2014 Blues City Blast
Tournament Info
League: National Christian Forensics and Communications Association
Location: Memphis , Tennessee
Start date: Thursday, January 16, 2014
End date: Saturday, January 18, 2014
Events Offered
| Event Name | Population |
|---|---|
| After Dinner Speaking flag | 16 |
| Apologetics flag | 37 |
| Duo Interpretation flag | 18 |
| Extemporaneous flag | 33 |
| Impromptu flag | 37 |
| Informative Speaking flag | 37 |
| Open Interpretation flag | 30 |
| Persuasive flag | 24 |
| Lincoln Douglas Value Debate flag | 51 |
| Lincoln Douglas Value Speaker flag | 51 |
| Team Policy Debate flag | 24 |
| Team Policy Speaker flag | 48 |
| Thematic Interpretation flag | 5 |
After Dinner Speaking
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? |
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| 3rd | Rebecca Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 5.333 |  |
| 6th | Micah Drees flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 2.667 | |
| 7th | Chris Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 2.286 | |
| 10th | Nate Foster flag | LA | BRSD | 1.6 |
Apologetics
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 2nd | Rebecca Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 18.5 | |
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| 3rd | Chris Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 12.333 | |
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| 5th | Madison Collins flag | NH | SNOW | 7.4 | |
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| 7th | Micah Drees flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 5.286 | |
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| 16th | Henry Gue flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 2.313 | ||
| 16th | Ben Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 2.313 | ||
| 16th | Joshua Shoemaker flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 2.313 | ||
| 16th | MaryKate Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 2.313 | ||
| 16th | Nate Foster flag | LA | BRSD | 2.313 | ||
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Duo Interpretation
| Place | Team Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? |
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| 5th | Joshua Shoemaker - Catie Shoemaker flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 3.6 | |
| 6th | Joshua Shoemaker - Catie Shoemaker flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 3 | |
| 7th | Savannah Rigby - MaryKate Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 2.571 | |
Extemporaneous
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 2nd | Josh Webb flag | AL | Han Solo + Utility Vest | 16.5 | |
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| 3rd | Rebecca Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 11 | |
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| 5th | Chris Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 6.6 | |
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| 6th | Phillip Reeves flag | AL | Independent AL | 5.5 | |
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| 7th | Brennan Herring flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 4.714 | |
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| 8th | Savannah Rigby flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 4.125 | |
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| 16th | Joshua Shoemaker flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 2.063 | ||
| 16th | Mikayla Simpson flag | TN | Independent TN | 2.063 | ||
| 16th | Henry Gue flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 2.063 | ||
| 16th | Nathan Rooney flag | TN | League of Shadows | 2.063 | ||
| 16th | Madison Collins flag | NH | SNOW | 2.063 | ||
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Impromptu
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 30%? | |
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| 1st | Mikayla Simpson flag | TN | Independent TN | 37 | |
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| 3rd | Chris Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 12.333 | |
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| 4th | Rebecca Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 9.25 | |
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| 7th | Joshua Shoemaker flag | TN | Memphis SWAT | 5.286 | |
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| 16th | Nate Foster flag | LA | BRSD | 2.313 | ||
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Informative Speaking
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? |
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| 4th | Madison Collins flag | NH | SNOW | 9.25 | |
| 5th | Phillip Reeves flag | AL | Independent AL | 7.4 | |
| 16th | Nathan Rooney flag | TN | League of Shadows | 2.313 |
Open Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Mikayla Simpson flag | TN | Independent TN | 30 | |
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| 3rd | Phillip Reeves flag | AL | Independent AL | 10 | |
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| 16th | Nate Foster flag | LA | BRSD | 1.875 | ||
| 16th | MaryKate Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 1.875 | ||
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Persuasive
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? |
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| 5th | Savannah Rigby flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 4.8 | |
| 12th | Madison Collins flag | NH | SNOW | 2 |
Lincoln Douglas Value Debate
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| Place | Student Name | Prelim | Overall | State | Debate Club | Points | Top 38%? |
| 1st | Ben Absher flag | 5-1 | 9-1 | TN | Areopagus | 51 | |
| 3rd | Madison Collins flag | 4-2 | 6-3 | NH | AVALANCHE | 17 | |
| 5th | Seth Bowman flag | 5-1 | 6-2 | MS | Independent MS | 10.2 | |
| 6th | Isaac Lies flag | 5-1 | 6-2 | TN | The League of Shadows | 8.5 | |
| 8th | Chris Absher flag | 4-2 | 5-3 | TN | Areopagus | 6.375 | |
| 9th | MaryKate Samelson flag | 6-0 | 6-1 | AL | Catalyst AL | 6 | |
| 10th | Savannah Rigby flag | 5-1 | 5-2 | AL | Catalyst AL | 5.1 | |
| 11th | William Vest flag | 5-1 | 5-2 | TN | Areopagus | 4.636 | |
| 12th | Phillip Reeves flag | 5-1 | 5-2 | AL | Independent AL | 4.25 | |
| 16th | Matthew Wallace flag | 4-2 | 4-3 | AL | Catalyst AL | 3.188 | |
| Mikayla Simpson flag | 4-2 | 4-2 | TN | Independent TN | 2 | |
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| Nathan Rooney flag | 3-3 | 3-3 | TN | League of Shadows | 1.5 | ||
| Benjamin Lies flag | 3-3 | 3-3 | TN | SWAT | 1.5 | ||
| Henry Gue flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AL | Catalyst AL | 1.2 | ||
Lincoln Douglas Value Speaker
| Place | Student Name | State | Debate Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 1st | Savannah Rigby flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 51 | |
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| 2nd | William Vest flag | TN | Areopagus | 25.5 | |
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| 4th | Phillip Reeves flag | AL | Independent AL | 12.75 | |
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| 7th | MaryKate Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 7.286 | |
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| 9th | Ben Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 5.667 | |
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| 11th | Chris Absher flag | TN | Areopagus | 4.636 | |
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| 14th | Seth Bowman flag | MS | Independent MS | 3.643 | |
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| 16th | Madison Collins flag | NH | AVALANCHE | 3.188 | |
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Team Policy Debate
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| Place | Team Name | Prelim | Overall | State | Debate Club | Points | Top 38%? |
| 1st | Rebecca Samelson - Josh Webb flag | 4-2 | 7-2 | AL | Han Solo + Utility Vest | 24 | |
| 2nd | Micah Drees - Joshua Shoemaker flag | 5-1 | 7-2 | TN | Memphis SWAT | 12 | |
| 4th | Peter Poythress - Brian Poythress flag | 4-2 | 5-3 | AL | Contenders | 6 | |
| 6th | Nate Foster - Abbey Lovett flag | 4-2 | 4-3 | LA | BRSD | 4 | |
| 10th | Jacob Beaver - Brennan Herring flag | 3-3 | 3-3 | AL | Han Solo + Utility Vest | 2.4 | |
Team Policy Speaker
| Place | Student Name | State | Debate Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
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| 2nd | James Russell flag | LA | BRSD | 24 | |
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| 3rd | Josh Webb flag | AL | Han Solo + Utility Vest | 16 | |
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| 4th | Jacob Beaver flag | AL | Han Solo + Utility Vest | 12 | |
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| 6th | Nate Foster flag | LA | BRSD | 8 | |
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| 7th | Brennan Herring flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 6.857 | |
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Thematic Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? |
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| 1st | Mikayla Simpson flag | TN | Independent TN | 5 | |
| 2nd | MaryKate Samelson flag | AL | Catalyst AL | 2.5 | |
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