Congratulations to NSD 2007 attendees on success at the following tournaments:
VASSAR ROUND ROBIN
Daniel Moerner, Mountain View HS (CA) – Champion, 1st in Gray Pod, 3rd speaker
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - 2nd in Gray Pod
Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) – Participant
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) – Participant
GREENHILL ROUND ROBIN
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Finalist
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) – Participant
GREENHILL FALL CLASSIC
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) – Octafinalist, TOC bid, 14th speaker
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) – Double-octafinalist, 11th speaker
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) – Double-octafinalist
WAKE FOREST EARLYBIRD
Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) – Double-octafinalist
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) – Double-octafinalist
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland HS (FL) – Double-octafinalist
Deepa Ramakrishnan, The Harker School (CA) – Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Finalist, TOC bid
YALE INVITATIONAL
J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) – Double-octafinalist
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) – Double-octafinalist
HOUSTON REX FLEMING MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Jessica Jeang, Clear Lake HS (TX) – Double-octafinalist
VALLEY MID-AMERICA CUP
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Jordan Grimstad, Edina HS (MN) - Octafinalist
Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Octafinalist
Megan Magee, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Jon Posner, Glenbrook North HS (IL) - Double-octafinalist
Arianna Guzman, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Double-octafinalist
Catherine Kong, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Jing Wang, Los Altos HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUND ROBIN
J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - 2nd place
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Participant
MONTICELLO KAISER INVITATIONAL
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist
Salman Syed, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist
Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
NEW YORK CITY INVITATIONAL (BIG BRONX)
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist
BRONX ROUND ROBIN
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant
MEADOWS BATTLE FOR THE BELT
Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Champion, TOC bid, 3rd speaker
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid, 10th speaker
ST. MARK’S HEART OF TEXAS INVITATIONAL
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid, 1st speaker
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 6th speaker
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 11th speaker
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist, 8th speaker
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Double-octafinalist
Amanda Signorelli, Meadows HS (NV) - Double-octafinalist
Narayan Subramanian, Lynbook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
FLORIDA BLUE KEY ROUND ROBIN
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Participant
FLORIDA BLUE KEY INVITATIONAL
Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Octafinalist
IOWA CAUCUS
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Champion, TOC bid, 2nd speaker
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid, 5th speaker
Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, ghost TOC bid, 7th speaker
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Quarterfinalist, 3rd speaker
Anna Lyons, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist
TIM AVERILL MANCHESTER ESSEX INVITATIONAL
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Deek Velagundula, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
MINNEAPPLE AT APPLE VALLEY
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinals, TOC bid, 9th speaker
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Semifinals, TOC bid
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Quarterfinals, TOC bid
Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Octafinals, TOC bid
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Octafinals, TOC bid
Jeff Merrill, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinals
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinals, 7th speaker
Amanda Signorelli, Meadows HS (NV) - Double-octafinals
MALCOLM A. BUMP MEMORIAL AT HENDRICK HUDSON
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid, 9th speaker
GLENBROOKS INVITATIONAL
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Finalist, TOC bid, 7th speaker
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Semifinalist, TOC bid, 5th speaker
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid, 12th speaker
Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist
Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 8th speaker
Deepa Ramakrishnan, The Harker School (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 20th speaker
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Double-octafinalist, 14th speaker
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist
AUBURN INVITATIONAL
Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Finalist, TOC bid
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN CLASSIC
Claire Daviss, Winston Churchill HS (TX) - Octafinals
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Double-octafinalist
Amanda Legrand, Winston Churchill HS (TX) - Triple-octafinalist
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Triple-octafinalist
OHIO VALLEY INVITATIONAL
Jon Posner, Glenbrook North HS (IL) - Champion, TOC bid
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid
J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid, 2nd speaker
Andrew Chesley, New Trier HS (IL) - Quarterfinalist, ghost TOC bid
Chetan Vakkalagadda, The Harker School (CA) - Quarterfinalist, 3rd speaker
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Octafinalist, 1st speaker
PRINCETON CLASSIC
Christopher Jeng, Whippany Park HS (NJ) - Octafinalist
Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Octafinalist
ISIDORE NEWMAN CLASSIC
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Quarterfinalist
ALTA SILVER & BLACK INVITATIONAL
Vikram Nathan, The Harker School (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Sungat Grewal, Presentation HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Octafinalist
Amanda Signorelli, Meadows HS (NV) - Octafinalist
Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
DOWLING CATHOLIC PARADIGM
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Champion, TOC bid
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Semifinalist, TOC bid
Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Quarterfinalist
Arianna Guzman, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Octafinalist
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist
DOWLING ROUND ROBIN
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Participant
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Participant
BLAKE EDIE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Finalist, TOC bid
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Marcus Moretti ,Scarsdale HS (NY) - Octafinalist
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
Tauseef Ahmed, Shrewsbury HS (MA) - Double-octafinalist
Jordan Grimstad, Edina HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist
Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist
Jon Posner, Glenbrook North HS (IL) - Double-octafinalist
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist
BLAKE ROUND ROBIN
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Champion
COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid, 1st speaker
ARCHER SOPHOMORE ROUND ROBIN
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Finalist
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY ROUND ROBIN
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - 4th place
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - 5th place
Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Participant
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Participant
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Participant
Catherine Tarsney - St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Participant
Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Participant
VICTORY BRIEFS TOURNAMENT
Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Jordan Grimstad, Edina HS (MN) - Octafinalist
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Narayan Subramanian, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Triple-octafinalist
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Triple-octafinalist
OMAHA-WESTSIDE WARRIOR INVITATIONAL
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Champion, TOC bid
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Finalist, TOC bid
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinalist
Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinalist
Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Quarterfinalist
Michelle Shapiro, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Octafinalist
FEDERAL WAY INVITATIONAL
Rebar Nieme, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Champion, TOC bid
LEXINGTON WINTER INVITATIONAL
J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
CRESTIAN CLASSIC AT PINE CREST
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Co-champion, TOC bid
KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND ROBIN
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Participant
COLUMBIA INVITATIONAL
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist
Deek Velagundula, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
BARKLEY FORUM AT EMORY
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid
Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Rusty Mawn, Vestavia Hills HS (AL) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Double-octafinalist
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Double-octafinalist
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
COLLEYVILLE-HERITAGE INVITATIONAL
Claire Daviss, Winston Churchill HS (TX) - Octafinalist
STANFORD NATIONAL INVITATIONAL
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid
Rahul Ramakrishnan, Palo Alto HS (CA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid
Jeff Merrill, Mountain View HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Double-octafinalist
Rohit Ramkumar, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Megan Magee, Mountain View HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist
Narayan Subramanian, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY INVITATIONAL
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid
Rusty Mawn, Vestavia Hills HS (AL) - Semifinalist, TOC bid
Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Rahul Ramakrishnan, Palo Alto HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Jing Wang, Los Altos HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Double-octafinalist
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist
Jeff Merrill, Mountain View HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Triple-octafinalist
Rohit Ramkumar, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist
HARVARD NATIONAL INVITATIONAL
J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Double-octafinalist
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Triple-octafinalist
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Triple-octafinalist
Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Triple-octafinalist
HARKER ROUND ROBIN
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Champion
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Finalist
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Semifinalist
HARKER INVITATIONAL
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid
Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid
Jing Wang, Los Altos HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist
Rahul Ramakrishnan, Palo Alto HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist
Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist
Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist
Narayan Subramanian, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist
Soojee Hahn, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Rohit Ramkumar, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Octafinalist
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Octafinalist
Catherine Kong, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
Megan Magee, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist
IOWA ROUND ROBIN
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Semifinalist
LONE STAR ROUND ROBIN AT HOCKADAY
Jessica Jeang, Clear Lake HS (TX) - Finalist in Rising division
Anna Lyons, Valley HS (IA) - 2nd in pod
This summer, the National Symposium Debate will run from July 13-27 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. To get started on your application, see the “Apply” page.