NDCA Live Updates
Follow each round of the National Debate Coaches Association Championship this weekend! LADI will be maintaining an active spreadsheet with each debater's record here.
14 LD At-Larges Announced
The following students have received at large bids to the 2017 TOC in Lincoln Douglas: Apple Valley - John Boals Collegiate - Eric Wallach Cy-Fair - Tess Welch Harvard-Westlake - Vishan Chaudhary Law Magnet - Michael Gao Lexington - Kaushal…
Three Reasons to Attend SJDI
Considering debate camps this summer? Here are three reasons you should choose the San Jose Debate Intensive! Staff quality - SJDI has some of the best instructors in the country (check them out here). Our staff has won or coached winners…
Why You Should Attend SJDI with Alex Zhao
Alex Zhao is one of this year's top debaters. He's made it to finals of Loyola and Harvard-Westlake and championed Blake, Emory, and the CPS Round Robin. Alex attended last year's Los Angeles Debate Intensive and will be teaching at the San Jose…
Jack Wareham and Nina Potischman Co-Champion Harvard
Congratulations to Oakwood's Jack Wareham and Hunter College Prep's Nina Potischman for co-championing the Harvard Invitational!
Alex Zhao and Sekou Cisse Co-Champion CPS RR; Chris Wang Wins Cal Invitational
Congratulations to Alex Zhao and Sekou Cisse for Co-championing the College Prep Round Robin. In semifinals, Alex defeated Harvard-Westlake's Evan Engel, and Sekou defeated Peninsula's Jonas LeBarillec.
Harvard Westlake’s Evan Engel Wins Stanford
Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake's Evan Engel for winning the 2017 Stanford Invitational! In finals, Evan beat West Ranch's Jong Hak Won. Evan will be teaching at LADI this summer.
SJDI Alum Chait Sayani Wins Golden Desert
Congrats to Dougherty Valley's Chait Sayani for winning the 2017 Golden Desert Invitational! In finals, he beat Palo Alto's Frances Zhuang on a 2-1 (Fink, Fagan, Sherwood*). Chait is an alumni of the San Jose Debate Intensive. Congratulations also to…
LADI Alum Alex Zhao Wins Emory
Congratulations to La Canada's Alex Zhao for winning the Barkley Forum, hosted by Emory University. In finals, Alex beat Harrison's Raffi Piliero on a 5-0 (Boyd, Huston, Jordan, Randall, Lingel).
Harvard-Westlake Outrounds Coverage
Congratulations to Shruthi Krishnan, from Greenhill, for winning the Harvard-Westlake Invitational! In finals, she beat Alex Zhao from La Canada (Eli Smith, Rodrigo Paramo, Travis Fife*).