Tournament of Champions is a national high school debate tournament held at the University of Kentucky every year in late April. To qualify, debaters need at least two bids or automatically qualify by placing high enough at last year's Tournament of Champions.
Policy Debate Champions and Runners Up
1972: Marquette University High School – Jeff Clark & Mark Foley; Marquette University High School – Mark Miner & David Dries 1973: Hillsboro – Mary Thomson & Kather Zickert; Upper Arlington – Peter Koeniz & Doug Dougherty 1974: Walter Panas – Denise Gilbert & Larry Falkin; Wilkinsburg – John Tumazos & David Snowball 1975: Cardinal Spellman – Leo Gagion & John Bredehoft; Lakeland – Amy Davidoff & Virginia Raymond 1976: Cardinal Spellman – Leo Gagion & John Bredehoft; Soquel – Ron Aitken & Jeff Lorenzen 1977: Lake Forest (IL) – Karen Albrecht & Hugh Abrams; Robinson – Michael Laurence & Shelly Coleman 1978: Walter Panas – Donna Gilbert & Patrick O'Neill; Bronx High School of Science (NY) – Eric Raps & Matthew Mandell 1979: Bronx High School of Science (NY) – Andrew Berman & Herschel Goldfield; Marquette University High School – Jim Boehner & John Barrett 1980: Glenbrook North (IL) – Jeff Wagner & Brad Malis; Bronx High School of Science (NY) – Stuart Weich & Andrew Berman 1981: Glenbrook South (IL) – Jeffrey Wortman & Mark Koulogeorge; Firestone – Alan Gerber & Steve Dist 1982: Oak Park & River Forest (IL) – Todd Martin & Eric Brackett; Glenbrook North (IL) – Peter Braverman & Ken Karas 1983: Oak Park & River Forest (IL) – Macklin Trimnell & C.V. Doherty; Creighton Prep – Wally Mullin & Don Erftmier, Jr. 1984: Lake Braddock – Shaun Martin & Mike Green; New Trier (IL) – Laura Michaelis & Moria McDermott 1985: Lake Braddock – Joe Pettit & Mike Green; Marquette University High School – Ed Lynch & Kevin Roe 1986: Albany – Peter Gross & Andrew Schrank; Bishop Guertin (NH) – Pete Klamka & Tim Pramas 1987: Manchester – Sarah Gannett & Zach Leber; Stuyvesant (NY) – Hanna Rosin & David Coleman 1988: Downers Grove South (IL) – Karrie Schwartz & Bill Fick; Albuquerque Academy (NM) -- Kevin Kuswa & Chris Harris 1989: St. Mark's School of Texas (TX) – Steven Sklaver & Jack Stroube; Richmond Kennedy – Colin Kahl & Todd Cort 1990: Oak Park & River Forest (IL) – Eric Truett & Brian Ruder; Harvard School – Ara Lovitt & Ahilan Arulanantham 1991: Omaha Westside (NE) – Paul Skiermont & Jason Patil; Georgetown Day School (DC) – Daniel Nexon & Rebecca Tushnet 1992: Edgemont (NY) – Jason Feldman & Derek Schaffer; Albuquerque Academy (NM) – Jeremy Pena & Mark Kutny 1993: Isidore Newman School (LA) – Ben Norwood & Taavi Reiss; Brookfield Central (WI) – David Frank & Joshua Heling 1994: Lexington (MA) – Li-Cheng Wang & Steve Lehotsky; Edgemont (NY) – Sanket J. Bulsara & Chris Lennon 1995: Niles West (IL) – Armands Revelins & George Kouros; Lexington (MA) – Steve Lehotsky & Matt Nichols 1996: Glenbrook North (IL) – Larry Heftman & Adam Hurder; Katy-Taylor (TX)- Jeff McNabb & Kim Sikora 1997: Caddo Magnet (LA) – Andy Ryan & Kamal Ghali; Greenhill (TX) – Josh Goldberg & Rashad Hussain 1998: Glenbrook South (IL) – Adam Goldstein & Todd Fine; Greenhill (TX) – Caitlin Talmadge & Andrew Bradt 1999: Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Raja Gaddipati/Robbie Quinn; Lexington (MA) – Josh Lynn & Yoni Cohen 2000: Greenhill School (TX) – Asher Haig/Jordan Pietzsch; Centerville (OH) – Caleb Liang & Henry Liu 2001: Glenbrook North (IL) – Michael Klinger/Stacey Nathan; Woodward Academy (GA) – Avery Dale and Peter Miller 2002: Pace Academy (GA) – Bob Allen/Brian Smith; St. Mark's School of Texas (TX) Josh Branson/Michael Martin 2003: The College Preparatory School (CA) – Michael Burshteyn/Eli Anders; Greenhill School (TX) – Maggie Ahn & Saad Hussain 2004: Glenbrook North (IL) – Jake Ziering/Michael Rosecrans; College Preparatory School (CA) – Michael Burshteyn/Eli Anders 2005: The Westminster Schools (GA) – Anusha Deshpande/Stephen Weil; Chattahoochee (GA) – Garrett Abelkop/John Warden 2006: Greenhill School (TX) – Mathew Andrews/Stephen Polley; Glenbrook South (IL) – Abe Corrigan/Mima Lazarevic 2007: Glenbrook North (IL) – Matt Fisher/Stephanie Spies; The Westminster Schools (GA) – Stephen Weil/Sanjena Anshu Sathian 2008: Greenhill School (TX) – Nicholas Rogan and Olivia Rogan; Colleyville Heritage(TX) – James Hamraie and Evan Defillipis 2009: The Westminster Schools (GA) – Sanjena Anshu Sathian/Rajesh Jegadeesh; Bellarmine College Prep (CA) – Will Rafey/Sagar Vijay 2010: The Westminster Schools (GA) – Ellis Allen/Daniel Taylor; St. Mark's School of Texas (TX) – Alex Miles/Rishee Batra 2011: The Westminster Schools (GA) – Ellis Allen/Daniel Taylor; Lexington (MA) – Arjun Vellayappan/Tyler Engler 2012: Iowa City West High School (IA) – Jeffrey Ding/Liam Hancock; Glenbrook North (IL) – Rachel Boroditsky/Nathaniel Sawyer 2013: C. K. McClatchy High School (CA) – John Spurlock/Keenan Harris; Glenbrook North (IL) – Natalie Knez/Nathaniel Sawyer 2014: Centennial High School (MD) – Gabriel Koo/Michael Koo; Polytechnic High School (CA) – Julia Alison/Les Asimow 2015: The Westminster Schools (GA) – Saul Forman/Naman Gupta; Baltimore City College (MD) – Peymaan Motevalli/Joseph Gaylin 2016: Highland Park (MN) – Dan Bannister/Ian Dill; Little Rock Central (AR) – Payton Woods/Darrin “DJ” Williams Jr. 2017: McDonogh (MD) – Ryan James/Nishad Neelakandan; Peninsula (CA) – Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang 2018: Monta Vista (CA) – Rafael Pierry/Dhruv Sudesh; Blue Valley Southwest (KS) – Danish Khan/Stephen Lowe 2019: North Broward Prep (FL) – Nicholas Mancini/Giorgio Rabbini; Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Aden Barton/Julian Habermann 2020: Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Aden Barton/Sam Meacham; Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (IL) – Jeremy Margolin/Henry Mitchell 2021: Bellarmine College Preparatory (CA) – Adarsh Hiremath/Surya Midha; Chaminade College Preparatory (CA) - Dhruv Ahuja/Azi Hormozdiari 2022: Lawrence Free State (KS) – John Marshall/Serena Rupp; Berkeley Preparatory (FL) – Kyle Shah/Antonio Souchet 2023: Liberal Arts and Science Academy (TX) – Sam Church/Alexandrea Huang; Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Chanden Climaco/Raleigh Maxwell 2024: Westwood High School (TX) – Ishan Sharma/Ayush Tripathi; Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Cy Turner/Raleigh Maxwell 2025: Greenhill School (TX) - Rory Liu/Gautam Chamarthy; Northview High School (GA) - Jerry Chen/Kento Taylor 2026: Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Russell Howard/Jimmy Li; Glenbrook North High School (IL) - Ethan Camp/Joe Rosenblat
Lincoln Douglas Debate Champions and Runners Up 1986: Hee-Sun Hong – The Bronx High School of Science (NY); Greg Hewett – Jenks High School (OK) 1987: Scott Tucker – Twin Lakes High School (FL); Craig Tinsky – Miami Palmetto High School (FL) 1988: Jonathan Koppell and Peter Colavito – The Bronx High School of Science (NY) – Close-out 1989: David Kennedy – Regis High School (NY); Amy Forsee – Homewood High School 1990: Chris Kellner – Tampa Jesuit High School (FL); Arthur Chu – Albuquerque Academy (NM) 1991: Jeff Marcus – Miami Palmetto High School (FL); Bill Harrington – Regis High School (NY) 1992: Michael Erickson – La Cueva High School (NM);Jason Baldwin – Vestavia Hills High School (AL) 1993: Jason Baldwin – Vestavia Hills High School (AL); Carlos Gonzales – Christopher Columbus High School (FL) 1994: Ann Miura – Palo Alto High School (CA); Claire Carman – Vestavia Hills High School (AL) 1995: Greg Goldfarb – Miami Palmetto High School (FL); Tyrenda Williams – Vestavia Hills High School (AL) 1996: Courtney Balentine – Valley High School (IA); David Singh – Apple Valley High School (MN) 1997: Hetal Doshi – Vestavia Hills High School (AL); Brian Fletcher – Valley High School (IA) 1998: Ari Simon – Valley High School (IA); Anna Manasco – St. James School (AL) 1999: Tom Zimpleman – Valley High School (IA); Ben Davidson – Vestavia Hills High School (AL) 2000: Seamus Donovan – Edmond North High School (OK); James Scott – Katy High School (TX) 2001: Tom Pryor – Hopkins High School (MN); Tommy Clancy – Westwood High School (TX) 2002: Jenn Larson – Millard West High School (NE); Kelsey Olson – Apple Valley High School (MN) 2003: Andrew Garvin – Mission San Jose High School (CA); Tom Evnen – Lincoln Southeast High School (NE) 2004: John McNeil – Edina High School (MN); Tim Hogan – Apple Valley High School (MN) 2005: David Wolfish – Greenhill School (TX); Hirsh Jain – Mission San Jose (CA) 2006: Stephen Hess – Mountain View High School (CA); David Weeks, Highland Park High School (TX) 2007: Patrick Diehl – Lynbrook High School (CA); David McGough – Greenhill School (TX) 2008: Chris Theis – Apple Valley High School (MN); Becca Traber Kinkaid HS (TX) 2009: Chris Theis – Apple Valley High School (MN); Daniel Moerner, Mountain View / Los Altos (CA) 2010: Catherine Tarsney – St. Louis Park High School (MN); Ross Brown, Valley High School (IA) 2011: Larry Liu and Jeffrey Liu – Indian Springs School (AL) – Close-out 2012: Noah Star – Lexington High School (MA); Bob Overing – Loyola High School (Los Angeles) (CA) 2013: Rebecca Kuang – Greenhill School (TX); Richard Shmikler – Saint Louis Park High School (MN) 2014: Danny DeBois – Harrison High School (NY); Chris Kymn – Loyola High School (CA) 2015: Pranav Reddy – The Harker School (CA); David Branse – University School (FL) 2016: Nick Steele – Harvard-Westlake (CA); Felix Tan – Clements (CA) 2017: Parker Whitfill – Phoenix Country Day (AZ); Nina Potischman – Hunter College (NY) 2018: Brian Zhou – Greenhill (TX); Rex Evans – Santa Monica (CA) 2019: Ishan Bhatt – St. Andrew's Episcopal (MS); Jaya Nayar – Harvard Westlake (CA) 2020: Evan Li – Lexington High School (MA); Animesh Joshi – Valley High School (IA) 2021: Zion Dixon – Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX); Andrew Gong – Harvard-Westlake (CA) 2022: Max Perin – Sage Hill (CA); Anshul Reddy – Harker (CA) 2023: Muzzi Khan – Harker (CA); Karan Shah – Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) 2024: Spencer Swickle – American Heritage Broward (FL); Justin Wen – Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) 2025: Iva Liu – Orange County School of the Arts (CA); Om Modi – Lynbrook High School (CA) 2026: Bolang Zhu - Lynbrook High School (CA); Alexander Jayaratne - Head-Royce School (CA)
Public Forum Debate Champions and Runner Ups 2004: Jay M. Robinson HS (NC) – Erin Lopez/Jordan Myers; Nova HS (FL) – Alexandra Wall/Natalia Rigol 2005: Albuquerque Academy (NM) – Hollie Putnam/Heather Campbell; Torrey Pines (CA) – Eric Carino/Ian Hampton 2006: Manchester-Essex (MA) – James Pates/Dan Cellucci; Manchester-Essex (MA) – Ross Cowman/Ryan Swanzey (Co-Champions) 2007: Lexington (MA) – Chrissy Kugel/Garth Goldwater; Durham Academy (NC) – Patrick Toomey/Katherine Buse 2008: North Allegheny (PA) – Naz El-Khatib/Claire Kairys; The Collegiate School (NY) – Charles Giardina/Jonathan Yip 2009: Harker School (CA) – Kelsey Hilbrich/Kaavya Gowda; Walt Whitman High School (MD) – Alex Edelman/Aaron Schifrin 2010: George Washington High School (CO) – Gabe Rusk/Brendan Patrick; Ridge High School (NJ) – Brian Moore/Tejus Pradeep 2011: Harker School (CA) – Aakash Jagadeesh/Frederic Enea; Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL) – Grant Sinnot/Jake Bayer 2012: NSU University School (FL) – Dalton Feeley/Daniel Rego; Walt Whitman High School (MD) – Fionn Adamian/Ben Zimmermann 2013: Pine View School (FL) – Arjun Byju/Mark Allseits; Ransom Everglades School (FL) – Jacob Stern/ Megan Mers 2014: Walt Whitman High School (MD) – Fionn Adamian/Ben Zimmermann; Walt Whitman High School (MD) – Samuel Arnesen/William Arnesen 2015: Walt Whitman High School (MD) – Samuel Arnesen/William Arnesen; Ridge High School (NJ) – Tim O'Shea/Oliver Tang 2016: Pine View School (FL) – Aravind Byju/Sho Szczepaniuk; Mission San Jose High School (CA) – Max Wu/Keshav Kundassery 2017: the Nueva School (CA) – Jake Mengarelli/Matthew Salah; the Blake School (MN) – Ellie Grossman/Connor Yu