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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
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

NC Public Forum Debate State Champion

Year
Winner
2023
Michael Hansen - Alex Huang (Durham Academy); Veer Prakash - Ben Hodges (Durham Academy)
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
2023
​​​Co-Champions: Gil Altman and Emma Monroe (Myers Park HS)
​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
2023
​Lulu Burnside (Durham Academy)
​​​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
2023
​Elizabeth Wong (Durham Academy)
​​​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
2023
​Isaac Barsoum (North Mecklenburg HS)
​​​​​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
2023
​Zechariah Hoppes (East Rutherford HS)
​​​​​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
2023
​Andrew Lim (Cary Academy)
​​​​​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
2023
​Samantha Perez – Isabel Chang (Cary Academy)
​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
2023
​Elizabeth Wong (Durham Academy)
​​​​​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
2023
​Aida Lo (Cary Academy)
​​​​​​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
2023
​Kiersten Hackman (Durham Academy)
​​​​​​​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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