2016-17 MDTA Cup / All State
The Minnesota Debate Teachers Association (MDTA) is pleased to announce the 2016-17 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 – Maple Grove High School
- Classic Debate – Eastview High School
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Robbinsdale Cooper High School
- Policy Debate – Eagan High School
- Public-Forum Debate – St. Paul Academy & Summit 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:
- Abbas Omar, Blaine (Congress)
- Adnan Askari, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Akarshna Iyer, Eastview (Classic)
- Alexandra Gekht, Eastview (Classic)
- Anand Mittal, Edina (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Benjamin Konstan, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Benjamin Pankow, Eagan (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Benjamin Summers, Champlin Park (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Daniel Johnson, East Ridge (Congress)
- Dante Fornizy, Eastview (Public Forum)
- David Necas, Robbinsdale Cooper (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Dylan Clausen, Elk River (Congress)
- Fallon Anderson, South St. Paul (Classic)
- Gloria Mi, Edina (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Joshua Groven, Eagan (Congress)
- Karina Verdin, South St. Paul (Classic)
- Kayla Arradondo, Eastview (Classic)
- Kevin Jacobson, Maple Grove (Congress)
- Krueger, Eagan (Policy)
- Lutz, Eagan (Policy)
- Matthew Swedin, South St. Paul (Classic)
- Michael White, Robbinsdale Cooper (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Nautica Flowers, Eagan (Congress)
- Noah Gallagher, Lakeville North (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Osman Mansur, Eastview (Public Forum)
- Peter Schavee, St Paul (Congress)
- Queen Nwaudo, Eastview (Classic)
- Quick, Eagan (Policy)
- Raffi Toghramadjian, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Ross Abram, Eastview (Public Forum)
- Sabel, Eagan (Policy)
- Sara DeSobrino, Forest Lake Sr (Lincoln-Douglas)
- Sarah Wheaton, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Sauvageau, Rosemount (Policy)
- Sean Mather, Eastview (Classic)
- Shefali Bijwadia, St. Paul Academy (Public Forum)
- Shih, Eagan (Policy)
- Stanton, Eagan (Policy)
- Stefanko, Rosemount (Policy)
- Victoria Halvorson, Maple Grove (Congress)