On January 17 and 18, 2020, the speech and debate team competed in the final tournament of the 2019-2020 Greater Saint Louis Speech Association (GSL) Conference Tournament series! For the 8th time in nine years and 6th year in a row, the Talking Rams were named Overall Conference Champions! The team was also named Debate Conference Champions and Public Speaking Conference Champions!
Congratulations to our team members who placed in the conference championships and in the GSL #3 tournament!
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Conference:
– Anna Reis, Conference Champion
– Ari Gottesman, 3rd
GSL #3:
– Anna Reis, 1st place
– Leo Liu, 6th place
United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Conference:
– Gabe DiAntonio, Conference Champion
– Josh Wolk, 2nd
GSL #3:
– Gabe DiAntonio, 1st place
– Josh Wolk, 3rd place
– Grace Hu, 4th place
Informative Speaking
Conference:
– Cindy Wang, Conference Champion
– Athena Vinch, 2nd
GSL #3:
– Cindy Wang, 4th place
– Gabe DiAntonio, 5th place
Original Oratory
Conference:
– Catherine Liao, Conference Champion
– Josh Wolk, 2nd
GSL #3:
– Catherine Liao, 1st place
– Danielle Zhang, 2nd place
Radio Speaking
Conference:
– Cindy Wang, 3rd
GSL #3:
– Cindy Wang, 1st place
Duo Interpretation
Conference:
– Grace Hu and Anna Ries, Conference Champions
Interpretation
Conference:
– Sophia Liu, Conference Champion
GSL #3:
– Sophia Liu, 2nd place
Poetry Reading
Conference:
– Lauren Xie, 2nd
GSL #3:
– Lauren Xie, 3rd place
Prose Reading
GSL #3:
– Allen You, 6th place
Congressional Debate
Conference:
– William Xie, Conference Champion
– Ayush Ajmani, 3rd
GSL #3:
– William Xie, 2nd place
– Melody Zhang, Permanent Presiding Officer
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Conference:
– Anna Reis, Conference Champion
GSL #3:
– Anna Reis, 1st place
– Huamin Gao, 5th place
Public Forum Debate
Conference:
– Ayush Ajmani and Eli Goldstein, Conference Champions
– Michael Cao and Josh Wolk, 3rd
GSL #3:
– Catherine Liao and Lauren Xie, 1st place
– Michel Cao and Josh Wolk, 5th place
– Ayush Ajmani and Eli Goldstein, 6th place
Policy Debate
Conference:
– Ari Gottesman and William Xie, Conference Champions
– Adi Agarwal and Allen You, 3rd
GSL #3:
– Ari Gottesman and William Xie, 3rd place