Strake Jesuit Closes Out Grapevine

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory’s John Heizelman and Drew McCormick are the winners of this year’s Grapevine Classic, having closed out the final round. (John coached over teammate Clay Spence in the semifinal round.)

John was also the top speaker.

John and Drew are coached by Jerry Crist, Chris Castillo, Todd Liipfert, Daniel Imas, and Murvin Auzenne.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Elimination Rounds

DOUBLES
(1) Strake Jesuit JH (Aff) def. (32) Brentwood MS (Max Shapiro)
3-0 (Samin Agha, Mirus Yogarajah, David Webb)
(2) Greenhill FD (Neg) def. (31) Hockaday EB (Emily Bao)
3-0 (Samin Agha, Mirus Yogarajah, David Webb)
(3) Strake Jesuit DM (Aff) def. (30) Reagan CW (Christina Wiener)
3-0 (Kristen Ray, Katie Dessi, Jesse Beck)
(4) Strake Jesuit College JD (Aff) def. (29) Crowley AP (Alexandra Pottorff)
3-0 (Kristen Ray, Katie Dessi, Rhianna Anglin)
(5) Strake Jesuit CS (Neg) def. (28) Hockaday KD (Kay Dannenmaier)
3-0 (Ben Clancy, Ryan Graham, Andrew Cockroft)
(6) Cypress Falls BH (Aff) def. (27) Keller TF (Travis Fife)
3-0 (Ben Clancy, Ryan Graham, Andrew Cockroft)
(7) Greenhill RK (Aff) def. (26) Keller KS (Katie Stasaski)
3-0 (Brian Bloss, Charles Rutter, Caleb Braun)
(8) Dulles AK (Aff) def. (25) Northland Christian ML (Morgan Lawson)
2-1 *(Brian Bloss, Michael Mundt, Debbie Waddell)
(9) Greenhill BW (Neg) def. (24) Strake Jesuit WK (William Kim)
2-1 (*Josh Anderson, Savannah Allen, Rhianna Anglin)
(10) Hockaday MC (Neg) def. (23) Westwood DE (David Emelianov)
2-1 (Josh Anderson, *Savannah Allen, Chris Castillo)
(22) Marcus MH (Neg) def. (11) Cypress Woods MF (Michael Ferrer)
2-1 (Erik Legried, Catherine Tarsney, *Tyler Sullivan)
(12) Palo Alto AC (Neg) defeated (21) Strake Jesuit SS (Steffen Seitz)
2-1 (Erik Legried, Catherine Tarsney, *Tyler Sullivan)
(13) Winston Churchill AW over (20) Winston Churchill MV (Madhuri Venkateswar)
(14) Flower Mound CH (Neg) def. (19) Cypress Woods TJ (Ty Joplin)
3-0 (Justin Bexley, Becca Boyer, Chey Mashburn)
(15) Reagan RP (Aff) def. (18) Stony Point SW (Sabine Wakim)
2-1 (*Justin Bexley, Becca Boyer, Daniel Name)
(16) Northland Christian RD (Aff) def. (17) Strake Jesuit CD (Cyrus Duque)
2-1 (Dylan Cavanaugh, *Eri Pack-Jordan, Cody McMahan)

OCTAS
(1) Strake Jesuit JH (Neg) def. (16) Northland Christian RD (Robbie Dillard)
3-0 (Becca Boyer, Mirus Yogarajah, Dylan Cavanaugh)
(2) Greenhill FD (Aff) def. (15) Reagan RP (Rodrigo Paramo)
3-0 (Katie Dessi, Barrett Rowston, Savannah Allen)
(3) Strake Jesuit DM (Aff) def. (14) Flower Mound CH (Chase Hamilton)
2-1 (*Catherine Tarsney, Ben Clancy, Jo Russell)
(4) Strake Jesuit JD (Aff) def. (13) Winston Churchill AW (Allie Woodhouse)
2-1 (Erik Legried, *Jesse Beck, Cole Oliver)
(5) Strake Jesuit CS (Neg) defeated (12) Palo Alto AC (Alex Carter)
3-0 (Justin Bexley, Julia Enthoven, Jared Woods)
(6) Cypress Falls BH (Aff) defeated (22) Marcus MH (Michael Harris)
3-0 (Andrew Cockroft, Chris Castillo, Brian Kwik)
(7) Greenhill RK (Aff) defeated (10) Hockaday MC (Mollie Cowger)
2-1 (Cody McMahan, Paul Dorasil, *Chey Mashburn)
(8) Dulles AK (Aff) def. (9) Greenhill BW 2-1 (Brian Wiora)
2-1 (*Greg Achten, Michael Mundt, Brian Bloss)

QUARTERS
(1) Strake Jesuit JH (Neg) def. (8) Dulles AK (Amyn Kassam)
3-0 (Catherine Tarsney, Becca Boyer, Dylan Cavanaugh)
(2) Greenhill FD over (7) Greenhill RK (Rebecca Kuang)
(3) Strake Jesuit DM (Neg) def. (6) Cypress Falls BH (Brian Hodge)
3-0 (Justin Bexley, Andrew Cockroft, Cole Oliver)
(5) Strake Jesuit College CS over (4) Strake Jesuit JD (Jeremy Dang)

SEMIS
(1) Strake Jesuit JH over (5) Strake Jesuit CS (Clay Spence)
(3) Strake Jesuit DM (Neg) def. (2) Greenhill FD (Farhan Damani)
3-0 (Katie Dessi, Brian Bloss, Paul Dorasil)

FINALS
(1) Strake Jesuit JH and (3) Strake Jesuit DM close out.

CO-CHAMPIONS
(1) Strake Jesuit JH (John Heizelman)
(3) Strake Jesuit DM (Drew McCormick)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Speaker Awards

1. Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) — John Heizelman
2. Cypress Falls High School (TX) — Brian Hodge
3. Greenhill SChool (TX) — Rebecca Kuang (Greenhill RK)
4. Greenhill SChool (TX) — Farhan Damani
5. Dulles High School (TX) — Amyn Kassam
6. Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) — Drew McCormick
7. Northland Christian School (TX) — Morgan Lawson
8. Greenhill School (TX) — Brian Wiora
9. Keller High School (TX) — Katie Stasaski
10. The Hockaday School (TX) — Mollie Cowger
11. Keller High School (TX) — Travis Fife
12. Cypress Woods High SChool (TX) — Michael Ferrer
13. Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) — Jeremy Dang
14. Palo Alto High School (CA) — Alex Carter
15. Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) — Clay Spence

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