Jim Huang Wins Vassar Round Robin

New Orleans Jesuit High School’s Jim Huang is the champion of the ninth annual Vassar Round Robin, which was held at Collegiate School in Manhattan. He defeated the Hockaday School’s Kathy Qiu in the final round on a 5-2 decision.

Jim was also the top speaker.

Jim is coached by Travis Smith, Justin Pearce, and Ian Gunn; Kathy is coached by Eric Melin, Jenn Melin, Catherine Tarsney, Jason Sykes, and Julia Enthoven.

Historically, the Vassar Round Robin has featured two pods of eight debaters each. The pods have been named Rose and Gray from the very first Vassar Round Robin, in honor of Vassar’s school colors. This year, the tournament has been expanded and features a third pod, named — by suggestion of Zack Struver, the 2010 Kaiser Champion and a member of Vassar’s Class of 2015 — in honor of Vassar College’s 150th anniversary. The name? Sesquicentennial.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Elimination Rounds

SEMIS
(1) New Orleans Jesuit JH def. (4) Aliso Niguel RG (Regan Grishaber)
3-0 (Michael Arnold, Matt Dunay, Isabel Patkowski)
(2) Hockaday KQ def. (3) Millburn SM (Shiv Malhotra)
3-0 (Abdul Beretay, Abhi Elisetty, Joe Vaughan)

FINALS
(1) New Orleans Jesuit JH def. (2) Hockaday KQ (Kathy Qiu)
5-2 (Zack Struver ’15, Michael Arnold, Matt Dunay, Michael Hassin, *Chetan Hertzig, *Sophie Ruff)

CHAMPION
(1) New Orleans Jesuit JH (Jim Huang)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Speaker Awards

1. New Orleans Jesuit High School (LA) — Jim Huang
2. Harrison High School (NY) — Danny DeBois
3. The Hockaday School (TX) — Kathy Qiu
4. The Bronx High School of Science (NY) — Tyler Morris
5. Millburn High School (NJ) — Shiv Malhotra

Rose

1. Aliso Niguel High School (CA) — Regan Grishaber
2. Harrison High School (NY) — Danny DeBois
3. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (MD) — Elana Leone
Brentwood School (CA) — Andrew Glantz
Collegiate School (NY) — Andrew O’Donohue
The Hockaday School (TX) — Christine Chen
Scarsdale High School (NY) — Larry Milstein
West Des Moines Valley High School (IA) — Megan Nubel

Gray

1. New Orleans Jesuit High School (LA) — Jim Huang
2. Millburn High School (NJ) — Shiv Malhotra
3. Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL) — Terrence Lonam
Brentwood School (CA) — John Soneff
The Bronx High School of Science (NY) — Tyler Morris
Byram Hills High School (NY) — Josh Altman
Fordham Preparatory School (NY) — David Joannides
Lexington High School (MA) — Paul Zhou

Sesquicentennial

1. The Hockaday School (TX) — Kathy Qiu
2. Harrison High School (NY) — Ally Brabant
3. The Bronx High School of Science (NY) — Shai Szulanski
Collegiate School (NY) — Adil Khan
Lexington High School (MA) — Adam Hoffman
Millburn High School (NJ) — Yang Yi
Suncoast Community High School (FL) — Carlton Bone
Walt Whitman High School (MD) — Katie Seevers

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