National Awards


 

The following is a list of students who broke from preliminary rounds to elimination rounds by event from approximately 1997 onward; please contact webmaster Steve Meadows with any additions to this list (any breaks not listed here). The students who made finals are identified by their ranking.   We would love to have results from years prior to 1997, so don't be shy! Team Awards are also listed -- let Steve know if he missed any!

YEARTEAMAWARD
1999Rowan CountySpeech School of Excellence
2007DanvilleSpeech School of Excellence
2014LaRue CountySpeech School of Honor
2015Rowan CountySpeech School of Excellence
2015LaRue CountySpeech School of Honor
2019DanvilleSpeech School of Excellence
2020Henry ClayDebate School of Honor


​​MAIN EVENTS

Congressional Debate

1998Nathan TaylorScott CountyFinalsSenate
2000Travis CooperWarren EastSemifinalsSenate
2001Harrison JacksonLafayetteSemifinalsSenate
2001Simon WillettScott CountyFinalsSenate
2003Josh BrownScott CountySemifinalsSenate
2003Chad ReeseScott CountySemifinalsHouse
2003Nate StrieterBoone CountySemifinalsSenate
2004Chad ReeseScott CountySemifinals

Senate

2005Chad ReeseScott CountySemifinalsSenate
2005Chelsea DarnellCalloway CountySemifinalsSenate
2006Jordan DelaneyBoone CountySemifinalsHouse
2006Spencer GreenhalghBoone CountySemifinalsSenate
2008Jordan FosterBoone CountyFinals

House

2008Anderson SalinasDanvilleSemifinalsHouse
2009Jordan FosterBoone County9th PlaceHouse
2010Jacob DeLongScott CountySemifinalsHouse
2010Jordan FosterBoone County13th PlaceHouse
2011James RedingLaRue CountySemifinalsSenate
2012James RedingLaRue CountySemifinalsSenate
2014Andrew McKinneyDanvilleSemifinalsSenate
2014Josi StidhamHazardSemifinals

House

2016Callie FreemanSacred Heart AcademySemifinalsHouse
2016Caitlin HaskettDanvilleSemifinalsSenate
2017Callie FreemanGatton AcademySemifinalsHouse
2017Jack WhiteNorth OldhamSemifinalsSenate
2018Cooper WinrichTrinitySemifinalsSenate
2019Johnathan HurleyLafayetteSemifinalsSenate
2022Ayush TibrewalDunbarSemifinals

Senate

2022Daksha PillaiDunbarQuarterfinalsHouse
2022Michael MinterBowling GreenQuarterfinalsHouse
2023Daksha PillaiDunbar9th PlaceSenate





Dramatic Interpretation

1991Shannon ConveryRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1992Shannon ConveryRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1997Farah LongRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1998Evangeline IwuRowan CountyOctofinals
1999Laura WilliamsRowan CountyOctofinals
2000Tashena NobregaRowan County5th Place
2000Laura WilliamsRowan CountyOctofinals
2002Loretta IwuRowan CountyOctofinals
2003Loretta IwuRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2003Dawn SchulzDanvilleOctofinals
2002Sarah NewtonRowan CountyOctofinals
2004Ben OchsnerRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2005Ben OchsnerRowan CountyOctofinals
2005Mason SciscoDanvilleOctofinals
2006Mason SciscoDanvilleOctofinals
2010Karson CrassCalloway CountyOctofinals
2010Courtney WoodDanvilleQuarterfinals
2015Austin BarringerDanvilleOctofinals
2016Grace SheeneDanvilleOctofinals
2017Grace SheeneDanvilleQuarterfinals
2018Leanne HaysBoone CountySemifinals
2019Joseth WarnerDanvilleQuarterfinals
2019Stefani GilesLaRue CountyOctofinals
2021
Collin Tuerk
Rowan CountyOctofinals
2021Lindsey GuilfordHenry ClayDouble Octofinals
2022Edward DonsonDunbarOctofinals



Duo Interpretation

1997Andrew Hasselbring & Ryan WestTates CreekOctofinals
1998John Allen & Sara PenningtonRowan CountyOctofinals
1998Josh Chapman & Sally FranciscoPike County CentralQuarterfinals
2000Eric Blankenship and Bobbie WorrixPike County CentralOctofinals
2007Caroline Crowley and Matt DeLucaDanvilleOctofinals
2007Scott Hogge & Elizabeth WardRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2009Malcolm Bailey & Will GreyRowan CountyOctofinals
2010Nick Thaxton & Erin WardRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2012Sarabeth Marlowe & John ThompsonDanvilleOctofinals
2013Sarabeth Marlowe & Kolton WinfieldDanvilleSemifinals
2014Clay Edwards & Colin WatersBoone CountyQuarterfinals
2014Curtis Milby & Elijah ThomasLaRue CountyQuarterfinals
2015Makda Mehari & Olivia NickellRowan CountySemifinals
2017Anna Cate Brown & Brynn JonesMurrayOctofinals
2017Jasarae McKinney & Corey NewsomeRowan CountySemifinals
2019Jordan Whittaker and Ansley PerrymanRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2021Andrew Liu and Edward DonsonDunbarOctofinals

Humorous Interpretation

1997John AllenRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1997Matt HarrisMurrayOctofinals
1999Drew ThompsonMurrayQuarterfinals
2000Corey AlderdiceGraves CountyOctofinals
2001Laura FranziniRowan CountyOctofinals
2001Roderick JusticePike County CentralQuarterfinals
2002Chris BrasfieldGraves CountyOctofinals
2002Laura FranziniRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2003Kim HoffmeisterBoone CountyQuarterfinals
2003Chad SappDanvilleSemifinals
2006Matthew WhittakerRowan CountyOctofinals
2007Chelsey WoodDanvilleSemifinals
2011Zach BolenGrant CountyOctofinals
2012Chandler TomlinsonSKY AcademyOctofinals
2013Curtis MilbyLaRue CountyOctofinals
2014Cloe AndersonDanvilleOctofinals
2015Nathan SudengaBoone CountyOctofinals
2016Nathan SudengaBoone CountyQuarterfinals
2018Jade KroppHenry ClayOctofinals
2018Tessa NorthcuttMarshall CountyOctofinals
2019Emily FanninKnott County CentralOctofinals
2021Dakota PerryRowan CountyOctofinals
2022Jensen KnudsenPaducah TilghamnOctofinals
2023Alexander HamiltonRowan CountyQuarterfinals














Informative Speaking

2017Alexander BrownBethlehemOctofinals
2017Cole VaughanBowling GreenQuarterfinals
2018Alexander BrownBethlehemOctofinals
2019Natalie GrubbsDanvilleOctofinals
2020
Ying LinBardstownOctofinals
2021Shubh GuptaManualQuarterfinals
2022Presley MooreKnott County CentralOctofinals

International Extemporaneous Speaking

1990Matt CuttsRowan County5th Place
1994Tiffany JalalonRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1997Josh BrownRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1998Philip WiningerWarren EastQuarterfinals
1998Sarah MinceyRowan CountyOctofinals
1999Sarah MinceyRowan CountyOctofinals
1999Greg ScottRowan CountyOctofinals
2000Greg ScottRowan CountySemifinals
2002Kellie TrentRowan CountyOctofinals
2003Austin LimRowan CountySemifinals
2003Joelle PerryBoone CountyQuarterfinals
2004Brice AcreeLaRue CountyOctofinals
2005Brice AcreeLaRue CountyOctofinals
2006Kathleen BurkeBoone CountyOctofinals
2006Quentin JohnsonGraves CountyOctofinals
2007Sebastian PyrekDanvilleQuarterfinals
2008Hunter KendrickDanville4th Place
2008Sebastian PyrekDanvilleOctofinals
2009Lilian RogersHenry ClayOctofinals
2010Jamie MohanDanville2nd Place
2011Joe WestonDanvilleOctofinals
2013Lane HedrickRowan CountyOctofinals
2014Sue CookDanvilleOctofinals
2015Brian AndersonLaRue CountyNational Champion!
2015Lane HedrickRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2017David MaDunbarOctofinals
2021Kole IngramKnott CentralDouble Octofinals

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

2003Joelle PerryBoone County8th Round
2006Chelsea DarnellCalloway County10th Round
2010Michael MannFern Creek8th Round
2011Michael MoorinDuPont Manual10th Round
2014Beccy MusalHighlands Latin8th Round
2017Lauren RatliffBeechwood8th Round
2018Hassan KashifNorth Oldham10th Round
2019Cole KnightHenry Clay9th Round
2020Sadie BogradDunbar11th Round
2020Jack LofwallHenry Clay 10th Round
2020Jack LofwallHenry Clay8th Place Speaker Award
2021Jack GerucRyle 9th Round


Oratory

1987Kim ReederRowan CountyOctofinals
1994Cliff ScottRowan CountyOctofinals
1995Jennifer ScottRowan CountyQuarterfinals
1995Sid VanNessBeechwoodSemifinals
1997Susie RichterCalloway CountyOctofinals
1997Philip Wininger
Warren East
Octofinals
1998Ben FranziniRowan CountyOctofinals
1998Philip WiningerWarren EastOctofinals
1999Amanda HowesRowan CountyOctofinals
1999John PollomDanvilleQuarterfinals
2002Joel MeisterDanvilleOctofinals
2002Sarah NewtonRowan CountyOctofinals
2003Joel MeisterDanvilleOctofinals
2003Sarah NewtonRowan County6th Place
2004Jordan BaekerDanvilleSemifinals
2004Robbie HopkinsCalloway CountyOctofinals
2006Brian CassKentucky Country DayOctofinals
2006Ross JohnsonDanvilleOctofinals
2007John Patrick AllenDanville6th Place
2007Brian CassKentucky Country DayQuarterfinals
2009Will BlackfordCalloway CountyQuarterfinals
2010   
Annie O'Brien
Rowan County
Octofinals
2011Nate JohnsonDanvilleOctofinals
2014Bridget KimRowan CountySemifinals
2015Bridget KimRowan CountyOctofinals
2017Charlie HallDanvilleQuarterfinals
2019Emma MerrymanDanvilleQuarterfinals
2019Claire StrysickDanvilleQuarterfinals
2020Shubh GuptaManualQuarterfinals
2021Justin WittHazardDouble Octofinals
2022Shubh GuptaManualOctofinals


Policy Debate

2011Tyler Darnell and Nick NeuteufelDuPont Manual8th Round


Program Oral Interpretation

2017Jordan WhittakerRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2018Cooper BossHenry ClayOctofinals
2019Carli HallBardstown

Quarterfinals

2019Jack NeelBethlehemOctofinals
2020Jack NeelBethlehemSemifinals
2021Sophia ZhouDunbarDouble Octofinals
2023Kaden StoneBardstownOctofinals

Public Forum Debate

2009Jamie Mohan and Cole SteberDanville11th Round
2011Taylor Beegle and Samuel YuHenry Clay 11th Round
2012Andrew Brennan and Eric XiongPaul Laurence Dunbar9th Round
2014Jasmine Liu and Sahil Nair
Paul Laurence Dunbar8th Round
2017Benjamin Hanson and Brendon BultmanManual8th Round
2019Kevin Cao & Mark RajManual7th Round
2019Parker Smith and Sydney SunPaul Laurence Dunbar7th Round
2020Karson Whitely and Justine LofwallHenry Clay 8th Round
2021Emily Elkinson and Madeline Deep

Henry Clay

8th Round
2021Tag Howard and Jasir Rahman
Henry Clay8th Round
2021Karson Whitley and Justine Lofwall
Henry Clay8th Round
2022Karson Whitley and Justine LofwallHenry Clay9th Round
2023Sivani Babu and Victoria FuManual8th Round


United States Extemporaneous Speaking

1997Katie McNearyMurrayQuarterfinals
1997David VictorRowan CountyOctofinals
1998Jenny JalalonRowan CountyOctofinals
1999Jenny JalalonRowan CountyOctofinals
2000Ryan MartinLloyd MemorialQuarterfinals
2002Lexi MenishAssumptionQuartefinals
2002Logan SciscoDanvilleSemifinals
2003Courtney OttoKentucky Country DaySemifinals
2003Logan SciscoDanville3rd Place
2004Courtney OttoKentucky Country Day3rd Place
2004Logan SciscoDanvilleOctofinals
2005Ariel PerkinsRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2006Ariel PerkinsRowan CountyOctofinals
2007Ashley AdkinsRowan CountyOctofinals
2007Hunter KendrickDanvilleSemifinals
2009Sirena WurthGraves CountyOctofinals
2010Tegan DolanRowan CountyOctofinals
2010Emily MartinBoone CountyQuarterfinals
2013Brian AndersonLaRue CountyOctofinals
2014Brian AndersonLaRue CountySemifinals
2017Spencer SchumacherNorth OldhamQuarterfinals
2018Spencer SchumacherNorth OldhamSemifinals
2022Caroline KoenigMurrayOctofinals





SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS

note that only Semifinalists and Finalists were announced prior to 2021


Commentary

2023Mia CarverRowan CountyQuarterfinals



​Expository

2006Ralph MorrisonDanvilleSemifinals
2009Emily MartinBoone CountySemifinals
2012Nate JohnsonDanville3rd Place
2015Austin BarringerDanvilleSemifinals
2022Stephanie WhitemanLaRue CountyDouble Octos






Extemporaneous Debate

2023Ben McBrideTrinity6 Rounds



Impromptu

2000Jason GreenGraves County6th Place
2000Lexi MenishAssumption4th Place
2001Lexi MenishAssumptionNational Champion!
2004David StroupDanvilleSemifinals
2016Adrianna WatersBoone CountySemifinals
2017Spencer SchumacherNorth Oldham4th Place
2019Emma MerrymanDanvilleSemifinals
2022Caroline KoenigMurrayQuarterfinals
2023Raegan SettleMurraySemifinals
2023Sawyer NoeKnott CentralQuarterfinals










Original Spoken Word Poetry

2022Jack GerucRyleSemifinals
2023Caroline CarlisleRowan CountyDouble Octos



Poetry

2009Karson CrassCalloway CountySemifinals
2009Emma WilczynskiBoone CountySemifinals
2013Bridget KimRowan CountySemifinals
2019Stefani GilesLaRue County3rd Place
2022Jacob HolbrookRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2022Dalia BasinacRyleDouble Octos
2023Kaden StoneBardstown5th Place
2023Kennedy FaulconerBardstownDouble Octos








Prose

2006Ross JohnsonDanville6th Place
2008Grant WallaceGrant CountySemifinals
2016Grace SheeneDanvilleSemifinals
2018
Jack Neel
Bethlehem
National Champion!
2018Jade KroppHenry ClaySemifinals
2019Jack NeelBethlehem4th Place
2019Natalie GrubbsDanvilleSemifinals
2021Katie GartnerBoone CountyQuarterfinals
2021Lindsey GuilfordHenry ClayDouble Octos
2021Taylor BossHenry ClayDouble Octos
2022Dalia BasinacRyleDouble Octos
2023Emily BlackburnKnott CentralDouble Octos











Storytelling

2008Emma WilczynskiBoone County4th Place
2009Kyle SnappDanvilleSemifinals
2012John ThompsonDanvilleSemifinals
2021Ethan JenkinsRowan CountySemifinals
2021Dakota PerryRowan CountyQuarterfinals
2022Caroline CarlisleRowan County
Double Octos
2022Jackson GreenhillRowan County
Double Octos
2022Joseph O'HairRowan County
Double Octos
2023Jacob HolbrookRowan County3rd Place
2023Mary GibsonKnott CentralQuarterfinals










DISCONTINUED EVENTS


Oratorical Declamation

1932            Howard Smather                             Lexington HS                      1st Place


Prepared Prompt Speaking

2021            Kole Ingram                                    Knott Central                       Double Octos

2021            Sawyer Noe                                     Knott Central                      Double Octos


Pro/Con Challenge

2021            Harrsion Gover                               Bowling Green                     Quarterfinals


Prose/Poetry

1981            Kellie Overbey                                 Murray                                  1st Place


Radio Speaking

1973            John Goode                                    Trigg County                         1st Place


Video Speech Contest
2005            Ryan Brown                                    Rowan County                      1st Place