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| There is arguably no greater prize an extemper can ever win than a national championship. Listed below are some of the greatest extempers to have ever maintained a file box and walked into a prep room. The listing of CFL champions is incomplete. If you have any information pertaining to previous CFL championship winners please e-mail me at [email protected]. NATIONAL CATHOLIC FORENSIC LEAGUE GRAND NATIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2008-Akshar Rambachan (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2007-Akshay Rao (Leland High School, California) 2006-Gautam Thapar (Leland High School, California) 2005-Kevin Troy (Eagan High School, Minnesota) 2004-Courtney Otto (Kentucky Country Day, Kentucky) 2003-Greg Wagman (Dallastown Area High School, Pennsylvania) 2002-Harish Betanabhatla (Creighton Preparatory, Nebraska) 2001-Jason Lear (Hollywood Hills High School, Florida) 2000-Jason Lear (Hollywood Hills High School, Florida) 1999-Lucas Kline (Blacksburg High School, Virginia) 1998-Stan Chen (Brebeuf Jesuit High School, Indiana) 1997-Jared Wasserman (Spanish River High School, Florida) NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2008-Akshar Rambachan (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2007-David Kumbroch (Collierville High School, Tennessee) 2006-Spencer Rockwell (Palisade High School, Colorado) 2005-Kevin Troy (Eagan High School, Minnesota) 2004-Ishanaa N. Rambachan (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2003-Daniel Hemel (Scarsdale High School, New York) 2002-John Jernigan (Chesterton High School, Indiana) 2001-Jesse Nathan (Moundridge High School, Kansas) 2000-Gilbert Lee (Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School, New Jersey) 1999-Jessica Bailey (Apple Valley High School, Minnesota) 1998-Steven Wu (San Marino High School, California) 1997-Ben S. Lerner (Topeka High School, Kansas) 1996-Daniel Habib (Regis High School, New York) 1995-John Ferguson (Lewisville High School, Texas) 1994-Ryan Scott (Forest Lake High School, Minnesota) 1993-Ami Arad (Arroyo Grande High School, California) 1992-Manda Wong (Apple Valley High School, Minnesota) 1991-Robin Thorner (San Antonio-Lee High School, Texas) 1990-Alex Tuckness (Kickapoo High School, Missouri) 1989-Suzi Sprague (Plano High School, Texas) 1988-Craig Broscow (Cypress High School, California) 1987-Austan Goolsbee (Milton Academy, Massachusetts) 1986-John Wertheim (St. Michael's High School, New Mexico) 1985-David Schimke (Eau Claire Memorial High School, Wisconsin) NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING FINAL ROUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2008-Akshar Rambachan (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2007-Aaron Mattis (Scarsdale High School, New York) 2006-Spencer Rockwell (Palisade High School, Colorado) 2005-Ron Kendler (Newton South High School, Massachusetts) 2004-Ishanaa N. Rambachan (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2003-Daniel Hemel (Scarsdale High School, New York) 2002-Joshua Johnson (Lewisville High School, Texas) 2001-Ariel Schneller (Blacksburg High School, Virginia) 2000-Gilbert Lee (Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School, New Jersey) 1999-Jessica Bailey (Apple Valley High School, Minnesota) 1998-Steven Wu (San Marino High School, California) 1997-Ben Lerner (Topeka High School, Kansas) NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE UNITED STATES EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2008-Becca Goldstein (Newton South High School, Massachusetts) 2007-Alex Stephenson (Eagan High School, Minnesota) 2006-Colin West (Rocky Mountain High School, Colorado) 2005-James P. Hohmann (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2004-James P. Hohmann (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2003-Kevin Troy (Eagan High School, Minnesota) 2002-Jay Ward (Coral Springs High School, Florida) 2001-Jay Ward (Coral Springs High School, Florida) 2000-Isaac Potter (Taos High School, New Mexico) 1999-Ed Tulin (Marquette High School, Missouri) 1998-Lucas Kline (Blacksburg High School, Virginia) 1997-Adam Lauridsen (Bellarmine College Preparatory, California) 1996-Matt Spence (San Marino High School, California) 1995-Michael Schumsky (Blacksburg High School, Virginia) 1994-Jason Bronis (Martin County High School, Florida) 1993-John Oleske (Delbarton High School, New Jersey) 1992-Peter Weissman (Miami Beach High School, Florida) 1991-Cristina Rodriguez (San Antonio-Lee High School, Texas) 1990-Chad Ho (Damien Memorial High School, Hawaii) 1989-David Kensinger (Topeka High School, Kansas) 1988-David Kensinger (Topeka High School, Kansas) 1987-Tim Black (Calloway County High School, Kentucky) 1986-Sam Donaldson (Canby Union High School, Oregon) 1985-David Hugin (Plano High School, Texas) NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE UNITED STATES EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING FINAL ROUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2008-Becca Goldstein (Newton South High School, Massachusetts) 2007-Alex Stephenson (Eagan High School, Minnesota) 2006-Colin West (Rocky Mountain High School, Colorado) 2005-James P. Hohmann (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 2004-Courtney Otto (Kentucky Country Day, Kentucky) 2003-Logan Scisco (Danville High School, Kentucky) 2002-Jay Ward (Coral Springs High School, Florida) 2001-Lauren Sicliano (Freehold Township High School, New Jersey) 2000-Allison Gilmore (Eastview High School, Minnesota) 1999-Jay Cox (Milton Academy, Massachusetts) NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (event discontinued in 1985) 1984-Bill Thompson (San Antonio-Churchill High School, Texas) 1983-John Culver (Shawnee Mission-North High School, Kansas) 1982-Bill Thompson (San Antonio-Churchill High School, Texas) 1981-David Lopez (San Antonio-Churchill High School, Texas) 1980-Xavier Jordan (Central Catholic High School, Pennsylvania) 1979-Steve Tomlinson (Shawnee High School, Oklahoma) 1978-Barry Mann (Twin Lakes High School, Florida) 1977-John Muller (Marquette University High School, Wisconsin) 1976-James Poterba (Pennsbury High School, Pennsylvania) 1975-Ray Agran (New Trier West High School, Illinois) 1974-Stan Dorn (Corona Del Mar High School, California) 1973-Tom Rollins (Houston-Westerchester High School, Texas) 1972-Mark Foley (Marquette University High School, Wisconsin) 1971-Westley Warren (Central High School, North Carolina) 1970-Paul Gordon (Antelope Valley High School, California) 1969-Daniel Furniss (Bellarmine College Preparatory, California) 1968-Don Peters (Houston Bellaire High School, Texas) 1967-Rufus T. Wright (Houston-Memorial High School, Texas) 1966-Michael Morris (Battle Creek High School, Michigan) 1965-Jack Higham (Jefferson High School, Pennsylvania) 1964-Robert Walter (Regis High School, New York) 1963-James Robinson (Muskogee High School, Oklahoma) 1962-Steven Mackauf (Miami Beach High School, Florida) 1961-Lew Sargentich (Alhambra High School, California) 1960-Eugene Keilin (Houston-Bellaire High School, Texas) 1959-Gene Clements (Houston-Lamar High School, Texas) 1958-Rennard Strickland (Muskogee High School, Oklahoma) 1957-John McCullough (Miami High School, Oklahoma) 1956-Darrell Salomon (Bellarmine College Preparatory, California) 1955-James Hoenig (Los Angeles-Marshall High School, California) 1954-Frederick Dowart (Muskogee High School, Oklahoma) 1953-Vic Jackson (Edmond High School, Oklahoma) 1952-Vic Jackson (Edmond High School, Oklahoma) 1951-Marjorie Wright (Wooster High School, Ohio) 1950-Virginia Landwehr (Elgin High School, Illinois) 1949-DeVier Pierson (Oklahoma City-Classen High School, Oklahoma) 1948-George Funk (Wooster High School, Ohio) 1947-Walter Grosjean (Wooster High School, Ohio) 1946-Joe Snider (Seminole High School, Oklahoma) 1945-Bob Henderson (Ravenna High School, Ohio) 1941-Melvin Milligan (Massillon High School, Ohio) 1940-George Grover (Glendale High School, California) 1939-Seymour Vinocur (Huntington Park High School, California) 1938-Reba June Long (Oklahoma City-Classen High School, Oklahoma) 1937-Dwight Croessmann (DuQuoin High School, Illinois) 1936-Dick Breen (Oklahoma City-Classen High School, Oklahoma) 1935-David Goldberg (Bakersfield High School, California) 1934-Newton Margulies (Rapid City High School, South Dakota) 1933-Robert Dunham (Sioux Falls High School, South Dakota) 1932-Parnell Mahoney (Sioux Falls High School, South Dakota) 1931-Edward Mantei (West Bend High School, Wisconsin) NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (event discontinued in 1985) 1984-Stacey Leyton (Bellevue-Interlake High School, Washington) 1983-Jennifer Ford (St. Michael's High School, New Mexico) 1982-Elyse Ellis (Sante Fe High School, New Mexico) 1981-Beth Garrett (Putnam City-North High School, Oklahoma) 1980-Jana Cohen (North Miami Beach High School, Florida) 1979-Margaret Grayden (Manhattan High School, Kansas) 1978-Claudia Burke (Stockton-Lincoln High School, California) 1977-Cynthia Sawyer (Acadiana High School, Louisiana) 1976-Kay Rever (Midland High School, Texas) 1975-Vicky Rideout (Silver Lake Regional High School, Massachusetts) 1974-Emily Reynolds (Nashville-Hillsboro High School, Tennessee) 1973-Becky Blank (Alexander Ramsey High School, Minnesota) 1972-Mende Snodgress (Heritage Hall High School, Oklahoma) 1971-Julienne Christensen (Lafayette High School, Louisiana) 1970-Susan Williams (Palos Verdes High School, California) 1969-Carolyn Ervin (Tustin High School, California) 1968-Jean Anne Johnson (Grand Rapids High School, Minnesota) 1967-Cory Wade (Sunnyvale-Fremont High School, California) 1966-Jane Scholz (Muscatine High School, Iowa) 1965-Linda Tapsak (Houston-Memorial High School, Texas) 1964-Betsy Urban (Houston-Memorial High School, Texas) 1963-Janet Gabbert (St. Bernard High School, California) 1962-Jill Gregory (Chula Vista Hilltop High School, California) 1961-Sharon Marshall (Houston Bellaire High School, Texas) 1960-Margaret Owen (Arcadia High School, California) 1959-June Lynn Skaggs (Monett High School, Missouri) 1958-Norma Thompson (Louisville High School, Ohio) 1957-Wilma Jo George (Edmond High School, Oklahoma) 1956-Margie Moore (Dallas-Adamson High School, Texas) 1955-Sally Thurnau (Elgin High School, Illinois) 1954-Francine Sangor (Alhambra High School, California) 1953-Maxine Karpman (Beverely Hills High School, California) 1952-Jenonne Walker (Purcell High School, Oklahoma) |
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