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76th National Debate Tournament

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

March 31 – April 4, 2022

 

Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase prohibitions on anticompetitive business practices by the private sector by at least expanding the scope of its core antitrust laws.

Winner: Dartmouth College – Arvind Shankar & Tyler Vergho
Runner Up: University of Michigan – Rafael Pierry & Giorgio Rabbini

Top Speaker: Eugenia Giampetruzzi – Emory University
Runner Up: Nina Fridman – Northwestern University

Copeland Award: University of Michigan – Rafael Pierry & Giorgio Rabbini
Runner Up: Northwestern University – Akash Deo & Nina Fridman

Host: Mike Davis – James Madison University
Director: Sarah Partlow Lefevre – Idaho State University

Ovid Davis Award: John Turner – Dartmouth College
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: David Cram-Helwich – University of Minnesota
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: John Turner – Dartmouth College
Laurence Tribe Distinguished Alumni Award: David Sutherland
James J. Unger Coaching Award: Aaron Kall – University of Michigan
George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education: Amber Kelsie – Wake Forest University
Special Recognition Award: Mike Davis – James Madison University

Overall Points Winner:
Varsity Points Winner:
Community College Points Winner:

Elim Seeds

  1. Michigan: Rafael Pierry & Giorgio Rabbini (8-0, 21 ballots)
  2. Emory: Eugenia Giampetruzzi & Grace Kessler (7-1, 21)
  3. Northwestern: Akash Deo & Nina Fridman (7-1, 18)
  4. Kansas: Mickey McMahon & Michael Scott (7-1, 17)
  5. Harvard: Aden Barton & Julian Habermann (6-2, 19)
  6. Southern California: Julian Kuffour & Kevin Sun (6-2, 17)
  7. Dartmouth: Arvind Shankar & Tyler Vergho (6-2, 17)
  8. Cal, Berkeley: Mark Eusterman & Michael Eusterman (6-2, 17)
  9. Dartmouth: Holland Bald & Gabriel Chang-Deutsch (6-2, 17)
  10. Harvard: Kenji Aoki & Anna Farronay (6-2, 17)
  11. George Mason: Eliza Buckner & Noah Graham (6-2, 16)
  12. Liberty: Kat Cazeau & Natalie Robinson (6-2, 15)
  13. Michigan: Kelly Phil & Kelly Skoulikaris (6-2, 15)
  14. Harvard: Oge Ogbogu & Lynn Yeboah (5-3, 17)
  15. Michigan State: Nathan Glancy & David Koster (5-3, 17)
  16. Texas: Het Desai & Arnav Kashyap (5-3, 16)
  1. Emory: Andrew Pak & Shreyas Rajagopal (5-3, 16)
  2. Minnesota: Owen Phoenix-Flood & Bryce Rao (5-3, 16)
  3. Georgetown: Zidao Wang & Adam White (5-3, 16)
  4. Kansas: Jimin Park & Jet Semrick (5-3, 16)
  5. Emory: Margaret Hecht & Henry Mitchell (5-3, 16)
  6. Wichita State: Alec Hinecker & Bobby Phillips (5-3, 16)
  7. Wake Forest: Ari Davidson & Rylie Torguson (5-3, 15)
  8. Wake Forest: Ana Bittner & Tajaih Robinson (5-3, 15)
  9. Kentucky: Jordan Di & David Griffith (5-3, 15)
  10. Michigan: Joshua Harrington & Ben McGraw (5-3, 15)
  11. Georgetown: Ethan Greer & Kieran Lawless (5-3, 15)
  12. Iowa: Ryan Cavanaugh & Subbi Namakula (5-3, 14)
  13. Michigan State: Piper Meloche & Tony Miklovis (5-3, 13)
  14. Johnson County CC: Thomas Babcock & Travis Babcock (5-3, 13)
  15. Kansas: Graham Revare & Ryan Snow (5-3, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. Eugenia Giampetruzzi – Emory University
  2. Nina Fridman – Northwestern University
  3. Natalie Robinson – Liberty University
  4. Aden Barton – Harvard University
  5. Tyler Vergho – Dartmouth University
  6. Rafael Pierry – University of Michigan
  7. Eliza Buckner – George Mason University
  8. Giorgio Rabbini – University of Michigan
  9. Grace Kessler – Emory University
  10. Julian Habermann – Harvard University
  11. Kevin Sun – University of Southern California
  12. Kat Cazeau – Liberty University
  13. Ari Davidson – Wake Forest University
  14. Noah Graham – George Mason University
  15. Michael Scott – University of Kansas
  16. Julian Kuffour – University of Southern California
  17. Mickey McMahon – University of Kansas
  18. Arvind Shankar – Dartmouth University
  19. Het Desai – University of Texas
  20. Shreyas Rajagopal – Emory University

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Michigan: Rafael Pierry & Giorgio Rabbini (10)
  2. Northwestern: Akash Deo & Nina Fridman (20)
  3. Emory: Eugenia Giampetruzzi & Grace Kessler (30)
  4. Southern California: Julian Kuffour & Kevin Sun (42)
  5. Harvard: Aden Barton & Julian Habermann (54)
  6. Dartmouth: Arvind Shankar & Tyler Vergho (55)
  7. Harvard: Kenji Aoki & Anna Farronay (82)
  8. Kansas: Mickey McMahon & Michael Scott (84)
  9. Liberty: Kat Cazeau & Natalie Robinson (88)
  10. George Mason: Eliza Buckner & Noah Graham (94)
  11. Dartmouth: Holland Bald & Gabriel Chang-Deutsch (109)
  12. Michigan: Kelly Phil & Kelly Skoulikaris (127)
  13. Kentucky: Jordan Di & David Griffith (137)
  14. Texas: Het Desai & Arnav Kashyap (150)
  15. Cal, Berkeley: Mark Eusterman & Michael Eusterman (166)
  16. Wake Forest: Ari Davidson & Rylie Torguson (171)
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