Results
Tournament Results
2020-2021 Parkway West Speech & Debate Results
Varsity Preseason (9/26):
-Tyler Kinzy was 3rd place
-Ella Seigel was 2nd place
-Ulaa Kuziez was the undefeated tournament champion
Novice Preseason (10/3):
-Eli Naig was 4th place
-Paige Matthys-Pearce, Sophie Kucukkaya, Vita Madamanchi TIED for 3rd place
-Krish Bhagat was undefeated but on a head to head tie break from practice rounds ended in 2nd place
-Yusuf Redzic was the undefeated tournament champion
Oakville Congress (10/17):
-Skyler Ji was first in his Chamber
GSL Congress #1 (11/13)
-Thomas Bruns, Praveen Dharmavarapu, and Santi Lugo were 6th in their chambers
-Skyler Ji and Rachel Bhagat were 2nd in their chambers
Clayton Varsity/Ladue Novice Invitational (11/20-11/21):
At the Novice half...
At the Varsity half... The team placed 5th overall
-Kathryn McAuliffe was 2nd in FX
-Santi Lugo was a Quarterfinalists in Varsity Lincoln Douglas
-Semifinalists in Champ Lincoln Douglas were Ella Seigel and Amina Aser
-Noah Schell & San Kumar were Varsity Policy Semifinalists
-Areeb Hasan & Sid Das were Champ Policy Semifinalists
-Laura Young & Zoey Womick were the Champ Public Forum Tournament Champions
Raytown Invitational (12/11-12/12): The Varsity took 2nd in Debate Sweeps and 2nd in Overall Team Sweeps!
-Riya Ashok was 6th in Novice Storytelling
-In Novice FX, Sophie Kucukkaya was 4th and Paige Matthys-Pearce was 3rd
-Vita Madamanchi was 5th in Novice Info
-Paige Matthys-Pearce was 5th in Novice OO
-Sammi Duncan was 3rd in Novice Congress
-Vita Madamanchi & Riya Ashok were Novice PF Quarterfinalists
-Krish Bhagat was 2nd in Novice LD
-In Varsity Storytelling, Praveen Dharmavarapu was 6th and Areeb Hasan was 5th
-In Varsity FX, Kayvon Rezaei was 6th and Kathryn McAuliffe was the Tournament Champion
-In Varsity Congress, Skyler Ji was 6th, Praveen Dharmavarapu was 3rd, and Kayvon Rezaei was the Tournament Champion
-In Champ Policy, Noah Schell & San Kumar and Tyler Kinzy & Yusuf Hacking were Quarterfinalists
-Ella Seigel was a Semifinalist in Champ LD
-In Champ PF, Zoey Womick & Laura Young, Kayvon Razeai & Praveen Dharmavarapu, and Skyler Ji & Justin Xu were ALL Co-Champions, closing out the event!
Liberty (KC) (1/15-1/16):
-In Novice Info, Paige Matthys-Pearce was 5th and Elizabeth Franklin was 3rd
-Kathryn McAuliffe was 5th in FX and 3rd in DX
-Grace O'Connor was 6th in POI
-Sammi Duncan was 2nd in Novice Congress
-Kayvon Rezaei was a Varsity Congress Finalist
-Areeb Hasan and Sid Das were Champ Policy Quarterfinalist
-San Kumar and Noah Schell were Reg Policy Semifinalist
-Zoey Womick and Laura Young were the Champ PF Tournament Champions
GSL Congress #2 (1/22):
-Praveen Dharmavarapu and Justin Xu were 6th in their Chambers
-Amina Aser and Sammi Duncan were 4th in their Chambers
-Santi Lugo was 3rd in his Chamber
-Rachel Bhagat, Thomas Bruns, and Kayvon Rezaei were 2nd in their Chambers
Springfield Central/Parkview (1/29-1/30):
-In Novice Informative, Elizabeth Frankin was 2nd and Paige Matthys-Pearce was the Tournament Champion
COMO Classic (2/5-2/6): The team placed 3rd Overall
-In Novice Informative, Vita Madamanchi was 5th & Sammi Duncan was 3rd
-Sophie Kucukkaya was 6th in Novice Extemp
-Noah Schell was 6th in Varsity DX
-Ulaa Kuziez was 3rd in Varsity Radio
-Grace O'Connor was 2nd in Varsity POI
-Kathryn McAuliffe was the Varsity FX Tournament Champion
-Ella Seigel was a Semifinalist in Varsity LD
-Skyler Ji & Maaz Khan were Semifinalists in Varsity PF
-In Varsity Policy, Yusuf Hacking & Tyler Kinzy were Semifinalists and Ulaa Kuziez & Sarah Sun were 2nd
-Krish Bhagat was the Novice LD Tournament Champion
Marquette Invitational (2/12-2/13): The team placed 5th overall
-Grace O'Connor was 6th in POI
-Kathryn McAuliffe was 4th in FX
-Tyler Kinzy & Yusuf Hacking were Champ Policy Semifinalists
2020-2021 MSHSAA Districts (3/5 - 3/6): Team placed 6th in Speech, Tied 1st for Debate, and was 6th overall
State Qualifiers are...
Finalists Include...
-Noah Schell was 6th in DX
2020-2021 NSDA Districts (2/27, 3/11-13):
National Qualifiers are...
-Tyler Kinzy & Yusuf Hacking in Policy Debate
Alternates Include...
-Ulaa Kuziez & San Kumar in Policy Debate
MSHSAA State Tournament (4/23-4/24): State Team Sweeps - 3rd in Speech, 2nd in Debate
-Poetry Reading - Grace O'Connor - STATE CHAMP
-Radio Speaking - Ulaa Kuziez - STATE CHAMP
-Public Forum Debate - Zoey Womick & Laura Young - STATE CHAMPS
-International Extemp - Kathryn McAuliffe (2nd Place)
-Policy Debate - Tyler Kinzy & Yusuf Hacking (4th Place)
NSDA National Tournament (6/12-6/19):
2020-21 Team Honors
Department Award Winner: Tyler Kinzy
Matthew Viglione Scholarship Recipient: Tyler Kinzy
Honor Cords:
- Arreya Shaw - 177
- Maaz Khan - 348
- Ibrahim Ahmed - 429
- Sarah Sun - 433
- Justin Xu - 452
- Sid Das - 471
- Amina Aser - 493
- Ulaa Kuziez - 541
- Skyler Ji - 654
- Praveen Dharmavarapu - 792
- Ella Seigel - 906
- Yusuf Hacking - 907
- Tyler Kinzy - 1087
- Grace O'Connor - 1124
- Kathryn McAuliffe - 1158
- Zoey Womick - 1267
- Laura Young - 1272
Best Novice Debater: Krish Bhagat
Best Novice Events: Paige Matthys-Pearce
Best Varsity Debater: Laura Young
Best Varsity Events: Kathryn McAuliffe
Unsung Hero: Tyler Kinzy & Sophie Kucakkaya
NFL Academic All-Americans:
These students must have 750 NFL points, a 27 or higher on their ACT, and a 3.7 or higher GPA.
- NEW HONORS:
- Praveen Dharmavarapu
- Yusuf Hacking
- Ella Seigel
- CONTINUED HONORS:
- Tyler Kinzy
- Kathryn McAuliffe
- Zoey Womick
- Laura Young