Highlights of Top Placements of the 2024-2025 Season

Missoula Garden City Tournament: 5th Place

Speech Placements:

• Wilder Henningsen, 7th Place, Humorous Interp

• Shelby Tyler, 8th Place Extemporaneous Speaking 

Debate Placements:

• Ben Fay and Brian Nguyen, 2nd Place, Novice Policy Debate

• Dallas Fox and Adam Gilmer, 4th Place, Novice Policy Debate

• Lola Pizzato-Smith, 4th Place, Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate

• Ezra Graham, 6th Place, Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

• Rose Raaf and Jade Schmitz, 7th place Novice Policy Debate

Helena Valley of Gold Tournament: 7th Place

Speech Placements:

• Wilder Henningsen, 5th Place, Humorous Interp

• Shelby Tyler, 6th Place Extemporaneous Speaking 

• Hannah Reece, 8th Place, Program Oral Interpretation

Debate Placements:

• Ben Fay and Brian Nguyen, 4th Place, Novice Policy Debate

• Dallas Fox and Adam Gilmer, 6th Place, Novice Policy Debate

• Ezra Graham, 7th Place, Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

• Sophie Woodard and Evelyn Taylor, 8th place Varsity Policy Debate

Great Falls Voices of the Falls: 2nd Place

Speech Placements:

• Stella Broome, 1st Place Original Oratory Champion

• Eve Wood, 2nd Place Program Oral Interp

• Montana Guinn, 3rd Place Original Oratory

• Wilder Hennningsen, 3rd Place Humorous Interp

• Cole Fisher and Daniel LeCaine, 4th Place Duo Interpreation 

• Kendall Levert, 4th Place Informative Speaking

• Cole Fisher, 5th Place Humorous Interpretation

• Cadence Lockhart, 8th Place Original Oratory

• Em Miner, 8th Place Humorous Interpretation. 

Debate Placements:

• Pranshu Krishna and Jameson Palmer, 2nd Place Varsity Public Forum Debate

• Ezra Graham, 3rd Place, Varsity Lincoln Douglas

• Adam Gilmer and Dallas Fox, 3rd Place Novice Policy

• Elina Jiang and Rose Raaf, 4th Place Varsity Public Forum

• Shefler Carl, 5th Place, Legislative Debate

• Helen Raaf and Sophia Roe, 6th Place Varsity Policy Debate

• Sophie Woodard and Ari Morrison 7th Place Varsity Policy Debate

• Kaitlin Hill and Sienna Yeoman, 7th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate

• Dakota Schwendeman, 8th Place Legislative Debate

Butte Richest Hill on Earth: 10th Place

Speech Placement:

• Shelby Tyler, 7th Place Impromptu Speaking 

Top 16 Placements: 

• Evelyn Taylor: Lincoln Douglas Debate

• Helen Raaf and Sophia Roe: Policy Debate

• Sophie Woodard and Ari Morrison: Policy Debate

• Cole Fisher: Humorous Interpretation

• Kendall Levert: Informative Speaking

• Lucy Schelvan: Informative Speaking

• Montana Guinn: Memorized Public Address and Original Oratory

• Hannah Reece: Program Oral Interp

State in Bozeman: 7th Place

Speech Placements:

• Shelby Tyler, 1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking STATE Champion, and All State. 

• Montana Guinn, 8th Place Original Oratory

Debate Placements:

• Ezra Graham, 6th Place, Varsity Lincoln Douglas

• Helen Raaf and Sophia Roe, 6th Place Varsity Policy Debate

• Ben Fay and Brian Nguyen, 7th Place Varisty Policy Debate

Top 16 Placements: 

• Sophie Woodard and Ari Morrison: Policy Debate

• Laszlo Baumgardner and Olivia Cooper: Policy Debate

• Jameson Palmer and Pranshu Krishna: Public Forum Debate

• Cole Fisher: Humorous Interpretation

• Wilder Henningsen: Humorous Interpretation

• Kendall Levert: Informative Speaking

• Stella Broome: Original Oratory

• Montana Guinn: Memorized Public Address

National Qualifiers (Billings): 3rd Place

Congress Qualifiers

• Cooper Jones, Senate

  • • Vacated*

Speech Qualifiers:

• Ava Megaard: United States Extemporaneous Speaking

• Montana Guinn: Original Oratory

• Wilder Henningsen: Humorous Interpretation

  • • Also Qualified in Dramatic Interpretation. Will be competing in HI.

Debate Placements:

• Ezra Graham: Lincoln-Douglas Debate

• Pranshu Krishna and Jameson Palmer: Public Forum Debate

Alternates 

• Stella Broome, Original Oratory

• Daniel LeCaine and Cole Fisher, Duo Interpretation

• Helen Raaf and Evelyn Taylor, Policy Debate.

• Sophie Woodard and Olivia Lewis, Policy Debate.

• Laszlo Baumgardner and Brian Nguyen, Policy Debate.

• Hannah Reece, Dramatic Interpretation

Coaches 2024-2025 Season

Shelby Jackson: Head Coach, All Events, with focus on Short Prep

Lynn Holsinger: Memorized

Andrew Testerman: Interp

Maura Hodges: Interp

Lorelei Michael Owens: Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum

Halton Stancil: Novice Policy and Varsity Policy Debate 

Volunteer Coaches: Elliot Larimer, Hunter Gregor, Jacek O'Connell, Julian Staggs, Molly Forney, Thomas Nguyen