2020-2021
The following is a list of notable competitive accomplishments by Woodward debaters during the 2020-2021 season.
The topic was:
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tournaments were hosted online during the 2020-2021 season. Woodward attended its first online debate tournament in September 2020.
Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances
Champions — Niles (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Champions (close-out) — Marist (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Champions (close-out) — Marist (Akbar Chranya & Jack Hightower)
Champions — Evanston (Elizabeth Li & Ria Thakur)
Champions — University of Georgia (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Champions (close-out) — GFCA Varsity State (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Champions (close-out) — GFCA Varsity State (Jack Hightower & Ria Thakur)
1st Place — Alpharetta (Callie Mitchell & Sachi Reddy)
Finalists — Meadows (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Finalists — Westminster (Akbar Chranya & Jack Hightower)
2nd Place — Johns Creek (Jack Hightower & Callie Mitchell)
Semifinalists — University of Texas (Akbar Chranya & Jack Hightower)
Semifinalists — NDCA National Championship (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
3rd Place — Calhoun (Morgan Black & Elizabeth Li)
4th Place — Johns Creek (Haarika Palacharla & Ria Thakur)
Quarterfinalists — New Trier Open (Carson Bates & Haarika Palacharla)
Quarterfinalists — New Trier Open (Zaria Jarman & Callie Mitchell)
Quarterfinalists — Michigan State University (Mace Hood & Jay Yoon)
Quarterfinalists — Coppell (Morgan Black & Callie Mitchell)
Quarterfinalists — Samford (Akbar Chranya & Jack Hightower)
Quarterfinalists — Samford (Ashna Ghanate & Ria Thakur)
Octafinalists — Niles (Akbar Chranya & Jack Hightower)
Octafinalists — Marist (Elizabeth Li & Ria Thakur)
Octafinalists — New Trier TOC (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Octafinalists — New Trier Open (Mace Hood & Isabella Orkin)
Octafinalists — Westminster (Ashna Ghanate & Sachi Reddy)
Octafinalists — University of Texas (Elizabeth Li & Ria Thakur)
Octafinalists — Michigan State University (Carson Bates & Zaria Jarman)
Octafinalists — Michigan State University (Callie Mitchell & Haarika Palacharla)
Octafinalists — Evanston (Alizah Mudaliar & Jay Yoon)
Double-Octafinalists — Niles (Elizabeth Li & Ria Thakur)
Double-Octafinalists — NDCA National Championship (Akbar Chranya & Jack Hightower)
Varsity Individual Speaker Awards
Top Speaker — Alpharetta (Sachi Reddy)
Top Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Sachi Reddy)
2nd Speaker — Samford (Jack Hightower)
2nd Speaker — University of Georgia (Sachi Reddy)
3rd Speaker — Johns Creek (Jack Hightower)
3rd Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Jack Hightower)
4th Speaker — Marist (Sachi Reddy)
4th Speaker — Coppell (Morgan Black)
4th Speaker — Alpharetta (Callie Mitchell)
4th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Ashna Ghanate)
5th Speaker — Calhoun (Elizabeth Li)
5th Speaker — Westminster (Ashna Ghanate)
5th Speaker — Coppell (Callie Mitchell)
5th Speaker — Alpharetta (Ria Thakur)
5th Speaker — University of Georgia (Ashna Ghanate)
6th Speaker — Calhoun (Morgan Black)
6th Speaker — New Trier Open (Haarika Palacharla)
6th Speaker — Michigan State University (Mace Hood)
6th Speaker — Samford (Ashna Ghanate)
6th Speaker — Alpharetta (Mace Hood)
7th Speaker — Niles (Sachi Reddy)
7th Speaker — Johns Creek (Ria Thakur)
7th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Ria Thakur)
8th Speaker — Marist (Ashna Ghanate)
8th Speaker — Johns Creek (Ashna Ghanate)
8th Speaker — Westminster (Jack Hightower)
9th Speaker — Johns Creek (Mace Hood)
9th Speaker — Alpharetta (Isabella Orkin)
10th Speaker — Johns Creek (Callie Mitchell)
11th Speaker — Niles (Ashna Ghanate)
11th Speaker — New Trier Open (Carson Bates)
11th Speaker — Meadows (Sachi Reddy)
11th Speaker — Evanston (Ria Thakur)
12th Speaker — Marist (Jack Hightower)
12th Speaker — New Trier Open (Zaria Jarman)
13th Speaker — Westminster (Sachi Reddy)
14th Speaker — New Trier Open (Callie Mitchell)
15th Speaker — Marist (Akbar Chranya)
20th Speaker — Meadows (Ashna Ghanate)
20th Speaker — Samford (Akbar Chranya)
20th Speaker — Evanston (Francesca Henderson)
24th Speaker — New Trier TOC (Sachi Reddy)
Junior Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances
Co-Champions (close-out) — Meadows (Francesca Henderson & Jay Yoon)
Co-Champions (close-out) — Meadows (Morgan Black & Zaria Jarman)
Co-Champions (after quarterfinals) — Marist (Morgan Black & Haarika Palacharla)
Co-Champions (after quarterfinals; close-out) — Marist (Francesca Henderson & Callie Mitchell)
Semifinalists — GFCA 2nd Year State (Francesca Henderson & Jay Yoon)
Semifinalists — GFCA 2nd Year State (Zaria Jarman & Haarika Palacharla)
4th Place — Alpharetta (Alizah Mudaliar & Anjana Murthy)
Quarterfinalists (close-out) — Marist (Carson Bates & Zaria Jarman)
5th Place — Alpharetta (Jacob Lemene & Chandler Warden)
6th Place — Alpharetta (Rishabh Jain & Andrew Winsberg)
Octafinalists — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (Morgan Black & Callie Mitchell)
Junior Varsity Individual Speaker Awards
Top Speaker — Marist (Morgan Black)
Top Speaker — Meadows (Jay Yoon)
2nd Speaker — Meadows (Francesca Henderson)
3rd Speaker — Marist (Jay Yoon)
6th Speaker — Marist (Haarika Palacharla)
7th Speaker — Alpharetta (Chandler Warden)
8th Speaker — Marist (Carson Bates)
8th Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Francesca Henderson)
9th Speaker — Alpharetta (Alizah Mudaliar)
10th Speaker — Alpharetta (Jacob Lemene)
19th Speaker — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (Morgan Black)
Novice Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances
Champions — GFCA 1st Year State (Alizah Mudaliar & Anjana Murthy)
Co-Champions — Johns Creek (Anjana Murthy & Aneri Patel)
1st Place — Alpharetta Halloween (Anjana Murthy & Aneri Patel)
2nd Place — Alpharetta Halloween (Diane Kwon & Noah Song)
Semifinalists — Samford (Alizah Mudaliar & Anjana Murthy)
Semifinalists — GFCA 1st Year State (Rishabh Jain & Andrew Winsberg)
Semifinalists — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Alizah Mudaliar & Anjana Murthy)
4th Place — Calhoun (Anjana Murthy & Aneri Patel)
Quarterfinalists — Marist (Aneri Patel & Sophia Sangha)
Quarterfinalists — Marist (Alizah Mudaliar & Anjana Murthy)
Quarterfinalists — Carrollton Peach State (Alizah Mudaliar & Aneri Patel)
Quarterfinalists — GFCA 1st Year State (Jacob Lemene & Chandler Warden)
Quarterfinalists (close-out) — GFCA 1st Year State (Aneri Patel & Hunter Richmond)
5th Place — Calhoun (Alizah Mudaliar & no partner)
6th Place — Calhoun (Hunter Richmond & Noah Song)
Octafinalists — NDCA Novice Championship (Rishabh Jain & Aneri Patel)
10th Place — Calhoun (Rishabh Jain & Andrew Winsberg)
Double-Octafinalists — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Brennan Baudy & Aneri Patel)
Novice Individual Speaker Awards
Top Speaker — Johns Creek (Anjana Murthy)
Top Speaker — Alpharetta Halloween (Anjana Murthy)
Top Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Anjana Murthy)
2nd Speaker — Johns Creek (Aneri Patel)
2nd Speaker — Alpharetta Halloween (Aneri Patel)
2nd Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Alizah Mudaliar)
4th Speaker — Calhoun (Rishabh Jain)
4th Speaker — Alpharetta Halloween (Noah Song)
4th Speaker — Michigan State University (Anjana Murthy)
4th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Aneri Patel)
5th Speaker — Calhoun (Alizah Mudaliar)
5th Speaker — Michigan State University (Alizah Mudaliar)
5th Speaker — University of Georgia (Brennan Baudy)
6th Speaker — Marist (Aneri Patel)
6th Speaker — Alpharetta Halloween (Diane Kwon)
7th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Rishabh Jain)
8th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Alizah Mudaliar)
8th Speaker — Samford (Hunter Richmond)
10th Speaker — Marist (Sophia Sangha)
10th Speaker — Samford (Aneri Patel)
11th Speaker — Samford (Alizah Mudalliar)
13th Speaker — Samford (Anjana Murthy)
14th Speaker — Samford (Noah Song)
15th Speaker — Johns Creek (Noah Song)
15th Speaker — University of Georgia (Jacob Lemene)
16th Speaker — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Aneri Patel)
Rookie Individual Speaker Awards
10th Speaker — Marist (Chandler Warden)