As is customary as NFL Nationals, the semi-finalists in each individual and debate event are recognized after their respective final rounds. Here were the rankings of the semi-finalists in United States and International Extemporaneous speaking at this year’s national tournament. Any underclassmen that are on the last below, as well as those in today’s finals, have automatically qualified to next year’s national tournament.
United States Extemp
7th: Jason Singh (Green Valley High School, Nevada)
8th: Jake Ethe (Half Hollow Hills East High School, New York)
9th: James Fishback (IB Boyd Anderson High School, Florida)
10th: Jad Hamdan (Jackson High School, Ohio)
11th: Mike Zhu (Dougherty Valley High School, California)
12th: AK Komanduri (Dominion High School, Virginia)
13th: Christine Y. Cahill (Milton Academy, Massachusetts)
14th: Matt Tyson (Chanhassen High School, Minnesota)
International Extemp
7th: Isabelle Taft (Henry W. Grady High School, Georgia)
8th: Matt Linn (The University School, Florida)
9th: Eric Ehizokhale (Ben Davis High School, Indiana)
10th: Abhishek Bhargava (Jackson High School, Ohio)
11th: Dylan Adelman (Lakeville South High School, Minnesota)
12th: Emily Temple-Wood (Downers Grove North High School, Illinois)
13th: Matt Rauen (Pennsbury High School, Pennsylvania)
14th: Miles I. Saffran (Trinity Preparatory School, Florida)
The national awards ceremony is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. EST.
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