51st Annual Mercer TOC Invitational

2026 — Mercer, PA/US

Declamation

Abbreviation Dec
Format Speech
Entry Fee $6.00
Overall Entry Limit 12
Entry Limit Per School 6
Entry 1 competitors per entry
Locations
Mercer High School
Contacts
Hugh Ringer Matt Smeltzer
General
Invitation Home Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In Attendance
Events
Congress
Public Forum
Declamation Dramatic Interp Duo Interp Extemp Humorous Interp Original Oratory Poetry Program Oral Interp Prose
Circuits
PHSSL – Pennsylvania High School Speech League PITT – Pittsburgh District TOC-UK – Tournament of Champions

Dates & Deadlines

 EST
Tournament Dates Jan 31 to Jan 31 2026
Registration Opens Mon Dec 1 at 8:00 AM
Registration Closes Fri Jan 30 at 3:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Fri Jan 30 at 3:00 PM
Judge Information Due Fri Jan 30 at 3:00 PM
Drop online until Sat Jan 31 at 8:30 AM
Change fees apply after Fri Jan 30 at 3:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.