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Competitors are given three current-event topics and choose one to answer. They have 30 minutes to research and prepare a 7-minute speech, using limited outside resources to develop a clear argument supported by evidence and analysis. Speakers must quickly understand complex issues, organize their research into a compelling argument, and deliver their speech confidently without a script.

Andrew Lu

Junior @ A&M Consolidated

5th @ Stanford • 11th @ Longhorn Classic • 7th/9th @ UIL State • Quarterfinalist @ Longhorn Classic/TFA State

Ty Tan

Senior @ Coral Academy of Science

Finalist @ James Logan, NV States, UKSO • Semifinalist @ ASU, ETOC • 4th @ Berkeley

Phillipe Rieber

Junior @ NSU University School

Florida USX Champ • Quarterfinalist @ NSDA, Glenbrooks

Charlotte Williams

Senior @ The Village School

5th @ Longhorn Classic • 10th @ TFA State • Octofinalist @ Harvard

Steven Zhang

Senior @ Olentangy HS

2nd @ OSDA State • 4th @ UPenn • Semifinalist @ ETOC

Jacob Dubrovsky

Junior @ Catholic Memorial

4th @ NSDA Nationals (IMP) • Quarterfinalist @ NCFL

Desmond Rietz

Freshman @ Front Range Community College

Finalist @ NSDA • 2nd @ Colorado State

Gagana Latchupatula

Senior @ Flower Mound HS

2× Finalist @ UIL State • Quarterfinalist @ TFA State • 2× Qualifier @ TFA State

Om Patel

Senior @ Pine View HS

8th @ Princeton • 2× Finalist @ FFL State • Quarterfinalist @ Yale, FBK

Simon Forbes

Senior @ Orono HS

3rd @ NSDA (IMP) • 4th @ ETOC • 6th @ NIETOC

Harry Reitman

Junior @ NSU University School

2× Semifinalist @ FBK • Semifinalist @ Stanford • Quarterfinalist @ Yale

Kabir Rai

Sophomore @ The Village HS

3rd @ Harvard • 2nd @ FBK • 1st @ MS Nationals

Arkana Anwar

Senior @ Memorial HS

2× Octafinalist @ NSDA • Quarterfinalist @ UKTOC, Yale • Finalist @ TFA, Longhorn Classic

Jana Schodzinski

Freshman @ Marshall University

Finalist @ Stanford • 3× Champion @ WV State

Ashmiza Shaik

Senior @ Millard North HS

Quarterfinalist @ NSDA • 2× Quarterfinalist @ NIETOC • 2nd @ NE State

Sahil Kulkarni

Senior @ The Woodlands College Park HS

1st @ Isidore Newman • Semifinalist @ NSDA (COM) • Quarterfinalist @ NSDA (IMP)

Anjali Rathod

Junior @ Jordan HS

2× State Qualifier • NSDA Qualifier • Elimination Rounds @ NSDA (IMP)

Melinda Zhao

Junior @ Monta Vista HS

2nd @ UKSO • Quarterfinalist @ NSDA • 10th @ California State

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