2015-16 MDTA Cup / All-State Debate
The Minnesota Debate Teachers Association (MDTA) is pleased to announce the 2015-16 MDTA Challenge Cup and All-State Debate winners. The MDTA Challenge Cup is an annual award that recognizes exceptional performance by a team in all five debate categories.
Our MDTA Challenge Cup Winners are:
- Congressional Debate – East Ridge High School
- Classic Debate – Eastview High School
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Apple Valley High School
- Policy Debate – Eagan High School
- Public-Forum Debate – Eastview High School
The All-State Debate awards are awarded to the top eight individuals in each debate format. With thousands of students participating in debate statewide, the All-State Debate awards represents a highly select group of individuals across the state. This year, our 40 All-State Debate students represent 20 different schools.
Our 40 All-State Debate students are:
- Sophie Ober, Apple Valley (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Miranda Felton, Cannon Falls (Public Forum)
- Calvin McMahon, Champlin Park (Lincoln-Douglas)
- David Sebenaler, Chanhassen (Public Forum)
- Elijah Rockhold, Chanhassen (Congressional)
- Spencer Evink, Chanhassen (Congressional)
- Ben Portzen, Eagan (Congressional)
- Brandon Wilary, Eagan (Policy)
- Collin Westgard, Eagan (Congressional)
- Maddie Roberts, Eagan (Policy)
- Alicia Zhang, East Ridge (Public Forum)
- Colin Buck, East Ridge (Congressional)
- Karan Padmanabhan, East Ridge (Congressional)
- Kevin Bi, East Ridge (Public Forum)
- Joe Matiasevich, Eastview (Classic)
- Rishabh Gupta, Eastview (Public Forum)
- Sean Mather, Eastview (Classic)
- Tenzin Kunchok, Eastview (Classic)
- Grace Hauser, Eastview (Public Forum)
- Arvind Veluvali, Edina (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Sara de Sobrino, Forest Lake (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Allegro Wang, Jefferson (Policy)
- Sophie Krohn, Mahtomedi (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Erik Baker, Maple Grove (Congressional)
- Alex Fedje-Johnson, Minnehaha (Classic)
- Alex Wilson, Minnehaha (Classic)
- Meena Morar, Minnehaha (Classic)
- Michael White, Robbinsdale Cooper (Lincoln-Douglas)
- David Necas, Robbinsdale Cooper (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Rylee Phillips, Roosevelt (Policy)
- Lauren Kirkley, Rosemount (Policy)
- Michael Stefanko, Rosemount (Policy)
- Christa Kelly, South St. Paul (Classic)
- Fallon Anderson, South St. Paul (Classic)
- Adnan Askari, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Peter Schavee, St. Paul Academy (Congressional)
- Raffi Toghramadjian, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Sophia Kuriscak, Visitation (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Aasim Ali, Wayzata (Policy)
- Shivang Charan, Wayzata (Policy)
Congratulations to all schools and students awarded.