2022-2023

The following is a list of notable competitive accomplishments by Woodward debaters during the 2022-2023 season.

The topic was:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

After competing exclusively at online tournaments for the past two seasons, Woodward students attended a mix of in-person and online tournaments during the 2022-2023 season. 

Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions — Michigan State University (Carson Bates & Callie Mitchell)

• Co-Champions — Carrollton Peach State (Zaria Jarman & Jay Yoon)

• Co-Champions — Carrollton Peach State (Carson Bates & Rishabh Jain)

• 2nd Place — Alpharetta (Rishabh Jain & Haarika Palacharla)

• Semifinalists — GFCA Varsity State (Carson Bates & Callie Mitchell)

• 3rd Place — Alpharetta (Thad Cross & Anna Jane Harben)

• Quarterfinalists — Carrollton Peach State (Callie Mitchell & Haarika Palacharla)

• Quarterfinalists (close-out) — Michigan State University (John Masterson & Lasya Paladugu)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA Varsity State (Zaria Jarman & Jay Yoon)

• Quarterfinalists (close-out) — GFCA Varsity State (Rishabh Jain & Haarika Palacharla)

• Octafinalists — Marist (Carson Bates & Rishabh Jain)

• Octafinalists — Marist (Zaria Jarman & Jay Yoon)

• Octafinalists — St. Mark's (Zaria Jarman & Jay Yoon)

• Octafinalists — University of Georgia (Rishabh Jain & Haarika Palacharla)

Varsity Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Zaria Jarman)

• Top Speaker — Alpharetta (Haarika Palacharla)

• 2nd Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Jay Yoon)

• 3rd Speaker — Alpharetta (Thad Cross)

• 5th Speaker — Michigan State University (Callie Mitchell)

• 5th Speaker — University of Georgia (Haarika Palacharla)

• 6th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Callie Mitchell)

• 6th Speaker — Alpharetta (Rishabh Jain)

• 7th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Haarika Palacharla)

• 7th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Carson Bates)

• 8th Speaker — Michigan State University (Carson Bates)

• 8th Speaker — Alpharetta (Anna Jane Harben)

• 8th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Callie Mitchell)

• 9th Speaker — Michigan State University (Lasya Paladugu)

• 9th Speaker — University of Georgia (Rishabh Jain)

• 9th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Rishabh Jain)

• 10th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Carson Bates)

• 10th Speaker — Michigan State University (Anna Jane Harben)

• 10th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Haarika Palacharla)

• 13th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Rishabh Jain)

• 15th Speaker — University of Georgia (Lasya Paladugu)

• 16th Speaker — University of Georgia (Zaria Jarman)

• 17th Speaker — University of Georgia (Anjana Murthy)

• 20th Speaker — Marist (Rishabh Jain)

Junior Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• 2nd Place — MBA Tennessee Valley (John Masterson & Lasya Paladugu)

• 3rd Place — MBA Tennessee Valley (Kayce Brown & Tanvi Pamulapati)

• Quarterfinalists — St. Mark's (Thad Cross & Anna Jane Harben)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA 2nd Year State (John Masterson & Lasya Paladugu)

Junior Varsity Individual Speaker Awards

• 2nd Speaker — MBA Tennessee Valley (Lasya Paladugu)

• 2nd Speaker — Alpharetta (Avy Agrawal)

• 3rd Speaker — MBA Tennessee Valley (Kayce Brown)

• 4th Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Lasya Paladugu)

• 6th Speaker — Alpharetta (William Rieck)

• 7th Speaker — Alpharetta (Lane Tharp)

• 10th Speaker — St. Mark's (Anna Jane Harben)

• 16th Speaker — St. Mark's (Thad Cross)

Novice Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions — University of Georgia (Aaly Nanji & Lane Tharp)

• Finalists — St. Mark's (Santoshi Puttagunta & Lane Tharp)

• 2nd Place — MBA Tennessee Valley (Aaly Nanji & Daniela Palatchi)

• 2nd Place — Lassiter (Caleb English & Santoshi Puttagunta)

• Semifinalists — Westminster (Avy Agrawal & William Rieck)

• Semifinalists — Carrollton Peach State (Avy Agrawal & Lane Tharp)

• 4th Place — Johns Creek Wellstone (Avy Agrawal & Jack Emslie)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA 1st Year State (Avy Agrawal & Lane Tharp)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA 1st Year State (Jack Emslie & William Rieck)

• 5th Place — Johns Creek Wellstone (Aaly Nanji & Sabenah Abudu-Abrams)

• 6th Place — Midtown (Aaly Nanji & Santoshi Puttagunta)

Novice Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — MBA Tennessee Valley (Aaly Nanji)

• Top Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Lane Tharp)

• Top Speaker — University of Georgia (Lane Tharp)

• 2nd Speaker — MBA Tennessee Valley (Kierstyn Spearman)

• 2nd Speaker — Gonzaga (Avy Agrawal)

• 2nd Speaker — University of Georgia (Aaly Nanji)

• 3rd Speaker — MBA Tennessee Valley (Daniela Palatchi)

• 4th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (Aaly Nanji)

• 5th Speaker — Marist (Avy Agrawal)

• 5th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Avy Agrawal)

• 6th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (Jack Emslie)

• 6th Speaker — MBA Tennessee Valley (Jake Wray)

• 6th Speaker — Gonzaga (William Rieck)

• 8th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (Avy Agrawal)

• 9th Speaker — Marist (William Rieck)

• 9th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Aaly Nanji)

• 10th Speaker — St. Mark's (Lane Tharp)

• 11th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Lane Tharp)

• 12th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Aaly Nanji)

• 15th Speaker — St. Mark's (Santoshi Puttagunta)

• 15th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Jack Emslie)

• 17th Speaker — Westminster (Avy Agrawal)

• 18th Speaker — Westminster (William Rieck)

Rookie Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• 3rd Place — Johns Creek Wellstone (Joseph Howard & William Rieck)

• 4th Place — Johns Creek Wellstone (Micah Anderson & Christian Durmeyer

• 5th Place — Johns Creek Wellstone (Olivia Jones & Lane Tharp)

• Quarterfinalists — Marist (Olivia Jones & Lane Tharp)

• Quarterfinalists — Marist (Jack Emslie & Joseph Howard)

Rookie Individual Speaker Awards

• 2nd Speaker — Marist (Kierstyn Spearman)

• 3rd Speaker — Marist (Olivia Jones)

• 5th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (William Rieck)

• 6th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (Joseph Howard)

• 7th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (Olivia Jones)

• 10th Speaker — Johns Creek Wellstone (Micah Anderson)

• 10th Speaker — Marist (Lane Tharp)