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Fall 2019 · Torch:U.S. · RESULTS
VA; 5. Owen Grannis, VA; 5. Simon Van Der Weide, VA; 6. Alexander Urquhart, NH; 6. Jason Huang, NH; 6. Kevin Xu, NH; 6. Nosa Lawani, NH; 7. Alazar Lemma, DC; 7. Lena Cavicchia, DC; 7. MJ Schmidt, DC; 7. Robert Mailley, DC; 8. Garrett Louie, CA; 8. Isabel Arroyo, CA; 8. Jeffrey Fung, CA; 8. Kiana Hu, CA; 9. Varun Krishnaswamy, GA; 9. Vineet Gangireddy, GA; 9. Vivi Lu, GA
Open Certamen: Novice: 1. Joseph Giambrone, IL; 1. Sofia Tejeda, TN; 1. Daniel Carrillo, TX; 1. Lexie Dolotina, TX; 2. Caroline Cox, FL; 2. Matthew Califano, NJ; 2. Alfredo Gonzalez, TX; 2. Kiley Furber, TX; 3. Jason Vetitoe, FL; 3. Anil Naik, TX; 3. Justin Colon, TX
Open Certamen: Intermediate: 1. Laura Simmons, ND; 1. Joey Hummel, TX; 2. Justin Shim, TX; 2. Lindsey Ran, TX; 2. Albert Zeng, VA; 3. Helen Thomas, AZ; 3. Tiffany Chang, CA; 3. Vincent O'Byrne, MA; 3. Jeff Lilley, TX
Open Certamen: Advanced: 1. Arthur Delot-Vilain, DC; 1. Akhila Nataraj, FL; 1. Emmaline Raven, ME; 1. Bering Edwards, TX; 2. Kevin Ju, CA; 2. Samir Saeed, FL; 2. Aaron Jackson, TX; 2. Jack McEver, VA; 3. Rupert Chen, CA; 3. Yashu Tang, TN; 3. Connor Bowerman, TX; 3. Linda Liu, TX
Creative Arts
Costume Female: 1. Krystal Yearis, NJ; 2. Kelly Brown, LA; 3. Maya McMullen, TX
Costume Male: 1. Nolan Westrope, TX; 2. Vincent Villuri, NJ; 3. Dustin Laufenberg, WI; 4. Benjamin Rippel, TX
Costume Jr. Couples: 1. Emma Canga, WI; 1. Lily Childress, WI; 2. Daniel Luna, TX; 2. Emma Buhrman, TX; 3. Jenna Travers, TX; 3. Sherry Zhang, TX; 4. Lukas Palys, TX; 4. Varun Mukund, TX; 5. Caroline Cox, FL; 5. Emma Cate Duggar, FL
Costume Sr. Couples: 1. Ethan Robertson, VA; 1. Jocelyn Robertson, VA; 2. Lukas Mellender, NE; 2. Sarah Anderson, NE; 3. Isabelle Hahn, OH; 3. Veronica McDowell, OH; 4. Annalise Hopwood, LA; 4. Robert Otterstetter, LA
Costume - Janus - Junior: 1. Cecelia Mellender, NE; 1. Olivia Brown, NE; 2. Monique Hoarau, TX; 3. Katherine Cox, FL; 3. Sinclair Franz, FL; 4. Elisabeth Duggar, FL; 4. Madelynn Duggar, FL
Costume - Janus - Senior: 1. MJ Faulkner, GA; 2. Adriana Vidal, FL; 3. Tabitha Lewis, TX; 4. Phoenix Ash, GA; 4. Nicole Stachowiak, TX; 5. Colleen Pogue, MD
Dramatic Interp. 0.5 Female: 1. Caroline Cox, FL; 2. Aria Kutty, TX
Dramatic Interp. 0.5 Male: 1. Lukas Palys, TX; 2. Varun Mukund, TX; 3. August Briggs, CA
Dramatic Interp. I Girls: 1. Natalie Stachowiak, TX; 2. Jialin Quan, TX; 3. Catherine Clay, TX; 4. Emma Buhrman, TX; 5. Milli Patel, FL; 6. Maeve Ciuba, VA
Dramatic Interp. I Male: 1. Malachi Love, TX; 2. Jose Montalvo, FL; 3. Andrew Bota, CA; 4. James Sauls, FL; 4. Max Borlongan, FL; 5. Nolan Robertson, VA; 6. Grant Richey, TX; 7. Nathaniel Osborne, WI
Dramatic Interp. II Female: 1. Kylee Schwegmann, TX; 1. Shreeya Madhavanur, TX; 2. Priya Gutta, FL; 2. Morgan Kositzky, IN; 3. Emma Zeng, GA; 4. Katherine Cox, FL; 5. Megan Reddy, GA; 6. Sanjana Singh, MA
Dramatic Interp. II Male: 1. Alex Chou, MA; 2. Jack Rykert, TX; 3. Brice Niimi, NC; 4. Jack Trapanick, MA; 5. Will Corbin, OH; 6. Logan Seaburgh, TX; 7. Jonas Howard, DC; 8. Mike Foreman, LA
Dramatic Interp. Poetry Female: 1. Tabitha Lewis, TX; 2. Victoria Parker, TX; 3. Gwendolyn Jacobson, VA; 4. Hannah Smith, TX; 5. Sophia Cho, NH; 6. Aimee Stachowiak, TX; 7. Jessica Liu, TX
Dramatic Interp. Poetry Male: 1. Guy Martin, TX; 2. Manas Gangala, TX; 3. Brandon Mitra, FL; 3. Alan Zhang, OH; 4. Owen Kovalik, OH; 5. Richard Garber, OH; 6. Dante Minutillo, MA; 7. Liam Conner, TX; 8. Taylor Sellers-Varela, IL
Dramatic Interp. Prose Female: 1. Alena Freyhofer, FL; 2. Zoe Lehmann, TX; 3. Aislinn Niimi, NC; 4. Esha Patel, FL
Dramatic Interp. Prose Male: 1. Carter Beckstein, FL; 1. Charles Flores, TX; 2. Eric Mao, TX; 3. Ethan Robertson, VA; 4. Peter McMahon, VA; 5. Samir Saeed, FL; 6. Bradley Millwater, TX; 7. Adrian Palumbo, AZ; 8. Edward Zhang, TX; 9. Parker Bevis, FL; 9. Daniel Ehrlich, IN; 10. Masha Leyfer, MA
English Oratory - Lower: 1. Alex Chou, MA; 2. Aimee Stachowiak, TX; 3. Caroline Cox, FL; 4. Shreeya Madhavanur, TX; 5. Kiley Furber, TX; 6. Taylor Sellers-Varela, IL
English Oratory - Middle: 1. Isabelle Hahn, OH; 2. Sophia Carroll, TX; 3. Sarah Kennedy, NH; 4. Somya Mittal, GE; 5. Owen Kovalik, OH; 6. Adrian Palumbo, AZ; 7. Gianna Sapienza, IN; 8. Mike Foreman, LA
English Oratory - Upper: 1. Ethan Yan, CA; 2. Ali Winter, OH; 3. Joseph Strassberg, VA; 4. Joseph Burke, IN; 5. Carina Layfield, MA; 6. Tabitha Lewis, TX; 7. Lily Peck, IN; 8. Nicole Stachowiak, TX; 9. Devansh Dalal, TX; 10. Veronica McDowell, OH
Essay - 6th-8th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Alex Xu, MA; 2. Anish Beeram, TX; 3. Shreeya Madhavanur, TX; 4. Owen Butler, MA; 5. Rupert Chen, CA; 5. Creighton Banitt, MA; 6. Jack Rykert, TX; 7. Khushi Chhaya, TX; 8. Lauren Liu, CA; 8. Michelle Jin, CA; 9. Andrew Wei, AZ; 9. Valerie Xu, TX; 9. Riya Singh, WI; 10. Tiffany Chang, CA; 10. Sofija Dudhia, TX
Essay - 6th-8th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Kyler Hoogendoorn-Ecker, MA; 2. Nikitha Thoduguli, TX; 3. Joan Joshy, AZ; 3. Louisa Hemr, MA; 4. Alexander Beer, AZ; 4. Olivia Brown, NE; 5. Karen Dong, MA; 6. Varun Mukund, TX; 7. Julia Daskiewicz, NE
Essay - 6th-8th Grade Prompt 3: 1. Matthew Califano, NJ
Essay - 9th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Jeff Lilley, TX; 2. Shruti Siva, TX; 3. Dashiell Cloud, IL; 4. Ruthie Yu, WI; 5. Jude Yovichin, OH; 6. Ryan Shane, OH; 6. Jennifer Hunsinger, VA; 7. Sanjana Singh, MA; 8. Anna Marshall, WI; 9. Jack Trapanick, MA; 10. Muthuvignesh Meenakshisundaram, MN
Essay - 9th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Jenny Hu, OH; 2. Heidi Tamm, TX; 3. Aimee Stachowiak, TX; 4. Zoe Okun, IL; 4. Alex Chou, MA; 5. Robert Muniz, FL; 6. Bering Edwards, TX; 7. Daniel Carrillo, TX; 8. Daniel Luna, TX; 9. Ethan Robertson, VA; 10. Eleanor Jutze, OH
Essay - 10th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Sophia Carroll, TX; 2. Alicia Luo, OH; 3. Quinton Lorenz, TX; 4. Sarah Exline, IN; 5. Adrian Palumbo, AZ; 5. Sarah Lao, GE; 6. Karen Lin, TX; 7. Olivia Ruble, IN; 8. Joshua Martin, TX; 9. Michael Pagano, TX; 10. Emilia Schmidt, TX
Essay - 10th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Somya Mittal, GE; 2. Isabelle Hahn, OH; 3. Sarah Kennedy, NH; 4. Owen Kovalik, OH; 5. Emma Craig, FL; 5. Liam Conner, TX; 6. Talia Bodi, WI; 7. Jason Vetitoe, FL; 8. Katherine Buchanan, NC; 9. Natalie Pollock, WI; 10. Peter McMahon, VA
Essay - 10th Grade Prompt 3: 1. Felix Chen, TX; 2. Grace Yan, GE; 3. Elijah Kleinman, TX; 4. Ajay Nathan, GE; 5. Victoria Hays, AZ; 6. Shira Levine, NJ; 7. Kyla Robinette, AZ
Essay - 11th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Teddy Trakas, TX; 2. Ann-Marie Abunyewa, GE; 2. Aislinn Niimi, NC; 3. Richard Garber, OH; 4. Jared Stone, NV; 4. Rebecca Stallard, NJ; 5. Nicole Stachowiak, TX; 6. Jackson Hamel, GE; 7. Alan Zhang, OH; 8. Eric Mao, TX; 8. Tabitha Lewis, TX; 9. Dharma Suarez-Palacios, TX; 10. Tian Dong, TX
Essay - 11th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Dante Minutillo, MA; 2. Ethan Yan, CA; 2. Dustin Laufenberg, WI; 3. Sophia Cho, NH; 4. Kassandra Haakman, FL; 5. Sophia Eckdale-Dudley, WI; 6. Krish Gupta, OH; 7. Veronica McDowell, OH; 8. Ali Winter, OH; 8. Ashley Xie, TX; 9. Margaret Jutze, OH; 10. Amrita Pannu, CA; 10. Gina Jagminas, IL
Essay - 11th Grade Prompt 3: 1. Esmeralda Aguilar, TX; 2. Devansh Dalal, TX
Essay - 12th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Carter Beckstein, FL; 2. Lily Peck, IN; 3. Colton Melnick, FL; 4. Kya Miller, LA; 5. Amirta Manikandan, TN; 6. Maya McMullen, TX
Essay - 12th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Rebecca Helmstetter, WI; 2. Max Ford, TX; 3. Nathan Shelton, TX; 4. Jared Lange, TX; 5. Masha Leyfer, MA; 6. Ginger Wrensch, WI; 7. Nia Abdullah, NJ; 8. Rutherford Allison, TX
Essay - 12th Grade Prompt 3: 1. Grant Bruner, OH
Latin Oratory - Levels 0.5 & I: 1. Emma Buhrman, TX; 2. Andrew Bota, CA; 2. Anish Beeram, TX; 3. Malachi Love, TX; 4. Catherine Clay, TX; 5. Natalie Stachowiak, TX; 6. Caroline Cox, FL; 7. Varun Mukund, TX; 8. Jialin Quan, TX; 9. Nolan Robertson, VA; 10. Reem Al-Ali, IL
Latin Oratory - Level II: 1. Kylee Schwegmann, TX; 2. Genesis Heiser, TX; 3. Brice Niimi, NC; 4. Logan Seaburgh, TX; 5. Lillian Henderson, CA; 6. Necati Unsal, VA; 7. Jack Trapanick, MA; 8. Alex Chou, MA; 9. Nikitha Thoduguli, TX; 10. Smruthi Shashidhar, TX
Latin Oratory - Level III: 1. Dean Cashmere, OH; 1. Charles Flores, TX; 2. Amy Nguyen, TX; 3. Joseph Strassberg, VA; 4. Yixing Wang, MA; 5. Richard Garber, OH; 5. Tabitha Lewis, TX; 6. Owen Grannis, VA; 7. Veronica McDowell, OH; 8. Peter McMahon, VA; 9. Ethan Robertson, VA; 10. Kelly Brown, LA
Latin Oratory - Level IV+: 1. Alan Zhang, OH; 2. Aislinn Niimi, NC; 3. Ethan Yan, CA; 4. Dante Minutillo, MA; 5. Gwendolyn Jacobson, VA; 6. Sami Khan, TX; 7. Bradley Millwater, TX; 8. Sophia Cho, NH; 9. Varun Krishnaswamy, GE; 10. Nicole Stachowiak, TX
Modern Myth - Lower Division: 1. Matthew Califano, NJ; 2. Caroline Cox, FL; 3. Alexander Califano, NJ; 4. Aimee Stachowiak, TX; 4. Natalie Stachowiak, TX; 5. Sofija Dudhia, TX; 6. Katherine Cox, FL; 7. Keegan McNear, FL
Modern Myth - Middle Division: 1. Adrian Palumbo, AZ; 2. John Purple, VA; 3. Owen Kovalik, OH; 4. Anne Gregg, IN; 5. Alicia Luo, OH; 6. Nejla Ackdoe-Pagey, CA; 7. Cara Holden, CA; 8. Karen Lin, TX; 9. Phoenix Ash, GE
Modern Myth - Upper Division: 1. Tabitha Lewis, TX; 2. Nicole Stachowiak, TX; 3. Aislinn Niimi, NC; 4. Jamey Perrigin, IN; 5. Sophia Winger, NC
Sight Latin - 0.5 & 1 Gold: 1. Jose Montalvo, FL; 2. Alfredo Gonzalez, TX; 3. Rishi Gurudevan, CA; 4. Catherine Clay, TX; 5. Jacob Neiman, TX; 6. Kiley Furber, TX; 7. Natalie Stachowiak, TX; 8. John-Paul Hernandez, NC; 8. Magaret Dator, NC; 8. Rene Reyna, TX; 9. Matthew Califano, NJ; 10. Ashley Jiang, MA
Sight Latin - 0.5 & 1 Purple: 1. Kyler Hoogendoorn-Ecker, MA; 2. Anish Beeram, TX; 3. Gregor McKenzie, IL; 4. Nolan Heinrich, NC; 5. Emma Buhrman, TX; 5. Pooja Sanghvi, TX; 6. Kevin Hosek, IL; 7. Jason Vetitoe, FL; 7. Daniel Carrillo, TX; 8. Joanna Lin, MA; 8. Varun Mukund, TX; 9. Nolan Robertson, VA; 10. Isabel Sullivan, TN
Sight Latin - Level II Gold: 1. Andrew Hill, ME; 2. Robert Muniz, FL; 3. Sanjana Singh, MA; 4. Kylee Schwegmann, TX; 5. Laila Abolfathi, CA; 6. Nikitha Thoduguli, TX; 7. Alex Chou, MA; 8. Joseph Bell, IN; 8. Quinton Lorenz, TX; 9. Jonas Howard, DC; 10. Jeff Lilley, TX
Sight Latin - Level II Purple: 1. Jack Trapanick, MA; 2. Rupert Chen, CA; 3. Logan Seaburgh, TX; 4. Michelle Jin, CA; 5. Tiffany Chang, CA; 5. Shreeya Madhavanur, TX; 6. Amy Liu, TX; 6. Smruthi Shashidhar, TX; 7. Will Corbin, OH; 8. Irene Calderon, OH; 9. Somya Mittal, GE; 10. Necati Unsal, VA
Texas JCL Spirit
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