CONVENTION RESULTS · Fall 2026 · Torch: U.S.
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MD; 2. Nicholson Brownstein, FL; 2. Tomal Khan, TX; 3. Bani Gourab, MD; 3. Connor Hickey, WI; 3. Emerson Ohashi, MA; 4. Liam Starkey, TX; 4. Naomi Essenpreis, TN; 4. Warrina Lan, GA; 5. Cecily Dean, FL; 5. Ishaan Srinivasan, TX; 5. Petra Musante, WI
Intermediate: 1. John Hand, TX; 1. Nirav Sadavarte, MA; 1. Sahil Dhingra, WI; 2. Gabe Rogutich, WI; 2. Gerasimos Papadopoulos, MA; 2. Lucy Engstrom, ME; 2. Yasmin Archer-Yearwood, TX; 3. Kuzey Cetingul, WI; 3. Oliver Westfall, TX; 3. Samuel Turkeltaub, VA; 4. Ishita Toltia, TX; 4. Qianyuan Feng, TX; 4. Torreya Croom, FL; 5. Adharsh Aavan, WI; 5. Alex Doctoroff, NY; 5. Zayla Yousuf, TX
Novice: 1. Daniel Tang, MA; 1. Dhruv Chaturvedi, TX; 1. Mary Grace Rymell, TX; 2. Abhinav Mishra, TX; 2. Adam Samnani, TX; 2. Alice Zhu, MA; 2. Delia Colfer, ME; 3. John Schult, MA; 3. Nick Johnston, IN; 3. Samuel Lim, TX; 4. Aiden McGuire, MA; 4. Andrew Kim, TX; 4. Brooklyn Knowles, IN; 4. Macy Davis, FL; 5. Matthew Liu, TX; 5. Nihith Penmatsha, TX; 5. Prince William McManus, IN
Costume Junior Individual: 1. Peyton Mankus, TX; 2. Ira Miner, DC; 3. Zoey Kelling, TX; 4. Mia Weinstein, TX; 4. Tea Addeo, VA; 5. Deekshita Dirisinala, OH
Costume Pair: 1. Hayden Crane, ME; 1. Molly Cowan, ME; 2. Annabelle Thurman, IN; 2. Katlyn Jaklich, IN; 3. Ethan Weyn, CA; 3. Yehong Fan, CA
Costume Senior Individual: 1. Emily Wallis, FL; 2. Anjilea Holm, TX; 3. Lola Coil, IN; 4. Sarah Gretel Sanders Sumano, TX; 5. Elizabeth Xu, LA
DI Advanced Poetry Passage 1: 1. Chris Briones, TX; 2. Sarah Trainer, VA; 3. Vivek Nathan Gowdhaman, TX; 4. Suhani Pant, TX; 5. Charley Kendall, IN
DI Advanced Poetry Passage 2: 1. Amogh Prasad Naishadham, TX; 2. Andy Yu, MA; 3. Michael Garza Voneida, TX; 4. Luke Montzka, IL; 5. Amalia Etayo, TX
DI Advanced Prose Passage 1: 1. Avanthikka Prakash, TX; 2. Rohin Medina, TX; 3. Isabella Siju, TX
DI Advanced Prose Passage 2: 1. Haoyang Ryan Lu, TX; 2. John Baltz, TN; 3. Warrina Lan, GA; 4. Maya Gavrin, PA; 5. Reesey Lai, VA
DI Level II Passage 1: 1. Zayla Yousuf, TX; 2. Fiona Apodaca-Wenger, TX
DI Level II Passage 2: 1. Addison Kerkes, IN; 2. Haylen Kendall, IN; 3. Emery Mize, VA; 4. Oscar Rogne, IL; 5. Claire Alpha, CA
DI Levels 1/2 & I Passage 1: 1. Olivia Brownheim, TX; 2. Daniel Tang, MA; 3. Avika Shukla, TX; 4. Mili Agarwal, CA; 5. Kyle Xie, PA
DI Levels 1/2 & I Passage 2: 1. Pavni Vyas, TX; 2. Valentina Diaz, TX; 3. Shiven Bhargava, CA; 4. Quincy Aimone, NC; 5. Max Ellman, MA
English Oratory - Lower: 1. Haylen Kendall, IN; 2. Johan Coisman, MA; 3. Samuel Brown, IN; 4. Daniel Jane, MA; 5. Nirav Sadavarte, MA
English Oratory - Middle: 1. Alejandro Manso, TX; 2. Noah Brown, IN; 3. Haoyang Ryan Lu, TX; 4. Sam Zhu, FL; 5. Matilda Micallef, WI
English Oratory - Upper: 1. Ishani Kaushik, TX; 2. Aahil Hasan, MA; 2. Elijah Brown, IN; 3. Olivia Chen, MA; 4. Nate Thomas, FL; 5. Violet Kerns, PA
Essay - 10th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Alejandro Manso, TX; 2. Megan Juld, FL; 3. Liam Starkey, TX; 4. John Baltz, TN; 5. Logan Shenton, GA
Essay - 10th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Alex Doctoroff, NY; 2. Aarav Harish, TX; 3. Brennen Anderson, TX; 4. Brishti Adhikari, IN; 5. Maya Benartzi, CA
Essay - 11-12th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Adam Lopez, FL; 2. Joseph Nardo, TN; 3. Sarah Gretel Sanders Sumano, TX; 4. Oliver Hunt, IN; 5. Jack Hamrick, NC
Essay - 11/12 Prompt 3: 1. Kairav Maji, NC; 2. Nora Clabby, FL; 3. Maya Gavrin, PA; 4. Isaac Ma, TX; 5. Cole Rosenberg, TX
Essay - 11th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Aarav Dhawan, TX; 2. Rose Dan, NJ; 3. Mira Stallard, VA; 4. Sarah Spalding, TX; 5. Asher McAlvey, IN
Essay - 6th-9th Grade Prompt 1: 1. Daniel Tang, MA; 2. Rohan Packer, VA; 3. Evelyn Shen, CA; 4. Connie Chen, TX; 5. Nirav Sadavarte, MA
Essay - 6th-9th Grade Prompt 2: 1. Johan Coisman, MA; 2. William Schoonenberg, WI; 3. Yarui Wang, MA; 4. Warner Stone, TX; 5. Janet Hong, GA
Essay - 8-10th Grade Prompt 3: 1. Adrian Smith, WI; 2. Raphael Jankelovics, IL; 3. Ethan Weyn, CA; 4. Lucy Engstrom, ME; 5. Madilyn Robbins, NC
Latin Oratory - Level II: 1. Vayda Freeman, TX; 2. Ayaan Goel, TX; 3. Claire Alpha, CA; 4. Matilda Micallef, WI; 5. Elizabeth O'Dwyer, TX
Latin Oratory - Levels 1/2 & I: 1. Avika Shukla, TX; 1. Vikram Thoduguli, TX; 2. Shiven Bhargava, CA; 3. Daniel Tang, MA; 3. Ethan Wang, TX; 4. Max Ellman, MA; 4. Noah Bailis, IL; 5. Olivia Brownheim, TX
Latin Oratory Advanced: 1. Eliza Epple, IN; 2. Annelise Jacobi, IN; 3. Amogh Prasad Naishadham, TX; 3. Avanthikka Prakash, TX; 3. Parker Roehl, GA; 4. Luke Montzka, IL; 5. Gabriel Blake, IN
Sight Latin - 1/2 & 1: 1. Max Ellman, MA; 2. Zuhaib Syed, MA; 3. Noah Bailis, IL; 4. Dominika Sabchyshyn, WI; 4. Nicholas Otto, WI; 5. Cameron Fullhart, IN; 5. Shiven Bhargava, CA
Sight Latin - 2: 1. Ethan Benton, TX; 2. Ayaan Goel, TX; 2. Kirtan Pansheriya, WI; 2. William Schoonenberg, WI; 3. Claire Alpha, CA; 3. Ellie de Montfort Walker, NH; 3. Zayla Yousuf, TX; 4. Sohil Bucaro, WI; 5. Haylen Kendall, IN
Sight Latin - Adv. Poetry: 1. Sarah Trainer, VA; 2. Charley Kendall, IN; 3. Harry Dinh, MA; 4. Annelise Jacobi, IN; 5. Leo Margalit, MA
Sight Latin - Prose Gold: 1. Aahil Hasan, MA; 2. Chris Briones, TX; 3. Aurelia Shaitelman, TX; 4. Demi Zheng, CA; 5. Avanthikka Prakash, TX
Sight Latin - Prose Purple: 1. John Baltz, TN; 2. Warrina Lan, GA; 3. Clara Dean, FL; 3. Megan Juld, FL; 4. Luke Waldschmidt, IN; 5. Chloe Kang, FL
Vocal Performance 11-12: 1. Demi Zheng, CA; 2. Blaise Barbier, TX; 3. Anjilea Holm, TX; 4. Clara Dean, FL; 5. Reesey Lai, VA
Vocal Performance Grade 10: 1. Brennan Burton, TX; 1. Julia Cox, FL; 2. Sofia Gagliano, TN
Vocal Performance Grades 6-9: 1. Yasmin Archer-Yearwood, TX; 2. Haylen Kendall, IN; 3. Cecily Dean, FL; 4. Nadia Hunt, AZ
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