Team Achievements
The Notre Dame Debate Team has a distinguished history with the team winning many local, regional, and national awards. Most recently, the team placed 2nd in the world in the 2011 International Public Policy Forum competition and placed 3rd in 2010 competition. In 2009, the team also placed in the top sixteen in the country at the Tournament of Champions.
Here is a list of the accomplishments for the 2012-2013 debate season:
2012-2013 National Forensic League Honor Society Awards
Merit
Alexa Gris
Sabrina Hasbanian
Jeremy Libang
Omoye Odiase
Autumn Porter
Jake Zedlar
Honor
Jack Carty
Nick Elsner
Noella Park
Benjamin Rondan
Excellence
June Choe
Dorothy Kim
Katrina Lau
Daniella Mikhael-Fard
Jackie Sandoval
Simone Schwartz-Lombard
Distinction
Maggie Barran
Monique Candiff
Zane Dille
Ella Fisher
Mikayla Rae Garvin
Alex Goldenberg
Mia Kezios
Max Lubell
Christian Nersessian
Ryan Powell
Connor Smith
Riordon Smith
Sebastian Wells
Special Distinction
Vivienne Pismarov
Superior Distinction
Aron Berger
Ken DeJohn
Roman Kezios
2012-2013 Notre Dame Debate Competitive Accomplishments
Notre Dame JV/Novice Season Opener (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Novice 2nd Speaker – Ryan Powell
Novice 3rd Speaker – Jack Carty
Novice 1st Place – Carty/Powell
Junior-Varsity 1st Speaker – Vivienne Pismarov
Junior-Varsity 2nd Speaker – Mikayla Rae Garvin
Junior-Varsity 3rd Speaker – Max Lubell
Junior-Varsity Undefeated – Lubell/Pismarov, Barran/Garvin
CSU, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Varsity 5rd Speaker – Vivienne Pismarov
Varsity 7th Speaker – Aron Berger
Varsity 8th Speaker – Ken DeJohn
Varsity Quarterfinals –Berger/DeJohn
St. Mark’s (Dallas, TX)
Varsity Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Damien Debates (La Verne, CA)
Novice 1th Speaker – Zane Dille
Novice 2nd Speaker – Ryan Powell
Novice 4th Speaker – Mia Kezios
Novice 5th Speaker – Simone Schwartz-Lombard
Novice 8th Speaker – June Choe
Novice Quarterfinals – Carty/Choe
Novice Quarterfinals – Schwartz-Lombard/Kim
Novice Semifinals – Fisher/Kezios
Novice 1st Place – Dille/Powell
Varsity 2nd Speaker – Mikayla Rae Garvin
Varsity 3rd Speaker – Christian Nersessian
Varsity 5th Speaker – Max Lubell
Varsity Quarterfinals – Barran/Garvin
Varsity Semifinals – Lubell/Nersessian
Glenbrooks (Chicago, IL)
Novice 2nd Speaker – Zane Dille
Novice 3rd Speaker – Ryan Powell
Novice Quarterfinals – Fisher/Kezios
Novice 1st place – Dille/Powell
Alta (Salt Lake City, UT)
Varsity 2nd Speaker – Aron Berger
Varsity Finals – Berger/DeJohn
Emory (Atlanta, GA)
Varsity Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Victory Briefs Tournament (Los Angeles, CA)
Varsity 1st Speaker – Roman Kezios
Varsity 2nd Speaker – Aron Berger
Varsity 5rd Speaker – Vivienne Pismarov
Varsity 10th Speaker – Max Lubell
Varsity Quarterfinals – R. Kezios/Kim
Varsity Quarterfinals – Lubell/Fisher
Varsity Co-Champions – Pismarov/Schwartz-Lombard, Berger/Choe
Golden Desert Invitational (Las Vegas, NV)
Novice 1st Speaker – Ella Fisher
Novice 2nd Speaker – Mia Kezios
Novice Quarterfinals – Rondan/Gris
Novice Semifinals – Fisher/Kezios
Varsity 15th Speaker – Aron Berger
Varsity 18th Speaker – Ken DeJohn
Varsity Quarterfinals – Berger/DeJohn
Varsity Quarterfinals – Kezios/Pismarov
UC, Berkeley Invitational (Berkeley, CA)
Varsity 20th Speaker – Roman Kezios
Varsity 20th Speaker – Aron Berger
Varsity 24th Speaker – Ken DeJohn
Varsity Double Octofinals – Kezios/Pismarov
Varsity Octofials – Berger/DeJohn
JV/Novice Nationals (San Francisco, CA)
Novice 2nd Speaker – Zane Dille
Novice 3rd Speaker – Ryan Powell
Novice 6th Speaker – Mia Kezios
Novice 9th Speaker – Ella Fisher
Junior-Varsity 5th Speaker – Mikayla Rae Garvin
Novice Octofinals – Choe/Carty
Novice Quarterfinals – Schwartz-Lombard/Kim
Novice Co-Champions – Fisher/Kezios and Powell/Dille
Junior-Varsity Semifinals – Pismarov/Rondan
International Public Policy Forum (New York, NY)
Elite Eight – Candiff/Smith/Smith
Tournament of Champions (Lexington, KY)
Qualified – Berger/DeJohn
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2011-2012 National Forensic League Honor Society Awards
Merit
Noella Park
Dara Parsi
Katie Perez
Matt Urmersbach
Honor
Joseph Dalla Betta
Matthew Ellias
Nicholas Elsner
Katrina Lau
Daniella Mikhael-Fard
Ryan Nelson
Jackie Sandoval
Excellence
Maggie Barran
Richard Barran
Cristina Cambianica
Mikayla Rae Garvin
Iris Lopez
Max Lubell
Emma Muir
Christian Nersessian
Connor Smith
Distinction
Monique Candiff
Richard Cardenas
Alex Goldenberg
Roman Kezios
Vivienne Pismarov
Christopher Wes Shoup
Riordon Smith
Special Distinction
Aron Berger
Ken DeJohn
2011-2012 Notre Dame Debate Accomplishments
Notre Dame JV/Novice Season Opener (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Novice 2nd Speaker - Barran
Novice 3rd Speaker - Pismarov
Novice 1st Place – Barran/Perez
Junior-Varsity Top Speaker – Rory Smith
Junior-Varsity 1st Place – Nersessian/R. Smith
CSU, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Varsity 3rd Speaker – Alex Goldenberg
Varsity 8th Speaker – Ken DeJohn
Varsity 11th Speaker – Wes Shoup
Varsity 18th Speaker – Roman Kezios
Varsity Octofinals – Barran/R. Smith
Varsity Octofinals – Goldenberg/C. Smith
Varsity Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Varsity Quarterfinals – Kezios/Shoup
Damien Novice Scrimmage (La Verne, CA)
Novice Undefeated – Barran/Pismarov
St. Mark’s Sophomore Hoe Down (Dallas, TX)
Semifinals – Goldenberg/C. Smith
Meadows (Las Vegas, NV)
Varsity 8th Speaker – Alex Goldenberg
Varsity Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Varsity Octofinals – Goldenberg/Smith
University of Southern California Invitational (Los Angeles, CA)
Junior-Varsity Double Octofinals – Lau/Pismarov
Varsity Double Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Damien Debates (La Verne, CA)
Novice 4th Speaker – Mikayla Rae Garvin
Novice 10th Speaker – Vivienne Pismarov
Novice Quarterfinals – Garvin/Lopez
Novice 1st Place – Barran/Pismarov
Varsity Top Speaker – Richard Cardenas
Varsity 2nd Speaker – Rory Smith
Varsity 1st Place – Cardenas/R. Smith
Alta (Salt Lake City, UT)
Varsity 4th Speaker – Ken DeJohn
Varsity 1st Place – Berger/DeJohn
Blake (Minneapolis, MN)
Varsity Double Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Victory Briefs Tournament (Los Angeles, CA)
Varsity 3rd Speaker – Alex Goldenberg
Varsity 4th Speaker – Ken DeJohn
Varsity 6th Speaker – Aron Berger
Varsity 8th Speaker – Monique Candiff
Varsity 2nd Place – Goldenberg/Lubell
Varsity Quarterfinals –Kezios/Pismarov
Varsity Quarterfinals - DeJohn/Ellias
Golden Desert Invitational (Las Vegas, NV)
Novice 1st Speaker – Vivienne Pismarov
Novice 9th Speaker – Matthew Ellias
Novice 1st Place – Garvin/Pismarov
Novice Quarterfinals – Ellias/Lau
Varsity 17th Speaker – Roman Kezios
Varsity Double Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Varsity Double Octofinals – Cardenas/Kezios
Varsity Double Octofinals – Goldenberg/Smith
UC, Berkeley Invitational (Berkeley, CA)
Varsity Triple Octofinals - Cardenas/Kezios
JV/Novice Nationals (Atlanta, GA)
Qualified – Garvin/Pismarov
Qualified – Barran/Lopez
Qualified – Elsner/Lubell
International Public Policy Forum (New York, NY)
3rd Place – Cambianica/DallaBetta/Nelson
NDCA Championships (Las Vegas, NV)
Octofinals – Berger/DeJohn
Tournament of Champions (Lexington, KY)
Qualified – Berger/DeJohn
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2010-2011 Notre Dame Debate Accomplishments
Notre Dame JV/Novice Season Opener (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Novice 1st Speaker- Katkic
Novice 1st Place - Mansueto/Smith
Junior-Varsity 1st Place - Kezios/Zarrabian
CSU, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Novice 1st Speaker- Vanhal
Novice 3rd Speaker - Goldenberg
Novice 4th Speaker - Smith
Novice 9th Speaker - Chavando
Novice 10th Speaker - Katkic
Novice Semifinals - Goldenberg/Chavando
Novice Semifinals - Katkic/Vanhal
Varsity 1st Speaker- Grau
Varsity 3rd Speaker- Titcher
Varsity 6th Speaker- DeFilippis
Varsity Quarterfinals - Titcher/DeFilippis
Varsity Octofinals - Grau/McLoon
St. Marks Invitational (Dallas, TX)
Varsity Double Octofinals – DeFilippis/Titcher
Sophomore Round Robin Quarterfinals – DeJohn/Muir
CSU, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Varsity 2nd Place – Grau/McLoon
Varsity Octofinals - Kezios/Zarrabian
Varsity Octofinals - Cardenas/Wells
Varsity 2nd Speaker - Grau
Varsity 4th Speaker - Kezios
Varsity 5th Speaker - Cardenas
Varsity 6th Speaker - McLoon
Meadows (Las Vegas, NV)
Varsity Quarterfinals - DeFilippis/Titcher
Varsity Octofinals – Grau/McLoon
Varsity 1st Speaker - Grau
Varsity 3rd Speaker -Titcher
Varsity 6th Speaker- DeFilippis
Varsity 10th Speaker- McLoon
University of Southern California Invitational (Los Angeles, CA)
Novice Co-Champions- Smith/Vanhal and Goldenberg /Katkic
Novice Quarterfinals - Harrell/Nersessian
Novice Quarterfinals -Mikhael-Fard/Sandoval
Novice 1st Speaker- Smith
Novice 5th Speaker- Katkic
Novice 7th Speaker - Vanhal
Novice 8th Speaker - Goldenberg
Varsity Quarterfinals - Grau/McLoon
Varsity Octofinals - Titcher/DeFilippis
Varsity Double Octofinals - DeJohn/Shoup
Varsity Double Octofinals - Dalla Betta/Muir
Damien Debates (La Verne, CA)
Novice 4th Speaker – Smith
Novice 5th Speaker - Nersessian
Varsity Quarterfinals – Rankin/Whitman
Varsity 9th Speaker – Whitman
The Glenbrooks (Chicago, IL)
Varsity Octofinals- DeFilippis/Titcher
Varsity 17th Speaker – Titcher
Alta (Salt Lake City, UT)
Varsity 2nd Place - Grau/McLoon
Varsity Quarterfinals - DeFilippis/Titcher
Varsity Octofinals - DeJohn/Shoup
Varsity 1st Speaker- Titcher
Varsity 2nd Speaker- Grau
Varsity 5th Speaker- DeFilippis
Blake (Minneapolis, MN)
Varsity Quarterfinals – DeFilippis/Titcher
Victory Briefs Tournament (Los Angeles, CA)
Varsity 2nd Place - Dalla Betta/Wells
Varsity Semifinals - Grau/C. Smith
Varsity Quarterfinals - DeJohn/R. Smith
Varsity 1st Speaker- Grau
Varsity 2nd Speaker- Dalla Betta
Varsity 3rd Speaker – Muir
Barkley Forum (Atlanta, GA)
Varsity Octofinals – DeFilippis/Titcher
Golden Desert Invitational (Las Vegas, NV)
Novice Semifinals – Goldenberg/Katkic
Novice 5th Speaker – Goldenberg
Novice 7th Speaker - Nersessian
Varsity 2nd Place – DeFilippis/Titcher
Varsity Octofinals – Grau/McLoon
Varsity 8th Speaker – Titcher
Varsity 13th Speaker – Grau
Varsity 19th Speaker – DeFilippis
College Preparatory School Round Robin (Oakland, CA)
Qualifier - DeFilippis/DeJohn (Tied for 2nd in Pod)
UC, Berkeley Invitational (Berkeley, CA)
Varsity Double Octofinals – DeFilippis/DeJohn
Varsity Triple Octofinals – Grau/McLoon (stepped aside to advance
DeFilippis/DeJohn)
Notre Dame Hollywood Invitational (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Varsity 2nd Place – Barran/Zarrabian
JV/Novice Nationals (Atlanta, GA)
Novice Octofinals – Berger/C. Smith
Novice Octofinals – Goldenberg/R. Smith
Novice Qualifier – Nersessian/Park
Novice 11th Speaker - Goldenberg
International Public Policy Forum (New York, NY)
2nd Place - Leonard/Cambianica/Coello/Wall/Nelson/Peterson
Tournament of Champions (Lexington, KY)
Qualifier – Grau/McLoon
Qualifier - DeFilippis/DeJohn
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2009-2010 Notre Dame Debate Accomplishments
CSU, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Varsity Double-Octofinals – Ceron/Grau
Novice Quarterfinals – Liquigan/Candiff
Novice 10th Speaker – Candiff
Damien Novice Scrimmage (La Verne, CA)
Novice 2nd Place – Shoup/Zarrabian
Novice 1st Speaker – Shoup
Damien Debates (La Verne, CA)
Varsity Co-Champions – 1st Place – Ceron/Grau
Varsity Co-Champions – G. Paguio/McLoon
Varsity 1st Speaker – G. Paguio
Varsity 4th Speaker – Ceron
Varsity 6th Speaker – Grau
Varsity 7th Speaker – McLoon
Novice Semifinalists – Lacsamana/Nelson
Novice Quarterfinalists – Cattani/DeJohn
Novice 5th Speaker – Molly Shamieh
Novice 8th Speaker – Richard Cardenas
St. Marks Sophomore Round Robin (Dallas, TX)
Qualifier - Cambianica/Dalla Betta
Meadows (Las Vegas, NV)
Varsity Semifinals – Titcher/DeFilippis
Varsity 13th Speaker – DeFilippis
Varsity 15th Speaker – Titcher
University of Southern California Invitational (Los Angeles, CA)
Varsity Double-Octofinals – Ceron/Grau
JV Octofinals – Cardenas/Loden
JV Octofinals – Muir/Shoup
JV Octofinals – Zarrabian/Shamieh
JV 7th Speaker – Cardenas
JV 12th Speaker - Candiff
The Glenbrooks (Chicago, IL)
Novice Quarterfinals – Candiff/Kezios
Novice 5th Speaker – Candiff
Novice 9th Speaker – Shoup
Alta (Salt Lake City, UT)
Varsity Semifinals – Defilippis/Titcher
Varsity Double-Octofinals – Ceron/Grau
Southern Bell Forum (Nashville, TN)
Varsity Octofinals – Defilippis/Titcher
Golden Desert Invitational (Las Vegas, NV)
Varsity Octofinals – Ceron/Grau
Varsity 15th Speaker – Titcher
Novice Co-Champions – Muir/Shoup
Novice Co-Champions – Candiff/Kezios
Novice 2nd Speaker - Nelson
Novice 3rd Speaker – Candiff
College Preparatory School Round Robin (Oakland, CA)
Qualifier - DeFilippis/Titcher
|UC, Berkeley Invitational (Berkeley, CA)
Varsity Triple-Octofinals – DeFilippis/Titcher
JV Octofinals – Muir/Shoup
JV 6th Speaker – Kezios
JV 7th Speaker – Muir
JV 10th Speaker – Shoup
JV 15th Speaker – Cardenas
JV 20th Speaker – Nelson
JV/Novice Nationals (Atlanta, GA)
Novice 12th Place – Cardenas/Zarrabian
Novice Qualifier – Candiff/Kezios
Novice Qualifier – Muir/Shoup
International Public Policy Forum (New York, NY)
Semifinals – Boutros/Coello/Leonard/Wall
National Debate Coaches’ Association Championships (Washington, D.C.)
Qualifier - Ceron/Grau
Qualifier - DeFilippis/Titcher
Qualifier - McLoon/G. Paguio
Tournament of Champions (Lexington, KY)
Qualifier - DeFilippis/Titcher
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