2023 NOF Quarter 3 Results

We were excited to host a fantastic Quarter #3 regular season tournament on Feb 18. We had 20 programs from around the country join us for an exciting day of competition. As we gear up for our Nationals Competition, make sure to join us for Quarter #4 on April 22 so you are ready to excel!

View the awards ceremony on YouTube.

Special congratulations to the following programs for winning sweepstakes:

College

• Gold: UC San Diego; Silver: Irvine Valley College

High School

• Gold: University HS Charter; Silver: ModernBrain; Bronze: Liangyi Youth Leadership

Middle School

• Gold: The Golden State Academy; Silver: ModernBrain; Bronze: Velasquez Academy

Elementary School

• Gold: Able2Shine; Silver: Velasquez Academy; Bronze: Liangyi Youth Leadership

And here are the winners from the tournament!

College Extemp

Silver Irvine Valley College Janhavi Shah

Gold University of California San Diego Emma Berwanger

College Impromptu

Bronze Irvine Valley College Alexia Gallon

Bronze University of California San Diego Megan Deschenes

Bronze University of California San Diego Christian Kim

Bronze University of California San Diego Courtney Chan

Silver University of California San Diego Ayda Atici

Gold Mount Hood Community College Jessica Thomason

College IPDA Speakers

5 University of California San Diego Lucas Howard-Ron

4 Irvine Valley College Vincent Woo

3 Mount Hood Community College Deva Temple

2 University of California San Diego Michael Wagreich

1 University of California San Diego Annika Dengel

College IPDA

Silver California State University Fullerton Candace Soto

Silver Irvine Valley College Diego Victoria

Silver Mount Hood Community College Avery Diep

Silver University of California San Diego Lucas Howard-Ron

Silver University of California San Diego Jiayi Hu

Silver University of California San Diego Claire Dickens

Silver University of California San Diego Vincent Cono

Gold Irvine Valley College Vincent Woo

Gold Mount Hood Community College Deva Temple

Gold University of California San Diego Annika Dengel

Gold University of California San Diego Kellen Foster

Gold University of California San Diego Kiran Kumar

Gold University of California San Diego Fowsiyo Aden

Gold University of California San Diego Julian MacKenzie

Gold University of California San Diego Michael Wagreich

College NOF Parli

Silver University of California San Diego Toby Ngo & Richey Li

Gold University of California San Diego Cindy Chanay & Carter Castillo

College Platform

Bronze Mount Hood Community College Jessica Thomason

Bronze University of California San Diego Marina Hu

Silver Irvine Valley College Kyra Magda

Gold Irvine Valley College Janhavi Shah

Middle School Declamation

Bronze The Golden State Academy Samaira Uppal

Silver Wilshire Academy Emma Shim

Gold Speech & Debate Institute Allison Lin

Middle School Impromptu

Bronze ACLA Network Maxwell Washington

Bronze New Age Learning Emma Yu

Bronze The Golden State Academy Benjamin Cao

Bronze Velasquez Academy Alice Chen

Silver Velasquez Academy Abby Yu

Gold Velasquez Academy Melody Wang

Middle School Informative

We had an unbreakable tie for Gold

Gold ModernBrain Angelia Li

Gold ModernBrain Anya Luo

Middle School Interp

Bronze ModernBrain Anya Luo

Bronze Velasquez Academy Ariana Dadgostar

Silver Speech & Debate Institute Allison Lin

Gold ModernBrain Anna Feng

Middle School LD Speakers

3 The Golden State Academy Leo Zhou

2 QD Learning Amanda Lin

1 The Golden State Academy Fatema Shiyaji

Middle School LD

Silver QD Learning Amanda Lin

Silver The Golden State Academy Michael Liu

Silver The Golden State Academy Junlan Wang

Silver The Golden State Academy Ryan Peng

Gold The Golden State Academy Aarushi Agarwal

Gold The Golden State Academy Raeyaan Muppaneni

Gold The Golden State Academy Fatema Shiyaji

Gold The Golden State Academy Leo Zhou

Middle School Persuasive

Silver ModernBrain Sofia Jackson

Gold ModernBrain Philip Shin

Middle School Public Forum

Silver The Golden State Academy Vihaan Pala & Ansh Vasani

Gold ModernBrain Kevin Wang & Isabel Chang

Gold The Golden State Academy Anika Goyal & Anvi Goyal

Middle School SPAR

Bronze Helios School Madeleine Zehner

Bronze Louis Armstrong Middle School/SAGE Magnet Althea Weichelt

Bronze Velasquez Academy Johnny Shiell

Silver Velasquez Academy Yimeng Yuan

Gold CL Academy Lily Kim

Gold Helios School Sunay Miduthuri

Middle School Storytelling

Bronze Able2Shine Mark Yu

Silver Helios School Varenya Dalal

Gold ModernBrain Giovanna Chui

Middle School Worlds

Silver Liangyi Youth Leadership Wu / Mak / Lin / Liu

Gold Liangyi Youth Leadership Hong / Shi / Chung / Tzo

High School Impromptu

Silver ModernBrain Aryan Ray

Gold ModernBrain Kelly Liu

High School Interp

Bronze ModernBrain Sienna Shah

Bronze ModernBrain Wenyi Hu

Silver Liangyi Youth Leadership Shawn Wang

Gold University High School Charter Olivia Carter

High School LD

Silver CL Academy Ethan Ahn

Gold CL Academy Skyler Kim

High School Platform

Silver ModernBrain Kelly Liu

Gold The Golden State Academy Phi Chanda

High School SPAR

Bronze Chadwick School Austin Ransford

Bronze Chadwick School Makaela Brown

Bronze Liangyi Youth Leadership Gordon Ruan

Bronze University High School Charter Eldana Arega

Bronze University High School Charter Enkhsaruul Sandagsuren

Silver Velasquez Academy Arya Shah

Gold Chadwick School Anna Brutocao

Gold Liangyi Youth Leadership Peter Wang

High School Storytelling

Silver University High School Charter Eldana Arega

Gold University High School Charter Layla Sadrieh

Elementary Declamation

Bronze Liangyi Youth Leadership Isabella Neris

Silver Velasquez Academy Cyrus Dadgostar

Gold Able2Shine Daniella Strohmann

Elementary Impromptu

Bronze ModernBrain Marquis Zhao

Bronze New Age Learning Alicia Chen

Silver Liangyi Youth Leadership Emily Dai

Gold New Age Learning Leah Yang

Elementary NOF Parli

Silver Liangyi Youth Leadership Amber Cui & Katelyn Ye

Gold Liangyi Youth Leadership Yixin Chen & Leo Wu

Elementary Platform

Bronze ModernBrain Lucas Xie

Bronze Wilshire Academy Nathan Ahn

Silver Able2Shine Ryan Wang

Gold Able2Shine Angela Zhu

Elementary Poetry-Prose

Bronze Wilshire Academy Jonah Lee

Silver Velasquez Academy Ziwen "Hebe" Dou

Gold Able2Shine Angela Zhu

Elementary SPAR

Bronze Liangyi Youth Leadership Mia Wu

Bronze ModernBrain Marquis Zhao

Bronze Velasquez Academy Ziwen "Hebe" Dou

Bronze Velasquez Academy Xuandi Yuan

Silver Liangyi Youth Leadership Emily Dai

Gold Wilshire Academy Elliot Yun

Elementary Storytelling

Silver Able2Shine Milo Zhao

Gold Velasquez Academy Cyrus Dadgostar