2016 HONORS & AWARDS
Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate
Policy Debate Top Speakers
presented by Trinity University
presented in memory of Phyllis Flory Barton
1st – Laura M. Nicolae Washburn Rural High School, KS Coached by: Cynthia A. Burgett
2nd – Emily Gordon Rowland Hall-St. Mark, UT Coached by: Michael Shackelford 3rd – Julia Henry Hutchinson High School, KS Coached by: Zachary Brown 4th – Carter Martindale Sky View High School, UT Coached by: Jody Orme 5th – Brian Roche Glenbrook South High School, IL Coached by: Jonathan Voss 1st – Raam Tambe and Jerry Wang Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA Coached by: Scott Wheeler
6th – James Wu Washburn Rural High School, KS Coached by: Timothy Ellis
2nd – Vinay Ayyapan and Anirudh Prabhu Bellarmine College Prep, CA Coached by: Aaron Langerman and Hoon Ko 3rd – Henry Lininger and Leo Saenger South Eugene High School, OR Coached by: Tom Lininger
Harland B. Mitchell Trophy
4th – Devavrat Dave and Vyas Venkataraman Heritage Hall School, OK Coached by: W. Bryan Gaston 5th – Laura M. Nicolae and James Wu Washburn Rural High School, KS Coached by: Cynthia A. Burgett 6th – Anthony Trufanov and Jonah Jacobs Glenbrook North High School, IL Coached by: Dr. Michael Greenstein
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The national champion Policy Debate team receives the Harland B. Mitchell Trophy, named after the Association’s legendary debate coach.