From March 4-8, the 45 state qualifiers on the Debate team traveled to El Paso to compete in the TFA Tournament. Debate was able to take 5th place in the overall sweepstakes out of more than 200 schools. The following students ranked.
Extemporaneous Speaking (EX):
3rd Place – David Dam ’15
Semi-Finalist – Nicholas Curtis ’15
Quarter Finalist – Darren Pomida ’15
Quarter Finalist – Priyanka Mara ’15
Quarter Finalist – Jackson Freeman ’17
Cross Examination (Policy) Debate:
3rd Place – Sam Bhagwandin ’15 & Varun Reddy ’15
Octo-Finalist – Kevin Murphy ’15 & Muteramyi Nintunze ’15
Octo-Finalist – Angela Park ’15 & Jacob Lundquist ’15
Double Octo-Finalist – Catherine Cheng ’16 & Jenna Han ’16
Double Octo-Finalist – Suraj Reddy ’15 & Sasaank Bandi ’15
Lincoln Douglas (LD) Debate:
Quarter Finalist – Sunay Nanavati ’15
Double Octo-Finalist – Akhil Gandra ’15
Public Forum (PF) Debate:
Double Octo-Finalist – Meenakshi Baddela ’15 & Mikaela Manion ’15
Double Octo-Finalist – Rushi Patel ’15 & Sai Pathuri ’15