Liberal’s Dowell Wins Forensics Title

5A State Championship Results

Duet Acting

1st place – Tristan Spicer & Sandy Dao from Salina-Central HS.
2nd place – Travis Alt & Errick Guzman from Topeka-Seaman HS.
3rd place – Hannah Kirby & Preston Thomas from Lansing HS.
4th place – Maggie Puderbaugh & Zach Kuti from Topeka-Seaman HS.
5th place – Rebecca Hough & Sam Lenkiewicz from Salina-Central HS.
6th place – Nick James & Phoenix Constantino from Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS.

Dramatic interpretation (Solo)

1st place, Thomas Faulkner from Topeka-Seaman HS.
2nd place, April Taylor from Maize South HS.
3rd place, Mackenzie O’Donnell from Lansing HS.
4th place, Larkin Reilly from Lenexa-St. James Academy.
5th place, Cameron Charity from Topeka-Seaman HS.
6th place, Akiyaa Hagen-Depusoir from Salina-Central HS.

Duo Interpretation

0th place – Tristan Pflumm & Larkin Reilly from Lenexa-St. James Academy.
0th place – Hunter Longstaff & Korrie Kennedy from Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS.
0th place – Daniel Fortino & Megan Ryan from Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas HS.
0th place – Chris Carlson & Gary Woodburn from Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS.
0th place – Maggie Puderbaugh & Zach Kuti from Topeka-Seaman HS.
0th place – Abi Veneziano & Jacob Merino from Lansing HS.

Domestic Extemporaneous Speech

1st place, Cassidy Harden from Topeka-Seaman HS.
2nd place, Zach Novicoff from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
3rd place, William Mercer from Maize HS.
4th place, Dominik Lett from Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS.
5th place, Sandra Carlo from Maize HS.
6th place, Gina Mathew from Pittsburg HS.

Foreign Extemporaneous Speech

1st place, Nathan Dowell from Liberal HS.
2nd place, Bobby Phillips from Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS.
3rd place, Chally Miller from Salina-Central HS.
4th place, Sebastian Johns from Pittsburg HS.
5th place, Brandon Rodriguez from Maize HS.
6th place, Zach Atkins from Lansing HS.

Humorous Interpretation (Solo)

1st place, April Taylor from Maize South HS.
2nd place, Tristan Pflumm from Lenexa-St. James Academy.
3rd place, Ryan Pangracs from Leavenworth HS.
4th place, Daniel Fortino from Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas HS.
5th place, Audrey Carr from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
6th place, Tristan Spicer from Salina-Central HS.

Impromptu Speech

1st place, William Mercer from Maize HS.
2nd place, Zach Novicoff from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
3rd place, Louisa Nickel from Newton HS.
4th place, Tony Wingfield from Wichita-Heights HS.
5th place, Caleigh Conrady from Valley Center HS.
6th place, Alexa Kathol from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.

Informative Speech

1st place, Jerry Wong from Lansing HS.
2nd place, Jamie Hawley from Salina-Central HS.
3rd place, Jillian Roy from Topeka-Seaman HS.
4th place, Allison Wagner from Lansing HS.
5th place, Ashtin Heath from Great Bend HS.
6th place, Sandy Dao from Salina-Central HS.

Original Oration

1st place, Morgan Burns from Pittsburg HS.
2nd place, Madison Harris from Valley Center HS.
3rd place, Olivia Waddell from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
4th place, Caleigh Conrady from Valley Center HS.
5th place, Sumaya Hussaini from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
6th place, Jerry Wong from Lansing HS.

Oral Interpretation of Poetry

1st place, Akiyaa Hagen-Depusoir from Salina-Central HS.
2nd place, Rhett Walker from Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS.
3rd place, Sarah Weiner from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
4th place, Cameron Charity from Topeka-Seaman HS.
5th place, Haden Yoon from Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS.
6th place, Yianni Perahoritis from Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas HS.

Oral Interpretation of Prose

1st place, Gabrielle Smith from Lansing HS.
2nd place, Kayla Benson from Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS.
3rd place, Claire Boomer from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
4th place, Julia Hartner from Topeka-Seaman HS.
5th place, Katherine Thomas from Wichita-Heights HS.
6th place, Kenton Fox from Newton HS.

Lincoln-Douglas

1st place, Bobby Phillips from Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS.
2nd place, Nathan Martin from Lansing HS.
3rd place, Ashley Benson from Newton HS.
3rd place, Sarah Towakoli from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
5th place, Stephen Lowe from Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS.
6th place, Kara Fort from Lansing HS.

SCHOOL SWEEPS
School		R1		R2		R3		Semis		Finals		Total		Place
Topeka-Seaman HS		51		53		56		84		72		316		1
Lansing HS		63		49		51		77		62		302		2
Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest HS		52		51		50		61		68		282		3
Salina-Central HS		51		53		43		61		69		277		4
Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS		46		46		45		51		35		223		5
Maize HS		41		44		51		49		34		219		6
Pittsburg HS		41		40		49		38		26		194		7
Valley Center HS		46		41		37		43		25		192		8
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS		40		41		44		39		17		181		9
Maize South HS		30		35		37		40		21		163		10
Wichita-Heights HS		21		26		29		38		15		129		11
Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas HS		26		26		25		29		15		121		12
Newton HS		30		28		29		18		16		121		13
Great Bend HS		32		33		29		19		7		120		14
Lenexa-St. James Academy		21		26		25		27		18		117		15
Emporia HS		33		31		28		16		0		108		16
Leavenworth HS		17		19		16		15		9		76		17
Liberal HS		13		18		16		8		11		66		18
Topeka West HS		12		13		15		14		0		54		19
Goddard-Eisenhower HS		12		14		11		4		0		41		20
Wichita-Bishop Carroll HS		7		11		11		11		0		40		21
Topeka-Highland Park HS		10		8		8		4		0		30		22
Arkansas City HS		10		8		8		0		0		26		23
Bonner Springs HS		5		2		3		5		0		15		24