2017-2018 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Debate State Qualifier Tournament @West Campus HS (Mar. 3-4, 2017)
Public Forum:
Neha Seshadri and Praveen Gunendran
(Alternates) Sarabaesh Srikumar and Krivi Gupta
Lincoln-Douglas:
Achyutha Kodavatikanti
Shree Madan
(Alternate) Dayita Biswas
Congress:
Ayyah Saleh
Honorable Mention- Utkarsh Jain (placed 10th)
Public Forum:
Neha Seshadri and Praveen Gunendran
(Alternates) Sarabaesh Srikumar and Krivi Gupta
Lincoln-Douglas:
Achyutha Kodavatikanti
Shree Madan
(Alternate) Dayita Biswas
Congress:
Ayyah Saleh
Honorable Mention- Utkarsh Jain (placed 10th)
Speech State Qualifier Tournament @John F Kennedy HS (Feb. 23-24, 2018)
International Extemp:
James Hu
Maria Richards
Original Oratory:
Sarabaesh Srikumar
Tanushree Jain
Ananyaa Arvind
Duo Interp:
Sharanya Sriram with Alexandra Huynh
Impromptu:
Neha Seshadri
International Extemp:
James Hu
Maria Richards
Original Oratory:
Sarabaesh Srikumar
Tanushree Jain
Ananyaa Arvind
Duo Interp:
Sharanya Sriram with Alexandra Huynh
Impromptu:
Neha Seshadri
Cal Invitational @UC Berkeley (Feb. 17-19, 2018)
JV Lincoln-Douglas:
1st place- Ananyaa Aravind
Semi-finalist- Shree Madan
Quarter-Finalist- Achyutha Kodavatikanti
Quarter-Finalist- Dayita Biswas
Double Octofinalist- Harish Vasanth
Double Octofinalist- Advait Thaploo
Speaker Awards for JVLD:
4th place- Shree Madan
11th place- Achyutha Kodavatikanti
13th place- Dayita Biswas
Original Oratory:
Octofinalist- James Hu
Octofinalist- Faith Martinez
Extemp:
Quarterfinalist- James Hu
Impromptu:
Quarterfinalist- Neha Seshadri
JV Lincoln-Douglas:
1st place- Ananyaa Aravind
Semi-finalist- Shree Madan
Quarter-Finalist- Achyutha Kodavatikanti
Quarter-Finalist- Dayita Biswas
Double Octofinalist- Harish Vasanth
Double Octofinalist- Advait Thaploo
Speaker Awards for JVLD:
4th place- Shree Madan
11th place- Achyutha Kodavatikanti
13th place- Dayita Biswas
Original Oratory:
Octofinalist- James Hu
Octofinalist- Faith Martinez
Extemp:
Quarterfinalist- James Hu
Impromptu:
Quarterfinalist- Neha Seshadri
NCFL National Qualifier Tournament @Rosemont HS (Jan. 20-21, 2018)
Public Forum:
Semifinalists- Raju-Schimmelman
Finalists- Seshadri-Gunendran
Speaker Awards for PF:
Johnny Schimmelman- 9th
Neha Seshadri- 8th
Lincoln Douglas:
Semifinalist- Maria Richards
Finalist- Vikram Vadarevu
Speaker Awards for LD:
Achyutha Kodavatikanti- 9th
Vikram Vadarevu- 8th
Shree Madan- 7th
Maria Richards- 4th
Dramatic Performance:
6th place- Shreya Sridhar
Extemp:
4th place- James Hu
Finalists-
Praveen Gunendran
Maria Richards
Neha Seshadri
Original Oratory:
4th place- James Hu
5th place- Sarabaesh Srikumar
Public Forum:
Semifinalists- Raju-Schimmelman
Finalists- Seshadri-Gunendran
Speaker Awards for PF:
Johnny Schimmelman- 9th
Neha Seshadri- 8th
Lincoln Douglas:
Semifinalist- Maria Richards
Finalist- Vikram Vadarevu
Speaker Awards for LD:
Achyutha Kodavatikanti- 9th
Vikram Vadarevu- 8th
Shree Madan- 7th
Maria Richards- 4th
Dramatic Performance:
6th place- Shreya Sridhar
Extemp:
4th place- James Hu
Finalists-
Praveen Gunendran
Maria Richards
Neha Seshadri
Original Oratory:
4th place- James Hu
5th place- Sarabaesh Srikumar
MLK James Logan Invitational @James Logan HS (Jan. 13-15, 2018)
International Extemp:
James Hu- 1st Place
Maria Richards- Quarter Finalist
National Extemp:
Praveen Gunendran- 6th place
Original Oratory:
James Hu- Semifinalist
Faith Martinez- Semifinalist
Sarabaesh Srikumar- Semifinalist
Impromptu:
Neha Seshadri- Quarterfinalist
Public-Forum:
Raju-Schimmelman: Quarterfinalist
Gunendran-Seshadri: Octofinalist
Lincoln-Douglas:
Maria Richards- Double-Octofinalist
Shree Madan- Triple Octofinalist
Srushti Naik- Triple Octofinalist
Adith Srivatsa- Triple Octofinalist
Harish Vasanth- Triple Octofinalist
Congress:
Ayyah Saleh Al-jibouri- 1st Place Presiding Officer, 10th Place
Ivy Guo - Semifinalist
International Extemp:
James Hu- 1st Place
Maria Richards- Quarter Finalist
National Extemp:
Praveen Gunendran- 6th place
Original Oratory:
James Hu- Semifinalist
Faith Martinez- Semifinalist
Sarabaesh Srikumar- Semifinalist
Impromptu:
Neha Seshadri- Quarterfinalist
Public-Forum:
Raju-Schimmelman: Quarterfinalist
Gunendran-Seshadri: Octofinalist
Lincoln-Douglas:
Maria Richards- Double-Octofinalist
Shree Madan- Triple Octofinalist
Srushti Naik- Triple Octofinalist
Adith Srivatsa- Triple Octofinalist
Harish Vasanth- Triple Octofinalist
Congress:
Ayyah Saleh Al-jibouri- 1st Place Presiding Officer, 10th Place
Ivy Guo - Semifinalist
Davis HS Debate Tournament (Dec. 10, 2017)
Lincoln Douglas
Novice:
4-0: Achyutha Kodavatikanti
4-0: Advait Thaploo
3-1: Sehej Singh
Public Forum
Varsity:
4-0: Rhitishah Yuva Raju & Johnny Schimmelman
3-1: Mario Ishac and Alex Shan
Policy
Varsity:
3-1: Adith Srivatsa and Christopher Liu
Congress:
14: Ivy Guo
Lincoln Douglas
Novice:
4-0: Achyutha Kodavatikanti
4-0: Advait Thaploo
3-1: Sehej Singh
Public Forum
Varsity:
4-0: Rhitishah Yuva Raju & Johnny Schimmelman
3-1: Mario Ishac and Alex Shan
Policy
Varsity:
3-1: Adith Srivatsa and Christopher Liu
Congress:
14: Ivy Guo
Dempsey Cronin Invitational @Santa Clara University (Nov. 17-19, 2017)
Extemporaneous
Varsity:
Semifinalist- James Hu
Extemporaneous
Varsity:
Semifinalist- James Hu
Antelope HS Speech Tournament (Nov. 5, 2017)
Original Oratory
Novice:
1st- Faith Martinez
2nd- Samhita Nittala
3rd- Samantha Ross
6th- Rishigesh Jayananth
Expository
Novice:
2nd- Shree Madan
Oratorical Interpretation
Novice:
6th- Tanusha Tholla
Impromptu
Novice:
7th- Albert Wang
Thematic Interpretation
Varsity:
6th- Shreya Sridhar
Original Oratory
Novice:
1st- Faith Martinez
2nd- Samhita Nittala
3rd- Samantha Ross
6th- Rishigesh Jayananth
Expository
Novice:
2nd- Shree Madan
Oratorical Interpretation
Novice:
6th- Tanusha Tholla
Impromptu
Novice:
7th- Albert Wang
Thematic Interpretation
Varsity:
6th- Shreya Sridhar
Jon Schamber Invitational @University of the Pacific (Oct. 27-29, 2017)
Overall: Mira Loma placed 4th of all teams in the sweepstakes competition.
Duo Interpretation
Novice:
5th- Sakunthala Sankar and Sanghvi Samala
Extemporaneous
Novice:
6th- Neha Sethi
Original Oratory
Novice:
4th- Ananyaa Arvind
Semifinalist- Samhita Nittala
Impromptu
Varsity:
Semifinalist- Neha Seshadri
Semifinalist- James Hu
Novice:
Semifinalist- Nana Mensa-Bonsu
Lincoln Douglas
Varsity:
1st PLACE- MARIA RICHARDS
Novice:
Quarterfinalist- Ananyaa Arvind
Quarterfinalist- Shree Madan
Quarterfinalist- Harish Vasanth
Public Forum
Varsity:
1st PLACE- MAYA HOWARD
Novice:
Semifinalist- Arely Rojos-Soto and Sarah Menaa
Quarterfinalist- Faith Chen and Hemang Dhaulakhandi
Quarterfinalist- Mario Ishac and Alex Shan
Overall: Mira Loma placed 4th of all teams in the sweepstakes competition.
Duo Interpretation
Novice:
5th- Sakunthala Sankar and Sanghvi Samala
Extemporaneous
Novice:
6th- Neha Sethi
Original Oratory
Novice:
4th- Ananyaa Arvind
Semifinalist- Samhita Nittala
Impromptu
Varsity:
Semifinalist- Neha Seshadri
Semifinalist- James Hu
Novice:
Semifinalist- Nana Mensa-Bonsu
Lincoln Douglas
Varsity:
1st PLACE- MARIA RICHARDS
Novice:
Quarterfinalist- Ananyaa Arvind
Quarterfinalist- Shree Madan
Quarterfinalist- Harish Vasanth
Public Forum
Varsity:
1st PLACE- MAYA HOWARD
Novice:
Semifinalist- Arely Rojos-Soto and Sarah Menaa
Quarterfinalist- Faith Chen and Hemang Dhaulakhandi
Quarterfinalist- Mario Ishac and Alex Shan
Satyaprit Das Debate Classic @Mira Loma HS (Oct. 21, 2016)
Lincoln-Douglas
Varsity:
3-1: Srushti Naik
Novice:
4-0: Shree Madan
3-1: Ananyaa Arvind
Public Forum
Varsity:
4-0: Neha Seshadri & Praveen Gunendran
3-1: Johnny Schimmelman & Preston Cannon
3-1: Krivi Gupta & Sarabaesh Srikumar
Novice:
4-0: Alex Shan & Mario Ishac
3-1: Mirza Makin & Aryan Singh
Parliamentary
Varsity:
3-1: Teevyah Yuva Raju & Rhitishah Yuva Raju
Novice:
4-0: Areeb Ahmed & Naythan Medari
Congress
12: Ayyah Saleh
15: Ivy Guo
16: Sidharth Gopisetty
Lincoln-Douglas
Varsity:
3-1: Srushti Naik
Novice:
4-0: Shree Madan
3-1: Ananyaa Arvind
Public Forum
Varsity:
4-0: Neha Seshadri & Praveen Gunendran
3-1: Johnny Schimmelman & Preston Cannon
3-1: Krivi Gupta & Sarabaesh Srikumar
Novice:
4-0: Alex Shan & Mario Ishac
3-1: Mirza Makin & Aryan Singh
Parliamentary
Varsity:
3-1: Teevyah Yuva Raju & Rhitishah Yuva Raju
Novice:
4-0: Areeb Ahmed & Naythan Medari
Congress
12: Ayyah Saleh
15: Ivy Guo
16: Sidharth Gopisetty
Woodcreek HS Speech Tournament (Oct. 7, 2017)
Impromptu
Varsity:
1: James Hu
5: Neha Seshadri
Novice:
2: Nana Mensah-Bonsu
4: Abenna Mensah-Bonsu
National Extemp
Varsity:
4: Praveen Gunendran
5: Neha Seshadri
International Extemp
Varsity:
1: James Hu
2: Maria Richards
7: Neha Sethi
Humorous Interp
Varsity:
6: Visha Arun
Novice:
1: Sarabaesh Srikumar
2: Chirag Kawediya
3: Sujana Sreenivasan
5: Nivi Ashok
Duo Interp
Novice:
3: Sharanya Sriram-Alexandra Huynh
5: Sanghvi Samala-Sakunthala Sankar
Program Oral Interp
Varsity:
6: Shreya Sridhar
Oratorical Interp
Novice:
4: Tanusha Tholla
Original Oratory
Varsity:
1: James Hu
6: Tanushree Jain
Novice:
1: Maya Howard
3: Ananyaa Arvind
5: Samhita Nittala
Impromptu
Varsity:
1: James Hu
5: Neha Seshadri
Novice:
2: Nana Mensah-Bonsu
4: Abenna Mensah-Bonsu
National Extemp
Varsity:
4: Praveen Gunendran
5: Neha Seshadri
International Extemp
Varsity:
1: James Hu
2: Maria Richards
7: Neha Sethi
Humorous Interp
Varsity:
6: Visha Arun
Novice:
1: Sarabaesh Srikumar
2: Chirag Kawediya
3: Sujana Sreenivasan
5: Nivi Ashok
Duo Interp
Novice:
3: Sharanya Sriram-Alexandra Huynh
5: Sanghvi Samala-Sakunthala Sankar
Program Oral Interp
Varsity:
6: Shreya Sridhar
Oratorical Interp
Novice:
4: Tanusha Tholla
Original Oratory
Varsity:
1: James Hu
6: Tanushree Jain
Novice:
1: Maya Howard
3: Ananyaa Arvind
5: Samhita Nittala
Nevada Union HS Debate Tournament (Sept. 23, 2017)
Lincoln-Douglas
Varsity:
3-1: Maria Richards
Novice:
4-0: Harish Vasanth
3-1: Neha Sethi
Public Forum
Varsity:
4-0: Neha Seshadri & Praveen Gunendran
3-1: Achyutha Kodavatikanti
3-1: Justin Ro & Sowrov Talukder
Novice:
4-0: Ameya Naik & Simrun Heir
4-0: Vignesh Jayananth & Sudipto Paul
4-0: Faith Chen & Hemang Dhaulakhandi
4-0: Alex Shan & Mario Ishac
3-1: Mrithula Jothi & Gnaneswari Karayi
3-1: Derek Yuan & Chirag Kawediya
Parliamentary
Varsity:
4-0: Teevyah Yuva Raju & Rhitishah Yuva Raju
Lincoln-Douglas
Varsity:
3-1: Maria Richards
Novice:
4-0: Harish Vasanth
3-1: Neha Sethi
Public Forum
Varsity:
4-0: Neha Seshadri & Praveen Gunendran
3-1: Achyutha Kodavatikanti
3-1: Justin Ro & Sowrov Talukder
Novice:
4-0: Ameya Naik & Simrun Heir
4-0: Vignesh Jayananth & Sudipto Paul
4-0: Faith Chen & Hemang Dhaulakhandi
4-0: Alex Shan & Mario Ishac
3-1: Mrithula Jothi & Gnaneswari Karayi
3-1: Derek Yuan & Chirag Kawediya
Parliamentary
Varsity:
4-0: Teevyah Yuva Raju & Rhitishah Yuva Raju