National Forensic Association

2001 NFA National Tournament: Limited Prep and LD Events
Extemporaneous,Impromptu, Lincoln-Douglas)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:

Double Octafinalists:

  • Theresa Cox (Central Michigan University)
  • James Whatley (Concordia University-NE)
  • Adam Astley (Creighton University)
  • Tim Mattson (Grove City College)
  • Michael Lestingi (Lafayette College)
  • Bella Satra (Northwestern University)
  • Ben Borchers (Ohio State University)
  • Geoff Hing (Ohio State University)
  • Lauren Loughery (Ohio State University)
  • Dan O'Neil (Plymouth State)
  • Jocelyn Roby (Plymouth State)
  • Patricia Ridge (St. Anselm's)
  • Ian Samuel (Truman State)
  • Jacob White (U.S. Military Academy)
  • Jeff Silverman (U.S. Military Academy)

Octafinalists:

  • Jonathan Lang (Creighton University)
  • Josh Averbeck (North Central College)
  • Scott Stevens (Ohio State University)
  • Varu Hilagamarri (Ohio State University)
  • Shane Mecham (Truman State)
  • Rob Layne (Truman State)
  • David Wilkins (Western Kentucky University)
  • Sarah Sparks (Western Kentucky University)

Quarterfinalists:

  • Kristen McCauliff (Central Michigan University)
  • Jeremy Hollingshead (Missouri Southern)
  • Rachel Braswell (Ohio State University)
  • Mike Bergmaier (West Chester)

Semifinalists:

  • Stephanie Goodwin (Central Michigan)
  • Daniel Giersdorf (Creighton University)

Finalists:

  • 1st place - Coleen Karpinsky (St. Anselm's)
  • 2nd place - Joe Day (Missouri Southern)

LD Sweepstakes

  • 1st - Missouri Southern State College - 66 points
  • 2nd - Ohio State University - 65 points
  • 3rd - Central Michigan University - 64 points
  • 4th - Creighton University - 59 points
  • 5th - St. Anselm's College - 55 points

Quarterfinalists: Extemp.

  • Bryan Betram (Ohio State University)
  • Scott Pollack (University of Pennsylvania)
  • David Wilkins (Western Kentucky University)
  • Ian Samuel (Truman State)
  • John Breon (West Chester University)
  • Rebecca Wicks (Saint Joseph's University)
  • Chris Lahna (Miami University)
  • Amy Moffett (Harding University)
  • John Severns (Miami University)
  • Ivan Chen (Northwestern University)
  • Andrew Beckett (Illinois State University)
  • Shane Mecham (Truman State)

Semifinalists: Extemp.

  • Jason Warren (Northwestern University)
  • Rob Barnhart (Ohio University)
  • Meredith Schnug (Miami University)
  • Amy Petkovsek (Saint Joseph's University)
  • Philip Wininger (Western Kentucky University)

Extemp. Finals:

  • 1st place - Matt Ross (Ohio State University)
  • 2nd place - Max Brown (Indiana University)
  • 3rd place - John Parsi (Arizona State University)
  • 4th place - Steve Zammit (Cornell University)
  • 5th place - Vance Pierce (Bradley University)
  • 6th place - Beth Clarke (Illinois State University)

Ben Aslinger from Northwestern University should have been a finalist in extemp., but was left out due to a tabulation error.

Quarterfinalists: Impromptu Speaking

  • Vance Pierce (Bradley University)
  • David Wilkins (Western Kentucky University)
  • Dan Crosby (Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne)
  • Bryan Bertram (Ohio State University)
  • Shane Meacham (Truman State)
  • Rob Layne (Truman State)
  • Peter Kane (New York University)
  • Kirk Birtwhistle (University of Nebraska-Kearney)
  • Ahmed Khalil (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Eileen Monaghan (Saint Joseph's University)
  • Amy Petkovsek (Saint Joseph's University)
  • Matt Johns (Bradley University)

Semifinalists: Impromptu Speaking

  • James Johnson (Illinois State University)
  • Nathaniel Grow (Ohio University)
  • Meredith Smith (Miami University)
  • Beth Clarke (Illinois State University)
  • Matt Ross (Ohio State University)
  • Ben Schneider (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)

Impromptu Speaking Finals:

  • 1st place - Bryan McCann (Illinois State University)
  • 2nd place - Steve Zammit (Cornell University)
  • 3rd place - John Parsi (Arizona State University)
  • 4th place - Ben Aslinger (Northwestern University)
  • 5th place - Amy Jones (Western Kentucky University)
  • 6th place - Jason Warren (Northwestern University)