7th National Championships

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

April 13-16, 2012

Offered Policy Debate & Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Policy Debate

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere.

Winner: Woodward Academy — Jason Sigalos & Rahim Shakoor
Runner Up: Greenhill — Lyall Stuart & Azhar Unvala

Top Speaker: Jason Sigalos — Woodward
Runner Up: Lyall Stuart — Greenhill

Baker Cup: Lyall Stuart & Azhar Unvala, The Greenhill School

Educator of the Year Award: Tracy McFarland, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Tournament of the Year Award: Heart of Texas at St Mark's School (hosted by Tim Mahoney)
Rising Star Award: Jon Voss, Glenbrook South High School
Service Award: Rohan Sadagapol, Edina High School & University of Minnesota (MN)

A tournament bracket chart displaying matchups between various schools, with the winner being Woodward Academy, and details about coaches and winners.

Elim Seeds

  1. Woodward SS — Jason Sigalos & Rahim Shakoo

  2. Greenhill SU — Azahar Unwala & Lyall Stuart

  3. St. Mark's BB — Rishee Batra & Zach Burdette

  4. Georgetown Day HB — Michael Barclay & David Herman

  5. St. Mark's JN — Nikhil Jain & Charlie Marshall

  6. Homewood-Flossmoor GS — Donald Grasse & Margaret Strong

  7. Glenbrook South HJ — Jacob Hurwitz & Marc Jacome

  8. Lexington CY — Bennett Clifford & Alex Yared

  9. Carrollton DS — Mary Darmody & Francis Swanson

  10. St. Vincent de Paul SF — Laynie Stephens & James Fidler

  11. Glenbrook South OT — Connor O’Brien & Donald Thibeau

  12. Greenhill BR — Sankalp Banerjee & Meg Ranganathan

  13. Sioux Falls Lincoln EP — Jackson Erpenbach & CJ Point

  14. Montgomery Bell BH — Galen Bullington & Kelly Haselton

  15. Little Rock Central WS — Ian Wren & Daniel Schexnayder

  16. Glenbrook South SW — Robert Shaw & Ben Wolch

  17. Notre Dame DB — Ken DeJohn & Aron Berger

  18. CK McClatchy SK — John Spurlock & Liam King

Speaker Awards

  1. Jason Sigalos — Woodward Academy

  2. Lyall Stuart — Greenhill

  3. Kelly Haselton — Montgomery Bell

  4. Donald Grasse - Homewood-Flossmoor

  5. Margaret Strong - Homewood-Flossmoor

  6. Rahim Shakoor - Woodward Academy

  7. David Herman — Georgetown Day School

  8. Mary Darmody — Carrollton Sacred Heart

  9. Fabiola Urdaneta — Carrollton Sacred Heart

  10. Anastasia Kazteridis — Bronx Science

  11. Robert Wyde — Highland Park Dallas

  12. Bennett Clifford — Lexington

  13. Azhar Unwala — Greenhill

  14. Connor O’Brien — Glenbrook South

  15. Rishee Batra — St. Marks