2024-2025

The following is a list of notable competitive accomplishments by Woodward debaters during the 2024-2025 season.

The topic was:

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Woodward students competed in a mix of in-person and online tournaments this season. 

Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions (close-out) — Northview Winter (Thad Cross & Evie Semaan)

• Champions (close-out) — Northview Winter (Sabina Cross & Aaly Nanji)

• Co-Champions — Peach State Classic (Sabina Cross & Thad Cross)

• Co-Champions — Peach State Classic (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

• 1st Place — Midtown (Hannah Harrison & John Masterson)

• 1st Place — Alpharetta (Sabina Cross & Evie Semaan)

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

• Finalists — Michigan State (William Rieck & Lane Tharp)

• Finalists — Johns Creek (Tanvi Pamulapati & William Rieck)

• Finalists — Marist (John Masterson & Tanvi Pamulapati)

• 2nd Place — Northview Fall (Audrey Dobranski & George Sloan)

• 2nd Place — Alpharetta (Hannah Harrison & Maisie Rainwater)

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

• Semifinalists — GFCA Varsity State (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

• Semifinalists — University of Michigan (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• Semifinalists —  New Orleans Arthur (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• 3rd Place — Lassiter (Tanvi Pamulapati & William Rieck)

• 3rd Place — Alpharetta (George Sloan & Rebecca Yin)

• Quarterfinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 3 (John Masterson & Lasya Paladugu)

• Quarterfinalists (close-out) — Northview Winter (Audrey Dobranski & Hannah Harrison)

• Quarterfinalists — Northview Winter (Avy Agrawal & William Rieck)

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

• Quarterfinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Thad Cross & Lasya Paladugu)

• Quarterfinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Rishi Jain & Aaly Nanji)

• Quarterfinalists (close-out) — Peach State Classic (Avy Agrawal & Anna Jane Harben)

• Quarterfinalists — Peach State Classic (Hannah Harrison & Rebecca Yin)

• Octafinalists — NDCA National Championship (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

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

• Octafinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 2 (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

• Octafinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 2 (John Masterson & Lasya Paladugu)

• Octafinalists — Emory (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• Octafinalists — Michigan State (Avy Agrawal & Tanvi Pamulapati)

• Octafinalists — St. Mark's (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• Octafinalists — Westminster (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

• Octafinalists — Marist (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• Octafinalists — Grapevine (Thad Cross & John Masterson)

• Octafinalists — Grapevine (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• Double-Octafinalists — University of Michigan (Aaly Nanji & Lasya Paladugu)

• Double-Octafinalists — Grapevine (Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp)

Varsity Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 2 (Rishi Jain)

• Top Speaker — Midtown (John Masterson)

• Top Speaker — Lassiter (William Rieck)

• 2nd Speaker — Lassiter (Tanvi Pamulapati)

• 2nd Speaker — Marist (John Masterson)

• 2nd Speaker — Alpharetta (Rebecca Yin)

• 3rd Speaker — Northview Winter (William Rieck)

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

• 3rd Speaker — Michigan State (Lane Tharp)

• 3rd Speaker — Midtown (Hannah Harrison)

• 3rd Speaker — Peach State Classic (Thad Cross)

• 3rd Speaker — Alpharetta (Sabina Cross)

• 4th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Thad Cross)

• 4th Speaker — Johns Creek (William Rieck)

• 4th Speaker — Grapevine (Thad Cross)

• 4th Speaker — Alpharetta (Evie Semaan)

• 5th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 3 (Lasya Paladugu)

• 5th Speaker — Northview Winter (Sabina Cross)

• 5th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 2 (Lane Tharp)

• 5th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Sabina Cross)

• 5th Speaker — New Orleans Arthur (John Masterson)

• 5th Speaker — Northview Fall (George Sloan)

• 5th Speaker — Johns Creek (Evie Semaan)

• 6th Speaker — Northview Winter (Aaly Nanji)

• 6th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Rishi Jain)

• 6th Speaker — Michigan State (William Rieck)

• 6th Speaker — Alpharetta (George Sloan)

• 7th Speaker — Northview Winter (Thad Cross)

• 7th Speaker — Michigan State (Avy Agrawal)

• 7th Speaker — Johns Creek (Sabina Cross)

• 8th Speaker — Northview Winter (Avy Agrawal)

• 8th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 2 (John Masterson)

• 8th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Lasya Paladugu)

• 8th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Hannah Harrison)

• 8th Speaker — Northview Fall (Audrey Dobranski)

• 8th Speaker — Johns Creek (Tanvi Pamulapati)

• 9th Speaker — Michigan State (Tanvi Pamulapati)

• 9th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Lane Tharp)

• 9th Speaker — Johns Creek (Audrey Dobranski)

• 10th Speaker — GFCA Varsity State (Lane Tharp)

• 10th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Aaly Nanji)

• 10th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Rebecca Yin)

• 10th Speaker — Northview Fall (Maisie Rainwater)

• 11th Speaker — New Orleans Arthur (Thad Cross)

• 11th Speaker — Marist (Lasya Paladugu)

• 13th Speaker — Marist (Aaly Nanji)

• 16th Speaker — Marist (Tanvi Pamulapati)

• 16th Speaker — Grapevine (John Masterson)

• 18th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 2 (Lasya Paladugu)

• 19th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 3 (John Masterson)

Junior Varsity Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions (close-out) — GFCA 2nd Year State (Rishi Jain & Evie Semaan)

• Champions (close-out) — GFCA 2nd Year State (Sabina Cross & Hannah Harrison)

• Finalists — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (Rishi Jain & Evie Semaan)

• Semifinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Aarush Hemachandran & Tim Wang)

• Semifinalists — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Jason Huang & Michael Wood)

• Quarterfinalists — Woodward 2nd Year Nationals (Sabina Cross & Hannah Harrison)

• Quarterfinalists (close-out) — GFCA 2nd Year State (Maisie Rainwater & George Sloan)

Junior Varsity Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Rishi Jain)

• 3rd Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Evie Semaan)

• 4th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Tim Wang)

• 6th Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Sabina Cross)

• 7th Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Maisie Rainwater)

• 7th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 9th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Jason Huang)

• 10th Speaker — GFCA 2nd Year State (Aubrey Dobranski)

• 14th Speaker — TOC Digital Speech & Debate 1 (Ziva Effron)

Novice Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Champions — Northview Winter (Aarush Hemachandran & Jason Huang)

• Champions — GFCA 1st Year State (Aarush Hemachandran & Tim Wang)

• Champions — Samford (Aarush Hemachandran & Tim Wang)

• Co-Champions — Peach State Classic (Aarush Hemachandran & Jason Huang)

• Co-Champions — St. Mark's (Ziva Effron & Aria Goyal)

• Co-Champions — Johns Creek (Tim Wang & No Partner)

• Co-Champions — Marist (Noureen Chranya & Aarush Hemachandran)

• Co-Champions — Marist (Jason Huang & No Partner)

• 2nd Place — Lassiter (Ziva Effron & Ishan Sampat)

• 2nd Place — Northview Fall (Aarush Hemachandran & Michael Wood)

• 2nd Place — Alpharetta (Aarush Hemachandran & Jason Huang)

• Semifinalists — Northview Winter (Noureen Chranya & Ziva Effron)

• Semifinalists — Samford (Ziva Effron & Ishan Sampat)

• Semifinalists — Johns Creek (Noureen Chranya & Aarush Hemachandran)

• 3rd Place — Midtown (Alana Hunte & Leah Scantlebury)

• 3rd Place — Lassiter (Aria Goyal & Alana Hunte)

• 4th Place — Lassiter (Noureen Chranya & Brooke Tharp)

• Quarterfinalists — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Noureen Chranya & Jason Huang)

• Quarterfinalists — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Aarush Hemachandran & Tim Wang)

• Quarterfinalists — Northview Winter (Ishan Sampat & Tim Wang)

• Quarterfinalists — Spartan Green and Gold (Ziva Effron & Derin Yigidim)

• Quarterfinalists — GFCA 1st Year State (Ziva Effron & Ishan Sampat)

• Quarterfinalists — Samford (Noureen Chranya & Jason Huang)

• Quarterfinalists — Peach State Classic (Ziva Effron & Leah Scantlebury)

• Quarterfinalists — Peach State Classic (Brooke Tharp & Tim Wang)

• Quarterfinalists — St. Mark's (Michael Wood & No Partner)

• Quarterfinalists — Westminster (Noureen Chranya & Brooke Tharp)

• Quarterfinalists — Westminster (Ziva Effron & Aria Goyal)

Novice Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — Samford (Noureen Chranya)

• Top Speaker — Peach State Classic (Tim Wang)

• 2nd Speaker — Samford (Jason Huang)

• 2nd Speaker — Marist (Jason Huang)

• 3rd Speaker — Midtown (Leah Scantlebury)

• 3rd Speaker — Marist (Noureen Chranya)

• 4th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 4th Speaker — Samford (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 4th Speaker — Midtown (Aria Goyal)

• 4th Speaker — Lassiter (Tim Wang)

• 4th Speaker — Johns Creek (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 5th Speaker — Northview Winter (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 5th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Tim Wang)

• 5th Speaker — Lassiter (Jason Huang)

• 5th Speaker — St. Mark's (Michael Wood)

• 5th Speaker — Westminster (Noureen Chranya)

• 6th Speaker — Northview Winter (Tim Wang)

• 6th Speaker — Samford (Tim Wang)

• 6th Speaker — Lassiter (Alana Hunte)

• 6th Speaker — Marist (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 6th Speaker — Alpharetta (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 7th Speaker — Lassiter (Ishan Sampat)

• 8th Speaker — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Jason Huang)

• 8th Speaker — Northview Winter (Jason Huang)

• 8th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Ishan Sampat)

• 8th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Leah Scantlebury)

• 8th Speaker — Alpharetta (Jason Huang)

• 9th Speaker — Northview Winter (Noureen Chranya)

• 9th Speaker — GFCA 1st Year State (Ziva Effron)

• 9th Speaker — Samford (Ziva Effron)

• 9th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Ziva Effron)

• 9th Speaker — Westminster (Ziva Effron)

• 9th Speaker — Johns Creek (Tim Wang)

• 10th Speaker — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Noureen Chranya)

• 10th Speaker — Samford (Ishan Sampat)

• 10th Speaker — Midtown (Alana Hunte)

• 10th Speaker — Peach State Classic (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 10th Speaker — Lassiter (Noureen Chranya)

• 10th Speaker — Johns Creek (Noureen Chranya)

• 13th Speaker — Spartan Green and Gold (Ziva Effron)

• 13th Speaker — Northview Winter (Ziva Effron)

• 13th Speaker — Westminster (Brooke Tharp)

• 16th Speaker — Woodward 1st Year Nationals (Aarush Hemachandran)

• 17th Speaker — Spartan Green and Gold (Derin Yigidim)

• 18th Speaker — Westminster (Michael Wood)

Rookie Team Awards & Elimination Round Appearances

• Co-Champions — Marist (Ishan Sampat & Michael Wood)

• 2nd Place — Northview Fall (Leah Scantlebury & London Wilson)

• Semifinalists — Johns Creek (Ishan Sampat & Michael Wood)

• 3rd Place — Northview Fall (Alana Hunte & Brooke Tharp)

• Octafinalists — Marist (Alana Hunte & Brooke Tharp)

Rookie Individual Speaker Awards

• Top Speaker — Northview Fall (Brooke Tharp)

• 2nd Speaker — Johns Creek (Michael Wood)

• 5th Speaker — Johns Creek (Ishan Sampat)

• 6th Speaker — Marist (Alana Hunte)

• 9th Speaker — Northview Fall (Leah Scantlebury)

• 10th Speaker — Marist (Brooke Tharp)

• 13th Speaker — Johns Creek (Lara Daoud)

• 16th Speaker — Johns Creek (London Wilson)

• 17th Speaker — Johns Creek (Alana Hunte)

• 18th Speaker — Marist (Ziva Effron)