Tamar Kaplan Invitational 2024 Results
This weekend we held the Tamar Kaplan Invitational, in memory of Tamar Kaplan, a former Highland Park Debater, MSHSL State Champion, and core member of the debate community. Learn more about Tamar, and why this tournament is named in her honor here.
Our students brought their best, along with an incredible array of entries into our Hat and Hair day, and made their own debate memes! Find some of our favorites (and the tournament results, of course) below.
Our two Hat & Hair Day winners!
Friday
Novice A
Speakers
- 2nd: Malteser P. (Humboldt)
- 3rd: Dakota T. (Tartan)
- 6th: Henry T. B. (Roosevelt)
- 7th: Abdulquardi B. (Humboldt)
- 8th: Pernilla L. (Edina)
- 9th: Sam G. (Tartan)
Teams
- 3rd: Tartan Lawal & Carew
- 4th: Tartan Ejiofor & Thurneau & Carew
- 5th: Humboldt Paw & Wenzel
- 6th: Roosevelt Tariq Bergling & Ortiz
- 8th: Tartan Sparkman & Moo
- 9th: Wash Tech Asfaw & Mullins & Trice
- 10th: Tartan Rodriguez & Ruiz-Adan
Novice B
Speaker Awards
- 1st: Walter H.K. (St Paul Central)
- 2nd: Abraham W. (St Paul Central)
- 3rd: Irene E. (St Paul Central)
- 4th: Brianna R. (St Paul Central)
- 5th: Crystal O. (North St Paul)
- 6th: Sai Y. (Johnson)
- 7th: Daniella U. (Tartan)
- 9th: Kallie O. (North St Paul)
Partnership Awards
- 1st: St Paul Central Henderson-King & Woolner
- 2nd: St Paul Central Eichenberger & Ramirez
- 3rd: Johnson Yang
- 4th: North St Paul Onu & Ostby
- 5th: Tartan Ubani & Le
- 8th: Roosevelt Lopez Quinatoa & Espinoza
- 10th: St Paul Central Kennedy-Schuck & Adam
JV
Speaker Awards
- 5th: Djomba C. (Thomas Edison)
- 6th: Ruby N. (St Paul Central)
- 8th: Seenaa G. (Wash Tech)
- 10th: Nalini C. (St Paul Central)
Partnership Awards
- 3rd: St Paul Central Nagel & Carter
- 4th: Thomas Edison Camara
Saturday
Novice A
Speaker Awards
- 1st: Jane B. (St Paul Central)
- 2nd: Arya C. (St Paul Central)
- 3rd: Pieta C. (Washburn)
- 4th: Isabelle S. (St Paul Central)
- 5th: Lydia G. (Washburn)
- 6th: Maraike F. (Prior Lake)
- 7th: Orlagh F. (St Paul Central)
- 8th: Henry T.B. (Roosevelt)
- 9th: Hser M. (Tartan)
- 10th: Owen R. (Prior Lake)
Partnership Awards
- 1st: St Paul Central Carlson & Brink
- 2nd: Washburn Cunningham & Ganser
- 3rd: Prior Lake Agrawal & Fortin
- 4th: St Paul Central Frey & Schlittenhart
- 5th: Thomas Edison Anunike
- 6th: St Paul Central Onizuka & Frey
- 7th: Tartan Sparkman & Moo & lawal
- 9th: Roosevelt Tariq Bergling & Ortiz
- 10th: Roosevelt Lopez Quinatoa & Espinoza
Novice B
Speakers
- 4th: Meseret G. (St Paul Central)
- 6th: Ava N. (Washburn)
- 9th: Irene E. (St Paul Central)
Partnership Awards
- 1th: St Paul Central Eichenberger
- 3th: St Paul Central Kennedy-Schuck & Adam
- 5th: St Paul Central Ramirez & Lee
- 6th: Washburn Northrop
- 7th: Johnson Aye & Yang & Kashanvu
JV
Speaker Awards
- 1th: Anna W. (St Paul Central)
- 2th: Hafsa L. (St Paul Central)
- 3th: Deborah M.E. (Tartan)
- 4th: Ruby N. (St Paul Central)
- 6th: Nalini C. (St Paul Central)
- 7th: Ram M. (Eagan)
- 8th: Eva E. (St Paul Central)
- 10th: Nathan M. (Tartan)
Partnership Awards
- 1st: St Paul Central Nagel & Carter
- 2nd: St Paul Central Benlhabib & Wang
- 3rd: St Paul Central Lang & Eakin
- 5th: Tartan Medved & Mondragon Elorza
- 6th: Thomas Edison Burton & Camara
Varsity
Speaker Awards
- 2nd: Max U. (St Paul Central)
- 4th: Ben B. (St Paul Central)
- 5th: Inah J. (Tartan)
- 6th: Abe M. (St Paul Central)
- 10th: Kiernan B.K. (St Paul Central)
Partnership Awards
- 1st: St Paul Central Berger & Mulrooney
- 2nd: St Paul Central Ulven & Baxter-Kauf
- 3rd: Tartan James
- 4th: Washburn Bozic & Sherrell
- 5th: St Paul Central Miller & Clark
Thank you to our host, Saint Paul Central, our coaches, judges and debaters for making this tournament possible! We hope to see you at our next tournament, UMBrooks on Saturday, November 23rd.
