GMIF 2007: The Tournament Scoreboard

2007 National Forensics League National Tournament

Finalists
National Champion in Original Oration– Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep (PA); 6th place in Dramatic Interpretation– Matthew Ketai, Albuquerque Academy (NM)

Quarter-Finalists
International Extemp– Billy Strong, Des Moines Roosevelt (IA) & Anna Hopper, St. Andrew’s Episcopal (MS); United States Extemp– Jack Grennan, North Allegheny Sr. (PA); Original Oratory– Brittany Fisher, Montville (NJ); Duo Interp– Zach Halpern and Michelle Lauer, Ridge (NJ) & Kevin Frawley and Eric Leist, Holy Ghost Prep (PA)

Semi-Finalists
Dramatic Interp– Arielle Latiolais, Teurlings Catholic (LA)

Octo-Finalists
Dramatic Interp– Sam Rezaeian, Holy Ghost Prep (PA); Original Oration– Lauren Detweiler, Gwynedd-Mercy Academy (PA) & Tabitha Allen, Randolph-Macon Academy (VA); Duo Interp– Jacob Hentoff, Milton Academy (MA); International Extemp– Michael Whatley, Georgetown Prep (MD), Fiona Sloan, Albuquerque Academy (NM), Joseph Rozenshtein, Syosset HS (NY), Emma Bloomfield, Unionville (PA)

National Catholic Forensics League National Tournament

Extemporaneous Speaking: 6th: Anna Hopper, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, MS; Octofinalist: Harry Hixon, Randolph-Macon Academy, VA; Octofinalist: Tabitha Allen, Randolph-Macon Academy, VA; Octofinalist: Erin Hayes, Unionville HS, PA

Dramatic Performance: 6th: Rory McNamara, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Semifinalist: Rachel Baker, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Quarterfinalist: Sam Rezaeian, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Octofinalist: Michelle Lauer, Ridge HS, NJ; Octofinalist: Nic McCarthy, Charlottesville HS, VA

Congress: Finalist: Dominic Pody, Holy Ghost Prep, PA

Oral Interpretation: 4th: Nicholas Bateman, Loyola Blakefield, MD; Octofinalist: Jennifer Barbera, Gwynedd-Mercy Academy, PA; Octofinalist: Brittany Fisher, Montville HS, NJ

Duo Interpretation: 5th: Cindy Jordano, Ridge HS, NJ; Semifinalists: Eric Leist and Kevin Frawley, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Octofinalist: Arielle Latiolais, Teurlings Catholic, LA; Octofinalist: Leah Ferrill, Hattiesberg HS, MS

Original Oratory:  1st: Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, PA;  Semifinalist: Lauren Ireland, Notre Dame Prep, MD;  Octofinalist:  Laura Zlich, Academy of the Holy Names, NY; Octofinalist: Lauren Detweiler, Gwynedd-Mercy Academy, PA

Wake Forest Invitational

Original Oratory
Champion: Katherine Clayton, Madison County, VA; 4th: Grant Diamond, Centreville, VA; Semifinalist: Marie Agnello, Brookwood, GA; Semifinalist: Ted Lee, East Chapel Hill, NC; Semifinalist: Corbin Puryear, Madison County, VA. Dramatic Interpretation: 6th: Madison Stephens, Blacksburg, VA. Extemporaneous Speaking: 5th: Michael Whatley, Georgetown Prep, MD. Humorous Interpretation: Semifinalist: James Rutherford, East Chapel Hill, NC; Semifinalist: Dixon Moretz, Madison County, VA; Semifinalist: Corbin Puryear, Madison County, VA. Impromptu Speaking: 6th: Grant Diamond, Centreville, VA

Yale Invitational Tournament

Dramatic Interpretation: 3rd: Eric Leist, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; 5th: Rory McNamara, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Semifinalist: Michelle Lauer, Ridge, NJ; Semifinalist: Kate Capozzola, Academy of the Holy Names, NY; Semifinalist: Zack Szoke, Millburn, NJ. Duo Interpretation: Champions: Leist & Frawley, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; 5th: Pimpinella & Razaein, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalists: Taussig & Edwards, Lake Highland, FL; Semifinalists: Gill & Kilponen, Randolph, NJ. Extemporaneous Speaking: Semifinalist: Anna Hopper, St. Andrews, MS; Semifinalist: Tabi Allen, Randolph-Macon, VA; Semifinalist: Emma Bloomfield, Unionville, PA; Quarterfinalist: Erin Hayes, Unionville, PA. Humorous Interpretation: Semifinalist: Matt Wilson, Randolph, NJ. Oral Interpretation: 3rd: Eric Leist, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; 6th: Kevin Frawley, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalist: Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalist: Rachel Baker, Lake Highland, FL; Quarterfinalist: Kevyn Reinholt, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Quarterfinalist: Melissa Parker, Bronx Science, NY. Original Oratory: 2nd: Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalist: Samantha Perrotta, Lake Highland, FL; Semifinalist: Laura Zilch, Academy of the Holy Names, NY; Semifinalist: Ashley Woo, Ridge, NJ; Quarterfinalist: Hannah Freeman, Needham, MA; Quarterfinalist: Lauren Ireland, Notre Dame Prep, MD; Quarterfinalist: Elizabeth Page, Notre Dame Prep, MD; Quarterfinalist: Hilary Whitworth, Lake Highland, FL. Congress: Finalist: Dom Pody, Holy Ghost Prep, PA

University of Pennsylvania’s Liberty Bell Classic

Dramatic Interpretation: Champion: Aditya Basheer, Milton Academy, MA; 2nd: Michelle Lauer, Ridge, NJ; 6th: Danielle Thibault, Lake Highland, FL; Semifinalist: Kevin Frawley, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalist: Cynthia Jordano, Ridge, NJ; Semifinalist: Rory McNamara, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Semifinalist: Zac Halpern, Ridge, NJ. Duo Interpretation: 4th: McNamara (& Lytle), Lake Highland Prep, FL; Semifinalists: Lauer & Halpern, Ridge, NJ; Semifinalists: Brun (& Newby), Arthur L. Johnson, NJ; Semifinalists: Gill & Kilponen, Randolph, NJ. Oral Interpretation: Champion: Kevin Frawley, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; 2nd: Jacob Hentoff, Milton Academy, MA; 4th: Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; 6th: Melissa Parker, Bronx Science, NY; Semifinalist: Camilo Brun, Arthur L. Johnson, NJ; Quarterfinalist: Kevyn Reinholt, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Quarterfinalist: Ricardo Diaz, Iona Prep, NY; Quarterfinalist: Matt Wilson, Randolph, NJ; Quarterfinalist: Jennifer Barbera, Gwynedd-Mercy, PA; Quarterfinalist: Rachel Baker, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Quarterfinalist: Brian Taussig, Lake Highland Prep, FL. Original Oratory: Champion: Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; 2nd: Tabi Allen, Randolph-Macon, VA; 4th: Grant Diamond, Centreville, VA; 6th: Samantha Perrotta, Lake Highland, FL; Semifinalist: Kate Ritinski, Gwynedd-Mercy, PA; Semifinalist: Martha Galewski, Randolph-Macon, VA. Extemporaneous Speaking: 6th: Tabi Allen, Randolph-Macon, VA; Semifinalist: Nick Menta, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalist: Erin Hayes, Unionville, PA; Semifinalist: Jack Grennan, North Allegheny, PA; Semifinalist: Michael Whatley, Georgetown Prep, MD; Semifinalist: Paul Laplante, Holy Ghost Prep, PA; Semifinalist: Emma Bloomfield, Unionville, PA; Public Forum Debate: Champions: Harry Hixon and Ann Lott, Randolph-Macon, VA.

St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Tournament

Domestic Extemp: 4th: Fiona Sloan, Albuquerque Academy, NM; 5th: Michael Nall, Dowling Catholic, IA; Quarterfinalist: Sam Fairfield, Des Moines Roosevelt, IA. Foreign Extemp: Semifinalist: Fiona Sloan, Albuquerque Academy, NM; Semifinalist: Michael Nall, Dowling Catholic, IA; Quarterfinalist: Sam Fairfield, Des Moines Roosevelt, IA.  Dramatic Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Chelsea Mayo, Battle Ground Academy, TN.  Original Oratory: 2nd: Marcella Morgan, Albuquerque Academy, NM; Semifinalist: Chelsea Mayo, Battle Ground Academy, TN; Semifinalist: Olivia Sandbothe, Des Moines Roosevelt, IA

The Glenbrooks

Dramatic Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Cindy Jordano, Ridge, NJ; Quarterfinalist: Rory McNamara, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Quarterfinalist: Danielle Thibault, Lake Highland Prep, FL. Extemporaneous Speaking: 5th: Billy Strong, Roosevelt, IA. Original Oratory: 5th: Samantha Perrotta, Lake Highland Prep, FL; Quarterfinalist: Hilary Whitworth, Lake Highland Prep, FL. Prose/Poetry Interpretation: Semifinalist: Claire Fontenot, St. Thomas More, LA; Quarterfinalist: Rachel Baker, Lake Highland Prep, FL

The 3rd Annual Patriot Games at GMU

Extemporaneous Speaking: Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- John LaPlante; Quarterfinalist: Dowling Catholic- Michael Nall; Quarterfinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Sam Fairfield; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Paul LaPlante; Quarterfinalist: Albuquerque Academy- Evan Karr; Quarterfinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Billy Strong; Semifinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Olivia Sandbothe; Semifinalist: Jack Grennan Sr. High- Jack Grennan; 5th: Unionville- Emma Bloomfield; 4th: Holy Ghost Prep- Nick Menta; 2nd: Albuquerque Academy- Fiona Sloan. Duo Interpretation: Semifinalist: Salem- John Kayrouz (with Nick Cox); Semifinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- David Sciolla (with Michael Gaughan); 5th: Ridge- Cindy Jordano (with Jonathan Florio); 4th: Holy Ghost Prep- Sam Rezaeian and Tony Pimpinella; 3rd: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro and Kevyn Reinholt; Champions: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist and Kevin Frawley. Storytelling: Semifinalist: Sherando- Chris Byrd; Semifinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- David Sciolla; 5th: East Chapel Hill- Ted Lee; 3rd: Madison County- Corbin Puryear; 2nd: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman. Original Oratory: Semifinalist: Unionville- Emma Bloomfield; Semifinalist: Lake Highland Prep- Allie Pridmore; Semifinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Olivia Sandbothe; Semifinalist: Lake Highland Prep- Hilary Whitworth; Semifinalist: Lake Highland Prep- Rachel Pohl; Semifinalist: Centerville- Grant Diamond; 6th: Gwynedd-Mercy Academy- Lauren Detweiler; 4th: Madison County- Katherine Clayton; 3rd: Ridge- Ashley Woo; Champion: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro. Poetry Interpretation: Semifinalist: Gwynedd-Mercy Academy- Jennifer Barbera; 6th: Milton Academy- Jacob Hentoff; 5th: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro; 4th: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist; 3rd: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevin Frawley; 2nd: Randolph- Matt Wilson; Champion: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman.  Humorous Interpretation: Semifinalist: Holy Ghost- David Sciolla; Semifinalist: West Springfield- Richie Hartz; Semifinalist: Albuquerque Academy- Matthew Ketai; Semifinalist: East Chapel Hill- Ted Lee; 6th: Lake Highland Prep- Rory McNamara; 2nd: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevin Frawley ; Champion: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist. Declamation: Semifinalist: Georgetown Prep- Alex Williams; 5th: Holy Ghost Prep- Robert Baldassarre. Dramatic Interpretation: Semifinalist: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman; Semifinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Tony Pimpinella; Semifinalist: Ridge- Michelle Lauer; 6th: Albuquerque Academy- Matthew Ketai; 5th: Gwynedd-Mercy Academy- Jennifer Barbera; 4th: Ridge- Cindy Jordano; 2nd: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevyn Reinholt; Champion: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist. Impromptu Speaking: 6th: Unionville- Erin Hayes; 5th: Holy Ghost Prep- Robert Baldassarre; 4th: Jack Grennan Senior High- Jack Grennan; 3rd: Ridge- Ashley Woo; Champion: Centreville- Grant Diamond. Prose Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Louis Manco; Quarterfinalist: Albuquerque Academy- Lindsey Shroff. ; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- David Sciolla; Quarterfinalist: Ridge- Cindy Jordano; Quarterfinalist: Albuquerque Academy- Matthew Ketai; Semifinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevyn Reinholt; Semifinalist: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman ; 6th:; 6th: Madison County- Dixon Moretz; 4th: Lake Highland Prep- Brian Taussig; 3rd: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro; 2nd: Milton Academy- Jacob Hentoff; Champion: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist; Public Forum
Semifinalist: Dowling Catholic- Michael Nall (with Alex Flesher); Champions: Des Moines Roosevelt- Billy Strong and Sam Fairfield. Congress: Finalist: Randolph- Adam Drucker; 5th: Holy Ghost Prep- Dominic Pody. Individual Sweepstakes:
9th: Holy Ghost- David Sciolla; 8th: Ridge- Cindy Jordano; 7th: Holy Ghost- Kevyn Reinholt; 5th: Holy Ghost- Kevin Frawley; 4th: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman; 2nd: Holy Ghost- Anthony Francomacaro; Champion: Holy Ghost- Eric Leist. Extemporaneous Round Robin: Participant: Michael Whatley -Georgetown Prep, MD; Participant: Billy Strong -Roosevelt, IA

St. Joseph’s Villiger Tournament

Duo Interpretation: Quarterfinalists: Holy Ghost Prep- Sam Rezaeian and Tony Pimpinella; 3rd: Holy Ghost Prep- David Sciolla (with Michael Gaughan); Champions: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist and Kevin Frawley. Declamation: 6th: Holy Ghost Prep- Robert Baldassarre. Extemporaneous Speaking: Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Nick Menta; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Paul LaPlante; Semifinalist: Randolph-Macon– Harry Hixon; Semifinalist: Unionville- Erin Hayes; Semifinalist: Unionville- Emma Bloomfield; 5th: Randolph-Macon– Tabi Allen; 3rd: Georgetown Prep– Michael Whatley. Dramatic Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevin Frawley; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevyn Reinholt; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- David Sciolla; Semifinalist: Bronx Science- Melissa Parker; Semifinalist: Blacksburg– Nic Wilder; 2nd: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist. Oral Interpretation: 2nd: Gwynedd-Mercy Academy- Jennifer Barbera; 3rd: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro; 4th: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevyn Reinholt. Original Oratory: Quarterfinalist: Notre Dame Prep- Lauren Ireland; Quarterfinalist: Randolph-Macon- Martha Galewski; Semifinalist: Notre Dame Prep- Elizabeth Page; 6th: Randolph-Macon– Louie Armstrong; 3rd: Randolph-Macon– Tabi Allen; 2nd: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman; Champion: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro

Crestian Tournament

Humorous Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Randolph- Matt Wilson. Dramatic Interpretation: Semifinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Rory McNamara; 3rd: Lake Highland Prep– Rachel Baker. Original Oratory: Quarterfinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Hilary Whitworth. Oral Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Rachel Baker; Semifinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Brian Taussig; Semifinalist: Randolph- Matt Wilson; 2nd: Madison County– Dixon Moretz. Duo Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Rory McNamara; Quarterfinalist: Madison County– Corbin Puryear

Emory Tournament

Dramatic Interpretation: Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevin Frawley; 6th: Albuquerque Academy- Matthew Ketai. Original Oratory: 3rd: St. Andrews- Anna Hopper; Champion: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro. Prose and Poetry: Semifinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro; 5th: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist; 4th: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevin Frawley; Champion: Lake Highland Prep– Rory McNamara. Extemporaneous Speaking: Quarterfinalist: St. Andrews- Anna Hopper. Student Congress: 7th: Holy Ghost Prep- Dominic Pody. Public Forum: Octofinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Sean Mahoney; Octofinalist: Holy Ghost Prep– Bill Hunter

Harvard Invitational

Humorous Interpretation: Octofinalist: Charlottesville– Nic McCarthy; Octofinalist: St. Thomas More- Stephen Bernard; Octofinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Rory McNamara; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Kevin Frawley; Quarterfinalist: Desert Vista– Eddie West; 2nd: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist. Original Oratory: Octofinalist: Loyola Blakefield– Mark Grobaker; Octofinalist: East Chapel Hill– Ted Lee; Octofinalist: Randolph-Macon- Martha Galewski; Quarterfinalist: Ridge- Ashley Woo; Quarterfinalist: Albuquerque Academy– Marcella Morgan; Quarterfinalist: St. Andrews- Anna Hopper; Semifinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Anthony Francomacaro; Semifinalist: Lake Highland Prep- Rachel Pohl. Extemporaneous Speaking: Octofinalist: Unionville- Erin Hayes; Octofinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- John LaPlante; Octofinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Sam Fairfield; Octofinalist: Ridge– Dayo Fayanju; Octofinalist: Syosset– Joseph Rozenshtein; Octofinalist: St. Andrews- Anna Hopper; Octofinalist: Jack Grennan– Jack Grennan; Quarterfinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Billy Strong; Quarterfinalist: Randolph– Sam Hocking. Dramatic Interpretation: Double Octofinalist: Madison County- Corbin Puryear; Double Octofinalist: Academy of the Holy Names- Kate Capozzola; Double Octofinalist: Arthur L. Johnson– Cara Scaturo; Octofinalist: Ridge- Zac Halpern; Octofinalist: Loyola Blakefield- Nick Bateman; Octofinalist: Lake Highland Prep– Rachel Baker; Octofinalist: Madison County- Dixon Moretz; Octofinalist: Mountain View– Emma Lecavalier; Octofinalist: Albuquerque Academy- Matthew Ketai; Quarterfinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist; Quarterfinalist: Ridge- Cindy Jordano; Quarterfinalist: Ridge- Michelle Lauer; Quarterfinalist: Gwynedd-Mercy Academy- Jennifer Barbera. Duo Interpretation: Octofinalists: Holy Ghost Prep- Sam Rezaeian and Tony Pimpinella; Octofinalist: Holy Ghost Prep- Robert Baldassarre (with Michael Dalghren); Octofinalist: West Springfield- Richie Hartz (with Ben Trump); Octofinalists: East Chapel Hill– James Rutherford and Ted Lee; Quarterfinalists: Holy Ghost Prep- Eric Leist and Kevin Frawley; Semifinalist: Ridge- Cindy Jordano (with Jonathon Florio)

Tournament of Champions in Extemporaneous Speaking

Quarterfinalist: Georgetown Prep– Michael Whatley; Quarterfinalist: St. Andrews- Anna Hopper; Quarterfinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt– Olivia Sandboothe; Quarterfinalist: Des Moines Roosevelt- Billy Strong; 5th Place:  Jack Grennan– North Allegheny