IHSA State Speech Final 2020 on SpeechWireLive.com

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TEAM SWEEPSTAKES TOP FIVE

STATE CHAMPIONS: Downers Grove (South) - 25 points
2nd place: Belleville (West) - 24 points
3rd place: Hinsdale (Central) - 23 points
4th place: Darien (Hinsdale South) - 22 points
5th place: Wheaton (W.-Warrenville South) - 19 points

ORIGINAL COMEDY

STATE CHAMPION: Peter Burrows (Downers Grove (South))
2nd place: Daniel Leung (Hinsdale (Central))
3rd place: Jazz Jabulani (Flossmoor (Homewood-F.))
4th place: Jesus Amador (Bensenville (Fenton))
5th place: Malachi Wright (Harvey (Thornton))
6th place: Rabiah NaAllah (Dunlap)
7th place: Johanna Holm (Belleville (West))

SPECIAL OCCASION SPEAKING

STATE CHAMPION: Aniruth Senthilkumar (Naperville (Neuqua Valley))
2nd place: Malachi Wright (Harvey (Thornton))
3rd place: Reema Dhawan (Lemont (H.S.))
4th place: Spencer Staak (Darien (Hinsdale South))
5th place: Josiah Griggs (Flossmoor (Homewood-F.))
6th place: Rabiah NaAllah (Dunlap)
7th place: Ariel Williams (Elk Grove Village (E.G.))
8th place: Emma Knudson (Morris)

PROSE READING

STATE CHAMPION: Delaney Holliday (Belleville (West))
2nd place: Fatin Nassan (Burbank (Reavis))
3rd place: Judi Nwonye (Darien (Hinsdale South))
4th place: Cody Rogers (Coal City)
5th place: Mariah Maris (Stanford (Olympia))
6th place: Ava Stovall (Washington)
7th place: Grace Maietta (Elmhurst (York))

HUMOROUS DUET ACTING

STATE CHAMPION: Joe Allgood and Zach Hartnett (Wheaton (W. Warrenville South))
2nd place: Hayley Johnson and Ella Sieger (Hinsdale (Central))
3rd place: Kayode Adebogun and Aaliyah Evans (Harvey (Thornton))
4th place: Andrew Burkey and Luke Bucaro (Huntley)
5th place: Sakshi Rane and Prakash Tata (Naperville (Neuqua Valley))
6th place: Jesus Amador and Ien Tingpalpong (Bensenville (Fenton))

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

STATE CHAMPION: Alaina Vergara (Downers Grove (South))
2nd place: Alondra Camacho (Oak Lawn (Community))
3rd place: Cailin O'Malley (Wheaton (W. Warrenville South))
4th place: Abimbola Adekoya (Chicago Heights (Marian))
5th place: Emily Miller (Darien (Hinsdale South))
6th place: Jaime Gleason (Elmhurst (York))

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

STATE CHAMPION: Emma Gordon (Hinsdale (Central))
2nd place: Lillian Wilkin (Normal (University))
3rd place: Oswaldo Ocampo (Burbank (Reavis))
4th place: Riley Nevin (Coal City)
5th place: Jonathan Kriarakis (Flossmoor (Homewood-F.))
6th place: Prosperity White (Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North))
7th place: Jaylon Muchison (Belleville (West))

ORIGINAL ORATORY

STATE CHAMPION: Malien Tingpalpong (Bensenville (Fenton))
2nd place: Amara Sheppard (Normal (Community West))
3rd place: Yvin Shin (Normal (University))
4th place: Caleb Brantley (Blue Island (Eisenhower))
5th place: Emily Dow (Elmhurst (York))
6th place: Alondra Camacho (Oak Lawn (Community))

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

STATE CHAMPION: Brian Zheng (Naperville (North))
2nd place: James Golen (Elmhurst (York))
3rd place: Max Juhas (Belleville (West))
4th place: Nick King (Normal (University))
5th place: Mantra Dave (Normal (Community))
6th place: Daniel Salgado (Elk Grove Village (E.G.))

POETRY READING

STATE CHAMPION: Delaney Holliday (Belleville (West))
2nd place: Judi Nwonye (Darien (Hinsdale South))
3rd place: Omari Jackson (Mt. Vernon (H.S.))
4th place: Jada Johnson (South Holland (Thornwood))
5th place: Arneet Gurtatta (Naperville (Neuqua Valley))
6th place: Aryanna Amin (Aurora (Metea Valley))

ORATORICAL DECLAMATION

STATE CHAMPION: Jaylon Muchison (Belleville (West))
2nd place: Grace Melick (Stanford (Olympia))
3rd place: Oswaldo Ocampo (Burbank (Reavis))
4th place: Kaitlyn McGary (Chicago Heights (Marian))
5th place: Zoe Boyd (Downers Grove (South))
6th place: Marina Bello (Wheaton (W. Warrenville South))
7th place: Sofia Guerrero (Darien (Hinsdale South))

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING

STATE CHAMPION: Aryan Arora (Rockford (Jefferson))
2nd place: Genevieve Goetz (Wheaton (W. Warrenville South))
3rd place: Nyah Ware (Richton Park (Southland College Prep Charter))
4th place: Sofia Serna (Oak Lawn (Community))
5th place: Jackie Barba (Downers Grove (South))
6th place: Claire Paul (Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West))

RADIO SPEAKING

STATE CHAMPION: Nicola Setterdahl (Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West))
2nd place: Johann Tabbilos (Darien (Hinsdale South))
3rd place: Cara Forsberg (Rochelle)
4th place: Kira Matheson (Downers Grove (South))
5th place: Sean Lifka (Downers Grove (North))
6th place: Yessica Calderon (Blue Island (Eisenhower))
7th place: Meagan Ruger Smith (Palos Heights (Shepard))

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

STATE CHAMPION: Ariel Davis (Flossmoor (Homewood-F.))
2nd place: Max Corso (Naperville (Neuqua Valley))
3rd place: Daniel Leung (Hinsdale (Central))
4th place: Jeremy Ferguson (Wheaton (W. Warrenville South))
5th place: Cate Cianci (Darien (Hinsdale South))
6th place: Kellin Hanas (Wheaton (North))
7th place: Aaliyah Evans (Harvey (Thornton))

DRAMATIC DUET ACTING

STATE CHAMPION: Caroline Venetis and Peter Burrows (Downers Grove (South))
2nd place: Zion Hurndon and Kayode Adebogun (Harvey (Thornton))
3rd place: Adeera Harris and Ava Jones (Flossmoor (Homewood-F.))
4th place: Emma Gordon and Tess Klygis (Hinsdale (Central))
5th place: Bri'yon Watts and Isaiah Morton (Richton Park (Southland College Prep Charter))
6th place: Ravyn Gauch and Addie Hanks (Harrisburg)

PERFORMANCE IN THE ROUND

STATE CHAMPION: Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
2nd place: Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
3rd place: Hinsdale (Central)
4th place: Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
5th place: Oak Lawn (Community)
6th place: Downers Grove (South)
7th place: Elmhurst (York)

SPEAKING ORDERS FOR FINALS

Dramatic Duet Acting SPEAKING ORDER
1: CF Zion Hurndon and Kayode Adebogun
2: BK Bri'yon Watts and Isaiah Morton
3: BH Emma Gordon and Tess Klygis
4: BZ Adeera Harris and Ava Jones
5: EC Ravyn Gauch and Addie Hanks
6: AS Caroline Venetis and Peter Burrows

Dramatic Interpretation SPEAKING ORDER
1: AX Riley Nevin
2: AE Lillian Wilkin
3: BZ Jonathan Kriarakis
4: DX Prosperity White
5: BP Jaylon Muchison
6: BH Emma Gordon
7: DH Oswaldo Ocampo 

Extemporaneous Speaking SPEAKING ORDER
1: BP Max Juhas
2: AE Nick King
3: BA Daniel Salgado
4: DM Mantra Dave
5: AJ James Golen
6: AT Brian Zheng

Humorous Duet Acting SPEAKING ORDER
1: BH Hayley Johnson and Ella Sieger
2: AA Andrew Burkey and Luke Bucaro
3: CV Jesus Amador and Ien Tingpalpong 
4: CF Kayode Adebogun and Aaliyah Evans
5: BX Sakshi Rane and Prakash Tata
6: CX Joe Allgood and Zach Hartnett

Humorous Interpretation SPEAKING ORDER
1: AW Kellin Hanas
2: CF Aaliyah Evans
3: AZ Cate Cianci
4: BX Max Corso
5: BH Daniel Leung
6: CX Jeremy Ferguson
7: BZ Ariel Davis

Impromptu Speaking SPEAKING ORDER
1: BK Nyah Ware
2: DA Sofia Serna 
3: AS Jackie Barba
4: CX Genevieve Goetz
5: BG Aryan Arora
6: CC Claire Paul

Informative Speaking SPEAKING ORDER
1: BV Abimbola Adekoya
2: AJ Jaime Gleason
3: AZ Emily Miller
4: DA Alondra Camacho 
5: CX Cailin O'Malley
6: AS Alaina Vergara

Oratorical Declamation SPEAKING ORDER
1: AS Zoe Boyd
2: CX Marina Bello
3: BP Jaylon Muchison
4: BV Kaitlyn McGary
5: AZ Sofia Guerrero
6: CT Grace Melick
7: DH Oswaldo Ocampo 

Original Comedy SPEAKING ORDER
1: BH Daniel Leung
2: AS Peter Burrows
3: DW Rabiah NaAllah
4: BZ Jazz Jabulani
5: BP Johanna Holm
6: CF Malachi Wright
7: CV Jesus Amador

Original Oratory SPEAKING ORDER
1: EB Amara Sheppard
2: AE Yvin Shin
3: DL Caleb Brantley
4: CV Malien Tingpalpong
5: DA Alondra Camacho 
6: AJ Emily Dow

Performance in the Round SPEAKING ORDER
1: AJ Elmhurst (York)
2: BZ Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
3: CC Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
4: CX Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
5: BH Hinsdale (Central)
6: AS Downers Grove (South)
7: DA Oak Lawn (Community)

Poetry Reading SPEAKING ORDER
1: BX Arneet Gurtatta
2: CN Aryanna Amin
3: AZ Judi Nwonye
4: BP Delaney Holliday
5: DV Omari Jackson
6: CH Jada Johnson

Prose Reading SPEAKING ORDER
1: CT Mariah Maris
2: BP Delaney Holliday
3: AX Cody Rogers
4: AJ Grace Maietta
5: AZ Judi Nwonye
6: DH Fatin Nassan 
7: BD Ava Stovall

Radio Speaking SPEAKING ORDER
1: BT Meagan Ruger Smith
2: AD Cara Forsberg
3: AZ Johann Tabbilos
4: BL Sean Lifka
5: AS Kira Matheson
6: CC Nicola Setterdahl
7: DL Yessica Calderon

Special Occasion Speaking SPEAKING ORDER
1: CJ Reema Dhawan
2: DW Rabiah NaAllah
3: BX Aniruth Senthilkumar
4: BA Ariel Williams
5: BZ Josiah Griggs
6: AZ Spencer Staak
7: CW Emma Knudson
8: CF Malachi Wright

Saturday afternoon: postings of state finalists

Saturday evening: live posting of state champions and placements during awards

Preliminary round speaking orders

State final qualifiers

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