With multiple governing bodies and organizations that serve different purposes, the postseason can sometimes feel like its own season.  Marist School made its first appearance at a National Championship for speech and debate in 2005.  

In 2023, the school primarily competes at the NDCA National Championship and the Tournament of Champions however sometimes competes in others based on scheduling opportunities.  You can click on each tournament to learn more about Marist's participation at each. 

Since its beginning, Marist has had 84 individual students earn 221 qualifications to National Championships.

Marist has finished in the top 25 at a National Championship twenty three times since 2012, including a national championship in 2024 (pictured below)

First & Second Year National Championships
Hosted annually at Woodward Academy in March


2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024

NDCA National Championships
Hosted annually at various locations in early April

2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023

Tournament of Champions
Hosted annually at the University of Kentucky in April

2012*, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024*

NIETOC National Championship
Hosted annually at various locations in May

2022*, 2023*

NCFL Grand National Tournament
Hosted annually at various locations on Memorial Day Weekend

2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022

NSDA National Speech & Debate Tournament
Hosted annually at various locations in June

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2022*, 2023, 2024

* denotes qualification but did not attend

Top 25 Finishes at National Championships

2012, 23rd
Rachel Thurston '12 & Claire Mills '12 -- Policy Debate
National Speech & Debate Association

2014, 5th
Sydney Apple '15 & Liam Torpy '15 -- Public Forum Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2014, 9th
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
First & Second Year National Championships

2015, 9th
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
National Catholic Forensic League

2015, 9th
Niko Battle '19 -- Lincoln Douglas Debate
First & Second Year National Championships

2016, 9th
Noah Mengisteab '16 & Katie Hopkins '16 -- Public Forum Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2016, 9th
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
National Catholic Forensic League

2016, 17th
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2017, 5th
Connor Fraundorf '17 & Craig Cronin '17 -- Public Forum Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2017, 9th
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2017, 9th
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
National Catholic Forensic League

2017, 21st
Duvall Adair '17 & Thomas Vance '17 -- Policy Debate
National Speech & Debate Association

2018, 9th
Anthony Ovadje '21 & Andrew Feeney '21 -- Policy Debate
First & Second Year National Championships

2018, 15th
Paul Plaia '18 -- Extemporaneous Speaking
Tournament of Champions

2019, 3rd
Will Sjostrom '20 & Sophie Verska '20 -- Public Forum Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2019, 17th
Victoria Turnier '20 & Anthony Ovadje '21 -- Policy Debate
National Catholic Forensic League

2021, 17th
Sydney Vance '21 & Claire Lauterbach '22 -- Public Forum Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2021, 9th
Sydney Vance '21 & Claire Lauterbach '22 -- Public Forum Debate
Tournament of Champions

2022, 17th
Claire Lauterbach '22 & Josh Escayg '23 -- Public Forum Debate
Tournament of Champions

2023, 5th
Josh Escayg '23 & Elly Kang '23  -- Public Forum Debate
National Debate Coaches Association

2024, 3rd
Ryan Baldwin '28 & Grace Crunk '29  -- Public Forum Debate
First & Second Year National Championships

2024, 2nd
Jacob Scherrer '29 & Aman Thakur '29  -- Public Forum Debate
First & Second Year National Championships

2024, 1st
William Mastella '28 & Grayson Zeigler '29  -- Public Forum Debate
First & Second Year National Championships

FULL LIST OF NATIONAL QUALIFIERS

Phillip Hairston '05
2005 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)

Vickie Stipick '05
2005 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)

Sydney Chung '12
2012 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Libby Mandarino '12
2012 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Claire Mills '12
2012 Tournament of Champions
2012 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Rachel Thurston '12
2012 Tournament of Champions
2012 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Chandler Apple '14
2012 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)
2013 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2014 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Sterling DeSantis '14
2012 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2012 National Catholic Forensic League (CD)
2013 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CD)

Brendan Phillips '14
2012 National Catholic Forensic League (CD)
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CD)

Sydney Apple '15
2013 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2014 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2014 National Catholic Forensic League (PF)
2015 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Quang Bui '15
2013 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2014 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2014 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2015 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Jonathan Dick '15
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CD)

Brandon Fountain '15
2014 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)
2015 Tournament of Champions (OO)

Matthew Murphy '15
2012 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)

Liam Torpy '15
2012 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2014 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2014 National Catholic Forensic League (PF)
2015 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Bailey Hall '16
2014 National Catholic Forensic League (PF)

Katie Hopkins '16
2016 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Liam Kirchner '16
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (HI)
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)

Ananya Malhotra '16
2013 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2014 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)

Ryan McKenna '16
2014 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2014 National Catholic Forensic League (PF)
2015 National Speech & Debate Association (DI)
2015 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Noah Mengisteab '16
2016 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Jake Pigott '16
2016 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Zachary Temin '16
2013 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)

Duvall Adair '17
2015 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2015 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2016 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2017 Tournament of Champions (CX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2017 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)

Kelly Bazel '17
2014 National Speech & Debate Association (HI)

Mason Bussey '17
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)

Emma Federer '17
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Connor Fraundorf '17
2016 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2017 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Liam Mullican '17
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)

Michael Torpy '17
2017 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Thomas Vance '17
2014 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2015 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2016 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2017 Tournament of Champions (CX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)
2017 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)

Zoe Elledge '18
2015 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2017 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)

Payton Griffin '18
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)

Rachel Lee '18
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Paul Plaia '18
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)
2018 Tournament of Champions (EX)
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Anna Price '18
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)

William Ross '18
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Drew Sherman '18
2015 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Andrew Zach '18
2016 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2017 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)

Caswell King '19
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (HI)
2017 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Henry Bieze '20
2018 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Will Sjostrom '20
2018 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2019 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2020 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Victoria Turnier '20
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2019 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Sophie Verska '20
2019 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2019 National Catholic Forensic League (PF)
2020 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Lucie Barone '21
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Ethan Ekpenyong '21
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)

Ian Erickson '21
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Brayden Miller '21
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Cole Miller '21
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Anthony Ovadje '21
2019 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2019 National Catholic  Forensic League (CX)
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (CD)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)

Kennedy Ryman '21
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Moira Ujda '21
2018 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Sydney Vance '21
2020 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)

Lauryn Walker '21
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)

Ian Chung '22
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)

Will Harrast '22
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Lianna Homrich '22
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)
2022 National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (INFO)
2022 Tournament of Champions (INFO)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)

Claire Lauterbach '22
2020 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2020 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)
2021 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2022 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)

Maggie Nahas '22
2019 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2019 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)
2019 National Catholic Forensic League (PF)
2020 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (HI)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (HI)

Elijah Peterson '22
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Owen Smith '22
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Melissa Valencia '22
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2022 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)

Josh Escayg '23
2022 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DI)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2023 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2023 Tournament of Champions (EX)
2023 National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (EX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (SC)

Will Fligg '23
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DI)

Aman Haileyesus '23
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (HI)

Elly Kang '23
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)
2023 Tournament of Champions (PF)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)

Keegan Leary '23
2022 Tournament of Champions (PF)

Chapman Priestley '23
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Savannah Fleming '23
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

David Kleinrock '23
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DX)

Maeve Miller '23
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)

Matthew Horne '24
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (IX)

Elizabeth McCall '24
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2023 National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (POI)
2024 Tournament of Champions (POI)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)

Natalia Daniel '24
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Paris Dinh '24
2021 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Ella Jones '24
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Sienna Reams '24
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DI)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (SC)
2024 Tournament of Champions (INFO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (SC)

Kaitlin Algeo '25
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2022 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Casey Czerniawski '25
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2022 National Catholic Forensic League (CX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (LD)

Logan Bjerke '25
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2024 Tournament of Champions (INFO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (INFO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)

Faiza Khaled '25
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2024 Tournament of Champions (POI)
2024 Tournament of Champions (OI)
2024 Tournament of Champions (EX)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (POI)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (USX)

Charlie Parker '25
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2022 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2024 Tournament of Champions (OO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)

Kaitlyn Escayg
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (PF)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (SC)

Michelle Lee '26
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)

Ephrata Tesfaye '26
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (CX)
2024 Tournament of Champions (OO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (DI)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (OO)

Maxwell Watkins '26
2023 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)
2024 National Speech & Debate Association (DUO)