Adam Johnson, the tournament director for the Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin, recently released the names of those who have been invited to compete in this year’s event. The Round Robin, which is the first major tournament of the 2018-2019 school year, will take place January 5-6 in Nashville, Tennessee on the campus of Montgomery Bell Academy. Extempers will compete in ten rounds, placed into sections of four where every competitors meets every other twice, and each of those rounds will have a panel of three judges and a three minute cross-examination period.
Here is the list of this year’s invitees. Extemp Central congratulates all of those who received an invitation to this year’s field:
*Pranay Dhondi (Plano West Senior High School, Texas)
*James Han (University High School, Illinois)
*Nikolas Kirk (Brophy College Preparatory School, Arizona)
*Sam Lieberman (Acton-Boxborough High School, Massachusetts)
*Mo Marks (Theodore Roosevelt High School, Iowa)
*Christopher Maximos (The Delbarton School, New Jersey)
*Jose Quinones (Cypress Bay High School, Florida)
*Juliette Reyes (American Heritage School-Plantation, Florida)
*Kay Rollins (The Potomac School, Virginia)
*Arjun Shanmugam (Jackson High School, Ohio)
*Jack Silvers (Scarsdale High School, New York)
*Jacqueline Wei (Plano West Senior High School, Texas)
*Tristan Wertanzl (Cypress Bay High School, Florida)
*Byron Xu (Tompkins High School, Texas)
*Vivian Zhao (Plano Senior High School, Texas)
*Brian Zheng (Naperville North High School, Illinois)
In addition, Johnson had this to say about the passing of Kate Fisher, who competed for St. Mary’s Hall in Texas and tied for first place at last year’s event: “Kate was invited to return for her third year to participate in this year’s field after she tied for the Round Robin championship this past January. Aside from being an incredible competitor, Kate was also a wonderful person and had a vibrant personality. It is with great sadness that we will be unable to welcome her back. We will seek ways to honor her memory.”