Wyoming at the NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament

Wyoming Nationals Breaks 2023

Congress house

Lauren Guh Siesel

Jackson

Quarters House

Nathan Rzasa

Buffalo

Quarters House

Drama

Dani Schulz

Cheyenne East

20th

Quarters

Expository

Joshua Thompson

Cheyenne East

1st

Finals

Rachel West

Cheyenne East

2nd

Finals

Solomon Henderson

Cheyenne East

6th

Finals

Davin Ro

Cheyenne East

20th

Quarter

Ella Goodman

Cheyenne East

22nd

Quarter

Extemp Commentary

Clarine Luzmoor

Rock Springs

21st

Quarter

Extemp Debate

Adam Pierson

Cheyenne East

206th

Round 5

Impromptu

Clarine Luzmoor

Rock Springs

105th

Double Octafinals

LD Debate

Jack Burchess

Thunder Basin

59th

Round 8

Faith Duncan

Green River

72nd

William Robertson

Green River

72nd

Oratory

Zcherina Villegas

Cheyenne East

45th

Octafinals

Poetry

Davin Ro

Cheyenne East

20th

Quarter

Saimaa Widi

Cheyenne Central

22nd

Quarter

Rachel West

Cheyenne East

111th

Double Octafinals

Oringal Spoken Word Poetry

Beau Griffith

Natrona County

31st

Octafinals

Ventura Garcia Perez

Jackson Hole

95th

Double Octafinals

POI

Rachel West

Cheyenne East

43rd

Octafinals

Storytelling

Hallie Cozzens

Rock Springs

27th

Quarters

World Schools Debate

Deacon Steiner Clara Kerschner Oakley Simons Chloe Fitzgerald Cristina Welch

Cheyenne East

Round 7

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Expository

Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East - Semifinalist
Davin Ro, Cheyenne East - Semifinalist
Oakley Simons, Cheyenne East - Octafinalist
Ella Goodman, Cheyenne East - Double Octafinalist
Camila Rivera, Cheyenne East - Double Octafinalist
Zcherina Villegas, Cheyenne East - Double Octafinalist
Hallie Cozzens, Rock Springs - Double Octafinalist

Humor

Carolyn Benn Thornton, Riverton, Semifinalist (11th overall)

POI

Davin Ro, Cheyenne East - Octafinalist
Rachel West, Cheyenne East - Octafinalist

Congress - House

Van Meester, Thunder Basin - Semifinalist
Nathan Rzasa, Buffalo -  Quarterfinalist
Kinley Anderson, Worland - Quarterfinalist

Congress - Senate

Carter Worcester, Jackson Hole, Semifinalist

Poetry

Rachel West, Cheyenne East - Quarterfinalist
Saimaa Widi, Cheyenne Central, Octafinalist
Lily Leman, Cheyenne Central, Octafinalist
Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East - Double Octafinalist
Kambrie White, Cheyenne East - Double Octafinalist 

Prose

Kambrie White, Cheyenne East - Octafinalist
Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East - Double Octafinalist

Original Spoken Word Poetry

Beau Griffith, Natrona, Octafinalist

Extemp Commentary

Will Aepli, Jackson Hole - Octafinalist
Jean-Luc Willson, Hot Springs Co - Double Octafinalist

Extemp Debate

Alexis Hernandez, Jackson Hole - RD 6

World Schools Debate

Hole in the Wall, Crimson Team - Triple Octas

Wyoming Nationals Breaks 2021

Async Duo

Hardy & Simons, Cheyenne East – Top 60
Almejo-Ponce & Benn Thornton, Riverton – Top 60  

Live Duo

Almejo-Ponce & Benn Thornton, Riverton – Top 60

Drama

Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East – Top 102
Andrew Kern, Laramie – Top 60

Expository

Ella Goodman, Cheyenne East – Double Octas
Camila Rivera, Cheyenne East - Quarters 

Humor

Raeth Tolman, Worland – Top 102
Jayden Roccaforte, Cheyenne East – Top 60

Original Oratory

Whitney Brooks, Cheyenne Central – Top 102
YuYu Yuan, Cheyenne East – Top 102

POI

Adley Robbins, Rock Springs – Top 102
Kambrie White, Cheyenne East – Top 102

Poetry

Jayden Roccaforte, Cheyenne East - Finalist
Andrew Kern, Laramie - Finalist
Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East - Octas
Rachel West, Cheyenne East  - Quarters
YuYu Yuan, Cheyenne East - Quarters

Prose

Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East - Octas 

Original Spoken Word Poetry

Destiny Swearingen, Greybull - Double Octas 

Prepared Commentary

Sophia Cozzens, Rock Springs - Octas
Joshua Hansen, - Octas
William Aepli, Jackson Hole - Quarters

Prepared Prompt Speaking

William Aepli, Jackson Hole - Double Octas
Joshua Hansen, Jackson Hole - Double Octas

Public Forum

William Aepli and Joshua Hansen, Jackson Hole - RD 9 

Policy Debate

Adrian Graham and Kenneth Lever, Cheyenne East - RD 11
Gwennan Pritchard and Shiva Yeshlur, Rock Springs - RD 10  

Pro Con Challenge 

Michael Neufer, Worland - Double Octas
Will Ward, Cheyenne East - Double Octas
Josh Hansen, Jackson Hole - Double Octas 

Storytelling

Carter Worcester, Jackson Hole - Double Octas
Dawson Fantin, Rock Springs - Double Octas  

Extemp Debate

Josh Hansen, Jackson Hole- RD 6
Carter Worcester, Jackson Hole - RD 6

Debate Breaks to Out Rounds

Policy Debate - Brody White & Gwennan Pritchard, Rock Springs
Public Forum - Haley Neisen & Faith Powell, Cheyenne East
Extemp Debate - Brody White, Rock Springs
Extemp Debate - Josh Hansen, Jackson
Extemp Debate - Will Aepli, Jackson

Congress

House, Quarterfinalist - Wolfgang Wuerker - Buffalo
Senate, Semifinalist - Breeze Petty, Hot Springs Co. HS

Individual Events Top 60

Duo - Carly Thornton & Isaac Almejo-Ponce, Riverton
Drama - Adley Robbins, Rock Springs
International Extemp - Shiva Yeshlur, Rock Springs
Poetry - Rachel West, Cheyenne East
Poetry - Dani Schulz, Cheyenne East
Poetry - Adley Robbins, Rock Springs

Individual Events Top 30

POI - Saga McAllister, Cheyenne East
Oratory - YuYu Yuan, Cheyenne East
US Extemp - Lauren Blackwelder, Natrona

Semifinalists

Commentary - Will Aepli, Jackson
Commentary - Mack Kramer, Rock Springs

National Champion

Prose - Jayden Roccaforte, Cheyenne East