5th National Championships

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

April 17-19, 2010

Offered Policy Debate & Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Policy Debate

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.

Winner: Bronx Science — Zack Elias & Andrew Markoff
Runner Up: Kinkaid — Nikhil Bontha & Layne Kirshon

Top Speaker: Layne Kirshon — Kinkaid
Runner Up: Andrew Markoff — Bronx Science

Baker Cup: Will Thibeau & Richard Day, Glenbrook South

Educator of the Year Award: Bill Batterman, Marquette University High School
Tournament of the Year Award: Greenhill Fall Classic (hosted by Aaron Timmons & Eric Forslund)
Service Award: Tim Mahoney, St. Makrs School of Texas

A tournament bracket showing matchups between different schools, culminating in a final match for the championship.

Elim Seeds

  1. Glenbrook South TD — Will Thibeau & Richard Day

  2. Westminster TA — Daniel Taylor & Ellis Allen

  3. Damien GE — Pablo Gannon & Reid Ehrlich-Quinn

  4. Woodward PP — Max Plithidies & Matthew Pesce

  5. Bronx Science ME — Andrew Markoff & Zack Elias

  6. Kinkaid KB — Layne Kirshon & Nikhil Bontha

  7. Beacon DF — Damiyr Davis & Miguel Feliciano

  8. Carrollton Sacred Hrt DG — Anna Dimitrijevic & Helen Gomez

  9. Lexington VE — Arjun Vellayappan & Tyler Engler

  10. McDonogh RB — Alex Resar & Patrick Butler

  11. Chattahoochee CR — Megan Cambre & Kaavya Ramesh

  12. Montgomery Bell Acade MH — Hershel Mehta & Campbell Haynes

  13. Glenbrook North SS — Vinay Sridharan & Alexis Shklar

  14. Glenbrook North MP — Flynn Makuch & Alex Pappas

  15. Greenhill KP — Arnav Kejriwal & Kush Patel

  16. Westminster DM — Ayush Dayal & Julia Marshall

  17. Mountain Brook GM — Payne Griffin & Evan McCarty

  18. Jesuit College Prep YM — Carson Young & Sullivan McCormick

  19. Lexington CS — Jack Caporal & Michael Suo

Speaker Awards

  1. Layne Kirshon — Kinkaid

  2. Andrew Markoff — Bronx Science

  3. Anna Dimitrijevic — Carrollton Sacred Heart

  4. Matthew Pesce — Woodward

  5. Zack Elias — Bronx Science

  6. Daniel Taylor — Westminster

  7. Alex Resar — McDonogh

  8. Arjun Vellayappan — Lexington

  9. Will Thibeau — Glenbrook South

  10. Campbell Haynes — Montgomery Bell Academy

  11. Alex Pappas — Glenbrook North

  12. Laura Johnson — Saint Paul Central

  13. Vinay Sridharan — Glenbrook North

  14. Miguel Feliciano — Beacon

  15. Richard Day — Glenbrook South