NFL Nationals 2009: Chen Triumphs, Larson Avenges ’08 Defeat, and Bellarmine College Prep Rolls

The 2009 NFL National Tournament has recently concluded in nflbamaBirmingham, Alabama. After five brutal days of competition, Stacey Chen of North Allegheny Senior High School in Pennsylvania emerged victorious in International Extemp by one rank and Evan Larson of Bellarmine College Prep in California captured the United States Extemp championship by a three rank margin. As a team, Bellarmine College Prep had an impressive showing, with second and third place finishes in IX to accompany Larson’s win.  Meanwhile, CFL National Champion Alex Draime was denied a bid to capture a second national championship, as he placed fourth in U.S. extemp.

Below are a listing of final results. A more complete listing can be found here.

International Extemp:

National Champion: Stacey Chen (North Allegheny Senior HS, Pennsylvania)
2nd: Will Rafey (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
3rd: Jacob Baker (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
4th: Luke R. Brinker (Topeka HS, Kansas)
5th: Sesenu Woldemariam (Lamar HS, Texas)
6th: Ryan Pollock (Mount Lebanon Senior HS, Pennsylvania)

Final Round National Champion: Stacey Chen

United States Extemp:

National Champion: Evan Larson (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
2nd: Taman Narayan (Leland HS, California)
3rd: Nicholas Cugini (Cypress Ridge HS, Texas)
4th: Alex Draime (Howland HS, Ohio)
5th: Tyler D. Fabbri (Chesterton HS, Indiana)
6th: John Mern (J.P. Taravella HS, Florida)

Final Round National Champion: Taman Narayan

To find out how this impacted the final results of the national points race, check Extemp Central by the end of the week when final individual and team points standings will be released!

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