Tournament Results

2025-2026 Closing Message:

The Woodcreek Speech & Debate Team is proud to close out another exceptional season. This year has been truly inspiring, marked by hard work, resilience, and remarkable achievement. We finished league competition with an impressive 148 awards and advanced twenty competitors to the state championships, an accomplishment that reflects months of dedication and heart.

At the California High School Speech Association (CHSSA) Capitol Valley Forensic League State Qualifying Tournaments, 27 students competed in speech events and 16 in debate. From this talented group, 20 competitors earned spots at the State Championships. In total, 25 entries qualified, with several students advancing in multiple events, demonstrating the depth and versatility of our team (though each will compete in just one event in accordance with CHSSA rules).

We also began the spring season at the Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, one of the largest and most competitive tournaments in the nation. Competing against more than 138 schools and 1,400 students, our team rose to the occasion and brought home seven awards, an outstanding showing on one of speech and debate’s biggest stages.

Our seniors continue to lead by example. Emily Botwinik and Jacey Huang were honored by the Capitol Valley Forensic League with the prestigious President’s Award, recognizing four years of excellence in forensics. They also received the Orator’s Cup, the league’s highest distinction, a fitting tribute to their leadership and dedication as co-captains.

At our annual showcase, we celebrated the program's future by inducting more than 24 new members into the National Speech & Debate Association. We also recognized this year’s top performers: Speaker of the Year Daniel Zeman, Most Valuable Performer Jacey Huang, Most Improved Saanvi Nanda, and Rookie of the Year Ella Frigerio.

Looking ahead, the State Championships will take place April 17–19 at James Logan High School in Union City. Competitors will be released early at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 17, and will coordinate makeup work in advance.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support of these dedicated, driven, and exceptional students as they prepare to compete at the state level.

Debate Qualifiers

• Congressional Debate: Caitlin Lek

• Public Forum: Michael Zeman & Collin Schmit

Speech Qualifiers

• Declamation: Ava De La Torre

• Duo Interpretation: Andrew Scott & Nicholas Goldman

• Duo Interpretation: Caitlyn Bland & Sofia Arellano

• Duo Interpretation: Bethany McEwen & Alex Mallery

• Humorous Interpretation: Minos Kim

• Impromptu: Ahmad Smati

• Informative Speaking: Angelina Guee

• National Extemporaneous: Saanvi Nanda

• Original Advocacy: Luting “Jacey” Huang

• Original Advocacy: Daniel Zeman

• Original Oratory: Ashlyn Avis

• Original Oratory: Ella Frigerio

• Original Prose/Poetry: Emily Botwinik

• Program Oral Interpretation: Iyanna (Theo) Earls

 

SEPTEMBER 21 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

LINCOLN DOUGLAS

Caitlyn Bland 3:1

Lucy White 3:1

Nico Brown 3:1

Aubrey Catich 4:0

CONGRESS

Landon Guild 1st

Lukas Sheley 3rd

Amina Smati 4th

Nick Sapp FINALIST

Samyog Acharya FINALIST

Presiding Officer, Richard Yashlavskiy 2nd

PARLIAMENTARY

Daniel Zeman & Nicholas Goldman 3:1

 

OCTOBER 12 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

INFORMATIVE

Varsity:

Cooper Parker 3rd

Daniel Zeman 4th 

Nick Sapp 6th

Novice:

Caitlyn Bland 1st

Aubrey Catich 2nd

Angelina Guee 4th

Gigi Fenske 5th

Nicco Brown 7th

DUO

Emily Botwinik & Landon Guild 2nd

Andrew Scott & Minos Kim 4th

Bethie McEwen & Alex Mallery 5th

Lauren Seivert & Richard Yashlavskiy 7th

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Theo Earls 3rd

Sophia Brown 5th

DECLAMATION

Novice:

Lucy White 3rd

Varsity:

Larissa Sandocal 1st

Minos Kim 2nd

Landon Guild 4th

ORIGINAL ADVOCACY

Jacey Huang 2nd

Katie Millsap 4th

NATIONAL EXTEMP

Novice:

Mikey Zeman 7th

Varisty:

Landon Guild 5th

ORIGINAL PROSE & POETRY

Cooper Parker 1st

Amina Smati 3rd

Richie Mansfield 4th

IMPROMPTU

Jacey Huang 2nd

Landon Guild 4th

 

Awards 

Speech Tournament @ Granite Bay HS

November 16, 2024

Informative

Varsity:

6th place, Angelina Guee

3rd place, Katie Millsap 

2nd place, Cooper Parker

Novice:

7th place, Amelia Nunez

3rd place, Sofia Arellano

Duo

Varsity:  

5th place, Jacey Huang and Daniel Zeman

4th place, Landon Guild and Emily Botwinik

2nd place, Minos Kim and Andrew Scott

Novice: 

3rd place, Gigi Fenske and Aubrey Catich

Impromptu

Varsity: 

Finalist, Nathan Catich

Finalist, Minos Kim

8th place, Caitlin Lek

7th place, Landon Guild

6th place, Jacey Huang 

1st place, Amina Smati

Original Oratory

Novice:

4th place, Nico Brown

2nd place, Nick Goldman