2023 First and Second Year State Results
Public Forum Debate — First Year Division
Champion
Lambert Kovi & Kallu
Runner Up
Wheeler Ravi & Anumula
Semifinalists
Midtown Snell & Skourteris
Midtown Lignugaris & Woodcock
Quarterfinalists
Midtown Waldman & Heydt
Marist Watkins & Hamrlik
Marist Grenier & Escayg
Grovetown Benton & Houk
Speaker Awards
Eshawnvi Kallu — Lambert
Nathan Brawner — Midtown
Samhitha Kovi — Lambert
Rajat Ravi — Wheeler
Ben Koster — Sequoyah
Caroline Hamrlik — Marist
Maxwell Watkins — Marist
Nikolai Tillero — Sequoyah
Reuben Mackler — Midtown
Eric Snell — Midtown
Public Forum Debate — Second Year Division (Round Robin)
Champion
Carrollton Kelly & Long
Runner Up
Carrollton Browning & Zimmer
3rd Place
Lovett Ajani & Shrivastava
Speaker Awards
Luke Zimmer — Carrollton
Audrey Browning — Carrollton
Eden Long — Carrollton
Kieran Kelly — Carrollton
Cayla Johnson — Sequoyah
Policy Debate — First Year Division
Champion
Marist Lee & Tesfaye
Runner Up
Northview Taylor & Beg
Semifinalists
Johns Creek Verma & Gupta
Northview Kumar & Dantuluri
Quarterfinalists
Alpharetta Ivaturi & Gupta
Woodward Emslie & Rieck
Woodward Agrawal & Tharp
Northview Liu & Kwon
Partial Octofinalist
Alpharetta Muthukumar & Montalvos
Speaker Awards
Serena Shang — Pace
Abhinav Ivaturi — Alpharetta
Abigail Richman — Pace
Northview — Sajad Beg
Aarush Gupta — Alpharetta
Ephrata Tesfaye — Marist
Raunak Gupta — Johns Creek
Soham Verma — Johns Creek
Kento Taylor — Northview
Marist — Michelle Lee
Policy Debate — Second Year Division
Champion
Alpharetta Mahesh & Kohli
Runner Up
Northview Chen & Bhattacharya
Semifinalists
Galloway Isenberg & Perez
Pace Goldberg & Mirza
Partial Quarterfinalists
Woodward Masterson & Paladugu
Pace Maddineni & Eisenman
Speaker Awards
Jerry Chen — Northview
Nora Perez-Rubio — Galloway
Neha Mahesh — Alpharetta
Lasya Paladugu — Woodward
Jake Isenberg — Galloway
Kaitlyn Goldberg — Pace
Aalia Mirza — Pace
Risha Kohli — Alpharetta
Aryan Bhattacharya — Northview
Arnav Maddineni — Pace
Lincoln Douglas Debate — First Year Division
Champion
Midtown James
Runner Up
Midtown Fedorov
Semifinalists
Midtown Mahony
Midtown Checketts
Quarterfinalists
Sequoyah Miffitt
Midtown Hasking
Lovett Duan
Speaker Awards
Harris James — Midtown
Alexander Smith — Midtown
Nicholas Fedorov — Midtown
Padraig Mahony — Midtown
Plamen Checketts — Midtown
Lincoln Douglas Debate — Second Year Debate
Champion
Midtown Bray
Runner Up
Midtown Roberts
Semifinalists
Sequoyah Jones
Midtown Zakai Petilon
Quarterfinalists
Lovett Samar Kibe
Speaker Awards
William Roberts — Midtown
Fiona Bray — Midtown
Samar Kibe — Lovett
Marzell Usher — Valdosta
Zakai Petilon — Midtown
Extemporaneous Speaking
Champion
Midtown Henry Carter
Runner Up
Midtown Zachary Chan
Finalists
Midtown Charlotte Keenan, Midtown Farris Duwayri, North Atlanta Matan Berg, and Midtown Liam Gregg
1st Year Impromptu Speaking
Champion
Wheeler Dagmawi Fasika
Runner Up
Lassiter Parker Glidewell
Finalists
Decatur Ida Chapman, Pepperell Milo Hardy, Northview Annabella Zhang, and Northview Isabella Zhang
2nd Year Impromptu Speaking
Champion
Midtown Charlotte Keenan
Runner Up
Armuchee Emalee Collins
Finalists
Midtown Henry Carter, Decatur Arden Aczel, Midtown Farris Duwayri, and Decatur Caroline Siler
Original Oratory
Champion
Midtown Charles Fucile
Runner Up
Northview Saanvi Sundaram
Finalists
Lassiter Prioska Baruah, Lovett Caroline Liu, Wheeler Avery Hutchinson, and Northview Claire Wang
Informative
Champion
Lovett Jackson Liu
Runner Up
Decatur Ida Chapman
Finalists
Sequoyah Yu-Hung Cheng, Fayette County Asia Rackley, Lovett Wright Williams, and Marist Sienna Reams
Humorous Interpretation
Champion
Dunwoody Brandon Jasper
Runner Up
Sequoyah Anjali Gevalas
3rd Place
Dunwoody Cole Carter
Dramatic Interpretation
Champion
Dunwoody Taylor Charles
Runner Up
Dunwoody Anna Lower
Finalists
Dunwoody Chloe Strader
Program of Oral Interpretation
Champion
Marist Faiza Khaled
Runner Up
Northview Ananya Pophali
3rd Place
Valdosta Jessica Mohanty