2015 Massachusetts National Open

Tournament Info

League: National Christian Forensics and Communications Association
Location: Wenham, Massachusetts
Start date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
End date: Saturday, March 14, 2015

Events Offered

Event Name	Population
After Dinner Speaking flag	35
Apologetics flag	62
Duo Interpretation flag	31
Extemporaneous flag	47
Humorous Interpretation flag	42
Impromptu flag	80
Informative Speaking flag	76
Open Interpretation flag	37
Persuasive flag	52
Lincoln Douglas Value Debate flag	66
Lincoln Douglas Value Speaker flag	66
Team Policy Debate flag	35
Team Policy Speaker flag	70
Thematic Interpretation flag	18

After Dinner Speaking

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
2nd	Riaz Lane flag	NC	Verdict NC	17.5
16th	Cassidy Eissing flag	VA	CPR	2.188
16th	Madison Collins flag	NH	SNOW	2.188
16th	Megan Leech flag	DE	Sentinels	2.188
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Apologetics

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
6th	Clare Downing flag	FL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	10.333
16th	MaryKatherine Collins flag	FL		3.875
16th	Joseph Abell flag	TN	VALOR	3.875
16th	Blake Toman flag	IL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	3.875
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Duo Interpretation

Place	Team Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
2nd	Luke Strickland - John Strickland flag	VA	FASD	15.5
2nd	Esther Joy Yoon - Sarah Yoon flag	NJ	Manus Oratorum	15.5
5th	Caylee Eissing - Cassidy Eissing flag	VA	CPR	6.2
7th	Christopher Baldacci - Chiara Baldacci flag	IL	EverReady	4.429

Extemporaneous

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
4th	Phillip Reeves flag	AL	Contenders	11.75
7th	Matthew Rosa flag	TX	Apollos TX	6.714
9th	Christopher Baldacci flag	IL	EverReady	5.222
16th	Joseph Abell flag	TN	VALOR	2.938
16th	Olivia Bowers flag	IL	CIBAD	2.938
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Humorous Interpretation

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
7th	Megan Leech flag	DE	Sentinels	6
16th	Cassidy Eissing flag	VA	CPR	2.625
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Impromptu

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 25%?
1st	Clare Downing flag	FL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	80
8th	Wayne Hurty flag	OR		10
32nd	MaryKatherine Collins flag	FL		2.5
32nd	Phillip Reeves flag	AL	Contenders	2.5
32nd	Olivia Bowers flag	IL	CIBAD	2.5
32nd	Blake Toman flag	IL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	2.5
32nd	Christopher Baldacci flag	IL	EverReady	2.5

Informative Speaking

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
2nd	MaryKatherine Collins flag	FL		38
3rd	Madison Collins flag	NH	SNOW	25.333
7th	Luke Strickland flag	VA	FASD	10.857
32nd	Simeon Spada flag	CT	William Wilberforce Communicators	2.375
32nd	Phillip Reeves flag	AL	Contenders	2.375

Open Interpretation

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
2nd	John Strickland flag	VA	FASD	18.5
4th	Caylee Eissing flag	VA	CPR	9.25
8th	Susannah Chapman flag	DE	The Sentinels	4.625

Persuasive

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
1st	Matthew Rosa flag	TX	Apollos TX	52
2nd	Megan Leech flag	DE	Sentinels	26
3rd	Madison Collins flag	NH	SNOW	17.333
11th	Lauren Bouma flag	VA	NVCC	4.727
16th	Olivia Bowers flag	IL	CIBAD	3.25

Lincoln Douglas Value Debate

		Record
Place	Student Name	Prelim	Overall	State	Debate Club	Points	Top 38%?
1st	Chris Ostertag flag	4-2	9-2	PA	Independent PA	66
2nd	Jozef Soja flag	4-2	8-3	FL		33
5th	Madison Collins flag	6-0	7-1	NH	AVALANCHE	13.2
6th	Stephen Frantz flag	5-1	6-2	TX	Apollos TX	11
11th	Matthew Rosa flag	5-1	5-2	TX	Apollos TX	6
13th	Clare Downing flag	4-2	4-3	FL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	5.077
14th	MaryKatherine Collins flag	4-2	5-3	FL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	4.714
15th	Phillip Reeves flag	4-2	5-3	AL	Contenders	4.4
24th	Thomas Whelan flag	4-2	4-3	SC	UADC	2.75
	Wayne Hurty flag	3-3	3-3	OR	Rainmakers	1.5
	John Strickland flag	3-3	3-3	VA		1.5
	Megan Leech flag	3-3	3-3	DE	Sentinels	1.5
	Joseph Abell flag	3-3	3-3	TN	VALOR	1.5

Lincoln Douglas Value Speaker

Place	Student Name	State	Debate Club	Points	Top 40%?
2nd	Clare Downing flag	FL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	33
4th	Matthew Rosa flag	TX	Apollos TX	16.5
5th	Madison Collins flag	NH	AVALANCHE	13.2
6th	Stephen Frantz flag	TX	Apollos TX	11
7th	Joseph Abell flag	TN	VALOR	9.429
9th	MaryKatherine Collins flag	FL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	7.333
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Team Policy Debate

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Place	Team Name	Prelim	Overall	State	Debate Club	Points	Top 38%?
1st	Caleb Engle - Stephen Vilim flag	5-1	8-1	IN	Ignite Chicago	35
2nd	Silas Laborde - Leah Pomerantz flag	5-1	7-2	NY	SNOW	17.5
5th	Micah Bock - Blake Toman flag	6-0	6-1	IN	Apex Speech and Debate Club	7
6th	Olivia Bowers - Luke Damkoehler flag	5-1	5-2	IL	CIBAD	5.833
7th	Christopher Baldacci - Blake Hansen flag	4-2	5-3	IL	EverReady	5
9th	Hannah Hastings - Esther Joy Yoon flag	5-1	5-2	NJ	SNOW	3.889
11th	Daniel Hendrickson - Andrew Shelton flag	4-2	4-3	AL	VALOR	3.182
12th	Jacob Beaver - Brennan Herring flag	4-2	4-3	AL	Catalyst AL	2.917
	Tyler Belyeu - Riaz Lane flag	3-3	3-3	NC	Verdict NC	1.5

Team Policy Speaker

Place	Student Name	State	Debate Club	Points	Top 40%?
3rd	Blake Toman flag	IL	Apex Speech and Debate Club	23.333
8th	Christopher Baldacci flag	IL	EverReady	8.75
10th	Olivia Bowers flag	IL	CIBAD	7
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Thematic Interpretation

Place	Student Name	State	Speech Club	Points	Top 40%?
2nd	Simeon Spada flag	CT	William Wilberforce Communicators	9
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