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James Madison Memorial High School dominated last weekend’s 2014 Wisconsin Forensic Coaches Association (WFCA) State Tournament, capturing the top three places in the tournament. Alekh Kale won the state championship by three ranks over Rasika Ramanathan. Vishal Narawaynaswamy finished third. Kale’s victory marks the fourth time in the last six years that James Madison Memorial has taken the Wisconsin state extemp title. The school has had seven students win the championship since 2000.
Five of the six finalists earned automatic qualifications to this year’s Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Northwestern University. John Ahn of Appleton East High School, who placed fourth, was the only finalist that had already earned a qualification to this year’s TOC. Those competitors earning an automatic qualification to the TOC are indicated in italics in the results listing.
Here are the results of the 2014 Wisconsin Forensic Coaches Association State Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):
Champion: Alekh Kale (James Madison Memorial High School)
2nd: Rasika Ramanathan (James Madison Memorial High School)
3rd: Vishal Narawaynaswamy (James Madison Memorial High School)
4th: John Ahn (Appleton East High School)
5th: Will Bartkowski (Brookfield East High School)
6th: Nithin Alexander (Brookfield East High School)
Semi-Finalists
*Cole Kostelny (Appleton East High School)
*David Larson (Appleton East High School)
*Ben Miller (Hortonville High School)
*John Misey (Whitefish Bay High School)
*Isaac Rudin (Madison West High School)
*Mihir Trivedi (Brookfield East High School)
Extemp Central thanks the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches Association for putting the results of the tournament online.