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IHSA Speech State Final qualifiers

Below, you will find a list of the qualifiers for the IHSA State Final. On this page, you can also see where they placed in their respective regional and sectional tournaments. You can also click on a team name or competitor name to view more information on that competitor, or a rank to see the round they earned the rank in. These postings populate automatically based on results reported by Sectional tournament managers.

Dramatic Duet Acting
Dramatic Interpretation
Extemporaneous Speaking
Humorous Duet Acting
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu Speaking
Informative Speaking
Oratorical Declamation
Original Comedy
Original Oratory
Performance in the Round
Poetry Reading
Prose Reading
Radio Speaking
Special Occasion Speaking

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Dramatic Duet Acting (19 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Belleville WestNatalie Hall and Sylvi Segraves
The Wasp
12
BentonAmelia Messersmith and Josie Webb
Birthday Candles
33
DeKalbNatalie Morken and Hope Johnson
Birthday Candles
12
Downers Grove SouthSebastian Blanco and Carly Bleau
Astro 69
11
Hinsdale CentralMakenna Melia and Michael McGowan
A Kid Like Jake
22
Joliet CentralRebecca Hambry and Ayanna Jackson
Mother Of Him
33
Joliet WestKara Duensing and Katie Mongelli
The Gingerbread Lady
42
MarianNoah Burks and Tori Cates
The Shadow Box
13
Neuqua ValleyKevin Yang and Emily Wolfe
I and You
22
PekinEmma Donnelly and Mason Miller
Love, Will
11
ProspectClaire Wynkoop and James Galanis
Lungs
13
ReavisJorge Burciaga and Laura Galindo
The Treachery of Images
31
Reed-CusterMark Martinez and Gwendolynn Stewart
I and You
13
RiverdaleAjoriea Slone and Caroline Kreiter
Birthday Candles
13
Southland College PrepDajia Alford and Asiah Lee
The Mountaintop
22
WaterlooKamryn Zavorka and Luke Warden
The Memory of Time
11
Wheaton Warrenville SouthElliana Sheehan and Giovanni Santiago
Waiting to be Found
11
YorkBrooklyn Nuss and Lola Torson
Rabbit Hole
33
YorkvilleLeonidas Neel and Isaac Iga
The Outsiders
21

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Dramatic Interpretation (19 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
CarbondaleConnor Gulbrandsen
The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore
23
Coal CityMadison Wilson
The Gun Show
23
DeKalbNatalie Morken
Natural Shocks
23
Hinsdale CentralMeiyan Zhu
The Goldfish Went on Vacation
33
Homewood-FlossmoorStella Hoyt
Guardians
11
Joliet WestBelle Magosky
I Love Lucy
11
LyonsLondon Muscolino
Do We Know How to Grieve?
22
Mahomet-SeymourEden Sanborn
Girl
11
MarianNancy Onuchukwu
Blue
33
MorrisLiam Eber
Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss and a Playlist for Life
32
Normal UniversityEllis Zimmerman
I'm Glad My Mom Died
22
Palatine H.S.Lillian Sullivan
Amanda
33
ProspectDylan Maye
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
11
ReavisRuby Corral
Furiously Happy
42
South ElginRuby Montgomery
Standing On My Knees
11
WashingtonKaiya Bell
Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil
13
Wheaton Warrenville SouthSantiago Mosca
Jails, Hospitals, & Hip-Hop
11
YorkElyssa Hall
Thomas More Doesn’t Know Me
22
YorkvilleLeonidas Neel
Destitute
32

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Extemporaneous Speaking (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Bloomington H.S.Haleigh Hoffman13
Downers Grove SouthJillian Myers13
HeyworthJacob Hartwig32
Hoffman Estates H.S. Sam Wickey13
Homewood-FlossmoorMalcolm Rush32
HuntleyBrian Prettyman11
Joliet WestBethany Yanchick13
Neuqua ValleyJoseph Ngo12
Oak Park-River ForestWilliam Cote22
Pearl CityNatalie Greene32
PekinAlina Vang12
ProspectChiara Stathakis21
ReavisAva Speck41
Richards (Oak Lawn)Anthony Davenport33
WashingtonAnnabelle Hiel21
WaterlooSydney Kuergeleis21
YorkJosephine Roubitchek21
YorkvilleSkyler Butts33

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Humorous Duet Acting (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Belleville WestEleanor Schmitz and Peyton Long
Bad Words
11
ByronAmelie Rosavelasquez and Masyn Brown
Annette and Gina from Parallel Lives
22
Freeport H.S.Will Scudder and Asher Kittoe
The History of Mankind...In Less Than 10 Minutes
33
HarrisburgZech Underwood and Sonni Keating
The Ad Lib
22
Hinsdale CentralGemma Flaming and Michael McGowan
Rules of Engagement
11
Hinsdale SouthLuiza Oliveira and Annina Garro
Smokefall
32
Metea ValleyPrabhav Keerthipati and Madhav Sekhar
Hypothetically Yours
23
MorrisSarah Crisman and Aric Huetteman
Funny Story
23
Neuqua ValleyRaghav Narsana and Pooja Goel
Anna and August
11
PekinRiley Cady and Elizabeth Austin
Bad Words
12
ReavisLayla Bradley and Justin Zavala
The Kissing Scene
12
Southland College PrepJeremiah Smith and Jacob Smith
Teenagers Guide to Surviving a Horror Movie: Run, Run, Run!
11
ThorntonDajuan Mills and Kishun McPherson
Mandate
33
WashingtonNolan Sonderman and Emmy Gerth
Open to Interpretation
21
WaterlooAudrey Davis and Indy Otero
The Big Bang
13
WheelingPoli Tzarevski and Dan Haidau
The Marriage Counselor
23
YorkEloise Hill and Luca Hohf
Bar Mitzvah Boy
22
YorkvilleMerrick Harzman and Paige Madej
Boy Meets Girl (A Young Love Story)
21

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Humorous Interpretation (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Belleville WestEleanor Schmitz
From the Mouths of Babes
11
College Preparatory School of America (CPSA)Abdullah Muhammad
The Merchandise King
12
EurekaIsabelle Axelson
Mother Dear
11
HarrisburgBella Teston
Ruthless!
11
Hinsdale CentralAidan Babaran
Over the Tavern
13
Homewood-FlossmoorRobert Wakefield II
Ridgeville Elementary School's Extremely Talinted Show
11
MorrisLarry Farmer
Sesame: Life on the Street
22
Neuqua ValleyBen Mosshamer
Leaving Iowa
11
Oak LawnEthan Zumhagen
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
12
Oak Park-River ForestAlejandro Medina
Jimmy the Antichrist
11
PekinConnor Hayden
Danny's How-To VLOG on Surviving Middle School, Defeating the Bad Guys, and Ruling the World
23
Prairie RidgeZach Tress
Action News: Now with 10% More Action!
12
ReavisJulia Rivera
The La La Awards
23
RochelleDerek Swarz
Tammy (A Coming of Age Story About a Girl Who is Part T-Rex)
13
Warren TownshipEmilia Lorenzo
One Giant Leap
42
WaterlooLuke Warden
Finding Ryan
21
YorkNico Thoresen
Popcorn Falls
23
YorkvilleIsaac Iga
Pinocchio: No Strings Attached
11

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Impromptu Speaking (19 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
BartlettElizabeth Thomas13
BentonParker Johnson13
ByronCaleigh Rybicki31
Coal CityJacob Cimino13
Downers Grove SouthJuliana Conyer21
Glenbrook NorthVika Gavrilyuk13
HarrisburgLilian Coffie32
HeyworthJacob Hartwig31
Homewood-FlossmoorMalcolm Rush13
Joliet WestBethany Yanchick32
LemontNora Thornber12
Neuqua ValleyMeiling Sun11
Pearl CityKaitlyn Christensen13
PekinLauren Holling31
ProspectClaire Wynkoop22
Richards (Oak Lawn)Damian Rzeszutek41
Wheaton Warrenville SouthTheo Campen22
YorkSkylar Adams33
YorkvilleSkyler Butts12

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Informative Speaking (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Belleville WestBree Aplin
What's Your Type?
12
Bradley-BourbonnaisBeatrice White
The Universe in Your Tummy
41
ByronMadison Lane
Apocalypse Now … Or Later?
23
Elk GroveOlivia Britto
24 Karat Info
23
FentonTereza Belej
The Breast Is Yet to Come
11
Glenbard WestBen Battisto
The Magic of Antibiotics
11
Glenbrook NorthMya Gerstein
Catch up on Craft Condiments
12
HarrisburgNoah Billman
It Creeps and Crawls
11
Homewood-FlossmoorLaila Dyer
When Nature Calls
13
Joliet WestKara Duensing
This Speech is Sugar-Free
12
Normal UniversityEesha Yadav
Things I Can't Change
23
Oak LawnFrancesca Crosby
Not Just a Web of Lies
12
PekinVann Zander
No Strings Attached: The Power of Puppets
13
Prairie RidgePranaav Sureshkumar
How to Build Better Security
11
ReavisKaylie Gilbert
What's That Smell?
41
Waubonsie ValleyAlexis Mwangi
Psychology of White Lies
22
Wheaton Warrenville SouthAddison Mecklenburg
The Pigeons are Watching
23
YorkvilleEmily Hart
Whale Sharks: A Deep Dive to Find Friends Fathoms Below
22

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Oratorical Declamation (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Belleville WestMorgan Seagle
Claim Your Experience, but Don't Let It Claim You
22
Bradley-BourbonnaisAva Mossop
How to Avoid Being the Black Friend
13
Glenbrook NorthCarter Meyer
Embracing Your Weirdness
33
Hinsdale CentralReagan Scott
4 Larger-than-Life Lessons from Soap Operas
12
Metea ValleyKartik Gangwar
The Wisdom of a 3rd Grade Dropout
13
Normal UniversityBenedicta Johnson
Legacy
13
Pearl CityCaylie Schubert
Lessons from a Lifetime of Bad Advice
11
PekinRiley Cady12
ReavisRaeda Nassan
What is Your Jihad?
12
SandwichCaroline Gomes
The Art of Paying Attention
22
Southland College PrepCourtney Clemons
The Power of Vulnerability
21
ThorntonIvan Walker
I See Something
23
WashingtonKaleigh Gross
Mount Holyoke College Commencement Speech
31
WaterlooGeraldine Blanchfield
How to Lose Your Self-Esteem
21
Wheaton NorthJacqueline Sheahin
I Hate Breast Cancer Awareness Month
32
WheelingArhianna Ellis
A Street Librarian's Quest to Bring Books to Everyone
11
YorkLiam Shea
Unscripted
11
YorkvilleEunah Maumbe
Commencement Address to Wellesley's Class of 2015
13

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Original Comedy (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Belleville WestPeyton Long
The Future Farmer Fashionistas
11
ByronAmelie Rosavelasquez
Choreography Catastrophe
33
Downers Grove SouthJoe Conyer
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Apps
22
Elk GroveScott Barron
Scott Barron and the Search for the Golden Script
33
EurekaIsabelle Axelson
Jennifer Take the Wheel
32
Glenbard WestWill Lafontaine
CARma
43
HeyworthWren Huebner
Bingo Night Brawl
13
Hinsdale CentralGemma Flaming
Me and Mom....Mom and I
11
LarkinElliot McGowan
Hetero in the Hallways
42
MarianIsaiah Allison
The Color Story
41
Metea ValleyMadhav Sekhar
Little Fish
42
MorrisLiam Eber
Key!To!Life!
11
Neuqua ValleyBen Mosshamer
Corporate Hell
11
OlympiaGrayson Rummel
Feta Late Than Never
43
ReavisJulia Rivera
Brujeria, Haruspicy, and a Sassy Abuela
12
Round Lake High SchoolCarlos Vilchis
The Toe Tickling Bandit
13
Southland College PrepJacob Smith
Tongue Twisted
13
United (East Moline)Gracie Pfaff
Nobody Is Good at Golf
13
WashingtonVivian Ward
Literary Loser
13
WaterlooNick Bedford
Fast Asleep and Furious
12
YorkvilleMerrick Harzman
Diner Town
11

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Original Oratory (19 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
BartlettKyle Depakakibo
Curing Uranium's Fever
12
BentonParker Johnson
Tip, Tip, Boom
22
ByronLiliana Ramos
There’s No Rewind Button on Life
43
Downers Grove SouthJuliana Conyer
An Inside Job
21
EisenhowerSophia Gulmatovas
You Poor Thing
22
Elk GroveClare Duffy
Crisis in the Classroom
43
GlenwoodMackenzie Jones
Competition: Off the Blocks
23
Hinsdale CentralChloe Masood
Let's Avoid Avoidance
32
Joliet WestMolly Murdock-Schey
This Speech is Very Touching
22
Metea ValleyShunya Patel
Medical Illiteracy is Harder Than You Think
13
Normal UniversityOwen Schmitt
Fetishization is a Drag
31
Oak LawnMaggie Sheehan
Higher Ed, Lower Stigma
41
PekinAlina Vang
The Censored School
21
RichwoodsJah Mubalama
Echoes of Yesterday: The Influence of Memories
33
ThorntonIvan Walker
Poptart Panic
13
Thornton Fractional NorthAirraina Franklin
Black Girl Tragic
33
Wheaton Warrenville SouthMirell Morshed
A Trip of a Lifetime
22
YorkBrooklyn Nuss
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
31
YorkvilleEllie Fapp
That One Time My Mom Let Me Have Instagram and I Lost the Ability to Feel Feelings
11

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Performance in the Round (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
BartlettPerformance in the Round
Suffs
41
Belleville WestPerformance in the Round
Conflagration
12
DelavanPerformance in the Round
Homeschooled
13
Downers Grove SouthPerformance in the Round
Gutenberg! The Musical!
12
FentonPerformance in the Round
If Anything Happens, I Love You
13
Grant Community High SchoolPerformance in the Round
Ride the Cyclone
12
Hinsdale CentralPerformance in the Round
A Violin for Elva
21
Hoffman Estates H.S.Performance in the Round
If Anything Happens, I Love You: An Adaptation
12
Mahomet-SeymourPerformance in the Round
The Sleepover
23
MarianPerformance in the Round
Loving Grace
11
MorrisPerformance in the Round
The Outsiders
21
ReavisPerformance in the Round
Spin by Rebecca Caprara
13
Richards (Oak Lawn)Performance in the Round
A Clockwork Love
32
RochellePerformance in the Round
Junie B. Jones
13
United (East Moline)Performance in the Round
Selfie
12
WaterlooPerformance in the Round
You've Reached Sam
11
Wheaton Warrenville SouthPerformance in the Round
The Adventures of Beekle
23
YorkPerformance in the Round
Unless
11

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Poetry Reading (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
CarbondaleSimoné Prozesky
The Immigrant In Me
23
EisenhowerAkira Manning
The Space He Never Filled: A Program
42
Freeport H.S.Mya Ortiz
Floaters-A Program
12
Glenbard WestHailey Weaver
Mom's the Word
32
GlenwoodLayne Rude
Dear Bully
21
HarrisburgNatalie Beck
My Thighs? Hypnotic. My Body? Iconic.
12
Hinsdale CentralMeiyan Zhu
That One Thing
12
HuntleyDaniella Swim
Why I Chose The Bear
33
Joliet WestBelle Magosky
Pay Attention.
11
LimestoneEmely Canizales
The Unwritten Letter: A Program
13
Neuqua ValleyZamirah Brandon
Everything is the Worst
21
Oak Park-River ForestMena Ollins
Searching for Joy: a program
13
ProspectAmy Xu
Unveiled Voices
11
ReavisJorge Burciaga
A Program on How Fat I Am
11
ThornwoodJociaya Edwards
Everyday Flowers for Mama: A Program
13
WashingtonKaiya Bell
Monolith: A Program
12
YorkAlyssa Kachappilly
While We’re Here: A Program
23
YorkvillePaige Madej
The Oblivion
41

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Prose Reading (19 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Coal CityJordan Olson
Saying No to Nick
33
DeKalbWill Fontana
At The Hop
21
EisenhowerAkira Manning
This Kind of Red
22
Grant Community High SchoolDianey Granados
Hannah's Gift
33
HarrisburgBella Teston
The Body Papers
11
Hinsdale CentralMakenna Melia
You May Want to Marry My Husband
23
Homewood-FlossmoorStella Hoyt
Something Borrowed
11
Joliet WestSariana Mateo
Don't Call Me Young Lady!
11
LyonsLondon Muscolino
Loving Grace
32
MorrisAric Huetteman
Two Kisses For Maddy: A Memoir of Love and Loss
22
Naperville CentralNina Rao
You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion
42
Neuqua ValleyLucy Fosdick
Bearded Lady
13
Normal UniversityEllis Zimmerman
The Fear
23
Oak Park-River ForestAlejandro Medina
Ashes from Naked
11
Pearl CityKaitlyn Christensen
Deja Vu (again)
22
ProspectDylan Maye
How to Talk to a Widower
23
ReavisRuby Corral
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
13
WaterlooKamryn Zavorka
Choosing Hope
22
Wheaton Warrenville SouthElliana Sheehan
Do We Know How To Grieve?
31

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Radio Speaking (22 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
BartlettDhanvi Dhandapani41
Bloomington H.S.Gabe Fernandes33
Bradley-BourbonnaisLayLah Perkins43
Coal CityMadison Wilson12
DeKalbJenna Zimmerman43
Downers Grove SouthSebastian Blanco11
Dunlap High SchoolAgrini Neekhra11
Glenbard WestMorgan Baedke43
Glenbrook NorthMya Gerstein13
Granite CityEvan Peters13
Hinsdale CentralMaeve Rogers22
MarianDaisy Oparanozie32
Naperville CentralClaire Zeng13
Normal CommunitySahana Garapati22
Normal UniversityThomas Raycraft11
ProspectSydney Strimling23
ReavisLeana Mol13
Richards (Oak Lawn)Ted Taylor21
RiverdaleTrey Stoddard12
WaterlooQuincy Davis23
Wheaton Warrenville SouthEmily Sklenicka21
YorkZhihanna Liu32

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Special Occasion Speaking (18 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Reg.Sec.
Bradley-BourbonnaisMyah Crawford
Thank You, Beyonce
11
FentonArturo Hurtado Jr.
Alpha Males, Beta Ideas: The Manosphere
12
Freeport H.S.Mya Ortiz
Vapo Rub is NOT the Solution!
11
Glenbrook NorthEmma Kattookaran
Beyond Ballet
13
HarrisburgNoah Billman
What the Sigma
11
Homewood-FlossmoorLaila Dyer
Unplugged: How to Reverse the Rot
11
Joliet WestCalloway Walsh
I Know What I'm Talking About!
22
LyonsSofia Magajne
Lights, Camera, Action: MCS
21
Neuqua ValleyPooja Goel
Too Long; Didn't Read
23
OlympiaLeo Durheim
Learn to Love Your Eccentric
33
Plainfield SouthJaxon Garrison
Sex Education: Rainbow Edition
12
ReavisLaura Galindo
Bilingual Brains and Monolingual Complaints
12
St. Charles EastJenna Hubbard
Your Prize is... Death!
12
SycamoreFiona Long
Teaching Meme-ingful Lessons
33
Thornton Fractional NorthKeniyah Stephenson
Hey! So This is Insane!
23
WashingtonIsaac Oxborrow
With the Great Power of Technology, Come Great Responsibility
43
WaterlooErica Crook
Something to (NOT) Cheer About
22
YorkNico Thoresen
The ABC's of Financial Literacy
21

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