2023-2024

The following is a list of notable competitive accomplishments by Woodward debaters during the 2023-2024 season.

The topic was:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

Woodward students once again attended a mix of in-person and online tournaments this season. 

Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Co-Champions — Carrollton Peach State (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• 1st Place — Johns Creek (Aaly Nanji & Thad Cross)

• Finalists — GFCA Varsity State (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• 2nd Place — Sequoyah (Jack Emslie & Lane Tharp)

• Semifinalists — GFCA Varsity State (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• 4th Place — MBA TVA (AJ Harben & John Masterson)

• Quarterfinalists — NDCA National Championship (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• Quarterfinalists — University of Georgia (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA Varsity State (Anna Jane Harben & Alizah Mudaliar)

• Quarterfinalists — Gonzaga (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

• Quarterfinalists — Marist (John Masterson & Aaly Nanji)

• Octafinalists — NDCA National Championship (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• Octafinalists — Michigan State (Kayce Brown & Rishi Jain)

• Octafinalists — Marist (Alizah Mudaliar & Anjana Murthy)

Varsity Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — Sequoyah (Lane Tharp)

• 2nd Speaker — Johns Creek (Aaly Nanji)

• 3rd Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (John Masterson)

• 3rd Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Aaly Nanji)

• 3rd Speaker — Johns Creek (Thad Cross)

• 4th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Lasya Paladugu)

• 4th Speaker — Samford (Lasya Paladugu)

• 4th Speaker — Michigan State (Anna Jane Harben)

• 4th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Anjana Murthy)

• 4th Speaker — MBA TVA (John Masterson)

• 5th Speaker — Michigan State (Alizah Mudaliar)

• 5th Speaker — MBA TVA (Aaly Nanji)

• 6th Speaker — University of Georgia (Thad Cross)

• 6th Speaker — Sequoyah (Jack Emslie)

• 6th Speaker — MBA TVA (Tanvi Pamulapati)

• 6th Speaker — Alpharetta (AJ Harben)

• 7th Speaker — University of Georgia (Lasya Paladugu)

• 7th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Alizah Mudaliar)

• 7th Speaker — Sequoyah (Avy Agrawal)

• 7th Speaker — MBA TVA (Kayce Brown)

• 7th Speaker — Alpharetta (Aaly Nanji)

• 8th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Lasya Paladugu)

• 8th Speaker — MBA TVA (Thad Cross)

• 9th Speaker — University of Georgia (John Masterson)

• 9th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Aaly Nanji)

• 10th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Thad Cross)

• 10th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (John Masterson)

• 13th Speaker — Michigan State (Rishi Jain)

• 16th Speaker — NDCA National Championship (John Masterson)

• 16th Speaker — Gonzaga (Lane Tharp)

• 17th Speaker — NDCA National Championship (Lasya Paladugu)

• 18th Speaker — Gonzaga (Rishi Jain)

• 18th Speaker — Michigan State (Lane Tharp)

• 19th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Lasya Paladugu)

Junior Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions — GFCA 2nd Year State (Aaly Nanji & Lane Tharp)

• Co-Champions — Carrollton Peach State (Maisie Rainwater & Evie Semaan)

• Co-Champions — Carrollton Peach State (Rishi Jain & George Sloan)

• 1st Place — Sequoyah (Evie Semaan & Gianluca Seta)

• 1st Place — Alpharetta (William Rieck & Lane Tharp)

• 2nd Place — Sequoyah (Sabina Cross & Rishi Jain)

• 2nd Place — Alpharetta (Avy Agrawal & Jack Emslie)

• Semifinalists — Carrollton Peach State (Sabina Cross & Rebecca Yin)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA 2nd Year State (Avy Agrawal & William Rieck)

• Octafinalists — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (William Rieck & Lane Tharp)

Junior Varsity Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Evie Semaan)

• Top Speaker — Sequoyah (Evie Semaan)

• Top Speaker — Alpharetta (Lane Tharp)

• 2nd Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Sabina Cross)

• 2nd Speaker — Sequoyah (Sabina Cross)

• 2nd Speaker — Alpharetta (William Rieck)

• 3rd Speaker — Sequoyah (Rishi Jain)

• 4th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Maisie Rainwater)

• 4th Speaker — Sequoyah (Gianluca Seta)

• 5th Speaker — Alpharetta (Avy Agrawal)

• 8th Speaker — Alpharetta (Jack Emslie)

• 11th Speaker — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (Lane Tharp)

• 19th Speaker — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (William Rieck)

Novice Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions – Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Rishi Jain & Maisie Rainwater)

• Champions (semifinals close-out) — GFCA 1st Year State (Gianluca Seta & George Sloan)

• Champions (semifinals close-out) — GFCA 1st Year State (Sabina Cross & Maisie Rainwater)

• Champions (semifinals close-out) — GFCA 1st Year State (Rishi Jain & Evie Semaan)

• Champions (semifinals close-out) — GFCA 1st Year State (Audrey Dobranski & Hannah Harrison)

• Co-Champions — Carrollton Peach State (Maya Joshi & Madison Poythress)

• Co-Champions — St. Mark's (Sabina Cross & Evie Semaan)

• Co-Champions — Johns Creek (Rishab Alagharu & Maisie Rainwater)

• Co-Champions — Marist (Sabina Cross & Evie Semaan)

• 1st Place — Alpharetta (Bhargav Kantamneni & Rebecca Yin)

• Finalists — University of Georgia (Hannah Harrison & Maisie Rainwater)

• Finalists — Digital Speech & Debate Series 2 (George Sloan & Harrison Waters)

• Finalists — Samford (Evie Semaan & Rebecca Yin)

• Finalists — Michigan State (Maisie Rainwater & Harrison Waters)

• 2nd Place — MBA TVA (Sabina Cross & Evie Semaan)

• Semifinalists (close-out) — University of Georgia (Rishab Alagharu & Audrey Dobranski)

• Semifinalists — Samford (Sabina Cross & Maisie Rainwater)

• Semifinalists (close-out) — Samford (Gianluca Seta & George Sloan)

• Semifinalists — Marist (Bhargav Kantamneni & Harrison Waters)

• Semifinalists (close-out) — Marist (Rhythm Bazari & George Sloan)

• 3rd Place — MBA TVA (Rishab Alagharu & Bhargav Kantamneni)

• 4th Place — Sequoyah (Charles Murphy & Harrison Waters)

• 4th Place — MBA TVA (Maisie Rainwater & Rebecca Yin)

• 4th Place — Alpharetta (Maisie Rainwater & Harrison Waters)

• Quarterfinalists — Digital Speech & Debate Series 2 (Bhargav Kantamneni & Charles Murphy)

• Quarterfinalists — Michigan State (Gianluca Seta & George Sloan)

• Quarterfinalists — Michigan State (Hannah Harrison & Charles Murphy)

• 5th Place — MBA TVA (Rhythm Bazari & Rishi Jain)

• 5th Place — Alpharetta (Sabina Cross & Evie Semaan)

• Octafinalists — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Gianluca Seta & Harrison Waters)

• Octafinalists — GFCA 1st Year State (Bhargav Kantamneni & Harrison Waters)

Novice Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (George Sloan)

• Top Speaker — Samford (Maisie Rainwater)

• Top Speaker — Johns Creek (Maisie Rainwater)

• 2nd Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Sabina Cross)

• 2nd Speaker — Samford (Sabina Cross)

• 2nd Speaker — MBA TVA (Rishi Jain)

• 2nd Speaker — Marist (George Sloan)

• 2nd Speaker — Alpharetta (Rebecca Yin)

• 3rd Speaker — Digital Speech & Debate Series 2 (George Sloan)

• 3rd Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Gianluca Seta)

• 3rd Speaker — Michigan State (Gianluca Seta)

• 3rd Speaker — MBA TVA (Rhythm Bazari)

• 3rd Speaker — Marist (Evie Semaan)

• 3rd Speaker — Alpharetta (Harrison Waters)

• 4th Speaker — Digital Speech & Debate Series 2 (Harrison Waters)

• 4th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Hannah Harrison)

• 4th Speaker — Samford (Evie Semaan)

• 4th Speaker — Michigan State (Maisie Rainwater)

• 4th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Madison Poythress)

• 4th Speaker — Johns Creek (Rishab Alagharu)

• 4th Speaker — Marist (Sabina Cross)

• 5th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Maisie Rainwater)

• 5th Speaker — Michigan State (George Sloan)

• 5th Speaker — St. Mark's (George Sloan)

• 5th Speaker — Johns Creek (Harrison Waters)

• 5th Speaker — MBA TVA (Sabina Cross)

• 5th Speaker — Marist (Rhythm Bazari)

• 6th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Audrey Dobranski)

• 6th Speaker — Westminster (Rhythm Bazari)

• 6th Speaker — St. Mark's (Sabina Cross)

• 6th Speaker — MBA TVA (Rebecca Yin)

• 6th Speaker — Alpharetta (Evie Semaan)

• 7th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Audrey Dobranski)

• 7th Speaker — Samford (Rebecca Yin)

• 7th Speaker — Michigan State (Harrison Waters)

• 7th Speaker — MBA TVA (Rishb Alagharu)

• 8th Speaker — Carrollton Peach State (Maya Joshi)

• 8th Speaker — MBA TVA (Evie Semaan)

• 9th Speaker — University of Georgia (Maisie Rainwater)

• 9th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Evie Semaan)

• 9th Speaker — Samford (George Sloan)

• 9th Speaker — St. Mark's (Evie Semaan)

• 9th Speaker — MBA TVA (Maya Joshi)

• 9th Speaker — Alpharetta (Sabina Cross)

• 10th Speaker — MBA TVA (Bhargav Kantamneni)

• 10th Speaker — Alpharetta (Maisie Rainwater)

• 11th Speaker — University of Georgia (Hannah Harrison)

• 11th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Rishi Jain)

• 16th Speaker — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Rishi Jain)

Rookie Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• 2nd Place — Alpharetta (Audrey Dobranski & Hannah Harrison)

• Quarterfinalists — Marist (Rishab Alagharu & Charles Murphy)

• Quarterfinalists — Marist (Audrey Dobranski & Hannah Harrison)

Rookie Individual Speaker Awards

• 5th Speaker — Alpharetta (Rishab Alagharu)