2025 National Speech & Debate Champions
High School National Champions
Speech Events
Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation
Claudia Colina from Ransom Everglades School, FL
Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Duo Interpretation
Dariel Herrera & Claire Lewandowski from Plymouth High School, IN
Humorous Interpretation
Allie Skauge from Moorhead High School, MN
Informative Speaking
Ja’Nayah Howard from David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy, LA
A. C. Eley International Extemporaneous Speaking
Anthony Babu from Concord Carlisle High School, MA
Pam and Joe Wycoff Original Oratory
Angad Singh from Bellarmine College Prep, CA
Program Oral Interpretation
Aniya Bostick from Apple Valley High School, MN
Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Robert Zhang from Elkins High School, TX
Debate Events
Congressional Debate – House
Jordan Melamed from American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL
Congressional Debate – Senate
Garrett Flack from Blue Springs South High School, MO
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Elliott Barringer from Bellarmine College Prep, CA
Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate
Jordan Yao and Dylan Liu from Taipei American School, Taiwan
Public Forum Debate
Alan Tai and Saanvi Goyal from Monta Vista High School, CA
World Schools Debate
Team China Gold (Lucas Chen, Lawrence Ma, Bobby Liu, Crystal Liao,
and Benjamin Ye, China
and Benjamin Ye, China
Big Questions Debate
Caleb Waldron from Loveland High School, CO
Supplemental Events
Brother René Sterner Commentary
Jonah Downs from Trinity Preparatory School, FL
Expository Speaking
Andrew Schulz from Cheyenne East High School, WY
Extemporaneous Debate
Luke Ryan from The Pembroke Hill School, MO
Impromptu
Ciara Oldham from Cookeville High School, TN
Original Spoken Word Poetry
Latricia Lamour from John I Leonard High School, FL
Poetry Reading
Bushra Mohamed from Shakopee High School, MN
Prose Reading
Henry Godar from Theodore Roosevelt High School, IA
Storytelling
Kelvyn Boddipalli from Mounds Park Academy, MN
Middle School National Champions
Congressional Debate
Zitian Qiao from The Village Middle School, TX
Declamation
Nishan Jacob from Brownell Talbot Middle School, NE
Dramatic Interpretation
Adrian Nanez Rivera from Vela Middle School, TX
Duo Interpretation
Berkley Allen and Ronin Navarrete from Thomas L. Sims Middle School, FL
Humorous Interpretation
Marvin Polnitz from Trewyn Middle School, IL
Impromptu Speaking
Kabir Rai from The Village Middle School, TX
Informative Speaking
Michelle Ding from Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Owen Yin from BASIS Ahwatukee Middle School, AZ
Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking
Kabir Rai from The Village Middle School, TX
Original Oratory
Sabrina Samidon from Parks Junior High School, CA
Original Spoken Word Poetry
Madeline Zhuravel from American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Poetry
Bailey Palencia from Cedarlane Academy, CA
Policy Debate
Erick Williams and Anedwin Moran from MS 50, NY
Program Oral Interpretation
Vesper Garza from Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Prose
Charlie Strohmeyer from Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Public Forum Debate
Vishnu Kummariguntla and Milan Thacker from Windemere Ranch ADACC, CA
Storytelling
Berkley Allen from Thomas L. Sims Middle School, FL
World Schools Debate
Team Spain Blue
Irene Gómez, Guillermo Fernández, Santiago Bellver, and Júlia Carro from Maristas Valencia Middle School, Spain
Irene Gómez, Guillermo Fernández, Santiago Bellver, and Júlia Carro from Maristas Valencia Middle School, Spain
