2022 National Speech Championship Results

Team Sweepstakes

Final Rounds Results

National Champions - Bradley University

2nd Place - Lewis & Clark College

3rd Place - Illinois State University

4th Place - Ball State University

5th Place - University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - University of Minnesota

7th Place - North Central College

8th Place - Wayne State University

9th Place - Southwest Minnesota State University

10th Place - Berry College

2022 National Coach of the Year

Dawn Lowry

2022 National Service Award

Julie Walker and Stephen Hagan

Final Rounds Results

After Dinner Speaking

National Champion - Doniven Hill-Bush, Illinois State University

2nd Place - Abbie VanMeter, Ball State University

3rd Place - David Daye, Bradley University

4th Place - Devyn Halvorson, Southwest Minnesota State University

5th Place - Sarah Sanders, Illinois State University

6th Place - Atta Gould, George Mason University

Communication Analysis

National Champion - Maleeha Rasheed, University of Illinois at Chicago

2nd Place - David Daye, Bradley University

3rd Place - Eden Kenney, Lewis & Clark College

4th Place - Rodrigo Trujillo, Bradley University

5th Place - Colin Murtagh, Wayne State University

6th Place - Audre Knecht, Illinois State University

Dramatic Performance

National Champion - Syl Knauss, Lewis & Clark College

2nd Place - Joshua Timmons, Bradley University

3rd Place - Kaity Johnson, Bradley University

4th Place - Hope Smothers, Lewis & Clark College

5th Place - Darrow Richmond, University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Sarah Keller, Illinois State University

Duo Performance

National Champions - Abbie VanMeter & Amelia Brewers, Ball State University

2nd Place - Imani Butts & Parker Abrell, Ball State University

3rd Place - Alexx Fosburgh & Lily Pieper, Bradley University

4th Place - Hope Smothers & Syl Knauss, Lewis & Clark College

5th Place - Angel Tovar & Diego Mateo, North Central College

6th Place - Kylie Bechtold & Luke Kwiatkowski, North Central College

Extemporaneous Speaking

National Champion - Lily Pieper, Bradley University

2nd Place - Aaron Lutz, Lewis & Clark College

3rd Place - Rodrigo Trujillo, Bradley University

4th Place - Chris Rapp, University of Illinois at Chicago

5th Place - Maleeha Rasheed, University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Sarah Sanders, Illinois State University

Impromptu Speaking

National Champion - Aaron Lutz, Lewis & Clark College

2nd Place - Doniven Hill-Bush, Illinois State University

3rd Place - Jacob Muth, University of Minnesota

4th Place - Lily Pieper, Bradley University

5th Place - Gavin Patchet, Lewis & Clark College

6th Place - Simran Chugani, University of Minnesota

Informative Speaking

National Champion - Grace McCormick, Ball State University

2nd Place - Morgan Thoem, Berry College

3rd Place - Atta Gould, George Mason University

4th Place - David Daye, Bradley University

5th Place - Luke Kwiatkowski, North Central College

6th Place - David Jacobson, University of Minnesota

Interviewing

National Champion - Taylor Roth, McKendree University

2nd Place - Huyen Nguyen, University of Illinois at Chicago

3rd Place - Serena Ahmad, University of Illinois at Chicago

4th Place - Genesis Abad, University of Illinois at Chicago

5th Place - Isabel Kapustka, University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Arlin Khan, University of Texas-Dallas

Edwyn Mitchell Persuasive Speaking

National Champion - Abbie VanMeter, Ball State University

2nd Place - David Daye, Bradley University

3rd Place - Lavontae Morrow, University of Illinois at Chicago

4th Place - Maleeha Rasheed, University of Illinois at Chicago

5th Place - Morgan Thoem, Berry College

6th Place - Kaity Johnson, Bradley University

Poetry Performance

National Champion - Simran Chugani, University of Minnesota

2nd Place - Terrence Mayfield, Illinois State University

3rd Place - Joshua Timmons, Bradley University

4th Place - Alexandria Moulton, Doane University

5th Place - Aniyah Clemons, University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Jo Randall, Ball State University

Program Performance

National Champion - Terrence Mayfield, Illinois State University

2nd Place - Lavontae Morrow, University of Illinois at Chicago

3rd Place - Raechel Zoellick, Illinois State University

4th Place - Simran Chugani, University of Minnesota

5th Place - Zoe Bridges, University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Tarrianna Jarrett, Texas Southern University

Prose Performance

National Champion - Hope Smothers, Lewis & Clark College

2nd Place - David Jacobson, University of Minnesota

3rd Place - John Henry, George Mason University

4th Place - Ally Knighton, Lewis & Clark College

5th Place - Missy Backs, Ball State University

6th Place - Jasmine Washington, Concordia University Irvine

2021 National Speech Championship Results

Team Sweepstakes

National Champions - Bradley University

2nd Place - George Mason University

3rd Place - Illinois State University

4th Place - University of Texas at Austin

5th Place - University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Seton Hall University

7th Place - Lafayette College

8th Place - Lewis & Clark College

9th Place - North Central College

10th Place - University of Minnesota

2021 National Coach of the Year

Lee Schwab and Sophie Stern

2021 National Service Award

Sara Gronstal, Megan Koch, and Julie Walker

Final Rounds

Team Sweepstakes

After Dinner Speaking

National Champion - Haleemah Na'Allah, Bradley University

2nd Place - David Daye, Bradley University

3rd Place - Clay Parker, University of Texas at Austin

4th Place - Sonja Minnick, Illinois State University

5th Place - Sarah Sanders, Illinois State University

6th Place - Simran Chugani, University of Minnesota

Communication Analysis

National Champion - David Daye, Bradley University

2nd Place - Jacob Thompson, George Mason University

3rd Place - Sonja Minnick, Illinois State University

4th Place - Doniven Hill-Bush, Illinois State University

5th Place - Peter Figueroa, George Mason Univeristy

6th Place - Damian Samsonowicz, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago

Dramatic Performance

National Champion - Kai Solis, University of Texas at Austin

2nd Place - Hope Smothers, Lewis & Clark College

3rd Place - Emily Feazel, Seton Hall University

4th Place - Damian Samsonowicz, University of Illinois at Chicago

5th Place - Brooke Morenz, Illinois State University

6th Place - Amelia Burns, Bradley University

Duo Performance

National Champions - Cordelia Tran & Emily Williams, George Mason University

2nd Place - Carli Hall & Kevin Ahern, University of Texas at Austin

3rd Place - Kyle Ahern & Pablo Labiaga, University of Texas at Austin

4th Place - Jordan Shaibani & Kelly Mwaamba, Lafayette College

5th Place - Joshua Beckles & Kory Turner, Bradley University

6th Place - Emily Feazel & Livie McCue, Seton Hall University

Extemporaneous Speaking

National Champion - Jessica Wycha, North Central College

2nd Place - Sean Keegan, Seton Hall University

3rd Place - Jose Quinones, George Mason University

4th Place - Laura Belec, Bradley University

5th Place - Evan Ortiz, University of Texas at Austin

6th Place - Alex Lawson, Northwestern University

Impromptu Speaking

National Champion - Maleeha Rasheed, University of Illinois at Chicago

2nd Place - Aaron Lutz, Lewis & Clark College

3rd Place - Jacob Thompson, George Mason University

4th Place - Spencer Schumacher, University of Texas at Austin

5th Place - Laura Belec, Bradley University

6th Place - Nicole Carter, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Informative Speaking

National Champion - Sonja Minnick, Illinois State University

2nd Place - Zoe Bridges, University of Illinois at Chicago

3rd Place - Atta Gould, George Mason University

4th Place - Eli Ballowe, Illini Forensics

5th Place - Simran Chugani, University of Minnesota

6th Place - Scott Kamen, Lafayette College

Interviewing

National Champion - Safa Shaikh, Seton Hall University

2nd Place - Jeremiah Baldwin, University of Texas at Austin

3rd Place - Craig Anesu Chigadza, University of Indianapolis

4th Place - Maleeha Rasheed, University of Illinois at Chicago

Edwyn Mitchell Persuasive Speaking

National Champion - Sonja Minnick, Illinois State University

2nd Place - Haleemah Na'Allah, Bradley University

3rd Place - David Daye, Bradley University

4th Place - Kelly Mwaamba, Lafayette College

5th Place - Abigail Histed, Illini Forensics

6th Place - Scott Kamen, Lafayette College

Poetry Performance

National Champion - Terrence Mayfield, Illinois State University

2nd Place - Spencer Haisha, Wayne State University

3rd Place - Joshua Beckles, Bradley University

4th Place - Valeria Najera, University of Texas at Austin

5th Place - Kelly Mwaamba, Lafayette College

6th Place - Cheriaca Huntley, George Mason University

Program Performance

National Champion - Cheriaca Huntley, George Mason University

2nd Place - Raechel Zoellick, Bradley University

3rd Place - Kai Solis, University of Texas at Austin

4th Place - Doniven Hill-Bush, Illinois State University

5th Place - Damian Samsonowicz, University of Illinois at Chicago

6th Place - Simran Chugani, University of Minnesota

Prose Performance

National Champion - Cheriaca Huntley, George Mason University

2nd Place - Onyinye Udeogu, University of Illinois at Chicago

3rd Place - Joshua Beckles, Bradley University

4th Place - Fernando Cereceres, University of Texas at Austin

5th Place - Dana Bell, Seton Hall University

6th Place - Brooke Morenz, Illinois State University

2019 National Speech Championship Results

Team Sweepstakes

Flight A Final Rounds

National Champions - Ball State University

2nd Place - Northwestern University

3rd Place - George Mason University

4th Place - Wayne State University

5th Place - University of Minnesota

6th Place - Concordia University Irvine

7th Place - Lewis & Clark College

8th Place - Eastern Illinois University

9th Place - Illinois State University

10th Place - McKendree University

2019 National Coach of the Year

Yaw Kyeremateng

2019 National Service Award

Megan Koch

Flight A Final Rounds

Extemporaneous Speaking

National Champion - Thomas Ritz, Northwestern University

2nd Place - Danny Drane, George Mason University

3rd Place - Regan Copple, George Mason University

4th Place - Andrew Wagner, McKendree University

5th Place - Ryan Longoria, University of Akron

6th Place - Alex Azzopardi, Wayne State University

Duo Performance

National Champions - Lee Schwab and Natalie Thomison, Ball State University

2nd Place - Angelina Mitchell and Mernine Ameris, George Mason University

3rd Place - Ethan Gomez and Max Haywood, Ball State University

4th Place - Jasmine Washington and Whitney Bay, Concordia University Irvine 5th Place - Ally Knighton and Brady Quick, Lewis & Clark College

6th Place - Eva Reyes and Evette Jahangiri, Concordia University Irvine

Communication Analysis

National Champion - Shannon Flory, Wayne State University

2nd Place - Brianna Willis, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Craig Heyne, Illinois State University

4th Place - Marissa Lockhart, Ball State University

5th Place - Thomas Ritz, Northwestern University

6th Place - Ally Knighton, Lewis & Clark College

Interviewing

National Champion - Craig Chigadza, University of Indianapolis

2nd Place - Whitney Bay, Concordia University Irvine

3rd Place - Acacia Varnado, Concordia University Irvine

4th Place - Larranz Guider, University of Minnesota

Flight B Final Rounds

Prose Performance

National Champion - Marissa Lockhart, Ball State University

2nd Place - Lee Schwab, Ball State University

3rd Place - Sophie Stern, Northwestern University

4th Place - Zoie Moore, Concordia University Irvine

5th Place - Eva Reyes, Concordia University Irvine

6th Place - Sophia Walcher, Bowling Green State University

Persuasive Speaking

National Champion - Edwyn Mitchell, Eastern Illinois University

2nd Place - Thomas Ritz, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Brady Quick, Lewis & Clark College

4th Place - Saeed Malami, Lafayette College

5th Place - Abbie VanMeter, Ball State University

6th Place - Alex Azzopardi, Wayne State University

Informative Speaking

National Champion - John Henry George Mason University

2nd Place - Alan Hurless, Doane University

3rd Place - Ally Knighton, Lewis & Clark College

4th Place - Danny Drane, George Mason University

5th Place - Richard Bowman, Ball State University

6th Place - Steven Suarez, Eastern Michigan University

Program Performance

National Champion - Larranz Guider, University of Minnesota

2nd Place - Jolie Sherman, Illinois State University

3rd Place - Craig Heyne, Illinois State University

4th Place - Aliyah Smith, McKendree University

5th Place - Spencer Haisha, Wayne State University

6th Place - Bella Gomez, Ball State University

Flight C Final Rounds

Flight B Final Rounds

Impromptu Speaking

National Champion - Alex Azzopardi, Wayne State University

2nd Place - Thomas Ritz, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Nathan Hill, University of Akron

4th Place - Andrew Wagner, McKendree University

5th Place - Jacob Thompson, George Mason University

6th Place - Andrew Li, Wayne State University

Poetry Performance

National Champion - Larranz Guider University of Minnesota

2nd Place - Eva Reyes, Concordia University Irvine

3rd Place - Richard Bowman, Ball State University

4th Place - Craig Heyne, Illinois State University

5th Place - Dobbs DeCorsey, University of Minnesota

6th Place - Jerimiah Boyd-Johnson, Eastern Illinois University

Dramatic Performance

National Champion - Lee Schwab, Ball State University

2nd Place - Edwyn Mitchell, Eastern Illinois University

3rd Place - Jasmine Washington, Concordia University Irvine

4th Place - Saeed Malami, Lafayette College

5th Place - Harry Steffenhagen, University of Minnesota

6th Place - Ally Knighton, Lewis & Clark College

After Dinner Speaking

National Champion - Shannon Flory, Wayne State University

2nd Place - Harry Steffenhagen, University of Minnesota

3rd Place - John Henry, George Mason University

4th Place - Ally Knighton, Lewis & Clark College

5th Place - Missy Backs, Ball State University

6th Place - Jasmine Washington, Concordia University Irvine

2018 National Speech Championship Results

Team Sweepstakes

Flight A Final Rounds

National Champions - George Mason University

2nd Place - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

3rd Place - Eastern Michigan University

4th Place - Northwestern University

5th Place - Doane University

6th Place - Ball State University

7th Place - University of Florida

8th Place - University of Minnesota

9th Place - Lewis & Clark College

10th Place - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2018 National Coach of the Year

Mike Kalustian

2018 National Service Award

Aaron Duncan and Stephen Hagan

Flight A Final Rounds

Extemporaneous Speaking

National Champion - Madison Morrissette, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2nd Place - Madeline Friend, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Jacob Wisda, Lewis and Clark College

4th Place - JD Deutsch, Eastern Michigan University

5th Place - Becca Human, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

6th Place - Aaron Klein, University of Florida

Duo Performance

National Champions - Mattison Merritt and Mia Virgillito, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2nd Place - Lee Schwab and Mariann Fant, Ball State University

3rd Place - Madeline Friend and Sophie Stern, Northwestern University

4th Place - Bailey Quanbeck and Tristan Chasing Hawk, University of South Dakota

5th Place - Brandon Madison and Kennerly David Benraty, Doane University

6th Place - Jim Welty and Parker Roth, George Mason University

Communication Analysis

National Champion - Aaron Klein, University of Florida

2nd Place - Parker Roth, George Mason University

3rd Place - Becca Human, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

4th Place - Alissa Duong, University of Nebraska Omaha

5th Place - Alekhya Tallapaka, George Mason University

6th Place - Emma Newton, University of Minnesota

Flight B Final Rounds

Prose Performance

National Champion - Kennerly David Benraty, Doane University

2nd Place - Lee Schwab, Ball State University

3rd Place - Mattison Merritt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

4th Place - Teresa Kubiak, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

5th Place - Aric Bird, Eastern Michigan University

6th Place - Davonte Sanders, North Central College

Persuasive Speaking

National Champion - Edwyn Mitchell, Eastern Illinois University

2nd Place - Micah Huff, Eastern Michigan University

3rd Place - Jim Welty, George Mason University

4th Place - Fernando Arias, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

5th Place - Josh Ratel-Khan, Ball State University

6th Place - Alex Mathiowetz, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Informative Speaking

National Champion - Kennerly David Benraty, Doane University

2nd Place - Jim Welty, George Mason University

3rd Place - Alec Balasko, Northwestern University

4th Place - Madeline Friend, Northwestern University

5th Place - Basil Hawley, Lewis and Clark College

6th Place - Mattison Merritt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Program Performance

National Champion - Kennerly David Benraty, Doane University

2nd Place - Larranz Guider, University of Minnesota

3rd Place - Parker Roth, George Mason University

4th Place - Adelina Mitchell, George Mason University

5th Place - Brianna Willis, Northwestern University

6th Place - Ethan Pytlik, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Flight C Final Rounds

Flight B Final Rounds

Impromptu Speaking

National Champion - Aaron Klein, University of Florida

2nd Place - Andrea Zhang, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Jacob Wisda, Lewis and Clark College

4th Place - JD Deutsch, Eastern Michigan University

5th Place - Becca Human, University of Nebraska Lincoln

6th Place - Madison Morrissette, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Poetry Performance

National Champion - Adelina Mitchell, George Mason University

2nd Place - Kennerly David Benraty, Doane University

3rd Place - Edwin Mitchell, Eastern Illinois University

4th Place - Nathalie Estiverne, Eastern Michigan University

5th Place - Joshua Thompson, Eastern Michigan University

6th Place - Larranz Guider, University of Minnesota

Dramatic Performance

National Champion - Katie Taylor, Eastern Michigan University

2nd Place - Lee Schwab, Ball State University

3rd Place - Kevin Mardirosian, Wayne State University

4th Place - Ruben Flores, North Dakota State University

5th Place - Davonte Sanders, North Central College

6th Place - Chloe Meier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

After Dinner Speaking

National Champion - Kevin Mardirosian, Wayne State University

2nd Place - Adelina Mitchell, George Mason University

3rd Place - Mattison Merritt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

4th Place - Damon Horn, University of Illinois at Chicago

5th Place - Alec Balasko, Northwestern University

6th Place - Nathalie Estiverne, Eastern Michigan University

2017 National Speech Championship Results

Team Sweepstakes

Flight A Final Rounds

National Champions - George Mason University

2nd Place - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

3rd Place - Northwestern University

4th Place - Concordia University Irvine

5th Place - Ball State University

6th Place - University of Florida

7th Place - Eastern Illinois University

8th Place - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

9th Place - Marshall University

10th Place - McKendree University

2017 National Coach of the Year

Ryan Lauth and Stephen Hagan

2017 National Service Award

Eddie Gamboa

Flight A Final Rounds

Extemporaneous Speaking

National Champion - Kohinoor Gill, Arizona State University

2nd Place - Thomas Ritz, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Erin Sheehan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

4th Place - Nathan Leys, George Mason University

5th Place - Aaron Klein, University of Florida

6th Place - Logan McHone, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Duo Performance

National Champions - Mernine Ameris and Stephen Durosaiye, George Mason University

2nd Place - Emma Bleker and Samantha Jordan, George Mason University

3rd Place - Jeffery Antonio and Zachary Herrera, Concordia University Irvine

4th Place - Jonathan Baker and Mattison Merritt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

5th Place - Christian Rush and Mattison Merritt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

6th Place - Alec Balasko and Kurt Imhoff, Northwestern University

Communication Analysis

National Champion - Mariann Fant, Ball State University

2nd Place - Jonathan Baker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

3rd Place - Josh Ratel-Khan, Ball State University

4th Place - Nathan Leys, George Mason University

5th Place - Aaron Klein, University of Florida

6th Place - Kohinoor Gill, Arizona State University

Flight B Final Rounds

Prose Performance

National Champion - Emma Walker, Eastern Illinois University

2nd Place - Emma Bleker, George Mason University

3rd Place - Alyssa Hager, Marshall University

4th Place - Jamie Whittington-Studer, Concordia University Irvine

5th Place - Sean O'Reilly, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

6th Place - Jonathan Baker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Persuasive Speaking

National Champion - Edwyn Mitchell, Eastern Illinois University

2nd Place - Samantha Jordan, George Mason University

3rd Place - Nathan Leys, George Mason University

4th Place - Justin Cooper, Northwestern University

5th Place - Ty Christoff-Tempesta, University of Florida

6th Place - Erin Sheehan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Informative Speaking

National Champion - Mariann Fant, Ball State University

2nd Place - Brianna Willis, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Hannah Locop, University of Florida

4th Place - Jonathan Baker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

5th Place - Nathan Leys, George Mason University

6th Place - Austin Mejdrich, Eastern Illinois University

Program Performance

National Champion - Jamie Whittington-Studer, Concordia University Irvine

2nd Place - Diego Perez, Concordia University Irvine

3rd Place - Katie Lai, George Mason University

4th Place - Jessica Rauchberg, George Mason University

5th Place - Le Racha Simon, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

6th Place - Kelsey Jones, University of Akron

Flight C Final Rounds

Flight B Final Rounds

Impromptu Speaking

National Champion - Madeline Friend, Northwestern University

2nd Place - Thomas Ritz, Northwestern University

3rd Place - Hannah Locop, University of Florida

4th Place - Erin Sheehan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

5th Place - Andrew Wagner, McKendree University

6th Place - Aaron Walker, Lafayette College

Poetry Performance

National Champion - Emma Bleker, George Mason University

2nd Place - Mariann Fant, Ball State University

3rd Place - Starr Lee, University of Wisconsin Whitewater

4th Place - Kurt Imhoff, Northwestern University

5th Place - Albert Tracy, North Central College

6th Place - Christian Rush, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dramatic Performance

National Champion - Emma Bleker, George Mason University

2nd Place - Diego Perez, Concordia University Irvine

3rd Place - Parker Roth, George Mason University

4th Place - Zachary Herrera, Concordia University Irvine

5th Place - Alyssa Hager, Marshall University

6th Place - Saeed Malami, Lafayette College

After Dinner Speaking

National Champion - Mattison Merritt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2nd Place - Jamie Whittington-Studer, Concordia University Irvine

3rd Place - Meagan Ashner, George Mason University

4th Place - Saeed Malami, Lafayette College

5th Place - Alyssa Hager, Marshall University

6th Place - Mariann Fant, Ball State University