Southern Minnesota District Qualifier

for the 2025 National Tournament

National Qualifiers - Master List

Congressional Debate - House

Saanvi Seth, Eagan
Jaiden Plahn, Robbinsdale Cooper
Nabiha Kashif, Eagan
Alison Wandmacher, Robbinsdale Armstrong
Tessa Lenoch, Robbinsdale Cooper
Angela Langsweirdt, Edina
Paras Nemani, Eden Prairie
Nithin Palani, Eden Prairie (Auto Qualifier)

Congressional Debate - Senate

Pranika Kumar, Edina
Yonah Bates, Eagan

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Alice Yi, Lakeville South
Valerie Schmitt, Edina
Alex Huang, Eagan

Policy Debate

Param Thakkar & Tristin Nguyen, Eagan
Will Cannon & Nikola Nounawon-Castro, Farmington
Kai Wong & Josiah Schaffhausen, Eagan

Public-Forum Debate

Shruti Balachander & Raiden Chen, Blake
Abigail McDonald & Jamie Berntson, Lakeville South
Devin Lester & Yezul Maharjan, Lakeville North

Big Questions Debate

Quinn Himmelberg, Robbinsdale Armstrong
Mia Werden, Eagan

Dramatic Interp

Noa Brutinel, Eagan
Sifan Berento, Lakeville North
Tiara Hoque, Lakeville North

Duo Interp

Vivianna Garner & Maizie Moe, Lakeville North
Oliver Thedens & Grace Simpson, Fairmont
Luca DeMeglio & Ngel Omot, Eagan

Humorous Interp

Leon Yang, Fairmont
Solanite Ketema, Rosemount
Angelica Mey, Bloomington Kennedy

Informative Speaking

Andrew Staff, Lakeville North
Rishika Anasuri, Edina
Harper Jensen, Lakeville North

International Extemp

Devarsh Borah, Edina
Anokhi Shah, Eagan
Devanshu Shah, Eden Prairie
Mina Bhargava, Edina (Auto Qualifier)

Original Oratory

Belinda Lutterman, Fairmont
Cailyn Nguyen, Lakeville North
Rowan Kelly, Lakeville North

Program Oral Interp

Meredith Leo, Lakeville North
Clara Litherland, Lakeville North
Alanna Voelker, Rosemount
Maeva Djossou, Mayo (Auto Qualifier)

US Extemp

Brynja Lockman (BSM)
Sylvia Oglesbay (Edina)
Dominick Lund-May, Fairmont