UMN Invitational 2024 Results

This Friday and Saturday, the Minnesota Urban Debate League and the University of Minnesota hosted the UMN Invitational tournament. This was the first tournament for several teams and many debaters, coming just one week after our season opener. We saw incredible growth from our returning debaters!

As always, students had the chance to earn team awards (based on the win/loss record) and speaker awards (based on the judges’ assessment of their core individual speaking skills). We’re proud to say that across two days, MNUDL students brought home 7 first-place awards and 32 top-five awards!

Edison Novice Debaters ready to start their next round

Day 1- Friday

Novice A:

Team Awards (Top 10)

  • Champions: St Paul Central Madeline B. & Irene E.
  • 3rd: Tartan Jedidiah H. & Tristan R.
  • 4th: Como Park Aine J. & Pann E.
  • 5th: Thomas Edison Saamiyah M. & Muntaas D.
  • 6th: Tartan Tairat C. & Toheebat C. & Alysha E.
  • 7th: Tartan Cherish S. & Victory I.
  • 8th: Roseville Dylan L. & Theodore E.
  • 10th: WTHS Maleah A. & Passion T.

Speaker Awards (Top 20)

  • Champion: Zev G. (Roosevelt)
  • 2nd: Irene E. (Central)
  • 3rd: Madeline B. (Central)
  • 4th: Mansuur A.
  • 6th: Harmonee S. (Tartan)
  • 7th: Jedidiah H. (Tartan)
  • 9th: Dylan L. (Roseville)
  • 10th: Theodore E. (Roseville)
  • 11th: Tristan R. (Tartan)
  • 12th: Taney K.S. (Central)
  • 13th: Hser M. (Tartan)
  • 14th: Alysha E. (Tartan)
  • 15th: Henry T.B. (Roosevelt)
  • 16th: Lulu D.S. (Edison)
  • 18th: Aine J. (Como)
  • 19th: Maddie C. (Tartan)

Novice B

Teams (Top 3)

  • Champions: Tartan Daniella Ubani & Sage Le
  • 2nd: Tartan Nathan Medved & Deborah Mondragon Elorza
  • 3rd: Johnson Sai Yang

Speakers (Top 6)

  • Champion: Daniella U. (Tartan)
  • 2nd: Sage L. (Tartan)
  • 3rd: Nathan M. (Tartatn)
  • 4th: Deborah M. E. (Tartan)
  • 5th: Sai Y. (Johnson)
  • 6th: Benjamin C. N. (Washburn)

JV

Teams (Top 5)

  • 3rd: St Paul Central Ruby Nagel

Speakers (Top 10)

  • 2nd: Ruby N. (Central)
  • 9th: Deion B. (Edison)
  • 10th: Aaron G. (WTHS)

Day 2- Saturday

Novice A

Teams (Top 15)

  • 2nd: Highland Violet W. & Emma C.
  • 4th: St Paul Central Irene E.
  • 9th: Humbolt Samuel W. & Montavius G.P. & Apree M.
  • 10th: Tartan Tairat C. & Toheebat C.
  • 11th: Thomas Edison Eliah B. & Lulu Delau S.
  • 12th: North St Paul Liam M. & Kallie O.
  • 14th: North St Paul Tatiyanna M. & Crystal O.
  • 15th: Roseville Dylan L. & Theodore E.

Speakers (Top 30)

  • Champion: Violet W. (Highland)
  • 4th: Ayla S. (Central)
  • 9th: Emma C. (Highland)
  • 12th: Irene E. (Central)
  • 15th: Kalllie O. (North St Paul)
  • 17th: Tairat C. (Tartan)
  • 18th: Samuel W. (Humboldt)
  • 20th: Lulu D. S. (Edison)
  • 21st: James H. (Washburn)
  • 24th: Donald M. (Central)
  • 25th: Toheebat C. (Tartan)
  • 26th: Eliah B. (Edison)
  • 28th: Passion T. (WTHS)
  • 30th: Montavius G.P. (Humboldt)

Novice B

Teams- Top 10

  • 2nd: Tartan Nathan M. & Deborah M. E.
  • 6th: Tartan Kamila S. & Nunat T.
  • 7th: Tartan Daniella U. & Sage L. & Jaden C.C.

Speakers- Top 20

  • 2nd: Deborah M.E. (Tartan)
  • 3rd: Nathan M. (Tartan)
  • 10th: Sage L. (Tartan)
  • 11th: Moe Moe A. (Johnson)
  • 12th: Sai Y. (Johnson)
  • 13th: Kamila S. (tartan)
  • 15th: Jaden C.C. (Tartan)
  • 17th: Alastair W. (Highland)
  • 19th: Daniella U. (Tartan)

JV

Teams- Top 10

  • 3rd: St Paul Central Ruby N. & Nalini C.
  • 6th: Thomas Edison Keeda J. & Deion B.
  • 7th: WTHS Aaron G.
  • 8th: Highland Carmina S. & Monteserrat M. A.
  • 9th: Roseville August P. & Matthias S.
  • 10th: Central Hafsa L.

Speakers- Top 15

  • Champion: Nalini C. (Central)
  • 5th: Ruby N. (Central)
  • 7th: Adwoa F. (Highland)
  • 8th: Carmina S. (Highland)
  • 10th: August P. (Roseville)
  • 11th: Keeda J. (Edison)
  • 13th: Matthias S. (Roseville)
  • 15th: Hafsa L. (Central)

Central Ulven & Baxter-Kauf, our new Lineal Champions

Varsity (Friday & Saturday)

Teams- Top 10

  • Champions: St Paul Central Max Ulven & Kiernan Baxter-Kauf (undefeated!)
  • 3rd: St Paul Central Elliot Miller & Nathan Clark
  • 9th: St Paul Central Abe Mulrooney & Ben Berger

Speakers- Top 20

  • 3rd: Max Ulven (Central)
  • 5th: Kiernan Baxter-Kauf (Central)
  • 8th: Nathan Clark (Central)
  • 9th: Haven Sherrell (Washburn)
  • 10th: Elliot Miller (Central)
  • 18th: Charlie Bozic (Washburn)

Our next tournament is the Roseville Rosebowl on Oct. 25 & 26. Get your costumes ready, we hope to see you there!