Awards

Hello All,

What a wonderful tournament this has been! Despite some technical difficulties and tabroom shenanigans, we hope you enjoyed your time at the LNS NaviGator 2021. Thank you all to the judges who were incredibly flexible this weekend. You are a shining example of the best our community has to offer.

Without further adieu.....awards:

CX:

We had a closeout in finals forcing us to declare co-champions from Millard West. Congratulations to Millard West Bryant/Plascencia-Rojas and Millard West's Nevin Butler debating maverick.

Speakers: 1) Clarissa Tan (LSE), 2) Emily Plascencia-Rojas (Millard West), 3) Nevin Butler (Millard West).

LD:

Semifinalist awards to Grace Nelson (LSE) and Ben O'Brien (LSW)

Finalists are Zein Saleh (LNS) and Pratham Soni (LE).......that debate is happening currently and I will forget to send this email if I wait until it's over.......(sorry john)

Speaker: 1) Zein Saleh (LNS), 2) Ben O'Brien (LSW), 3) Grace Nelson (LSE), 4) Pratham Soni (LE), 5) Payton Weis (Norfolk).

PF:

Semi-Finalist awards to Coen/O'Brien (LSW) and Soni/Hoover(LE).

Finals was a 2-1 decision. The second place award goes to Sarroub-Le Sueur/Islamov (LE) and the first place award goes to Norfolk Vitales-Kadlec/Grubb.

Speaker: 1) Cameron Coen (LSW), 2) Molly O'Brien (LSW), 3) Yakub Islamov (LE), 4) Ben Hoover (LE), 5) Dillon Grubb (Norfolk)

Varsity Congress:

Varsity House 1) 1st Samuel Hunt- Millard South (H1), 2) Wesley Earhart- Millard South (H1), 3) Omaima Lado- Marian (H1),

Varsity House 2) 1st Snigdha Jangala- Lincoln East (H2), 3) Cash Luhr-Norfolk (H2), 3) Onjoy Mahmood-LSW (H2)

Overall: 1) Snigdha Jangala- Lincoln East (H2), 2) Samuel Hunt- Millard South (H1), 3) Wesley Earhart- Millard South (H1), 4) Omaima Lado- Marian (H1), 5) Cash Luhr-Norfolk (H2), 6) Onjoy Mahmood-LSW (H2)

Novice Congress:

Placements: 1) Jack Anderson (LSW), 2) Ellie Weeks (LSW), 3) Alexandra Nhete (Millard South)

Sweepstakes:

In sweepstakes, we took the top 4 placing teams/competitors in each event. For each preliminary round win, debaters earn their teams 3 points. For each out-round win, debaters earn their team 5 points. In congress, we scored the top 4 debaters from each varsity chamber to earn their team 5 points. The placings were as follows:

1) Lincoln East High School

2) Lincoln South West

3) Millard West High School

4) Norfolk High School

Thank you all for attending, we greatly appreciate the opportunity to host you virtually. Awards will be in the mail in the near(ish) future.