Heart of Texas

The Heart of Texas Invitational has been one of the most competitive tournaments in the country since its inception in 1984. Hosted by the St. Mark's School of Texas, the Heart of Texas draws the best teams from throughout the country for the second "major" of the first semester. 

Woodward has cleared 30 teams at the Heart of Texas including six semifinalists, three finalists, and one champion.

Woodward did not attend the Heart of Texas in 2020-2021. 

Double-Octafinalists

1987

1988

1990

Rana Jaleel & Andre Hylton, 1991

T.J. Hadley & Ryan Marietta, 2000

Avery Dale & Peter Miller, 2000

Naomi Dale & Andrew Shah, 2002

Naomi Dale & Niji Jain, 2003

Aliya Bhatia & Seth Gannon, 2004

Elizabeth Li & Ria Thakur, 2021

Octafinalists

Jacob Brown & Todd Fine, 1996

Evan Matthews & Brittany Nehman, 2007

Max Abramson & Arjun Srinivasan, 2016

Nishita Ghanate & Sachi Reddy, 2019

Ashna Ghanate & Jack Hightower, 2021

Thad Cross & John Masterson, 2024

Quarterfinalists

Robbie Ashe & Goutami Mikkilneni, 1992

Genna Cohen & Avery Dale, 2001

Alex Duner & Karthik Srinivasan, 2012

Rishi Jain & Lane Tharp, 2025

Semifinalists

Cyclone Covey & Eric Zampol, 1996

Jacob Brown & Eric Zampol, 1997

Elise Borochoff & Craig Kunkes, 2002

Aliya Bhatia & Bobo Bose-Kolanu, 2005

Bobo Bose-Kolanu & Bobby Rosenbleeth, 2006

Brittany Nehman & Matthew Pesce, 2008

Finalists

Matthew Pesce & Max Plithides, 2009

Alanna Pearson & Arjun Srinivasan, 2017

Mona Mahadevan & Malachi Robinson, 2018

Champions

Rahim Shakoor & Jason Sigalos, 2011

Top Speaker Awards

Jason Sigalos — Top Speaker, 2011

Mona Mahadevan — 2nd Speaker, 2018

Malachi Robinson — 3rd Speaker, 2018

Matthew Pesce — 7th Speaker, 2009

Andre Hylton — 8th Speaker, 1991

Bobo Bose-Kolanu — 9th Speaker, 2006

Max Abramson — 11th Speaker, 2016

Arjun Srinivasan — 13th Speaker, 2017

Evan Matthews — 14th Speaker, 2007

Sachi Reddy — 15th Speaker, 2019

Rishi Jain — 15th Speaker, 2025

Elise Borochoff — 16th Speaker, 2002

Seth Gannon — 16th Speaker, 2004

Avery Dale — 17th Speaker, 2001

Rahim Shakoor — 17th Speaker, 2011

Aliya Bhatia — 18th Speaker, 2005

Bobby Rosenbleeth — 19th Speaker, 2006

Alanna Pearson — 19th Speaker, 2017

Jason Sigalos — 20th Speaker, 2010

Nishita Ghanate — 21st Speaker, 2019

Andrew Shah — 22nd Speaker, 2002

Ashna Ghanate — 23rd Speaker, 2021