Giovanni Cutri wins 2020 Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament
Congratulations to Giovanni Cutri from Harrison for winning the 2020 Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament. In finals, Giovanni defeated Harvard Westlake's Andrew Gong on a 3-0 decision. Joseph Georges from…
Dylan Burke wins Marlborough Spring Championship
Congratulations to Dylan Burke from Apex Academies for winning the 2020 Marlborough Spring Championship. In finals, Dylan defeated Madison Huynh from Harker on a 2-1 decision (Rai, Phillips, *Rosenthal). We'd…
Kumail Zaidi Wins 2020 Cal Invitational
Congratulations to Kumail Zaidi from Oak Hall for winning the 2020 Cal Invitational. In finals, Kumail defeated Alexandra Mork from Harvard-Westlake on a 3-0 decision (Wilson, Rathod, Rathod). Congratulations to…
Rex Evans and Tej Gedela Close Out Stanford
Congratulations to Santa Monica's Rex Evans and Enloe's Tej Gedela for closing out the 2020 Stanford Invitational. Rex is a TDI alum and both Rex and Tej will teach at…
Tarun Ratansasbathy wins 2020 Colleyville
Congratulations to Tarun Ratansasbathy from Southlake Carroll for winning the Colleyville Heritage Winter Invitational. In finals, Tarun defeated Angela Zhong from Cypress Woods on a 3-0 decision (Andrews, Constantine, Yoakum).…
Rex Evans Wins 2020 Barkley Forum
Congratulations to Rex Evans from Santa Monica for winning the 2020 Barkley Forum at Emory University. In finals, Rex defeated Tajaih Robinson from Success Academy Manhattan on a 3-2 decision…
Kumail Zaidi Wins 2020 Harvard Westlake Debates
Congratulations to Kumail Zaidi from Oak Hall for winning the 2020 Harvard Westlake Debates and winning top speaker. In finals, Kumail defeated Rex Evans from Santa Monica on a 2-1…
Rex Evans Wins 2020 Harvard Westlake Round Robin
Congratulations to Rex Evans for winning the Harvard Westlake Round Robin. In finals, Rex defeated Nathan Russell from Harvard-Westlake on a 3-0 decision (Dosch, Jalan, London). Rex will teach at…
Nathan Russell wins 2020 Peninsula Invitational
Congratulations to Nathan Russell from Harvard-Westlake for winning the 2020 Peninsula Invitational. In finals, Nathan defeated Kabir Dubey from Dougherty Valley on a 2-1 decision (Sudesh, Jalan, Dille*). Lucas Hunter…
Tarun Ratnasabapathy wins Strake Jesuit
Congratulations to TDI Alum Tarun Ratnasabapathy from Southlake Carroll for championing the 2019 Strake Jesuit Invitational. In finals, Tarun defeated Rohan Rao from Seven Lakes on a 3-0 decision (Nails,…
Rex Evans Wins 2019 Glenbrooks
Congratulations to TDI alum Rex Evans from Santa Monica for winning the 2019 Glenbrooks Invitational. In finals, Rex defeated Animesh Joshi from West Des Moines Valley on a 2-1 decision…
Riya Ganpati Champions 2019 Scarsdale Invitational
Congratulations to TDI alum Riya Ganpati from Edgemont for winning the 2019 Scarsdale Invitational. In finals, Riya defeated Kevin Wang from Millburn on a 3-0 decision (Kuo, Wang, Guerrero-Low). We'd…
Rex Evans Champions 2019 Apple Valley
Congratulations to TDI Alum Rex Evans for championing the 2019 MinneApple Debate Tournament at Apple Valley. In finals, Rex defeated Tajaih Robinson from Success Academy on a 3-0 decision (Williams,…
Peregrine Beckett Champions Florida Blue Key
Congratulations to Peregrine Beckett for championing the 2019 Florida Blue Key Tournament. Peregrine defeated TDI alum Tarun Ratnasabapathy from Southlake Carroll in finals. Congratulations to Sebastian Frazier from NSU University…
Krishna Mysoor Champions Hollywood Damus Invitational
Congratulations to Krishna Mysoor for championing the 2019 Damus Hollywood Invitational. In finals, Krishna defeated Wiley Kohler from South Eugene HS on a 2-1 decision (Amaya, Michael, *Allums). George Zhang…
Samantha McLoughlin Champions Meadows
Congratulations to Samantha McLoughlin from Harvard Westlake for championing the 2019 Meadows Invitational. In finals, Samantha defeated Taman Kanchanapalli from H.B. Plant on a 3-0 decision (Fagan, Bond, LeClaire-Vazquez). We'd…
Tarun Ratnasabapathy Champions Voices Round Robin
Congratulations to TDI alum Tarun Ratnasabapathy from Southlake Carroll for championing the 2019 Voices Round Robin. In finals, Tarun defeated Joanne Park from Archbishop Mitty on a 3-0 decision. Kevin…
Animesh Joshi wins Bronx Science
Congratulations to Animesh Joshi from Valley for winning the 2019 New York City Invitational at Bronx Science. In finals Animesh defeated Chase Earland from Success Academy on a 4-1 decision…
Alexandra Mork Champions St Mark’s
Congratulations to Alexandra Mork from Harvard Westlake for winning the 2019 Heart of Texas Invitational at St Mark's. In finals Alexandra Mork defeated Wyatt Hatfield from Strake Jesuit on a…
Samantha McLoughlin Champions Voices
Congratulations to Samantha McLoughlin from Harvard Westlake for winning the 2019 Presentation Voices Invitational. In finals Samantha defeated Parth Dhanotra from Los Altos. Alexandra Mork from Harvard Westlake was top…
Rajveer Kindra Champions Holy Cross
Congratulations to Cypress Fall's Rajveer Kindra for championing the 2019 Holy Cross Navy and Gold Tournament in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. In finals, Rajveer defeated Albuquerque Academy's Sierra Romero on a 2-1…
Alexandra Mork Champions St Mark’s
Congratulations to Alexandra Mork from Harvard Westlake for winning the 2019 Heart of Texas Invitational at St Mark's. In finals Alexandra Mork defeated Wyatt Hatfield from Strake Jesuit on a…
Vishan Choudhary wins Berkeley
Congratulations to Harvard Westlake's Vishan Chaudhary for championing the 2019 Cal Invitational. In finals, Vishan defeated Immaculate Heart's Lena Mizrahi on a 3-0 decision (Malyugina, Gray, Fleming). Lena will teach at…
Kabir Dubey wins Golden Desert
Congratulations to two-time Debate Intensive alum Kabir Dubey from Dougherty Valley for championing the 2019 Golden Desert Invitational at UNLV. In finals, Kabir defeated Quarry Lane's Sai Karavadi on a…
Santa Monica’s Rex Evans wins Harvard Westlake
Congratulations to Santa Monica's Rex Evans for championing the 2019 Harvard Westlake Invitational. In finals, Rex defeated Greenhill's Anna Myers on a 3-0 decision (Stidham, Pandey, Phillips). Rex is a…
Harvard Westlake’s Samantha McLoughlin and Vishan Chaudhary Close Out Peninsula
Congratulations to Samantha McLoughlin and Vishan Chaudhary from Harvard-Westlake for closing out the 2019 Peninsula Invitational. In semi-finals, Vishan defeated Dougherty Valley's Kavin Kumaravel on a 3-0 decision (Dosch, Dosch, Long) and Samantha…
Tej Gedela defeats Robby Gillespie in Strake Jesuit Finals
Congratulations to William G. Enloe's Tej Gedela for championing the 2018 Strake Jesuit Invitational. In finals, Tej defeated American Heritage Plantation's Robby Gillespie on a 2-1 decision (Gorthey, Cook, Wright*).…
Greenhill’s Anna Myers and Mihir Rai Close Out Blake
Congratulations to Anna Myers and Mihir Rai from Greenhill for closing out the 2018 John Edie Holiday Debates at the Blake School. In semi-finals, Anna defeated Halstrom's Ronak Ahuja on…
Ishan Bhatt defeats Dylan Burke to win Isidore Newman
Congratulations to St. Andrews Episcopal's Ishan Bhatt for defeating Newsome’s Dylan Burke to win the 2018 Isidore Newman School Invitational. In finals, Ishan won on a 3-0 decision (Vincent, Berryhill,…
Ishan Bhatt Defeats Jaya Nayar to Win Glenbrooks
Congratulations to Ishan Bhatt from St. Andrew's Episcopal for defeating Jaya Nayar from Harvard-Westlake in finals of the 2018 Glenbrooks Invitational on a 3-0 decision (Castillo, Kalghatgi, Balachundhar). Ishan was…
Claire Liu and Lindsey Perlman Close Out Scarsdale Invitational
Congratulations to Claire Liu (Stuyvesant) and Lindsey Perlman (Byram Hills) for closing out the 2018 Scarsdale Invitational. In semi-finals Claire Liu defeated Millburn's Kevin Wang and Lindsey Perlman defeated Harrison's…
Jaya Nayar and Ari Davidson from Harvard Westlake Close Out Damus
Congratulations to Jaya Nayar and Ari Davidson from Harvard-Westlake for closing out the 2018 Damus Invitational. In semi-finals, Jaya defeated Immaculate Heart's Madeleine Conrad-Mogin on a 3-0 decision (Wheeler, Chapman, McFadden) and…
Ishan Bhatt wins Apple Valley RR; Sai Karavadi Runner Up
Congratulations to Ishan Bhatt from St. Andrew's Episcopal for championing the Apple Valley Round Robin and Sai Karavadi from Quarry Lane for coming in second place. Ishan and Sai championed…
Ishan Bhatt Beats Anna Myers to Win Apple Valley
Congratulations to Ishan Bhatt from St. Andrews Episcopal for winning finals of the Apple Valley Invitational against Anna Myers from Greenhill on a 3-0 decision (Thompson, Zhou, Hertzig). Ishan was…
Harvard Westlake’s Ari Davidson beats Greenhill’s Anna Myers in St. Marks Finals
Congratulations to Harvard Westlake's Ari Davidson for winning St. Marks on a 2-1 decision (Berdugo, Bankey, Morrow*) and Greenhill's Anna Myers for reaching finals. Additionally, congratulations to all SJDI alumni competing…
Lindsey Perlman and Julia Wu Close Out Bronx
Congratulations to Lindsey Perlman from Byram Hills and Julia Wu from Lake Highland Prep for closing out the New York City Invitational at Bronx Science. In semifinals, Julia Wu beat…
Halstrom’s Ronak Ahuja beats Dougherty Valley’s Kavin Kumaravel in Voices RR Finals
Congratulations to Ronak Ahuja from Halstrom for beating Kavin Kumaravel from Dougherty Valley in the finals of the Voices Round Robin on a 3-0 decision (Dosch, Sussman, Totz)! Kavin is…
Santa Monica’s Rex Evans beats Mountain View’s Varun Paranjpe in Presentation Finals
Congratulations to SJDI Alumn Rex Evans from Santa Monica for winning the 2018 Presentation Voices Invitational on a 3-0 decision (Santos, Dosch, Vepa) without dropping a single ballot all tournament and Varun…
West Broward’s Ethan Massa Beats Princeton’s Daniel Shahab Diaz in Valley Finals
Congratulations to West Broward's Ethan Massa for winning the 2018 Mid America Cup at Valley on a 2-1 decision (Kalghatgi, Traber, Evnen*) and Princeton's Daniel Shahab Diaz for reaching finals!…
Harvard Westlake’s Matthew Paul Beats Loyola’s Andrew Overing in Jack Howe Finals
Congratulations to Harvard Westlake’s Matthew Paul for winning the 2018 Jack Howe Invitational at CSU Long Beach on a 2-1 decision (Larsen, Osuna, Lenamond*) and Loyola's Andrew Overing for reaching…
Harvard Westlake’s Spencer Paul Beats Strake’s Josh Herrera in Greenhill Finals
Congratulations to Harvard Westlake's Spencer Paul for winning the 2018 Greenhill Invitational on a 3-0 decision (Boyer, Okunlola, Paramo) and Strake Jesuit's Josh Herrera for reaching finals! Congratulations to all…
Halstrom’s Ronak Ahuja Beats Brentwood’s Ryan Younger in Loyola Finals
Congratulations to Halstrom's Ronak Ahuja for winning the 2018 Loyola Invitational on a 2-1 decision (Gonzalez, Dille, Ditzian*) and Brentwood's Ryan Younger for reaching finals! Ryan is a two-time SJDI…
Ishan Bhatt beats Jackson Deconcini in NSDA Nationals Finals
Congratulations to the Ishan Bhatt for winning the NSDA National Championship in LD, and to Jackson Deconcini for reaching the finals! Jackson will be teaching at SJDI's Core Session this…
Chaminade’s Ronak Ahuja wins Harvard-Westlake
Congrats to Chaminade's Ronak Ahuja on defeating Newar Science's Brianna Aaron to win the Harvard-Westlake tournament (Agarwala, Fife, Overing*)!
Strake Jesuit’s Matthew Chen wins Big Lex
Congrats to Strake Jesuit's Matthew Chen on defeating Lake Highland's Ariel Azbel to win the Lexington Invitational (Lee, Garberg, Warburton)! Ari is an SJDI top lab alumnus!
Immaculate Heart’s Danielle Dosch Wins College Prep
Congrats to SJDI alum Immaculate Heart's Danielle Dosch and SJDI alum Jack Stern on reaching finals of the College Preparatory School Invitational. In finals, Danielle won on a 3-0 decision.…
Newark Science’s Brianna Aaron Wins Blake
Congratulations to Newark Science's Brianna Aaron for defeating Lexington's Reed Weiler to win the Blake Tournament (Haughton, Johnson, Rung*)!
Westwood’s Rohith Mandavalli Wins Strake Jesuit
Congratulations to Westwood's Rohith Mandavalli for winning the Strake Jesuit Invitational! In the Finals he defeated Cypress Woods' Chakra Jonnalagadda on a 2-1 (Kymn, Koh, Ho*).
Greenhill’s Shruthi Krishnan Wins Apple Valley
Congrats to Greenhill's Shruthi Krishnan on defeating Newark Science's Brianna Aaron to win the Apple Valley Tournament. Speaker Awards: 5. Ariel Azbel (Lake Highland) 4. Kevin Li (Stuyvesant) 3.…
North Hollywood’s Jack Stern Wins Beltway
Congrats to North Hollywood's Jack Stern for defeating Pennsbury's Carolyn Zou to win the Capitol Beltway Fall Classic. Jack is an LADI top lab alum! Speaker Awards: 5. Camille Caldera (Walt…
Greenhill Closes Out St. Mark’s
Congrats to Greenhill's Shruthi Krishnan and Anna Myers for closing out the Heart of Texas Invitational! Speaker Awards: 5. Michael Gao (Law Magnet) 4. Andrew Whitaker (Montgomery) 3. Matthew Chen (Strake…
Palo Alto’s Frances Zhuang Wins Voices Round Robin
Congrats to Palo Alto's Frances Zhuang for defeating Immaculate Heart's Danielle Dosch to win the Voices Round Robin (Brown, Totz, Alexander*). Frances is an alum of SJDI.
Immaculate Heart’s Danielle Dosch wins Presentation
Congrats to Immaculate Heart's Danielle Dosch for winning the Presentation Invitational! In the finals she defeated Palo Alto's Frances Zhuang on a 3-0 decision (Newkirk, Santos, Totz). The top speaker…
Lake Highland’s Muhammad Khattak Wins Mid America Cup
Congrats to Lake Highland's Muhammad Khattak for winning the Mid America Cup! In the finals he defeated Dulles' Michael Kurian on a 3-0 decision (Ave, Castillo, Shmikler). Speaker Awards: 10.…
Immaculate Heart’s Danielle Dosch Defeats Harvard-Westlake’s Indu Pandey To Win Greenhill Fall Classic
This weekend, Immaculate Heart's Danielle Dosch won the Greenhill Fall Classic. In finals, she defeated Harvard Westlake's Indu Pandey on a 2-1 (Bennett Eckert, Devane Murphy, Lawrence Zhou*). Danielle is…
Danielle Dosch, Sekou Cisse, and Shruthi Krishnan Win 2017 Season Openers
Congratulations to the winners of this year's three season openers! In California, Immaculate Heart's Danielle Dosch wins the Loyola Invitational, beating Chaminade's Ronak Ahuja in finals on a 3-0 (Scoggin,…
Liberty Senior Natalie Schaller Wins NSDA Nationals; Peninsula Tambe-Wang Win Policy
Congratulations to Liberty Senior High School’s Natalie Schaller for winning the 2017 National Speech and Debate Association National Championship! In…
Phoenix’s Parker Whitfill beats Hunter’s Nina Potischman in TOC Finals
Congratulations to Parker Whitfill from Phoenix Country Day for winning the 2017 Tournament of Champions. In finals, Parker beat Nina…
TOC Live Updates
TOC Round 5 has just ended, and nearly 40 debaters have been eliminated from the tournament. Several teams have broken new…
Sekou Cisse and Parker Whitfill Co-Champion Harrison Round Robin
Congratulations Sekou Cisse from Success Academy and Parker Whitfill from Phoenix Country Day School for closing out the 2017 Harrison Round Robin.…
Greenhill’s Shruthi Krishnan beats Peninsula’s Jonas LeBarillec in NDCA Finals; HW’s Evan Engel Wins Dukes and Bailey Cup
Congratulations to Shruthi Krishnan from Greenhill for winning the 2017 National Debate Coaches' Association Championship! In finals, Shruthi defeated Jonas…
NDCA Live Updates
Follow each round of the National Debate Coaches Association Championship this weekend! LADI will be maintaining an active spreadsheet with…
14 LD At-Larges Announced
The following students have received at large bids to the 2017 TOC in Lincoln Douglas: Apple Valley - John Boals…
Harvard-Westlake’s Evan Engel Wins USC
Jack Wareham and Nina Potischman Co-Champion Harvard
Alex Zhao and Sekou Cisse Co-Champion CPS RR; Chris Wang Wins Cal Invitational
Harvard Westlake’s Evan Engel Wins Stanford
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…
LADI Alum Alex Zhao Wins Emory
Harvard-Westlake Outrounds Coverage
Harvard-Westlake Round Robin Live Coverage
Mission San Jose’s Lavanya Singh Beats Harvard-Westlake’s Evan Engel in CPS Finals
La Canada’s Alex Zhao beats Valley’s TJ Foley in Blake Finals
Congrats to LADI alum Alex Zhao for winning the 2016 Blake Invitational! In finals, Alex beat West Des Moines Valley's…
Evan Engel Wins Alta; Richard Cook Wins UT; Raffi Piliero Wins Princeton
Harvard Westlake’s Evan Engel Wins Glenbrooks
Sjdi Alum Srivatsav Pyda Triple-Crowns Voices; Jonas Lebarillec and Lavanya Singh Co-Champion RR
