DEBATE AND INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Schools participating in the Debate and Individual Events program are divided into two classes. Class AA represents the SDHSAA member schools with an A.D.M. enrollment of 450 and above while Class A involves all other schools. Any member school wishing to participate can directly enter the State Tournament in any of the debate or individual events without the necessity of participating in a regional tournament. The 2016 State Tournament crowned the 102nd State Policy Debate Champions for South Dakota. The Tournament also marked the 90th year for Extemporaneous speaking competition, the 82st year of competition in Original Oratory, the 36th year of Lincoln-Douglas Debate competition and 14th year of Public Forum Debate Competition. STATE DEBATE & INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT RESULTS High School March 4-5, 2016 STATE TOURNAMENT SWEEPSTAKES TEAM CHAMPIONS (Based upon the total accumulated points earned by a school in each of the individual events and each of the debate divisions.) CLASS AA Champion Team - (240 Points) Scott Walker, Coach Runner-Up Team - (237 Points) Kerry Konda, Coach Third Place Team - Sioux Falls O Gorman (161 Points) Bob Stevens, Coach CLASS A Champion Team - (178 Points) Bob Speirs, Coach Runner-Up Team - (171 Points) Mike Larson, Coach Third Place Team - (135 Points) Natasha Hartman, Coach 52
State Class AA Sweepstakes Team Champions High School State Class A Sweepstakes Team Champions High School 53
STATE AA INDIVIDUAL EVENTS CONTESTS RESULTS Class AA State Original Oratory Champion Raina Grimsley, Mitchell Coach: Ron Grimsley Class AA State U.S. Extemp Champion Ryan Solberg, Mitchell Coach: Ron Grimsley Class AA State International Extemp Champion Parker James, Coach: Scott Walker ORIGINAL ORATORY CLASS "AA" Champion - Raina Grimsley, Mitchell Coach: Ron Grimsley Runner-up - Katie Vassar, Coach: Kerry Konda 3rd place - Cassidy Schoenhard, SF O Gorman Coach: Bob Stevens ists - Shelby Kluver, Kathryn Hammer, SF O Gorman Anna Bartusis, UNITED STATES EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING CLASS "AA" Champion - Ryan Solberg, Mitchell Coach: Ron Grimsley Runner-up - Alexander King, SF O Gorman Coach: Bob Stevens 3rd place - Sam Mehlhaff, Coach: Kerry Konda ists - Michael Hauschildt, Abigayle Reese, Huron Dylan Stahly, Huron INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING CLASS "AA" Champion - Parker James, Coach: Leo Kallis Runner-up - Jesse Thune, Brookings Coach: Sally Pies 3rd place - Zach Shaw, SF O Gorman Coach: Bob Stevens ists - Matt Cook, Omar Elkhader, Emmett Simmons, 54
STATE A INDIVIDUAL EVENTS CONTESTS RESULTS Class A State Original Oratory Champion Jacksyn Bakeberg, Class A State U.S. Extemp Champion Connor Lightfield, Coach: Natasha Hartman Class A State International Extemp Champion Juel Pluimer, ORIGINAL ORATORY CLASS "A" Champion - Jacksyn Bakeberg, Runner-up - Olivia Smith, 3rd place - Anneliese Taggart, Vermillion Coach: Jeffrey Fricker ists - Keri Pappas, Groton Area Sarah A. Logan, Katie Miller, Groton Area Sara Logan, UNITED STATES EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING CLASS "A" Champion - Connor Lightfield, Coach: Natasha Hartman Runner-up - John Steever, Coach: Michael Larson 3rd place - Bryan Waugh, ists - Nathan Waltjer, Keri Pappas, Groton Area Jacob Schlinkert, INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING CLASS "A" Champion - Juel Pluimer, Runner-up - Kadon Leddy, Coach: Natasha Hartman 3rd place - August W. Meyer, Coach: Michael Larson ists - Jacksyn Bakeberg, Brady Jandl Rebekah Tuchscherer, 55
STATE CLASS "AA" POLICY DEBATE RESULTS Co-Champion Team : Zach Binde Connor O'Brien : Grant Carlson Molly Walker Class AA Policy Debate Co-Champions: Zach Binde, Connor O'Brien, Coach Scott Walker, Grant Carlson, Molly Walker Semi- Teams : Hamza Jamal John Prosper Sioux Falls Washington: Michael Hauschildt Braeden Decker Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Coach Luke Cumbee Kumar Cook Brookings, Coach Sally Pies Thue Metzger Quarter- Teams, Coach Leo Kallis Greaver Marlow Sioux Falls Washington, Coach Travis Dahle Curry Schumacher Quarter- Affirmative Brookings Class AA Policy Debate Elimination Summary Negative SF Roosevelt Semi- Co-Champions STATE CLASS "A" POLICY DEBATE RESULTS Champion Team : Brady Jandl August Meyer Runner Up Team : Steven Glasford Jacksyn Bakeberg Semi-s : Lee West No Quarter-s 56 Class A Policy Debate Champions: Brady Jandl, Coach Mike Larson, August Meyer
No Quarter- No Semi- Class A Policy Debate Elimination Summary Affirmative Negative 5-0 STATE CLASS "AA" LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE RESULTS First Place: Parker James, Second Place: Sam Mehlhaff, Semi-s: Anna Bartusis, Abigayle Reese, Huron Quarter-s: Jackson Neal, Dhwani Kharel, Brookings Abigail Ann Ryan, Rapid City Stevens Becca Roy, Parker James, Class AA Lincoln-Douglas Debate Elimination Summary Quarter- Affirmative Huron RC Stevens Negative Brookings Huron Semi- Huron 3-2 57
STATE CLASS "A" LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE RESULTS Co-Champions: Connor Lightfield, Rebekah Tuchscherer, Semi-s: Jacob Schlinkert, Madison Marquardt, Coach Natasha Hartman, Connor Lightfield, Rebekah Tuchscherer, Class A Lincoln-Douglas Debate Elimination Summary Quarter- Affirmative Negative Beresford Semi- Beresford Beresford Co-Champions 58
STATE CLASS AA PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE RESULTS First Place: : Omar Elkhader Brendan Muldoon Second Place: Harrisburg: Lucas Davis Jordann Krouse Semi-s: SF O Gorman: Alexander King Samuel Diedrich : Brandon Maag Michael Linngren Mitchell: Solberg Grimsley SF Roosevelt: Husakovic Warren : Ries Kluver Huron: Stahly Preston Quarter-s: Coach Kerry Konda, Omar Elkhader, Brendan Muldoon, Assistant Coach Lucy Wang, Quarter- Class AA Public Forum Debate Elimination Summary Pro Harrisburg Harrisburg Con SF O Gorman Brookings Rapid City Central SF O Gorman Semi- SF O Gorman 3-2 59
STATE CLASS A PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE RESULTS Co-Champions: : Elise Ackerman Ross Ackerman : Vince Clapper Lauren Lavin Semi-s: : Ben Lund John T. Steever : Juel Pluimer Bryan Waugh Quarter-s: Madison: Buskness Shan : Blain Sleep Groton Area: Miller Pappas Elise Ackerman, Ross Ackerman, Coach Jeff Clapper Vince Clapper, Lauren Lavin, Sioux Falls Christian Class A Public Forum Debate Elimination Summary Quarter- Semi- Pro Madison Groton Con Co-Champions 60