2004 FFL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
LIST OF STATE CHAMPIONS (Back to top of page)
Congratulations to each of our State Champions! Enjoy your EAGLE!
DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING: DAVID ROTHENBERG, JP TARAVELLA HS (Coach: Beth Goldman)
INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS: BRIAN DONOHUE, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (Coach: Brett Salamin; accepting Clarissa Rodriguez)
ORIGINAL ORATORY: ROBERT SMITH, NOVA (Coach: Lisa Miller)
STUDENT CONGRESS: JOSH WEISS, LAKE BRANTLEY (Coach: Rob Carraway)
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION: RYAN RUBY, ARCHBISHOP CURLEY (Coach: Br. Anthony Cavet)
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATIO: JEFF AUGUSTIN, BRADDOCK (Coach: Carol Cecil)
DUO INTERPRETATION: MARC HOFFENBERG & RYAN SULAK, JP TARAVELLA (Coach: Beth Goldman)
MARC HOFFENBERG & RYAN SULAK, JP TARAVELLA (Coach: Beth Goldman)
GROUP INTERPRETATION: MIAMI JACKSON (Coach: Paul Lobeck)
ORAL INTERPRETATION: ALEX WEISMAN, UNIVERSITY (Coach: Dean Brooks)
PUBLIC FORUM: NATALIA RIGOL & ALEXANDRA WALL, NOVA (Coach: Lisa Miller)
LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE: JULIE BILLS, PINE VIEW (Coach:
Tom Krause)
POLICY DEBATE: SAMANTHA MORRIS & MACKENZIE MUMEY, CELEBRATION (Coach: Jackson Mumey)
TD/LD/PF RESULTS (Back to top of page)
***Due to a tabulation error that was discovered weeks after the tournament,
Daniel St. Clair of Lakewood HS has been awarded a 3rd place speaker award.
Daniel received his plaque at the Novice State tournament. The officers of
Florida Forensic League, Inc. regret the error.
PUBLIC FORUM
Speaker Awards
5th Place: Neda Lajevardi, Michael Krop
4th Place: Nate Nevins, Nova
3rd Place: Javier Chipi, Coral Springs
2nd Place: Daniel Thompson, Nova
BEST SPEAKER: Pamela Leskar, Nova
Quarter Finalists
Billy Jacobs & Michael Durante, JP Taravella
Alexandra Levis & Neda Lajevardi, Michael Krop
Jackie Lerch & Amber Moyer, Lake Brantley
Daniel Helm & Daniel St. Clair, Nova
Semi Finalists
Ashlee Brownlee & Shannon Holder, Michael Krop
Javier Chipi & Daniel Thompson, Coral Springs
FinalistS
On a 3 – 2 decision…
RUNNERS-UP: Taylor Wray & Morgan Whitworth, Lake Highland
STATE CHAMPIONS: NATALIA RIGOL & ALEXANDRA WALL, NOVA (Coach: Lisa Miller)
LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
Speaker Awards
5th Place: Michael Dunn, Miami Killian
4th Place: Alyssa Price, King
3rd Place: Lauren Rosenberg, Miami Palmetto
2nd Place: Lindsay Williams, St. Thomas Aquinas
BEST SPEAKER: Lee Solomon, Suncoast
Quarter Finalists
Lee Solomon, Suncoast
Lauren Rosenberg, Miami Palmetto (Defending Champion)
Max Wolson, Michael Krop
Alyssa Price, King
Semi Finalists
JR Thoreson, Lake Highland
Jodie Barkin, Ransom Everglades
Finalists
On a 3 – 2 decision…
RUNNER-UP: Lindsay Williams, St. Thomas Aquinas
STATE CHAMPION: JULIE BILLS, PINE VIEW (Coach: Tom Krause)
POLICY DEBATE
Speaker Awards
5th Place: Troy Roth, Ft. Lauderdale
4th Place: Kathy Bowen, Gulliver Prep
3rd Place: Nahshon Oliver, Ft. Lauderdale
2nd Place: Karen Harrison, Celebration
BEST SPEAKER: Rob Mulholand, Celebration
Quarter Finalists
Nahshon Oliver & Troy Roth, Ft. Lauderdale
Supal Desai & Kiran Dhillon, Celebration
Karen Harrison & Rob Mulholland, Celebration
Adam Reinke & Gavin Reinke, Lely
Semi Finalists
Kathy Bowen & Sasha Tuzel, Gulliver
Sara Stephens & Skyler Wilson, Pensacola
Finalists
On a 5 - 0 decision…
RUNNERS-UP: Joe Bucciero & Jeremy Landau, Miami Palmetto
STATE CHAMPIONS: SAMANTHA MORRIS & MACKENZIE MUMEY, CELEBRATION (Coach: Jackson Mumey)
STUDENT CONGRESS RESULTS (Back to top of page)
STUDENT CONGRESS
Presiding Officers
Tyler Shami, Lake Highland
Josh Weiss, Lake Brantley (Preliminary + Finals)
Michael Valdez, Belen Jesuit
Brand Kroeger, Ft. Walton Beach (Preliminary + Finals)
Super Congress Participants
Matt Cynamon, Nova
Brandon Haber, Celebration
Zack Hindin, Wellington
Brand Kroeger, Ft. Walton Beach
Luke Kupscznk, Winter Springs
Zachory Sandoval, Michael Krop
Super Congress Finalists
6th Place: Ally Halperin, Trinity
5th Place: Matt Turetzky, Nova
4th Place: Jennifer Hayes, King
3rd Place: Matt Futch, Nova
RUNNER-UP: Justin Zorn, Lake Brantley (Defending Champion)
STATE CHAMPION: JOSH WEISS, LAKE BRANTLEY (Coach: Rob Carraway)
DX/FX/OO RESULTS (Back to top of page)
DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Semi Finalists
Sara Carbocci, Celebration
Alex Rodriguez, North Miami
Alan Helm, Trinity Prep
Bradley Moore, Nova
Aaron Wasserstrom, Miami Palmetto
Tom Hansberger, Trinity Prep
Finalists
6th Place: Sam Pawliger, Miami Palmetto
5th Place: Josh Rovenger, Nova
4th Place: Ryan Walsh, Pine Crest
3rd Place: Brian Goldsmith, Pine View
RUNNER-UP: Ania Amdaor, Lake Highland
STATE CHAMPION: DAVID ROTHENBERG, JP TARAVELLA HS (Coach: Beth Goldman)
INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS
Semi Finalists
Nick Thompson, King
Grace Adamson, King
Mackenzy Scott, Ft. Lauderdale
Seth Welner, JP Taravella
Amanda Tarkowski, Winter Springs
Cristina Jozsi, King
Finalists
6th Place: Rosa Cabrera, Miami Southridge
5th Place: Sanjey Sivanesan, Trinity Prep
4th Place: Nick Wolfe, Coral Springs
3rd Place: Julie Steinberg, Spanish River
RUNNER-UP: Justin McGeary, JP Taravella
STATE CHAMPION: BRIAN DONOHUE, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
(Coach: Brett Salamin; accepting Clarissa Rodriguez)
ORIGINAL ORATORY
Semi-Finalists
Jessica Gonzalez, Miami Killian
Susan Cavnar, St. Thomas Aquinas (Defending Champion)
Michael Nevadomski, St. Thomas Aquinas
Christina Rodriguez, Archbishop Curley
Justin McGeary, JP Taravella
Rebecca Oyen, Cypress Creek
Finalists
6th Place: Logan Ury, Spanish River
5th Place: Ania Amador, Lake Highland
4th Place: Tamara Robertson, Archbishop Curley
3rd Place: Kim Cruts, Trinity Prep
RUNNERS-UP: Judith Bruno, Archbishop Curley
STATE CHAMPION: ROBERT SMITH, NOVA (Coach: Lisa Miller)
DI/HI/OI RESULTS (Back to top of page)
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
Semi Finalists
Meghan Falter, Winter Springs
Ian Kramer, Spanish River
Sam Dunn, Buchholz
Martine Joseph, Archbishop Curley
Rachel Lukachyk, Sarasota
Robbie Kleinberg, Spanish River
Finalists
6th Place: Robert Hernandez, Belen Jesuit
5th Place: Jere Nolan, St. Thomas Aquinas
4th Place: John Vargas, Braddock
3rd Place: Chelsea D’Hemecourt, St. Thomas Aquinas
RUNNER-UP: Harrison Gordon, Lake Highland
STATE CHAMPION: RYAN RUBY, ARCHBISHOP CURLEY (Coach:
Br. Anthony Cavet)
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
Semi Finalists
Melisa Modestil, Nova
Ines Del Toro, St. Thomas Aquinas
Cara Brown, Spanish River
Anthony Killings, North Miami Beach
Anna Kroeger, Ft. Walton Beach
Patrick McKelvey, Niceville
Finalists
6th Place: Alex Weisman, University
5th Place: Lauren Erlich, Celebration
4th Place: Maikel Alendy, Miami Southridge
3rd Place: Monique Robinson, Ft. Lauderdale
RUNNER-UP: David Kenton, Nova
STATE CHAMPION: JEFF AUGUSTIN, BRADDOCK (Coach: Carol Cecil)
ORAL INTERPRETATION
Non-Advancing Semi Finalists
Alex Rodriguez, North Miami
Justin Stone, Spanish River
Lora Johns, Lake Highland
Jeff Augustin, Braddock
Reginald Baptiste, North Miami Beach
Lauren Hoover, Niceville
Finalists
6th Place: Gina Petrucelli, Niceville
5th Place: Maygen Lafata, Lake Highland
4th Place: Tiffany Rolle, Buchholz
3rd Place: Monique Robinson, Ft. Lauderdale
RUNNER-UP: Kelly Bahlke, Trinity Prep
STATE CHAMPION: ALEX WEISMAN, UNIVERSITY (Coach: Dean Brooks)
DUO/GROUP RESULTS (Back to top of page)
DUO INTERPRETATION
Semi Finalists
Lorry Levasseur & Erdina Francillon, Archbishop Curley
Ines Del Toro & Kristen Williams, St. Thomas Aquinas
Dara Malina & Chelsey Panisch, Michael Krop
Jodi Savitz & Josh Leskar, Nova 9
Greg Tremblay & Danielle Volanti, St. Thomas Aquinas
Eric Williams & Jovonne Brown, Nova
Finalists
6th Place: Sam Dunn & Trevor Powers, Buchholz
5th Place: Phil Tizzani & James Cattaneo, Pine View
4th Place: David Kenton & Melisa Modestil, Nova
3rd Place: Tim Norton & Gina Petrucelli, Niceville
RUNNER-UP: Jeff Knight & Steve Ehrlich, Spanish River
STATE CHAMPION: MARC HOFFENBERG & RYAN SULAK, JP TARAVELLA (Coach: Beth Goldman)
GROUP INTERPRETATION
Semi Finalists
Michael Krop
North Miami
Archbishop Curley
Finalists
3rd Place: CW Ruckel Middle School
RUNNER-UP: Lewis Middle School
STATE CHAMPION: MIAMI JACKSON (Coach: Paul Lobeck)