack – DeDe Pless (Durham Academy)
​​​2008
​​​Mikie Rooney – Andrew Copeland (Cary Academy)
​2007
​​Co-Champions: Caleb Frye – Elysia Tegui-in (Pinecrest); Katherine Buse – Brooke Hartley (Durham Academy)
​2006
​​​​Co-Champions: Kim Quach – Diana Norton (Myers Park); Ian Sharma – Teresa Reed (Myers Park)
​​2005
​​​​Co-Champions: Carlyn Cowen – Stephen West (East Chapel Hill); Davis Bennett – Jacob Boehm (East Chapel Hill)
​​​2004
​​​J.J. Raynor – Teresa Reed (Myers Park)
​​​2003
​​Alisha Shalon – Uzma Khan (Massey Hill Classical)

NC Lincoln Douglas Debate State Champion

Year
Winner
​2022 – ​In-Person
Sarah Picciola (Charlotte Latin)
​2022 – ​Virtual
​Evan Li (Charlotte Latin)
​2021
​​Elias Altman (Myers Park)
​2020
​​No Tournament (COVID-19)
2019
​Zain Chaudhry (Providence)
​2018
​​David Edwards (Charlotte Catholic)
​2017
​​Anna Marsicano (Ardrey Kell)
2016
​​​​Tejal Patwardhan (NCSSM)
2015
​​​Derek Brown (Durham Academy)
2014
​​​Laura Cabana (Cary Academy)
​​2013
​​Lisa Fan (NC School of Science & Math)
​2012
​​​​Allyesha Hall (SandHoke Early College)
​​2011
​​Raghav Bansal (Durham Academy)
​​2010
​Josh Zoffer (Durham Academy)
2009
​Josh Zoffer (Durham Academy)
​2008
​Arjun Chandran (Cary Academy)
​2007
​Co-Champions: Robert Thorstad and Kevin Cotter (Cary Academy)
2006
​​Yash Shah (Myers Park)
2005
​Ben Belser (Asheville)
​2004
​Co-Champions: Keith Pocaro and Haley Nix (Cary Academy)
​​2003
​​Ben Belser (Asheville)
​​2002
Rebecca Chasnovitz (Enloe)
2001
Rebecca Chasnovitz (Enloe)
​​2000
​Robert Rutherford (Myers Park)
​1999
​​Nate Buchannon (Myers Park)
​​1998
​​Virginia Jordan (Asheville)
​1997
​​Co-Champions: Kathy Zeisel and Allon Kedem (Chapel Hill)
​​1996
​​​Adam Green (Northwest Guilford)
1995
​​Erin Nicholson (Chapel Hill)
​​​1994
​​​​Page Elledge (Pine Forest)
​1993
​Omar Ricks (Myers Park)
​1992
​Travis Smart (Chase)

NC Congressional Debate State Champion

Year
Winner
​​2022 – ​In-Person
Arvindh Manian (Providence HS)
​2022 – ​Virtual
​Harini Kumar (Asheville HS)
​2021
​​Izzi Gershon (Durham Academy)
2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
2019
​​​Luke Tillitsky (Charlotte Latin)
​2018
​​​Elizabeth Propst (Asheville)
​2017
​Meet Jain (Ardrey Kell)
​2016
​​Douglas Dubrowski (Ardrey Kell)
​2015
​​Douglas Dubrowski (Ardrey Kell)
​2014
​​​Ted Waechter (Cary Academy)
2013
​​​David Farrow (Charlotte Latin)
​2012
​​Porter Nenon (Myers Park)
2011
​​​Wilson Parker (Asheville)
​2010
​​Alex Boudreau (Asheville)
​2009
​​Ben Berk (Pinecrest)
​​2008
​​Katlin Christian (Pinecrest)
​2007
​​Nick Ochsner (Massey Hill Classical)
2006
​​​Jonathan Jerome (Myers Park)
​​2005
​​​​David Rotberg (Myers Park)
​​​2004
​​​Cliff Wu (Myers Park)
​​2003
​​​Zachary Dussault (Myers Park)
​2002
​​Larry Shaheen (Providence)
​2001
​​​​Justin Johnson (Cape Fear)
​2000
Jonathan Peele (South View)
​1999
​​​Jeff Gonzalez (Seventy-First)
​1998
 
1997
​​Jeremy Hall (Cape Fear)

NC Extemporaneous Speaking State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​2022 – ​In-Person
Elizabeth Wong (Durham Academy)
​​​2022 – Virtual
​Connor Ennis (Durham Academy)
​2021
​Isha Narang (Ardrey Kell)
2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
2019
Alex Hoffman (Durham Academy)
​2018
​​Anoova Guthakonda (Ardrey Kell)
​2017
​​Samhitha Sunkara (Ardrey Kell)
​2016
​​​Collin Brown (Durham Academy)
​​2015
​​​Connor Leech (Durham Academy)
​2014
​Jacob McHugh (Ardrey Kell)
​2013
​Mark Cohen (Durham Academy)
​2012
​​​Mark Cohen (Durham Academy)
​​2011
​Nathaniel Donahue (Durham Academy)
2010
​​​Nathaniel Donahue (Durham Academy)
​2009
Elena Botella (Myers Park)
​2008
​​Leah Elliott (Pinecrest)
​​2007
​​Vriti Jain (East Chapel Hill)
​2006
​​​Kaitlin Niccum (Jack Britt)
​​2005
​​​Kaitlin Niccum (Jack Britt)
​2004
​Will Harbor (Cary Academy)
​2003
​​Ed Winstead (Cary Academy)
2002
​Chris Dickson (Providence)
​​2001
​​Annabelle Pereira (Myers Park)
​​2000
  
​​1999
 
​1998
 
​​1997
​​​Charlie St. Claire (Enloe)
​​1996
​​Jenny Chang (Enloe)

NC Original Oratory State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​2022 – ​In-Person
Max Tendler (Durham Academy)
​​​​2022 – ​Virtual
​Abbey Kelley (Durham Academy)
​2021
​​Ryan Pickney (Cumberland Polytechnic)
​2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​2019
​Kiran Sundar (Durham Academy)
​2018
​​​​Amy Murdock (Ardrey Kell)
2017
​Cadyn Davis (Croatan)
​2016
​​Evan Spry (Central Cabarrus)
2015
​​Mitchell Koch (Myers Park)
​2014
​​Andrea Zhang (Ardrey Kell)
​2013
​​​Alex Pope (North Mecklenburg)
​​​2012
​Colleen Watson (North Mecklenburg)
​​2011
​​​​​Sarah VanSickle (Marvin Ridge)
2010
Milly Fotso (Northwest Guilford)
​​2009
​Peacemaker Myoung (Seventy-First)
​​2008
​​​Alex Kastanas (Myers Park)
​​2007
​​Ted Lee (East Chapel Hill)
​​​2006
​​​Dallas McKinney (North Mecklenburg)
​​​2005
​​​Lisandra Maisonet (Jack Britt)
​2004
​​​Renita Smith (Jack Britt)
​​2003
​​Autumn Perry (Cape Fear)
​2002
​Katie Chamblee (Myers Park)
​​2001
Genessa Jagdeo (Seventy-First)​
​2000
   
​​1999
 
​1998
 
​​1997
​​Stacy Kiggins (Pine Forest)
​​1996
​Heather McCune (Douglas Byrd)

NC Humorous Interpretation State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​2022 – ​Virtual
​Ethan Hill (Providence HS)
​​2021
​​Natalie Kim (Cumberland Polytechnic)
2020
​​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​​Kolade Kolawole (Cumberland Polytechnic)
​​​2018
​​​​Emily Kohn (Durham Academy)
​​2017
​​​Rafael Montes (Cumberland Polytechnic)
​​2016
​​​​Iris Brammer (Providence)
​​​2015
​​Aman Singh (Ardrey Kell)
​​2014
​​​​Scotty Pruitt (Pinecrest)
​​​2013
​​​​Micah Stubbs (Ardrey Kell)
​​​2012
​​​Scotty Pruitt (Pinecrest)
​2011
​​​Michael Griggs (Myers Park)
​​2010
​​​Jenny Questell (Pinecrest)
​​2009
​​Izzy Francke (Myers Park)
​2008
​​​Patrick Wright (Ben L. Smith)
​​​2007
​​Brittany Willis (Massey Hill Classical)
​​​2006
​​Jon Johnson (North Mecklenburg)
​​2005
Lauren Powell (Cape Fear)
​​​2004
 
​2003
Grant Hengeveld (T.W. Andrews)
​2002
​Stephanie Ouzts (Seventy-First)
​​2001
​Fantacia Rodriguez (Massey Hill Classical)
​​​2000
 
​1999
​​​JaMika Witherspoon (Seventy-First)
​​1998
 
​​1997
​​​Angie Mabe (Ledford)
​​1996
​Franklin Souther (High Point Central)

NC Dramatic Interpretation State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​2022 – ​In-Person
McKenzie Acton (Ashevillle HS)
​​​​​2022 – ​Virtual
​Jonah Hill (Chase HS)
​2021
​​Seth Hammond (Cumberland Polytechnic)
​2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​Avideep Pradhan (Ardrey Kell)
​2018
​​​Kaylee Newcomer (Pinecrest)
​​​2017
​​​​June Yom (North Mecklenburg)
​​2016
​​​Aman Singh (Ardrey Kell)
​​2015
​​​Uwa Akhere (Charlotte Catholic)
​2014
Leah Mell (Providence)
​2013
​Antonio Rivera (North Mecklenburg)
​2012
​John Pope (Marvin Ridge)
​​2011
​Blakeney Oliver (Chase)
​​2010
​​​Blakeney Oliver (Chase)
​2009
​​​Fara SouBouti (Myers Park)
2008
​​Dallas McKinney (North Mecklenburg)
2007
​Dallas McKinney (North Mecklenburg)
​​2006
Daniel McCall (E.E. Smith)
​​2005
​​​Hayley Lovitt (Freedom)
​​​2004
 
​​​2003
​​​Michelle Sechrest (Massey Hill Classical)
2002
​​Saduda Oyo (Cape Fear)
​2001
​Shannon Wallace (Southwest Guilford)
​​2000
  
​1999
 
​1998
 
​1997
​Stephanie Granth (North Mecklenburg)
​​1996
​Saleena Terry (Enloe)

NC Duo Interpretation State Champion

Year
Winner
2020
No Tournament (COVID-19)
2019
Avideep Pradhan – Ethan Kim (Ardrey Kell)
2018
Emily Berry – Keny Dodson (Cumberland International)
2017
​David Schnatter – Halah Little (Cary High School)
​2016
​​​Bennett Jones – Forrester Welch (Charlotte Latin)
​2015
​​​Gina Atkins – Alex Brookins (Providence)
2014
​​Adia McLaughlin – Scotty Pruitt (Pinecrest)
​2013
​Angel Proctor – Alexander Larsen (Chase)
2012
​Jordan Abbatiello – Micah White (Central Cabarrus)
2011
​​Luke Miller – John Pope (Marvin Ridge)
2010
Brendan Nally – Mitchell Nally (Marvin Ridge)
2009
Hunter Ocheltree – Kyle Ocheltree (Pinecrest)​
2008
​Ted Lee – Sunhay You (East Chapel Hill)
​2007
​​Hayley Brower – Alex Gowan (Chase)
2006
Darrell Purcell – Arielle DeDeaux (E.E. Smith)
2005
​April Butterbaugh – Lauren Powell (Cape Fear)
​2004
​​Martha Smith – Ashley Lambeth (T.W. Andrews)
2003
LaTasha Shaw – Niya McLaurin (Seventy-First)
2002
​Adam Nace – Thomas Godwin (Terry Sanford)
​2001
​Christopher Figgs – Chasity Schriven (Seventy-First)
2000
​Robert McKeown - Raymond Harmon (Seventy-First)
1999
Kenita Gordon ​– Adrian Couch (Seventy-First)
1998
 
​1997
​Amanda Hunnard – Amanda McDonald (Cape Fear)
1996
​Lilly Farrel – Megan Reynolds (Chapel Hill)
​1995
​Craven – Sykes (Randleman)

NC Impromptu Speaking State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​​2022 – ​In-Person
JR Cobb (Cary Academy)
​​​​2022 – ​Virtual
​Ethan Hill (Providence HS)
​2021
​​Sophia Liu (Cary Academy)
2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​​Nechama Huba (Durham Academy)
​2018
​Anoova Guthakonda (Ardrey Kell)
​2017
​​Samhitha Sunkara (Ardrey Kell)
​2016
​​​Manisha Dubey (Ardrey Kell)
​2015
​​​​Elizabeth Kingaby (Central Cabarrus)
​​2014
​​​​Jacob McHugh (Ardrey Kell)
​2013
​​​​Elizabeth Kingaby (Central Cabarrus)
​​2012
​​​​Allen Worth (Asheville)
2011
​​​​George Hackmeister (East Carteret)
2010
​​​Ben Denton (Pinecrest)
​2009
​​Elena Botella (Myers Park)
​2008
​​​Michael Roubey (Durham Academy)

NC Oral Interpretation State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​​2022 – ​In-Person
​Hezekiah Bryant (Cumberland Polytechnic)
2021
​Brandon Criswell (Pinecrest)
​​2020
​​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​2019
​​Ethan Kim (Ardrey Kell)
​​2018
​​Letica Tuset (Research Triangle)
​2017
​​Darlene Singui-Tanyi (Charlotte Catholic)
​2016
​​Marsalis Atkins (Providence)
2015
​​Adia McLaughlin (Pinecrest)
​2014
​Adia McLaughlin (Pinecrest)
​​2013
​​Vanessa Ye (Ardrey Kell)
​2012
​Vanessa Ye (Ardrey Kell)
​​2011
​​Nathan Bailey (Marvin Ridge)
​​2010
​​Izzy Francke (Myers Park)
​2009
​​Lauren Phelps (Myers Park)
​​2008
​​​Christopher Harrow (North Mecklenburg)
​​2007
​Ted Lee (East Chapel Hill)
​2006
​​Jovan Jules (North Mecklenburg)
​2005
​Winston Fairley (Seventy-First) * then called Prose-Poetry
​2004
 
​​2003
​​​Katie Chamblee (Myers Park)
​​2002
​Ryan Yamada (Myers Park)
​2001
​Anthony Stokes (Massey Hill Classical)​​​
​2000
 
​​​1999
 
​​1998
 
​1997
​​Eric Kerr (Douglas Byrd) * then called Storytelling
​1996
​​​Joey Ellis (High Point Central)

NC Radio Speaking State Champion

Year
Winner
2016
Samhitha Sunkara (Ardrey Kell)
​2015
Jimmy Long (Marvin Ridge)
2014
David Herrmann (Charlotte Latin)
2013
​Micah Stubbs (Ardrey Kell)
2012
​Austin Taggart (Ardrey Kell)
2011
Lane Fagan (Myers Park)
2010
​Jake Spinella (Marvin Ridge)

NC Declamation State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​​​2022 – ​In-Person
Isabel Chang (Cary Academy)
​​​​​2022 – Virtual
​Sarah Archer (Pinecrest HS)
​2021
​​McKenzie Acton (Asheville)
​​​2020
​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​​Elizabeth Park (Providence)
​​​​2018
​​​​Nikhita Nandura (Ardrey Kell)
​​​2017
​​​​Nivi Ramasamy (Ardrey Kell)
​2016
​​​Nilaja Brown-Roberts (Phillip O. Berry)
​2010
​​​​Brooke Carter (North Mecklenburg)

NC Expository Speaking State Champion

Year
Winner
2016
Alex Brookins (Providence)

NC Informative Speaking State Champion

Year
Winner
​​​​​​2022 – ​In-Person
​Katherine He (Cary Academy)
2021
​Catherine He (Cary Academy)
​​2020
​​No Tournament (COVID-19)
​​2019
​Rachana Charla (Ardrey Kell)
​​2018
​​​Amy Murdock (Ardrey Kell)
​​2017
Christopher Murphy (Cumberland International Early College)

NC Individual Public Forum State Champion

Year
Winner
2004
​Amy Eagleburger (North Mecklenburg)
2003
​Jordan Myers (Jay M. Robinson)

NC Policy Debate State Champion

Year
Winner
1997
Amy Powell – Claire Ward (Northeastern)
1996
​Kay Kang – Seth Kotch (Chapel Hill)
1995
Nicole Hess – Janet Hedgeco (Northwest Guilford)
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