The 2013 extemporaneous speaking season has ended with the crowning of two new national champions at NFL Nationals. In International Extemp, Nathan Leys of Des Moines Roosevelt High School (Iowa) stopped Ashesh Rambachan of Eastview High School (Minnesota) from repeating as national champion and became the first Iowan extemper in the modern era (defined as the beginning of the USX/IX split) to win extemporaneous speaking at NFL Nationals. However, Rambachan did win the national final round, thereby becoming the first extemper in NFL history to repeat as final round national champion in the same extemporaneous speaking category. This is also the third consecutive year that an extemper from Minnesota has won the national final round championship in International Extemp. The two underclassmen in the final, Lyubov Kapko of Tempe Preparatory School (Arizona) and Lily Nellans of Des Moines Roosevelt High School (Iowa), placed third and fifth, respectively.
In an underclassmen dominated United States Extemp final, Arel Rende of Tulsa Washington High School (Oklahoma), a two-time state champion, won an undisputed championship by winning the overall title and the national final round title. Like Leys in International Extemp, Rende becomes the first Oklahoma extemper in the modern era to capture a national championship at NFL. Since all of the finalists in the U.S. Extemp final were underclassmen, it is possible that next year’s final in Kansas could be a complete rematch of this round.
Extemp Central congratulates all of the finalists and this year’s national champions and their coaches.
International Extemp
National Champion: Nathan Leys (Des Moines Roosevelt HS, Iowa)
2nd: Asheshananda Rambachan (Eastview HS, Minnesota)
3rd: Lyubov Kapko (Tempe Preparatory Academy, Arizona)
4th: Allison McKibban (El Dorado HS, Kansas)
5th: Lily Nellans (Des Moines Roosevelt HS, Iowa)
6th: Kohinoor Gill (Desert Vista HS, Arizona)
National Final Round Champion: Asheshananda Rambachan (Eastview HS, Minnesota)
United States Extemp
National Champion: Arel Rende (Tulsa Washington HS, Oklahoma)
2nd: Christopher Jordan (Brophy College Prep, Arizona)
3rd: Chase Harrison (Millburn HS, New Jersey)
4th: Adam M Stromme (Eagan HS, Minnesota)
5th: Joshua Wartel (Lake Braddock Secondary HS, Virginia)
6th: Carunya Achar (Cypress Creek HS, Texas)
National Final Round Champion: Arel Rende (Tulsa Washington HS, Oklahoma)
Extemp Central appreciates all of those who followed our coverage of this year’s national tournament. To all of the graduating seniors who have used our website, we hope that we have helped your extemporaneous speaking career and wish you the best in your future pursuits. To all of the underclassmen, we hope that we can continue to assist you in this great activity and remember, the road to Overland Park, Kansas starts tomorrow!
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