three class a competitors win coveted fourth medals medals this year: kevin bi of east ridge; ......

Three Class A competitors win coveted fourth medalsCannon Falls and Moorhead capture team championshipsThree Class A competitors won their

fourth medals at the 2017 State SpeechTournament: Knute Oldre of Luverne; MollyTengwall of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa; andKate Folkman of Morris Area.

In the team competition, Cannon Fallsand Moorhead captured top honors. It wasthe second consecutive title for both schools.

Class AMaple River of Mapleton and St. Cloud

Cathedral led all schools with two goldmedals apiece. Cannon Falls captured its sec-ond consecutive team championship with itssix medalists and 30 points.

None of the six returning gold medalists,who were all returning in their same cate-gories, succeeded in winning an event againthis year. Grant Schlichting of Cannon Fallsplaced second in Extemporaneous Speakingand Elise Anderson of Warroad was third inStorytelling. It was also the third medal over-all for both Schlichting and Anderson.

Knute Oldre of Luverne finished fifth inDiscussion and Awazi Jaafaru of Twin CitiesAcademy of St. Paul placed fifth in SeriousInterpretation of Drama. It was the fourthmedal overall for Oldre.

Grace Kubista of Jordan and ColemanKlimek of Staples Motley were the finalreturning champions. Kubista did not makethe finals in Storytelling and Klimek, alongwith partner Elijah Sams, fell short of thefinals in Duo Interpretation.

In addition to Oldre, two other partici-pants won coveted fourth medals this year:Molly Tengwall of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosaand Kate Folkman of Morris Area.

Twelve other competitors won thirdmedals this year: Miranda Felton of CannonFalls; Maggie Schmaltz of Eden Valley-Watkins; Andraya Parenteau of Hawley;Dylan Thorson of Luverne; Samantha Ykemaof Luverne; Madison Malzahn of Park RapidsArea; Marshall Muehlbauer of St. CloudCathedral; Tom Hawkins of St. CloudCathedral; Connor Prafke of St. Peter; NoahTiegs of Tracy-Milroy-Balaton; Paul Cushmanof Wabasha-Kellogg, and Carter Peterson ofUnderwood.

Cannon Falls earned six medals this yearand six schools followed with four medalseach: East Grand Forks, Mankato Loyola,Fairmont, St. Cloud Cathedral, St. Peter, andUnderwood. With medals awarded to asmany as eight top finishers, 57 schools wererepresented by students awarded medals fortheir 2017 state tournament performances.

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley still tops theClass A list with 41 state champions between

1969 and 2017, which is good for third-placeon the list of Most State Champions-AllClasses. Mounds Park Academy now has 35state champions, which is good for fifth-place on that list. Walker-Hackensack-Akeleystill tops the list of top medal-winning ClassA schools with 238, and Mounds ParkAcademy has 157. Mankato Loyola had fourmedalists this year and the school now ranksthird with 124.

Class AAMoorhead led all schools in gold medals,

winning five. Of the six returning goldmedalists, four succeeded in winning anevent again this year. Moorhead also claimedtop honors in the team competition for a sec-ond consecutive year. The Spuds, who tiedwith Eagan last year, finished with 84 pointsthis year.

Quintin Walker of East Ridge ofWoodbury claimed his second title inCreative Expression and Dylan Clausen ofElk River won his second gold medal in

Discussion. Devon Solwold and Izzy Larsonof Moorhead also successfully defended theirtitle in Duo Interpretation. It was also thethird medal each for Walker, Clausen,Solwold, and Larson.

The other returning champions wereSarah Grambo of Apple Valley and Tre’Edgerton of East Ridge. Grambo was lookingfor her second consecutive title InformativeSpeaking. Edgerton, who won in SeriousInterpretation of Poetry in 2016, competed inHumorous Interpretation this year. NeitherGrambo nor Edgerton made the finals intheir respective categories this year.

Three additional competitors earned theirthird medals this year: Kevin Bi of East Ridge;McKensie Bedore of Moorhead; and MaiaPeterson of Roseville Area. No Class AA par-ticipant claimed a coveted fourth medal thisyear.

Moorhead led all schools with 16 medalsand Apple Valley had 14. With medals award-ed to as many as eight top finishers, 30schools were represented by students award-ed medals for their 2017 state tournamentperformances.

With Apple Valley winning one goldmedal this year, the Eagles claim 86 statechampions between 1969 and 2017, which is

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Brandon Lange (left) and Ethan Peter of Stewartville placed second in Class A Duo Interpretation withtheir piece titled Thirteen the Musical.

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2017 State Class A Team ChampionCannon Falls

Row 1 (L-R): Co-Head Coach Holly Winget, Hannah Singewald, Jordynn Zier, Amanda Wulf, Molly Bowen, Samantha Hamann, Kristy Allen, RachelHartman, Ryan Schlichting, Carley Norton, Coach John Fogarty. Row 2: Co-Head coach Cal Vande Hoef, Laura Johnson, Hannah Johnson, Josie Ramler,Grant Schlichting, Miranda Felton, Iris French, Nick Engebretson, Coach Ian Olson.

first place on the list of Most StateChampions-All Classes. Eagan still has 62state champions, good for second place. Withits 12 medals this year, Apple Valley still leadsthe list of top medal-winning Class AA

schools with 390. Eagan, having won eightmedals this year, now ranks a distant secondwith 301. Moorhead and Forest Lake are tiedfor third place with 185 medals apiece.

2017 REVIEW (Continued from page 319)

(1969-2017)

Notes: Dramatic Duos are counted as a single medal for the two participants; SC = Single Class Competition; AA = Class AA Competition; A = Class A Competition

1. 238 Walker – Walker-Hackensack – Walker-Hackensack-Akeley;earned in SC & A

2. 157 Mounds Park Academy; earned in A

3. 124 Mankato Loyola; earned in A

4. 109 Cannon Falls; earned in A & SC

5. 104 Fairmont; earned in A & AA

6. 90 Park Rapids Area; earned in A & AA & SC

7. 83 St. Cloud Cathedral; earned in A

8. 73 Staples – Staples Motley – Staples Area; earned in A

73 St. Peter; earned in A & AA & SC

10. 72 Windom Area & Windom; earned in A & SC

72 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton & Glyndon-Felton; earned in A

Top 10 Class A Medal-Winning Schools


2017 Class A Medal Winners

CREATIVEEXPRESSION

DISCUSSION

DUOINTERPRETATION

EXTEMPORANEOUSREADING

EXTEMPORANEOUSSPEAKING

1st Tom Hawkins, St. Cloud Cathedral2nd Angello Bell, Blackduck3rd Sophie O’Rourke, Blue Earth Area4th Olivia Blue Larson, Milaca5th Becca Kohlmeyer, Mankato Loyola6th Rachel Hartman, Cannon Falls7th Shelby Kuechle, Eden Valley-Watkins8th Olivia McNair, Perham

1st Carter Peterson, Underwood2nd Miranda Felton, Cannon Falls3rd Samantha Ykema, Luverne4th Solomon Sewell, West Central Area, Barrett5th Knute Oldre, Luverne6th Savannah Ellison, Pequot Lakes7th Nathan Utecht, Eden Valley-Watkins8th Connor Prafke, St. Peter

Tom HawkinsSt. Cloud Cathedral

Carter PetersonUnderwood

1st Brianna Kreft, West Central Area, Barrett2nd Noah Stetz, *Breckenridge/Wahpeton3rd Samantha Nupson, Cass Lake-Bena4th Erika Doetkott, Melrose Area5th Danah Albaaj, East Grand Forks6th Sarita Hook, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton7th Jacob Pleschourt, Medford8th Brenndan Walton, StewartvilleBrianna Kreft

West Central Area, Barrett

1st Pranay Somayajula, Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul2nd Grant Schlichting, Cannon Falls3rd Ryan Schlichting, Cannon Falls4th Dylan Thorson, Luverne5th Alex Nelson, St. Croix Preparatory Academy, Stillwater6th Steve Hadaway, Cotter, Winona7th Kindra Peterson, Underwood8th Nicholas Steinhofer, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

1st Lee Schauer & Isaiah Lippert, Maple River, Mapleton2nd Brandon Lange & Ethan Peter, Stewartville3rd Caitlyn Gordon & Alexis Gordon, East Grand Forks4th Megan Frisk & Zach Sanders, Crookston5th Erich Feist & Jordan Peterson, New London-Spicer6th Ali Sandquist & Parker Sisler, St. Peter7th Sheridan Wilson & Mollie Pierson, Pequot Lakes8th Ariana Carlson & Anna Walker, Lake CityLee Schauer &

Isaiah LippertMaple River,

Mapleton

Pranay SomayajulaMounds Park Academy,

St. Paul

* Denotes cooperatively sponsored program.


1st Maggie Schmaltz, Eden Valley-Watkins2nd Kate Best, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 3rd Charlotte Lena, Mankato Loyola4th Emma West, Hawley5th Meghan Schaub, Mankato Loyola6th Carlie Mell, Rush City7th Amber Schroeder, Park Rapids Area8th Samantha Kadle, Watertown-Mayer

1st Kate Folkman, Morris Area 2nd Andraya Parenteau, Hawley3rd Sarah Dunn, *River Valley4th Lillian Truebenbach, Milaca5th Molly O’Hern, Jordan6th Daniel Ukkelberg, Battle Lake7th Garret Kinstler, Lewiston-Altura8th Jacob Polovick, Browerville

Maggie SchmaltzEden Valley-Watkins

Kate FolkmanMorris Area

Stephanie OtrembaSt. Cloud Cathedral

1st Stephanie Otremba, St. Cloud Cathedral2nd Marshall Muehbauer, St. Cloud Cathedral3rd Lauren Carlson, Fairmont4th Katelyn Stanley, Mayer Lutheran5th Kaitlyn Van Beek, East Grand Forks6th Sabdi Bravo, Adrian7th Matthew Metzler, Blackduck8th Jill Maahs, Underwood

1st Ellie Hansen, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2nd Maija Olson, Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul3rd Jordynn Zier, Cannon Falls4th Sarah Best, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 5th William Bernard, East Grand Forks6th Gabby Law, Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul7th Tony Joseph, Fairmont8th Alec Gritzmacher, Eveleth-GilbertEllie Hansen

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

1st Michaila Hicks, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 2nd Lily Werner, St. Peter3rd Madison Malzahn, Park Rapids Area4th Gina Pham, Cotter, Winona5th Awazi Jaafaru, Twin Cities Academy, St. Paul6th Delaney Belcastro, Wrenshall7th PaNhia Vang, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton8th Jessa Mueller, Melrose Area

Michaila HicksDilworth-Glyndon-Felton


GREATSPEECHES

HUMOROUSINTERPRETATION

INFORMATIVESPEAKING

ORIGINALORATORY

SERIOUS INTERPRETATION

OF DRAMA




OF POETRY


OF PROSE

1st Moriah Lippert, Maple River, Mapleton2nd Noah Tiegs, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton3rd Molly Presler, Royalton4th Emma Koehler, Fairmont5th Maija Eickhoff, St. Cloud Cathedral6th Asante Creek, Underwood7th Megan Hillesheim, Mankato Loyola8th Anna Howard, Cass Lake-Bena

1st Christian Lohrenz, Windom Area2nd Leah Roberts, New York Mills3rd Elise Anderson, Warroad4th Emma Burpo, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 5th Anthony McGee, Pipestone Area6th Evelyn Humphrey, Kenyon-Wanamingo7th Shaunaliese Swinda, Chisholm8th Noah French, Cotter, Winona

Molly TengwallBelgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

1st Molly Tengwall, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 2nd August Johnson-Ding, New York Mills3rd Emily Kjenaas, Park Rapids Area4th Claire Nelson, *Fosston/Bagley5th Mikayla Soelter, Fairmont6th Paul Cushman, Wabasha-Kellogg7th Rachel Quist, St. Peter8th Samantha Hamann, Cannon Falls

Moriah LippertMaple River, Mapleton

Christian LohrenzWindom Area



STORYTELLING


2017 State Class AA Team ChampionMoorhead

Row 1 (L-R): Hannah Hendrickson, McKensie Bedore, Lauren Cartwright, Regan Hart, Skyler Klostriech, Ariana Grollman, Abby Dahlberg, Sophia Klindt,Noel Kangas, Sarah Schulz, Izzy Larson. Row 2: Alex Church, Jennie Hastings, Jessica Anderson, Lance Morlock, Megan DuChene, Devon Solwold,Bridget McManamon, Katherine Leiseth, Dylan Stage, Kenan Stoltenow, Carolyn Solberg, Luke Seidel, Hannah Maki, Camryn Hodny, Kaden Moszer, EvynJudish, Maryn Cella.

Notes: Dramatic Duos are counted as a single medal for the two participants; SC = Single Class Competition; AA = Class AA Competition; A = Class A Competition

(1969-2017)1. 391 Apple Valley; earned in AA

2. 303 Eagan; earned in AA

3. 185 Forest Lake; earned in AA & SC

185 Moorhead; earned in AA & SC

5. 140 Marshall; earned in AA & SC

6. 127 Lakeville North; earned in AA

7. 126 Eastview, Apple Valley; earned in AA

8. 124 Benilde-St. Margaret’s; earned in A & AA

9. 91 Roseville Area; earned in AA

10. 89 Woodbury; earned in AA; previous co-op with Park, Cottage Grove

State Speech Tournament Medal Records — 1969-2017

Apple Valley in Class AA and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley in Class A lead their

respective classes in number of medals earned atState Speech Tournaments from 1969 to 2017.The year 1969 marked the first year in which apreliminary round and final round resulted inawarding medals to the top three place winners in

each division. The first two-class competition washeld in 1976. In 1979 the number of medalsawarded in each of the 11 categories of competi-tion increased from three to six. In 1989 the num-ber of categories increased to 12. In 1990 medalswere awarded to each of the finalists througheighth place. In 1993, the Dramatic Duo category

was added making the number of categories 13. In2002 the format changed to qualify three entriesfrom each section in each category, and havingthree preliminary rounds at the State Tournamentbefore the finals. Since 1969 students from 412member schools have won medals at the StateSpeech Tournament.

Top 10 Class AA Medal-Winning Schools


2017 Class AA Medal Winners

CREATIVEEXPRESSION

DISCUSSION

DUOINTERPRETATION

EXTEMPORANEOUSREADING

EXTEMPORANEOUSSPEAKING

1st Quintin Walker, East Ridge, Woodbury2nd Jeylin Yavas, Chanhassen3rd Lem Amen, Woodbury4th Max Fulkerson, Chaska5th Campbell Bernstein, Eastview, Apple Valley6th Linnea Prehn, Apple Valley7th Ruth Erikstrup, East Ridge, Woodbury8th Lauren Cartwright, Moorhead

1st Dylan Clausen, Elk River2nd Luke Norquist, Brainerd3rd Christina Laridaen, Prior Lake4th Julia Monroe, Lakeville North5th Alia Hezeil, Rochester John Marshall6th Lily Anderson, St. Cloud Tech7th Maggie Kenney, East Ridge, Woodbury8th Tejesh Bhimavarapu, Shakopee

Quintin WalkerEast Ridge, Woodbury

Dylan ClausenElk River

1st Maggie Bergman, Fridley2nd Angela Hugunin, Eagan3rd Jordan Homstad, Eastview, Apple Valley4th Megan Duchene, Moorhead5th Maggie Jokinen Prior Lake6th Abby Kaluza, Rocori, Cold Spring7th Katherine Leiseth, Moorhead8th Aunya Mukherjee, Eastview, Apple ValleyMaggie Bergman

Fridley

1st Olivia Shoemaker, Lakeville North2nd Ross Abram, Eastview, Apple Valley3rd Kevin Bi, East Ridge, Woodbury4th Laura Belec, Blaine5th Osman Mansur, Eastview, Apple Valley6th Alicia Zhang, East Ridge, Woodbury7th Sara de Sobrino, Forest Lake8th Bridget McManamon, Moorhead

1st Izzy Larson & Devon Solwold, Moorhead2nd Sam Hamerski & Maia Peterson, Roseville Area3rd Jenna Herbrand & Joshua Drucker, Eagan4th April Grabner & Jack Senske, Chanhassen5th Abby Dahlberg & Skyler Klostriech, Moorhead6th John Pete & Vanessa Nguyen, Lakeville North7th Raajii Daniel & Farhin Sayeed, Champlin Park8th Nadia Franzen & Eric Fang, WoodburyIzzy Larson &

Devon SolwoldMoorhead

Olivia ShoemakerLakeville North



1st Carolyn Solberg, Moorhead2nd Sajel Dutt, Mounds View3rd Maryn Cella, Moorhead4th Kate Brause, Apple Valley5th Elizabeth Oberle, Eastview, Apple Valley6th Atulya Reddy, Eagan7th Susan Xia, East Ridge, Woodbury8th Katelyn Espe, Centennial, Circle Pines

1st Thomas Price, Chanhassen2nd Ariana Grollman, Moorhead3rd Vakare Bartkaitis, Roseville Area4th Sophia Klindt, Moorhead5th Josie Ross, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park6th Ian Jarvi, Apple Valley7th Sam Goettl, Chaska8th Jacqueline Tomas, Centennial, Circle Pines

Carolyn SolbergMoorhead

Thomas PriceChanhassen

Sarah SchulzMoorhead

1st Sarah Schulz, Moorhead2nd Jonathan David, Eagan3rd Payton Camilli, Lakeville North4th Emilia Galchutt, Apple Valley5th Ava Ewald, Chanhassen6th Elsie Goren, Eagan7th Anna Marie Mitchell, Lakeville North8th Jazzy Gray, Elk River

1st Jane Michaelson, Apple Valley2nd Elijah Rockhold, Chanhassen3rd Tram Nguyen, Eagan4th Jenna Barker, Rocori, Cold Spring5th Rickey Williams, Apple Valley6th Anne Omer, Andover7th Elizabeth Brayden, Elk River8th Evan Gustafson, BlaineJane Michaelson

Apple Valley

1st Joshua Weinstein, Lakeville North2nd Luke Seidel, Moorhead3rd Arianna Rotty, Apple Valley4th Jesse Bissen, *Orono5th Caleb Rotman, Eastview, Apple Valley6th Kenan Stoltenow, Moorhead7th Georgina Simon, St. Cloud Tech8th Jason Sobieck, Roseville Area

Joshua WeinsteinLakeville North


GREATSPEECHES

HUMOROUSINTERPRETATION

INFORMATIVESPEAKING

ORIGINALORATORY


OF DRAMA




OF POETRY


OF PROSE

1st Ola Adebayo, Rochester John Marshall2nd Michaela Garcia, Apple Valley3rd Uzo Ngwu, Apple Valley4th Natalie Cumming, *Orono5th Liza Rotty, Apple Valley6th Jennie Hastings, Moorhead7th Governess Simpson, Stillwater Area8th Micaela Buda, Rochester John Marshall

1st Noel Kangas, Moorhead2nd Zakkiyah Sanders, Apple Valley3rd Emily Albert-Stauning, Eagan4th Mason Braasch, Lakeville North5th Nambi Mwassa, White Bear Lake Area6th Saee Patil, Wayzata7th Samuel Luo, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park8th Rachel Ward, Chanhassen

McKensie BedoreMoorhead

1st McKensie Bedore, Moorhead2nd Tony May, East Ridge, Woodbury3rd Courtney Loth, Lakeville North4th Brianna Sexton, Eagan5th Dominique Paulk, Apple Valley6th Rachel Tripp, Eden Prairie7th Savannah Sedlacek, Roseville Area8th Claire Doty, Apple Valley

Ola AdebayoRochester John Marshall

Noel KangasMoorhead



STORYTELLING


2017 Wells Fargo Spotlight on the Arts Award of Excellence

Winners of the 2017 Wells FargoSpotlight on the Arts Award ofExcellence in Class A Speechinclude: Tom Hawkins, St. CloudCathedral; Carter Peterson,Underwood; Lee Schauer, Maple River,Mapleton; Isaiah Lippert, Maple River,Mapleton; Brianna Kreft, West CentralArea, Barrett; Pranay Somayajula,Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul;Maggie Schmaltz, Eden Valley-Watkins;Kate Folkman, Morris Area; StephanieOtremba, St. Cloud Cathedral; EllieHansen, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley;Michaila Hicks, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton; Moriah Lippert, Maple River,Mapleton; Christian Lohrenz, WindomArea; Molly Tengwall, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

Class A

Winners of the 2017 Wells FargoSpotlight on the Arts Award ofExcellence in Class AA Speechinclude: Quintin Walker, East Ridge,Woodbury; Dylan Clausen, Elk River;Izzy Larson, Moorhead; Devon Solwold,Moorhead; Maggie Bergman, Fridley;Olivia Shoemaker, Lakeville North;Carolyn Solberg, Moorhead; ThomasPrice, Chanhassen; Sarah Schulz,Moorhead; Jane Michaelson, AppleValley; Joshua Weinstein, LakevilleNorth; Ola Adebayo, Rochester JohnMarshall; Noel Kangas, Moorhead;McKensie Bedore, Moorhead.

Class AA

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Class A – 1969-2017

Four-Time Gold Medal ChampionFairmont, Sarah Bankson, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, A

Three-Time Gold Medal ChampionBarnesville, Cort Sylvester, 1983, 1984, 1985

Cannon Falls, Sydney Erhardt, 2013, 2014, 2015Fairmont, Anagha Komaragiri, 2014, 2015, 2016Staples Motley, Ephrem Shaffer, 2006, 2007, 2008

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, Rachel Swedburg, 2006, 2007, 2008

Two-Time Gold Medal ChampionAitkin, Jackman, Lisa, 1988, 1989, ABelle Plaine, Walton, Val, 1977, 1979, ABlake School (The), White, Ann Marie, 1984, 1985, AChatfield, Eickhoff, Erik, 1997, 1999. ACrookston, Mullins, Jesi, 2003, 2004, ADe LaSalle, Craven, Santino, 2000, 2001, AFairmont, Duffey, Miles, 2006, 2007, AFairmont, Gemmill, Craig, 2010, 2011, AFairmont, Komaragiri, Anagha, 2014, 2015, AFairmont, Nordquist, Matt, 2011, 2012, AFrazee, Bradbury, Boyd, 1983, 1984, AGlyndon-Felton, Trickle, Terri, 1988,1990, AHermantown, Bjorlin, Stephen, 2004, 2005, AHills-Beaver Creek, Ebert, Matt, 1995, 1996, AHills-Beaver Creek, Ebert, Todd, 1989, 1990, ALake Park-Audubon, Christoffers, Renae, 1992, 1993, ALuverne, Opsata, Becky, 1987, 1988, ALuverne, Roberts, Victoria, 1983, 1984, ALuverne, Robinson, Londyn, 2010, 2012, AMankato Loyola, Chin, Grace, 1985, 1986, AMankato Loyola, Ohenewah, Christine, 2010, 2011, AMankato Loyola, Pallo, Jane, 1991, 1992, AMankato Loyola, Ulman, Nancy, 1989,1991, AMankato Loyola, Wolf, Stephanie, 2012, 2013, AMesabi East Aurora & Biwabik, Makkyla, James, 1988, 1990, AMontevideo, Anderson, Gregory, 1994, 1995, AMontevideo, Billehus, Jodi, 1980, 1981, AMontevideo, TeBeest, Jonathon, 1994, 1995, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Camacho, Cathryn, 2002, 2004, A

Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Grant, Andrew, 2014, 2015, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Griffith, Joe, 1998, 1999, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Kehoe, Chris, 2002, 2003, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Kraut, Liz, 2002, 2004, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Larson, Soren, 2006, 2007, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Miller, Caroline, 2010, 2011, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Naravane, Aniket, 2012, 2014, AMounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Portis, Jennifer, 2015, 2016, AMountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, Anderson, Justin, 2000, 2001, ANew London-Spicer, Nelson, Peter, 1977, 1978, APerham, Tomporowski, David, 2006, 2008, APark Rapids Area, Dennis, Jason, 2009, 2011, APark Rapids Area, Swenson, Luke, 2009, 2011, APipestone Area & Pipestone-Jasper, Wildermuth, Danelle, 2002, 2003, ARochester Lourdes, McIntyre, Patrick, 1997, 1998 ASacred Heart East Grand Forks, Senger, Ben, 1994, 1996, ASt. Anthony Village, Foster, Dan, 2003, 2004, ASt. Anthony Village, Lusvardi, Tony, 1996, 1998, ASt. Cloud Cathedral, Jeff Rueter, 2008, 2012, ASt. Peter, Hewitt, Kyle, 2000, 2001, ASt. Peter, Jansen, Emily, 2008, 2009, ASt. Peter, Robinson, Matt, 1995, 1996, ASt. Peter, Smith, Aaron, 2009, 2010, ASartell, Marcyes, Kim, 1980, 1981, AStaples Motley, Swenson, Jacob, 2002, 2003, AWalker, Winegar, Kathi, 1976,1978, AWalker-Hackensack, Darcy, Christy, 1985,1986, AWindom Area, Bockelmann, Melissa, 1992, 1993, AWinona Cotter, Baisley, Tony, 1990, 1991, A


Class AA – 1969-2017

Three-Time Gold Medal ChampionEagan, Eric Fenstermaker, 1997, 1998, 2000

Eagan, Tom Finley, 2001, 2002, 2003Apple Valley, Gena Haugen, 2003, 2004, 2005

Eagan, Natalie Sintek, 2002, 2003, 2004

Two-Time Gold Medal ChampionApple Valley, Carlson, Gretchen, 1990, 1991, AAApple Valley, Halvorson, Leah, 1994, 1997, AAApple Valley, Hofmeister, John, 2008, 2009, AAApple Valley, Lindberg, Ryan, 1999, 2000, AAApple Valley, Roberts, Brian, 1993, 1995, AAApple Valley, Robison, Jenna, 1991, 1992, AABloomington Jefferson, Malhotra, Paven, 1997, 1998, AAChanhassen, Scarlato, Sam, 2013, 2014, AAChanhassen, Spieldenner, Micah, 2015, 2016, AAEagan, Berkopec, Jaci, 2008, 2009, AAEagan, Boyd, Felicia, 2005, 2006, AAEagan, Boyd, Nick, 2001, 2002, AAEagan, Dyke, Tom, 2011, 2012, AAEagan, Egan, John, 1999, 2000, AAEagan, Egwim, Emerald, 2012, 2013, AAEagan, Roy, Abhrajeet, 2004, 2006, AAEagan, Samuel, Andrew, 2004, 2005, AAEagan, Simpson, Maiysha, 1991, 1992, AAEagan, Soderbeck, Jessy, 2008, 2009, AAEagan, Stephenson, Alex, 2006, 2007, AAEagan, Walls, Jaime, 1995, 1996, AAEagan, Ward, John, 2007, 2008 AAEast Ridge, Woodbury, Walker, Quintin, 2016, 2017, AAEastview Apple Valley, Bowman, Ann, 2001, 2002, AA Eastview, Apple Valley, Susan Close, 2007, 2008, AAEastview Apple Valley, Gates, Amy, 2004, 2005, AA

Eastview, Apple Valley, Peterson, Laura, 2006, 2007, AAEastview, Apple Valley, Rambachan, Asheshananda, 2012, 2013, AAElk River, Clausen, Dylan, 2016, 2017, AAForest Lake, Kelly, John, 1978, 1979, AAForest Lake, Laroche, Regina, 1979, 1980, AAForest Lake, Nerhus, Caroline, 1995, 1996, AAForest Lake, Shoberg Zea, John, 1993, 1994, AAGrand Rapids, Vergin, Mike, 1986, 1987, AALakeville North, Ubl, Hannah, 2006, 2007, AALakeville North, Zhou, Karen, 2009, 2010, AALakeville South, Slinger, Dylan, 2010, 2011, AAMankato West, Elrod, Leah, 1974, 1975, SCMarshall, Douma, Greg, 1993, 1994, AAMarshall, Reimler, James,1979, 1980, AAMoorhead, Larson, Izzy, 2016, 2017, AAMoorhead, Pezalla, Andrew, 1997, 1999, AAMoorhead, Solwold, Devon, 2016, 2017, AAMoorhead, Wisenden, Matthew, 2013, 2014, AARobbinsdale Cooper, Zahn, Steve, 1985, 1986, AARoseville Area, Erler, Emma, 2012, 2013, AASt. Cloud Apollo, Simpson, Matthew, 2004, 2005, AASt. Cloud Tech, Schraw, Aunika, 2013, 2014, AASt. Peter, Anderson, Karen, 1983, 1984, AASt. Peter, Cavett, Mariah, 2001, 2003, A & AAShakopee, Baer, Trent, 1994, 1995, AAWillmar, Fragodt, Brian, 1975, 1977, SC & AA

Most State Speech Champions by a School in a Single YearClass AA & Class A – 1969-2017

1. 6 .....Apple Valley, 1994, AA 2. 5 .....Apple Valley, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2009, AA 5 .....Eagan, 2008, AA 5 .....Forest Lake, 1989, AA 5 .....Moorhead, 2017, AA 5 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 2007, A 7. 4 .....Apple Valley, 1990, 1991, 2004, AA 4 .....Eagan, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, AA 4 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2008, AA 4 .....Forest Lake, 1991, 1994, AA 4 .....Moorhead, 2011, AA 4 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2003, 2004, A13. 3 .....Apple Valley, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, AA 3 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, 2001, AA 3 .....Chanhassen, 2014, AA 3......Chaska, 2015, AA

3 .....Eagan, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, AA 3 .....Forest Lake, 1990, AA 3 .....Fairmont, 2011, A 3 .....Lakeville North, 2009, AA 3 .....Mankato Loyola, 1986, 1987, 1989, A 3 .....Marshall, 1980, 1998, AA 3 .....Moorhead, 2013, AA 3 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2002, 2011, 2014, 2015, A 3 .....Robbinsdale, 1981, AA 3 .....St. Cloud Cathedral, 2006, A 3 .....St. Cloud Tech, 2010, AA 3 .....St. Peter, 2009, A 3 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 2000, 2005, A

(Many schools with 1 to 2 champions in a single year)


Most State Speech Medals Won by a School in a Single Year 1. 20 .....Eagan, 2007, AA 2. 19 .....Moorhead, 2015, AA 3. 17 .....Apple Valley, 2002, AA 17 .....Eagan, 2016, AA 5. 16 .....Apple Valley, 2003, 2004, AA 16 .....Eagan, 1995, 2002, AA 16 .....Forest Lake, 1993, AA 16......Moorhead, 2017, AA 16 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2003, A 10. 15 .....Apple Valley, 1992, 2000, AA 15 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, 2001, AA 15 .....Eagan, 2006, 2008, AA 15 .....Lakeville North, 2007, AA 15 .....Moorhead, 2016, AA 15 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2004, A 15 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 2007, A 17. 14 .....Apple Valley, 1995, 2005, 2007, AA 14 .....Eagan, 1999, 2003, AA 14 .....Lakeville North, 2009, AA 14 .....Moorhead, 2013, AA 21. 13 .....Apple Valley, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2016, 2017, AA 13 .....Eagan, 2010, AA 13 .....Forest Lake, 1994, AA 13 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 2003, 2008, A 25. 12 .....Apple Valley, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2013, 2015, AA 12 .....Chanhassen, 2014, AA 12 .....Eagan, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, AA 12 .....Lakeville North, 2010, 2016, AA 29. 11 .....Apple Valley, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2008, AA 11 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, 2004, AA 11 .....Eagan, 1993, 2001, AA 11 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2006, AA 11 .....Forest Lake, 1998, AA 11 .....Lakeville North, 2008, 2012, AA 11 .....Moorhead, 2014, AA 11 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2005, A 37. 10 .....Apple Valley, 1996, AA 10 .....Bemidji, 1990, AA 10 .....Chanhassen, 2013, AA 10 .....Eagan, 2004, 2009, 2014, AA 10 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2007, 2009, AA 10 .....Forest Lake, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, AA 10 .....Lakeville, 2001 AA 10 .....Mankato Loyola, 1986, A 10 .....Moorhead, 2012, AA 10 .....Roseville Area, 2010, AA 10 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 1996, 2005, A 10 .....Woodbury,1990, AA49. 9 .....Apple Valley, 1987, 2011, AA 9 .....Cannon Falls, 2016, A 9 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, 2000, AA 9 .....Eagan, 2011, 2012, AA 9 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, AA 9 .....Fairmont, 2014, A 9 .....Forest Lake, 1990, AA 9 .....Hermantown, 2004, 2005, A 9 .....Lakeville North, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, AA 9 .....Mankato Loyola, 1989, A 9 .....Marshall, 1991, 1994, AA 9 .....Moorhead, 2010, AA 9 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2002, 2006, 2008, A 9 .....Roseville Area, 2009, 2011, AA 9 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 2004, 2006, A 64. 8 .....Apple Valley, 2012, AA 8 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, 1999, AA 8......Chanhassen, 2015, AA 8 .....Eagan, 2000, 2015, 2017, AA 8 .....East Grand Forks, 2013, A 8 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2008, 2011, AA 8 .....Fairmont, 2010 (AA), 2013 (A) 8 .....Forest Lake, 1987, AA 8 .....Lakeville, 2004, 2005, AA 8 .....Lakeville North, 2013, 2017, AA 8 .....Mankato Loyola, 1983, A 8 .....Moorhead, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, AA 8 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2007, 2013, A

8 .....Roseville Area, 2006, 2011, AA 8 .....St. Anthony Village, 1998, A 8 .....St. Cloud Apollo, 2003, AA 8 .....St. Cloud Cathedral, 2005, A 8 .....St. Cloud Tech, 2011, AA 8 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, A 82. 7 .....Anoka, 1991, 1992, AA 7 .....Apple Valley, 1981, 2014, AA 7 .....Bemidji, 1992, AA 7 .....Cannon Falls, 2012, 2013, 2015, A 7 .....East Ridge, Woodbury, 2016, 2017, AA 7 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2010, 2017, AA 7 .....Fairmont, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, A 7 .....Forest Lake, 1985, AA 7 .....Mankato Loyola, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, A 7 .....Marshall, 1998, 2001, AA 7 .....Moorhead, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, AA 7 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, A 7 .....Roseville Area, 2007, 2008, AA 7 .....St. Cloud Tech, 2009, 2011, AA 7 .....St. Peter, 2009, A 7 .....Winona Cotter, 1993, A 7 .....Woodbury, 1989, AA 99. 6 .....Anoka, 1997, 1999, AA 6 .....Apple Valley, 1989, 2010, AA 6 .....Blake School (The), Minneapolis, 1990, A 6 .....Cannon Falls, 1997, 2011, 2017, A 6 .....Centennial, Circle Pines, 1997, AA 6......Chanhassen, 2017, AA 6 .....Coon Rapids, 1980, AA 6 .....Dassel-Cokato, 1993, A 6 .....Eagan, 2013, AA 6......Eastview, Apple Valley, 2015, AA 6......Fairmont, 2007, 2012, 2015, A 6 .....Forest Lake, 1988, 1997, 2002, AA 6 .....Hermantown, 2002, A 6 .....Luverne, 1993, A 6 .....Marshall, 1988, 1989, AA 6 .....Minnewaska Area, Glenwood, 1995, A 6 .....Montevideo, 1991, 1992, A 6 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2012, 2014, A 6 .....Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, 1986, A 6 .....Roseville Area, 2014, AA 6 .....St. Cloud Apollo, 2004, AA 6 .....St. Cloud Cathedral, 2003, 2006, 2010, A 6 .....St. Cloud Tech, 2010, 2013, AA 6 .....Shakopee, 1981, AA 6 .....Walker-Hackensack, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2000 A 6 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 2009, 2012, 2015, A 6 .....Windom Area, 1993, 2000, A 6 .....Winona Cotter, 1992, A 6 .....Woodbury, 1986, 1998, AA128. 5 .....Anoka, 1996, AA 5 .....Apple Valley, 1986, 1988, 19 93, AA 5 .....Barnesville, 1985, A 5 .....Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 2015, A 5 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2011, AA 5 .....Byron, 2011, A 5 .....Cannon Falls, 2010, A 5 .....Centennial, Circle Pines, 2000, 2001, AA 5 .....Chaska, 2016, AA 5 .....Chisago Lakes Area, Lindstrom, 1997, AA 5 .....Coon Rapids, 1981, AA 5 .....Dassel-Cokato, 1999, A 5 .....Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 2000, 2002, 2005, A 5 .....Eagan, 1992, AA 5 .....East Grand Forks, 2014, A 5 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, 2002, 2013, 2016, AA 5 .....Eden Prairie, 1998, AA 5 .....Forest Lake, 1983, AA 5 .....LeSueur-Henderson/Cleveland, 2000, A 5 .....Mankato East, 2007, AA 5 .....Mankato Loyola, 1982, 1985, 2012, 2014, A 5 .....Marshall, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2010, AA



Most State Speech Medals Won by a School in a Single Year

5 .....Minneapolis South, 1986, AA 5 .....Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, 2001, A 5 .....Mountain Lake, 1980, 1981, A 5 .....Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, 2002, A 5 .....Park Rapids Area, 1986, 1991, A 5 .....Perham, 2012, A 5 .....Robbinsdale Armstrong, 1990, 1991, 1996, AA 5 .....Rochester Lourdes, 1998, A 5 .....Roseville Area, 2005, 2015, AA 5 .....St. Anthony Village, 2002, 2003, A 5 .....St. Cloud Apollo, 2001, 2002, 2003, AA 5 .....St. Cloud Tech, 2004, 2014, AA

5 .....St. Peter, 2006, A 5 .....Shakopee, 1979, AA 5 .....Springfield/Comfrey, 2005 A 5 .....Staples Motley, 1991, 2016, A 5 .....Walker, 1976, 1977, 1979 & 1980, A 5 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 1992, 1999, 2014, A 5 .....Windom Area, 1997, A 5 .....Winona Cotter, 1989, A 5 .....Woodbury,1987, 1988, AA

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Most State Speech Champions by a SchoolAll Classes – 1969-2017

1. 86 .....Apple Valley, (AA) 2. 62 .....Eagan, (AA) 3. 41 .....Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, (1-SC & 40-A) 4. 40 .....Forest Lake, (2-SC & 38-AA) 5. 35......Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul (A) 6. 26......Marshall, (AA) 25 .....Mankato Loyola, (A) 8. 22 .....Eastview, Apple Valley, (AA) 21......Moorhead, (AA) 10. 18 .....St. Peter, (6-AA, 12-A) 11. 17......Staples Motley, (15-A) & Motley (1-A) 12. 16......Fairmont, (A) 13. 14 .....Blake School (The), Minneapolis (A) 14......Lakeville North, (AA) 15. 13 .....Bloomington Jefferson, (2-SC & 11-AA) 13......Cannon Falls, (2-SC & 11-A) 13......Windom Area, (1-SC & 12-A) 18. 12......Luverne, (A) 12......St. Cloud Cathedral, (A) 12......St. Cloud Tech, (1-SC & 11-AA) 21. 11 .....Montevideo, (1-SC & 10-A) 11 .....Park Rapids Area, (2-AA & 9-A) 23. 10......Chanhassen, (AA) 10 .....Coon Rapids, (3-SC & 7-AA) 10 .....Robbinsdale, (3-SC & 7-AA) 10 .....Roseville Area, (AA) 27. 9 .....Dassel-Cokato, (A) 9......Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, (7-A) & Glyndon-Felton, (2-A) 9 .....Robbinsdale Cooper, (3-SC & 6-AA) 9 .....St. Anthony Village (1-SC & 6-A)

31. 8 .....Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, (AA) 8 .....Hermantown (A) 8 .....Mankato East, (1-SC & 7-AA) 8 .....Mankato West, (3-SC & 5-AA) 8 .....Pipestone [4]; Pipestone-Jasper [2]; Pipestone Area [2] (A) 8 .....Shakopee, (AA) 8 .....Cotter, Winona, (A) 38. 7 .....Barnesville, (A) 7 .....Jordan (1-SC & 6-A) 7 .....Rochester Lourdes, (A) 7 .....Sauk Centre, (A) 7 .....Woodbury, (AA)43. 6 .....Anoka, (AA) 6 .....Belle Plaine (A) 6 .....DeLaSalle, Minneapolis (A) 6 .....Duluth Denfeld, (1-SC & 5-AA) 6 .....Grand Rapids, (1-SC & 5-AA) 6 .....Perham (A) 49. 5 .....Aitkin (A) 5 .....Brainerd, (1-SC & 4-AA) 5 .....Hills-Beaver Creek, (A) 5 .....Mountain Lake (A) 5 .....Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin (A) 5 .....New London-Spicer, (A) 5 .....Red Wing, (AA) 5 .....Robbinsdale Armstrong, (1-SC & 4-AA) 5 .....Springfield [4] & Springfield/Comfrey [1] (A)

(Many schools with 1 to 4 Gold Medal winning champions)

Notes: Dramatic Duos are counted as a single medal for the twoparticipants; SC = Single Class Competition; AA = Class AA Competition; A = Class A Competition


3 MEDALS - (272)Academy of Holy Angels, Lau, John, 1986, 1988, 1989, AAAcademy of Holy Angels, Peterson, Peter, 1999, 2000, 2001, A & AAAitkin, Cook, Jenny, 1987, 1988, 1989, AApple Valley, Bailey, Jessica, 1997, 1998, 1999, AAApple Valley, Carlson, Gretchen, 1989, 1990, 1991, AAApple Valley, Ebel, Steve, 1987, 1987,1988, AAApple Valley, Helmy, Nader, 2011, 2012, 2013, AAApple Valley, Kahle, Stephanie, 2014, 2015, 2016, AAApple Valley, King, Aaron, 1998, 1999, 2000, AAApple Valley, Koch, Sarah, 2004, 2005, 2006, AAApple Valley, Leow, Szuyin, 2007, 2008, 2009, AAApple Valley, Lopez, Rebecca, 1981, 1982, 1983, AAApple Valley, Montgomery, Christiaan, 1996, 1997, 1999, AAApple Valley, Overgaard, Holly, 2000, 2001, 2002, AAApple Valley, Schiffman, Olivia, 2012, 2013, 2014, AAApple Valley, Schmitt, Georgia, 2011, 2012, 2013, AAApple Valley, Sokolovsky, Jay, 1990, 1991, 1992, AAApple Valley, Young, Jamaka, 2006, 2007, 2008, AABemidji, Duranske, Ben, 1990, 1991,1992, AABemidji, Kishel, Ann-Marie, 1988, 1990, 1991, AABemidji, Monfrooe, Amanda, 1998, 1999, 2000, AABemidji, Skogerboe, Joshua,1988, 1989, 1990, AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Dobbe, Dan, 2001, 2002, 2003, AABenilde-St. Margaret’s, Dunbar, Matt, 1995, 1996, 1997, A Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Hittler, Caroline, 2004, 2005, 2006, AABenilde-St. Margaret’s, Johnson, Jaci, 2001, 2002, 2003, AABenilde-St. Margaret’s, Letak, Liz, 1998, 2000, 2001, AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s, McGinty, Katie, 2000, 2001, 2003, AABenilde-St. Margaret’s, Pechacek, Sheila, 2001, 2002, 2003, AABenilde-St. Margaret’s, Rondoni, Anne, 2003, 2004, 2005, AABenilde-St. Margaret’s, Shea, Claire, 2002, 2004, 2005, AABlake School (The), Garen, Kiva, 1993, 1994, 1995, A

Bloomington Jefferson, Ly, Doan, 1993, 1994, 1995, AABlackduck, Delaney, Nicole, 2004, 2005, 2006, ABlue Earth Area, Brandsoy, Anna, 1995, 1996, 1997, ABrainerd, Goodwin, Ellen, 1977, 1978, 1979, AACanby, McLain, Jessica, 1994, 1995, 1996, ACannon Falls, Anderson, Stacy, 1996, 1998, 1999, ACannon Falls, Breuer, Matt, 2014, 2015, 2016, ACannon Falls, Felton, Miranda, 2015, 2016, 2017, ACannon Falls, Haggerty, Marguerite, 2008, 2010, 2011, ACannon Falls, Schlichting, Grant, 2015, 2016, 2017, AChanhassen, Spieldenner, Micah, 2014, 2015, 2016, AAChatfield, Eickhoff, Erik, 1997, 1998, 1999, AChisago Lakes Area, McGrane, Kindra, 1997, 1998, 1999, AADassel-Cokato, Imberg, Audrey, 1998, 1999, 2000, A & AADilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Cummings, Rick, 1998, 1999, 2000, ADilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Kruse-Bunnell, Brandi, 2004, 2005, 2006, ADilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Lesnar, Veronica, 2010, 2011, 2012, ADilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Riegert, Nicole, 2013, 2014, 2015, AEagan, Bechtle, Paige, 2002, 2003, 2004, AAEagan, Brook, Serena, 2002, 2003, 2004, AAEagan, Dannecker, Sarah, 1998, 1999, 2000, AAEagan, Dolan, Samantha, 2006, 2007, 2008, AAEagan, Egan, John, 1999, 2000, 2001, AAEagan, Evans, Lauren, 2006, 2007, 2008, AAEagan, Gardner, Maddie, 2006, 2007, 2008, AAEagan, Guzior, Jacob, 2011, 2012, 2013, AAEagan, Mozer, Katie, 1995, 1996, 1997, AAEagan, Roe, Lilly, 2008, 2009, 2010, AAEagan, Roy, Abhrajeet, 2004, 2005, 2006, AAEagan, Samuel, Andrew, 2004, 2005, 2006, AAEagan, Sintek, Natalie, 2002, 2003, 2004, AAEagan, Snowden, Caroline, 2006, 2007, 2008, AA

NOTE: SC = Single Class Competition; AA = Class AA Competition; A = Class A Competition

Most State Speech Medals Earned by an IndividualAll Classes – 1969-2017

5 MEDALS - (2)Sacred Heart East Grand Forks, Senger, Ben, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, A

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, Berry, Kaitlyn, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, A

4 MEDALS - (56)Adrian, McCarthy, Tommy, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, AApple Valley, Hermann, Sara, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, AAApple Valley, Sadler, Nick, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, AABarnesville, Sylvester, Cort, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, A Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Swinney, Caitlyn, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, ABelgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Tengwall, Molly, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, ACannon Falls, Erhardt, Sydney, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, ACannon Falls, Lockett, Matt, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, ADilworth-Glyndon-Felton; Glyndon, Bjorhus, Rachel, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, AEagan, Fenstermaker, Eric, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, AA Eagan, Finley, Tom, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, AAEagan, Simpson, Maiysha, 1990, 1991, 1992,1993, AA Eagan, Schaefer, Whitney, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, AAEastview, Apple Valley, Rambachan, Asheshananda, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, AA Eastview, Apple Valley, Stewart, Cory, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, AAEly, Manlove, Joe, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, A Fairmont, Bankson, Sarah, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, AFairmont, Brown, Zach, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, A Fairmont, Duffey, Miles, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, AFairmont, Nordquist, Matt, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, AHermantown, Bjorlin, Stephen, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, AHermantown, Durheim, Ann, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, AHermantown, Leonard, Zach, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, A & AA Hills-Beaver Creek, Ebert, Todd, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, A Jackson County Central, Reed, Nick, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, ALakeville North, Besser, Greta, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, AALakeville North, Bouchareb, Adam, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, AA Luverne, Oldre, Knute, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, A

Mankato Loyola, Price, Shane, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, AMorris Area, Folkman, Kate, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, AMounds Park Academy, Brower, Julia, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, A Mounds Park Academy, Coomes, Alexander (Zander), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, AMounds Park Academy, Leopold, Allison, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, AMounds Park Academy, Khalif, Munira, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, AMounds Park Academy, Miller, Caroline, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, A Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, Harder, Cassie, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, APark Rapids Area, Broughton, Matt, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 APark Rapids Area, Dennis, Jason, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, APark Rapids Area, Swenson, Luke, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, APipestone, Carlson, Kevin, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, A*River Valley, Dunn, Molly, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, ASacred Heart East Grand Forks, Senger, Laura, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, ASt. Cloud Cathedral, Petheo, Elizabeth, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, A St. Cloud Tech, Bohnen, Zoe, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 AASt. Cloud Tech, Schraw, Aunika, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, AA St. Peter, Jansen, Emily, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, A St. Peter, Zelenz, Anna, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, AStaples-Motley, Shaffer, Ephrem, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, A Staples-Motley, Swenson, Jacob, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, AStewartville, Brandon Nielsen, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Koring, Matthew, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Plattner, Josh, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, AWindom Area, Bockelmann, Melissa, 1990,1991,1992, 1993, AWindom Area, LaCanne, Mary, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, AWindom Area, Wojahn, Elizabeth, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, A Worthington, Lonneman, Rick, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, AA




Eagan, Soderbeck, Jessy, 2008, 2009, 2010, AAEagan, Stephenson, Alex, 2005, 2006, 2007, AAEagan, Walls, Jaime, 1994, 1995, 1996, AAEagan, Ward, John, 2006, 2007, 2008, AAEagle Valley, Clarissa, Jackson, Laramie, 2010, 2013, 2014, A Eagle Valley, Eagle Bend, Eckel, Tyson, 2010, 2011, 2012, AEagle Valley, Eagle Bend, Taylor, Zach, 2008, 2009, 2010, AEast Grand Forks, Abby Plumley, 2013, 2014, 2015, AEast Ridge, Woodbury, Bi, Kevin, 2015, 2016, 2017, AAEast Ridge, Woodbury, Walker, Quintin, 2015, 2016, 2017, AAEastview, Apple Valley, Devine, Karina, 2010, 2011, 2012, AAEastview, Apple Valley, Peterson, Laura, 2005, 2006, 2007, AAEastview, Apple Valley, Rambachan, Akshar, 2006, 2007, 2008, AAEastview, Apple Valley, White, Lindsey, 2008, 2009, 2010, AAEden Prairie, Talbert, Stacy, 1998, 1999, 2000, AA Eden Valley-Watkins, Schmaltz, Maggie, 2015, 2016, 2017, AEdina, Davis, Erik, 2003, 2004, 2005, AAEdina, Puram, Rishi, 2002, 2003, 2004, AAElk River, Clausen, Dylan, 2015, 2016, 2017, AAEsko, Savage, Sarah, 2005, 2006, 2007, AEveleth-Gilbert, Bol, Lisa, 2000, 2001, 2002, AEveleth-Gilbert, Samson, Lisa, 1987, 1988, 1990, AFairmont, Burgraff, Taylor, 2007, 2008, 2009, AFairmont, Johnson, Arica, 2004, 2005, 2006, AFairmont, Kloeckner, Patrick, 2007, 2008, 2009, AFairmont, Parsley, Caitlin, 2009, 2012, 2013, AFairmont, Vetter, Josh, 2007, 2008, 2009, AForest Lake, Anderson, Matt, 1992, 1993, 1994, AAForest Lake, Avery, Annette, 1991, 1992, 1993, AAForest Lake, Fearing, Mark, 1984, 1985, 1986, AAForest Lake, Parker, Elise, 1992, 1993, 1994, AAForest Lake, Zapzalka, Heidi, 1989, 1990, 1991, AAFosston/Bagley, Friborg, Jolynn, 1991, 1992, 1994, AFosston/Bagley, LaVine, Briana, 1997, 1999, 2001, AFulda, Kuehl, Scott,1985, 1986, 1987, AGlencoe-Silver Lake, Conkel, Julia, 1997, 1998, 1999, AGlyndon-Felton, Burnside, Adam, 1988, 1989, 1990, AGlyndon-Felton, Trickle, Terri, 1988, 1989, 1990, AGrand Rapids, Leslie, Micah, 2009, 2010, 2011, AAGrand Rapids, Miltich, Louise, 1998, 1999, 2000, AAHawley, Kenney, Chris, 2008, 2009, 2010, AHawley, Parenteau, Andraya, 2015, 2016, 2017, AHenry Sibley, Kyle, Earle, F. IV, 1981, 1982, 1983, AAHermantown, Johnston, Jessica, 2002, 2003, 2004, AHermantown, Kaas, Kathryn, 2003, 2004, 2005, AHills-Beaver Creek, Ebert, Matt, 1995, 1996, 1997, AHouston, Scanlan, Rachel, 2006, 2008, 2009, AJordan, Baldwin, Kevin, 1978, 1979,1980, ALake City, Helbig, KumRae, 1993, 1994, 1995, ALake Crystal, Norman, David, 1978, 1979, 1980, ALake Crystal, Norman, Kris, 1985,1986, 1987, ALake Crystal, Phelps, Chris, 1983, 1984, 1985, ALakeville, Larson, Anna Margaret, 2000, 2001, 2002, AALakeville North, Doyle, James, 2004, 2005, 2006, AALakeville North, Elliott, Steven, 2008, 2009, 2010, AALakeville North, Goris, Trevor, 2008, 2010, 2011, AALakeville North, Makowski, Kate, 2011, 2012, 2013, AALakeville North, Mardell, Ashley, 2007, 2008, 2009, AALakeville North, Muiruri, Nyambura, 2012, 2013, 2014, AALakeville North, Woolverton, Hailey (2013), Duluth Central (2011),

Duluth Denfeld (2012), AALakeville North, Yuronich, Rick, 2006, 2007, 2008, AALakeville South, Adelman, Dylan, 2012, 2013, 2014, AALakeville South, Slinger, Dylan, 2009, 2010, 2011, AALewiston-Altura, Heublein, Heather, 1992, 1993, 1994, ALewiston-Altura, Hovelson, Andrew, 2000, 2001, 2002, ALuverne, Robinson, Londyn, 2010, 2011, 2012, ALuverne, Thorson, Dylan, 2013, 2016, 2017, ALuverne, Ykema, Samantha, 2015, 2016, 2017, A

Mankato East, Blaschko, James, 2007, 2008, 2009, AAMankato East, Kagermeier, Jordan, 1986, 1987, 1988, AAMankato Loyola, Chin, Grace, 1984, 1985, 1986, AMankato Loyola, Holden, Sarah, 1983, 1986,1987, AMankato Loyola, Ninneman, Mary, 2012, 2013, 2014, AMankato Loyola, Ohenewah, Christine, 2009, 2010, 2011, AMankato Loyola, Shaw, Lily, 1986, 1988, 1989, AMankato Loyola, Simonette, Tina, 1988, 1989, 1990, AMankato Loyola, Ulman, Nancy, 1989, 1990, 1991, AMankato Loyola, Wolf, Stephanie, 2011, 2012, 2013, AMankato West, Fowler, Jim, 1997, 1998, 1999, AAMaple River, Mapleton, Anderson, Jessica, 2002, 2003, 2004, AMarshall, Anderson, Court, 1996, 1997, 1998, AAMarshall, Cole, Brian,1986, 1987, 1988, AAMarshall, Douma, Jeff, 1988, 1989, 1990, AAMarshall, Oglesby, Lydia, 2003, 2004, 2005, AAMarshall, Paskach, Jeffrey (2010, 2013, AA), Lakeview, Cottonwood (2009, A)Marshall, Reimler, John, 1976, 1977,1978, AAMarshall, Swanson, Joel, 1994, 1995, 1996, AAMarshall, Wagner, Mike, 1991, 1993, 1994, AAMesabi East, Aurora & Biwabik, Goodman, Chris, 1988, 1990, 1991, AMesabi East, Aurora & Biwabik, Makkyla, James, 1988, 1989,1990, AMilaca, Johnston, Jennifer,1985, 1986, 1987, AMinneapolis Patrick Henry, Harris, Nicole, 1992, 1993, 1994, AAMinneapolis South, Lee, Suzanne, 1992, 1993, 1994, AAMinneota, Anderson, Laurie, 1993, 1994, 1996, AMinnesota Valley Lutheran, New Ulm, Scharf, Matt, 1998, 1999, 2000, AMontevideo, Anderson, Gregory, 1993, 1994, 1995, AMontevideo, Schutz, Nicholas, 1990, 1991,1992, AMontevideo, Seeley, Melissa, 1992, 1993, 1994, A Moorhead, Bedore, McKensie, 2015, 2016, 2017, AAMoorhead, Costin, Krista, 2002, 2003, 2004, AAMoorhead, Grollman, Nina, 2011, 2012, 2013, AAMoorhead, Hagenson, Emily, 2012, 2013, 2014, AAMoorhead, Larson, Izzy, 2015, 2016, 2017, AAMoorhead, Lee, Auna, 2013, 2014, 2015, AAMoorhead, Solwold, Devon, 2015, 2016, 2017, AAMoorhead, Schwartzwalter, Clay, 2008, 2009, 2010, AAMoorhead, Wisenden, Matthew, 2012, 2013, 2014, AA Morris Area, Kleinwolterink, Alyna, 2014, 2015, 2016, AMounds Park Academy, Camacho, Cathryn, 2002, 2003, 2004, AMounds Park Academy, Cotterell, Jack, 2002, 2003, 2004, AMounds Park Academy, Grant, Andrew, 2012, 2014, 2015, AMounds Park Academy, Brower, Julia, 2001, 2002, 2003, AMounds Park Academy, Griffith, Joe, 1996, 1998, 1999, AMounds Park Academy, Kraut, Liz, 2002, 2003, 2004, AMounds Park Academy, Lannon, Riley, 2013, 2014, 2016, AMounds Park Academy, Naravane, Ameay, 2009, 2010, 2011, AMounds Park Academy, Naravane, Aniket, 2012, 2013, 2014, AMounds Park Academy, Sand, Erik, 2001, 2002, 2003, AMounds Park Academy, Schilling, Emogene, 2004, 2005, 2006, AMounds Park Academy, Stacy, Emma, 2012, 2013, 2015, AMounds Park Academy, Stenquist, Asha, 2003, 2004, 2005, AMounds Park Academy, Suzukamo, Alison, 2007, 2008, 2009, AMounds Park Academy, Vadher, Hena, 2010, 2011, 2013, AMountain Lake & Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, Dick, Marie, 1985, 1986, 1988, AMountain Lake, Engstrom, David, 1978, 1979, 1980, A Mountain Lake, Janzen, Barbara, 1975, 1976,1977, SC & AMurray County Central, Slayton, Hafner, Lucy, 1994, 1996, 1997, ANew London-Spicer, Thompson, Marten, 2010, 2011, 2012, AOrono, Ellis, Jack, 2013, 2014, 2015, AAPark, Cottage Grove, Gutierrez, Michelle, 2004, 2005, 2006, AAPark Rapids Area, Gebhard, Nathan, 2008, 2009, 2010, APark Rapids Area, Malzahn, Madison, 2014, 2016, 2017, APark Rapids Area, Spangler, Sarah, 1991, 1992,1993, APequot Lakes, Scott, Jake, 2002, 2004, 2005, APerham, Newville, Rachel, 2011, 2012, 2014, APerham, Tomporowski, David, 2006, 2007, 2008, A

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Perham, Ulrich, Christina, 1999, 2000, 2001, APipestone-Jasper & Pipestone, Hummel, Bethany, 1992, 1993, 1994, ARed Lake Falls, Cameron, Scott,1980,1981, 1982, ARed Wing, Hill, Katie, 2000, 2001, 2002, AARobbinsdale Armstrong, Moquist, Kaia, 1990, 1991, 1992, AARoseville Area, Covert, Evan, 2010, 2011, 2012, AARoseville Area, Douglass, Charlie, 2006, 2007, 2008, AARoseville Area, Glass, Elena, 2006, 2007, 2008, AARoseville Area, Huth, Ben, 2004, 2005, 2006, AARoseville Area, Kaufenberg, Emily, 2007, 2009, 2010, AARoseville Area, Miliotis, Sophia, 2013, 2014, 2015, AARoseville Area, Peterson, Maia, 2015, 2016, 2017Roseville Area, Sherwood, Syrah, 2010, 2012, 2013, AASt. Anthony Village, Abdul, Lola, 2002, 2003, 2004, ASt. Anthony Village, Eckert, Scott, 1996, 1997, 1998, ASt. Anthony Village, Jacobsen, Elizabeth, 2010 (A), 2011 (A), 2012 (AA)St. Anthony Village, Lusvardi, Tony, 1996, 1997, 1998, ASt. Charles, Michenfelder, Maggie, 2006, 2007, 2008, A St. Cloud Apollo, Boles, Holly, 2001, 2002, 2003, AASt. Cloud Apollo, Simpson, Matthew, 2003, 2004, 2005, AASt. Cloud Cathedral, Borman, Helen, 1984, 1985, 1986, ASt. Cloud Cathedral, Hawkins, Tom, 2015, 2016, 2017, ASt. Cloud Cathedral, Muehlbauer, Marshall, 2015, 2016, 2017, ASt. Cloud Cathedral, Rueter, Jeff, 2008, 2010, 2012, ASt. Cloud Cathedral, Wintheiser, Cole, 2010, 2012, 2013, ASt. Cloud Tech, Bendix, Elizabeth, 2001, 2003, 2004, AASt. Cloud Tech, Hoelscher, Brad, 2009, 2010, 2011, AASt. Francis, Hammer, Sarah, 1989, 1990, 1991, AASt. Peter, Anderson, Karen, 1982, 1983,1984, AASt. Peter, Cavett, Mariah, 2001, A; 2002, 2003, AASt. Peter, Prafke, Connor, 2014, 2016, 2017, ASt. Peter, Zelenz, Anna, 2005, 2006, 2007, ASt. Peter, Woods, Alecia, 2007, 2009, 2010, ASauk Centre, Kitterman, Shelby, 2008, 2009, 2010, AShakopee, Baer, Trent, 1993, 1994, 1995, AAShakopee, Post, G. Ashley, 1995, 1996, 1997, AASpringfield/Comfrey, Sandmann, Kristine, 1993, 1994, 1995, A

Staples-Motley, Shaffer, Ephrem, 2005, 2006, 2007, AThief River Falls, Stock, Bridgette, 1997, 1998, 1999, AATracy-Milroy-Balaton, Tiegs, Noah, 2015, 2017, 2017, ATrekNorth, Bemidji, Sorenson, Hannah, 2013, 2014, 2015, AUnderwood, Carter, Peterson, 2015, 2016, 2017, AWabasha-Kellogg, Cushman, Paul, 2015, 2016, 2017, AWadena-Deer Creek, Jantzen, Rocky, 2002, 2003, 2004, AWalker, Winegar, Kris, 1977, 1979, 1980, AWalker-Hackensack, Darcy, Christy, 1984, 1985, 1986, AWalker-Hackensack, Reid, Jennifer, 1982, 1983, 1984, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Anderson, Sarah, 2012, 2013, 2014, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Arnold, Adam, 1991, 1992, 1993, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Chase, Carissa, 2003, 2004, 2005, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Corson, Marilyn, 2007, 2008, 2009, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Cravens, Sara, 2000, 2001, 2002, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, DeLorenzo, Katelin, 2007, 2008, 2009, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Holk, Krystle, 2002, 2003, 2004, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Johnson, Brett, 2005, 2007, 2008, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Johnson, Sarah, 2005, 2006, 2007, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Knight, Katie, 2003, 2004, 2005, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Mueller, Samantha, 2003, 2004, 2005, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Steward, Grace, 2012, 2014, 2015, AWalker-Hackensack-Akeley, Zubke, Jenette, 1996, 1997, 1998, AWarroad, Anderson, Elise, 2015, 2016, 2017, AWillmar, Hoaglund, Traci, 1989, 1990, 1992, AAWindom Area, Murden, Mijah, 2011, 2012, 2013, AWindom Area, Ysker-Giefer, Brady, 2009, 2010, 2011, AWinona, Mosley, Adair, 2000, AA / St. Charles 1998, 1999, AWinona Cotter, Baisley, Tony, 1989, 1990, 1991, AWinona Cotter, Mulrooney, Erin, 1996, 1997, 1998, AWinona Cotter, Schrandt, Jessy, 1991, 1992, 1993, AWoodbury, Burrows, Ann, 1987, 1988, 1990, AAWoodbury, Lindberg, Ann, 1991, 1993, 1994, AAWoodbury, Rao, Krishna, 1999, 2000, 2001, AAWoodbury, Stenemann, Erik, 1987, 1988, 1989, AAWorthington, Ahmed, Kamal, 1984, 1985, 1986, AAWrenshall, Virginia, Masen, 2014, 2015, 2016, A

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