FORENSICS UNION
2013-2014
SEASON RESULTS
Non-Competitive Highlights
We hosted nine tournaments – The Edward J.Pappas high school debate tournament (with 200+ attendees); a college I.E. tournament; the spring MIFA middle schoolI.E. tournament (500+ attendees), and 5 Detroit Urban Debate LeagueTournaments.
Grace Hardin, Sydney Machesky, and Nick Norton at the ballot table for the 2012 Fall MISL Tournament.
We hosted and ran two summer debate institutes – one camp in June instructs middle school andyoung high school students in fundamental argumentation and presentation skills while the othercamp in August trains urban debate students in competitive debate skills and the upcoming highschool debate topic.
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INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
NATIONAL RANKINGS 2013-2014
National Forensics Association – Top 25, 8th place, President’s Division I
Miami UniversitySydney Machesky – 2nd Place, Persuasion
Oxford, OHGaia Klotz – 2nd Place, Dramatic; 4th, Poetry
September 28-29, 2013Imran Nahin – 2nd Place, Impromptu & Extemp
Nikhil Adapa – 6th Place, Extemp; 7th, Persuasion
Team Award – 3rd Place
Ball State UniversityTaja Suryadevara – Top Novice & 4th Place, Extemp &
Muncie, INImpromptu
October 19-20, 2013Nikhil Adapa – 7th Place, Extemp
Bradley UniversitySydney Machesky & Gaia Klotz – Semifinalists, Duo
Peoria, IL
November 2-3, 2013
Bowling Green State UniversityDay 1:
Bowling Green, OHImran Nahin – 1st Place, Extemp & Impromptu
Nov 16-17, 2013Teja Suryadevara – 2nd Place, Novice Impromptu
Gaia Klotz – 3rd Place, Poetry; 5th Place, Prose
Day 2:
Sydney Machesky – 2nd Place, Dramatic; 4th, Persuasion
Machesky & Gaia Klotz – 4th Place, Duo
Klotz – 5th Place, Prose; 5th Place, Poetry
Nick Norton – 5th Place, Persuasion
Nahin – 4th Place, Extemp; 5th Place, Informative
Suryadevara – 6th Place, Novice Impromptu
Team Award – 3rd Place, Team Sweepstakes
Ohio State UniversitySydney Machesky – 1st place, Persuasion; 4th Prose
Columbus, OHNick Norton – 3rd Place, Extemp
December 7, 2013Nikhil Adapa – 6th Place, Persuasion
Butler UniversityDay 1:
Indianapolis, INNick Norton – 1st Informative; 6th Impromptu
January 18-19, 2014Sydney Machesky & Gaia Klotz – 3rd Duo
Klotz – 4th place, Drama
Nikhil Adapa – 4th place, Extemp
Irman Nahin – 5th place, Exemp
Day 2:
Norton – 3rd Informative
Machesky – 3rd Poetry
Nahin – 2nd Extemp
Machesky & Klotz – 5th Duo
Klotz – 6th Impromptu
Eastern Michigan UniversitySydney Machesky - 1st place, Persuasion; 2nd prose; 1st
Ypsilianti, MISweeps
February 1-2, 2014 Nick Norton – 5th place, Extemp; 6th, Impromptu
Bowling Green State UniversityDay 1:
Bowling Green, OHGaia Klotz – 1st place, Dramatic; 1st place Quadrathon;
February 22-23, 20143rd Poetry; 4th After Dinner Speaking; 5th prose
Nikhil Adapa – 6th place, Informative
Teja Suryadevara – Top Novice & 4th place, Impromtu;
Top Novice, Persuasion.
Day 2:
Klotz – 1st Prose; 2nd Dramatic; 1st After Dinner
Sydney Machesky – 1st Impromptu; 2nd Prose; 3rd
Dramatic; 6th Informative; 1st Individual Sweeps
Imran Nahin – 1st Extemp
Adapa – 5th Extemp; 6th Impromptu
Sadia Ghazi – 5th Prose; 5th Rhetorical Criticism
Suryadevara – Top Novice; 6th Persuasion
Team Award – 1st Place, Team Sweepstakes
MISL State Tournament State Champion – Sydney Machesky, Oratory & Sweeps;
Central Michigan University 2nd, Dramatic; 2nd Duo; 3rd Informative; 3rd
Mt. Pleasant, MIPoetry; 3rd Impromptu; 5th Prose
February 28-29, 2014State Champion – Gaia Klotz, Dramatic; 2nd Sweeps;
2nd Duo; 3rd Prose; 4th After Dinner Speaking
State Champions – Nikhil Adapa & Imran Nahin,
Parliamentary Debate
Nick Norton – 2nd place, Oratory; 2nd Persuasion
Imran Nahin – 2nd place, Extemp
Sadia Ghazi – 2nd place, Rhetorical Criticism
Teja Suryadevara – 6th place, Oratory
Team Awards: 2nd place in IE & Debate Sweepstakes;
Winner, Director’s Quality Award (most % of points per slot entered).
Pi Kappa Delta National Championship
IUPUINick Norton – 2nd place, Informative;
Indianapolis, INQuarterfinals, Impromptu
March 21-23, 2014Imran Nahin – 5th place, Impromptu
Excellence Awards (top 30% of competitors) – Gaia
Klotz (Poetry); Norton (Extemp & Persuasion); Nikhil Adapa (Extemp)
National Forensic Association National Championship
Eastern Michigan Univ.Sydney Machesky – 6th place, Persuasion
Ypsilianti, MITeam Award – 8th place, President’s Division I
April 18-21, 2014
IE Team at NFA Nationals: Nikhil Adapa, Nick Norton, Imran Nahin, Taj Suryadevara, Sydney Machesky, Gaia Klotz
DEBATE TEAM
NATIONAL RANKINGS 2013-2014
National Debate Tournament – 28th Overall and 18st in Varsity
Cross Examination Debate Association – 38th Overall
All-American (Top 50 Debaters in the Nation) Award Recipients, Cross Examination Debate Association:
Jacob Justice & Michael Leap
National Debate Scholars Award Recipients, Cross Examination Debate Association:
Summa Cum Laude – Michael Leap, Talya Slaw
Magna Cum Laude – John Brundage, Jacob Justice, Kristen Messina
Cum Laude – Jeff Nagel, Andrew Wirth, Kryene Collins
Georgia State UniversityMichael Leap & Kristen Messina – Octafinalists
Atlanta, GAJacob Justice & Talya Slaw - Octafinalists
September 21-23, 2013Justice – 20th Speaker
University of KentuckyMichael Leap & Kristen Messina – Quarterfinalists
Lexington, KY
October 5-7, 2013
James Madison UniversityHaley Barnes & Zach Rich – Quarterfinalists, Novice
Harrisonburg, VAPeter Brundage & Rhonda Haidar – Octafinalists, JV
October 11-13, 2013
Harvard UniversityJake Justice & Talya Slaw - Octafinalists
Cambridge, MAJustice – 20th Speaker
October 26-28, 2013
Clarion UniversityAndrew Wirth & Jeff Nagel, 1st Place, Varsity
Clarion, PAWirth – 7th Speaker; Nagel – 8th
November 1-3, 2013Haley Barnes & Zach Rich – Octafinalists, Novice
Barnes – 5th Speaker
Wake Forest UniversityMichael Leap & Kristen Messina – Double Octafinalists
Winston-Salem, NC
November 15-18, 2013
University of Southern CaliforniaJacob Justice & Talya Slaw – Octafinalists
Los Angeles, CA
January 3-5, 2014
Cal State-FullertonMichael Leap & Kristen Messina – Octafinalists
Fullerton, CAJacob Justice & Talya Slaw – Double Octafinalists
January 7-9, 2014
Indiana UniversityAndrew Wirth & Jeff Nagle, Semifinalists, Varsity
Bloomington, IN John Brundage & Dennis Black, Quarterfinalists, Varsity
January 25-27, 2014Graceann & Nathanial Hardin – 3rd place, Novice
Graceann, 2nd speaker, Novice
Peter Brundage, 3rd speaker, JV
Rhonda Haidar, 5th speaker, JV
Augustana CollegePeter Brundage & Rhonda Haidar – 2nd place, JV
Bloomington, IN Brundage – 1st speaker; Haidar – 3rd
January 19-21, 2014Zach Rich & Haley Barnes – Semifinals, Novice
Barnes- 4th speaker; Rich – 5th
University of TexasJacob Justice & Talya Slaw – Octafinalists
Austin, TX
February 8-11, 2014
District V QualifierJacob Justice & Talya Slaw – 5-3, 4th seed, NDT Qualifier
University of MichiganMichael Leap & Kristen Messina – 5-3, 2nd Round Bid,
Ann Arbor, MI NDT Qualifier
Feb 21-23, 2014(They are WSU’s 80th and 81th qualifying team to the
NDT since 1961)
Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship
Indiana UniversityAndrew Wirth & Jeff Nagel, Triple Octafinalists
Bloomington, IN
March 8-10, 2014
National Debate Tournament
Indiana UniversityMichael Leap & Kristen Messina, Double Octafinalists
Bloomington, IN
March 28-30, 2014
Debate Team at the National Debate Tournament at Indiana University. Back: Dr. Kelly Young, John Koch, Bruce Najor, Jeff Nagel. Middle: Brad Meloche, Avery Henry, Craig Hennigan, Dr. Ron Stevenson. Front: Michael Leap, Kristen Messina, Talya Slaw, Jake Justice.