2020 Pre-Regionals Top Performers

As we approach Thanksgiving, we have compiled a list of top performers from the fall. Just like last year, we are defining a top performer as someone who has taken at least two awards at top invites (ones where 25% or more of the field was made up of people from last year’s nationals). This means that the following invites qualify so far: Black Squirrel (Haverford), Classic City (Georgia), Grand Ole’ Tournament (Vanderbilt), Habeas Hippopotamus (GW), Mumbo Jumbo (Tufts), Peach Bowl (Emory), Scarlet & Grey (OSU), Spartan Throwdown (Case Western), Tobacco Road (Duke).

Clearly these are pretty clustered in the East Coast and Midwest since it’s easier to get a critical mass of top teams together in those areas without making people travel for hours. We are in no way claiming that these are the only top competitors out there. There are certainly many great competitors on teams not invited to these particular invitationals. But we do think that these competitors deserve a shout out for prevailing against such tough competition.

We will add addenda after any future top tournament tab summaries are released.


Attorneys:
Karsyn Archambeau, Georgia (Classic City 20P; GOT 20P)
Prak Bujimalla, Vanderbilt (Classic City 18P; GOT 17P)
Caitie Conway, Penn State (HVI 18P, 18D)
Erin Dringman, Washington & Lee (HVI 20P; ToRo 18D)
Julia Greve, Cincinnati (Hippo 19P, 18D; S&G 20P, 20D)
Calyn Hadlock Indiana (S&G 19P, 17D; GOT 18P)
Nick Lewis, Georgia (Hippo 19P; ToRo 19P)
Richard Madden, Rhodes (Classic City 20P; GOT 20P)
Alex Wilkerson, Washington & Lee (HVI 19P; ToRo 18P)

Witnesses:
Jessica Copenhaver, Georgia Tech (ToRo 17P; Classic City 18P)
Christopher Guin, Tennessee, Chattanooga (S&G 18P; GOT 17P)
Shantal Hernendez, Brown (HVI 16D; ToRo 18D; GOT 18D)
Austin Kuntz, Pittsburgh (Spartan 19P, 20D)
Thia Parachuru, Pittsburgh (Spartan 20P, 20D)
Hannah Perala, South Carolina (Hippo 16D; Peach Bowl 17D)
Zophia Pittman-Jones, Cincinnati (Hippo 16D; S&G 18P)
William Porter, Tufts (MJ 20P, 17D)
Jack Quinn, Penn State (HVI 19P; 16D)

Double Threats:
Morgan Biagioni, Georgia Tech (Peach Bowl 16P Witness; 18D Attorney)
Allison Du, Yale (MJ 18P Attorney, 17D Witness; Black Squirrel 20P Attorney; 17D Witness)
Olivia Hauserman, Michigan (Spartan 18D Attorney; Black Squirrel 18P Witness)
Sonali Mehta, Duke (S&G 20P Attorney; ToRo 19P Attorney, 17D Witness)
Ruby Scanlon, Northwestern (Spartan 18D Attorney; Black Squirrel 17P Witness)
Papa Yaw Sencherey, NYU (HVI 19D Attorney; Black Squirrel 18P Witness, 18 D Attorney)
Cory Zayance, Michigan (Spartan 18P Attorney; Black Squirrel 17P Witness)


Teams with more than one top performer:
Cincinnati: 2
Georgia: 2
Georgia Tech: 2
Michigan: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
Washington & Lee: 2

Soda City Addendum
The Soda City Trials had exactly 25% Nationals teams. That means that award winners from that tournament qualify for our list. First, we have a new award for Alex Wilkerson of Washington & Lee who has now become a double threat:

Alex Wilkerson, Washington & Lee (HVI 19P Attorney; ToRo 18P Attorney; Soda City 17D Witness)

And now we have some new awards:

Witness:
Meagan Carter, South Carolina (Classic City 16D; Soda City 18D)
Hunter Mattin, Ohio State (Scarlet & Grey 18D; Soda City 16D)

Double Threat:
Thomas Fogarty, (Soda City 17P Witness, 18D Attorney)

Teams with more than one top performer:
Cincinnati: 2
Georgia: 2
Georgia Tech: 2
Michigan: 2
Ohio State: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
South Carolina: 2
Washington & Lee: 2

GAMTI & Cornshucker Addendum
The tab summaries for both GAMTI and Cornshucker were both released today and both had >25% nationals teams. That means that award winners from those tournaments qualify for our list. First, we have some new awards for people already on our list:

Jessica Copenhaver, Georgia Tech (ToRo 17P; Classic City 18P; GAMTI 26D)
Richard Madden, Rhodes (Classic City 20P; GOT 20P; GAMTI 25P)

And now we have some new awards:

Attorney:
Matthew Bessman, Ohio State (ToRo 19D; GAMTI 24D)
Grace Files, Rhodes (GOT 18P; Cornshucker 20D)
Rhyan Lake, Howard (ToRo 20D; GAMTI 24P)
Parker Luchenbill, Northwood (HVI 19D; GAMTI 24P)

Witness:
Angelyn Armistead, Howard (ToRo 17D; GAMTI 26D)
Indiyah Mabry, UVA (Black Squirrel 17P; GAMTI 25P 24D)
Michael Molchan, Miami (Spartan 17P; GAMTI 21D; Cornshucker 16P)
Nathan Pugh, Georgia (Peach Bowl 16P; GAMTI 22P)
Karil Zubeck, Northwood (HVI 16D; GAMTI 21D)

Double Threat:
Johanne Karizamimba, Columbia (Black Squirrel 18D Witness; GAMTI 27D Attorney)

Teams with more than one top performer:
Georgia: 3
Ohio State: 3
Cincinnati: 2
Georgia Tech: 2
Howard: 2
Michigan: 2
Northwood: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
Rhodes: 2
South Carolina: 2
Washington & Lee: 2

Carolina Classic Addendum
It’s been a few weeks since it happened, but we just got the tab summary for Carolina Classic and it had >25% nationals teams. That means that award winners there qualify for our list. First, we have yet another award for Alex Wilkerson of Washington & Lee:

Alex Wilkerson, Washington & Lee (HVI 19P Attorney; ToRo 18P Attorney; Soda City 17D Witness; Carolina 17P Attorney)

And now we have some new awards:

Attorney:
Sara Delacy, Emory (ToRo 18P; Carolina 17P)
Riya Lakkaraju, Emory (Classic City 19P; Carolina 18P)
Elias Neibart, Emory (GAMTI 26D; Carolina 19D)

Witness:
Audrey Moore, Florida State (Soda City 16D; Carolina 16D)
Michelle Stanek, Georgia Tech (Peach Bowl 16D; Carolina 20D)

Double Threat:
Kate Arnold, William & Mary (Carolina 18P Attorney, 17D Witness)

Teams with more than one top performer:
Emory: 3
Georgia: 3
Georgia Tech: 3
Ohio State: 3
Cincinnati: 2
Howard: 2
Michigan: 2
Northwood: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
Rhodes: 2
South Carolina: 2
Washington & Lee: 2

Yale Invite Addendum
We just got the tab summary for Yale Invite and it had >25% nationals teams in the “A” Division. That means that award winners there qualify for our list. First, we have new awards for a few people already on our list:

Allison Du, Yale (MJ 18P Attorney, 17D Witness; Black Squirrel 20P Attorney, 17D Witness; Yale 19P Attorney)
Ruby Scanlon, Northwestern (Spartan 18D Attorney; Black Squirrel 17P Witness; Yale 17D)

And now we have some new awards:

Attorney:
Steven Becker, Tufts (Black Squirrel 19D; Yale 18P)
Bee Brawley, South Carolina (Soda City 17P; Yale 18P)
Bri Goodchild, Minnesota (Yale 17P, 18D)
Montana Love, Yale (MJ 17D; Yale 17D)
Mashell Rahimzadeh, Columbia (MJ 18P; Yale 20D)

Witness:
Daya Butler, Yale (Black Squirrel 18D; Yale 19D)
Alexandra Farina, Columbia (MJ 16P; Yale 18D)
Eden Strong, Northwestern (Spartan 20D, Yale 18D)

Double Threat:
Austin Upshaw, Georgetown (Hippo 17D Witness; Yale 17P Attorney)

Teams with more than one top performer:
Columbia: 3
Emory: 3
Georgia: 3
Georgia Tech: 3
Ohio State: 3
South Carolina: 3
Yale: 3
Cincinnati: 2
Howard: 2
Michigan: 2
Northwestern: 2
Northwood: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
Rhodes: 2
Tufts: 2

Beach Party, Ramblin Wreck, Hoosier Hoedown, CUBAIT, GCF Addendum
With our first few weeks of January Invites down, we have a bunch more top performers to add to our list. Beach Party becomes our first West Coast Invite with >25% nationals teams, and Georgia Tech’s Ramblin Wreck, Indiana’s Hoosier Hoedown, Columbia’s CUBAIT, and Chicago’s GCF also qualify. First, we have some new awards for people already on our list:

Attorneys:
Karsyn Archambeau, Georgia (Classic City 20P; GOT 20P; RW 18P, 19D)
Matthew Bessman, Ohio State (ToRo 19D; GAMTI 24D; GCF 20D)
Richard Madden, Rhodes (Classic City 20P; GOT 20P; GAMTI 25P; GCF 17P)
Elias Neibart, Emory (GAMTI 26D; Carolina 19D, RW 18D)
Mashell Rahimzadeh, Columbia (MJ 18P; Yale 20D; GCF 17P)

Witnesses:
Indiyah Mabry, UVA (Black Squirrel 17P; GAMTI 25P, 24D; GCF 19D)
Hannah Perala, South Carolina (Hippo 16D; Peach Bowl 17D; CUBAIT 16D; RW 19D)
Zophia Pittman-Jones, Cincinnati (Hippo 16D; S&G 18P; RW 18D)

Double Threats:
Allison Du, Yale (MJ 18P Attorney, 17D Witness; Black Squirrel 20P Attorney, 17D Witness; Yale 19P Attorney; GCF 18P Attorney)
Olivia Hauserman, Michigan (Spartan 18D Attorney; Black Squirrel 18P Witness; GCF 16P Witness)
Sonali Mehta, Duke (S&G 20P Attorney; ToRo 19P Attorney, 17D Witness; GCF 19P Attorney)
Cory Zayance, Michigan (Spartan 18P Attorney; Black Squirrel 17P Witness; GCF 16P Witness)
Ruby Scanlon, Northwestern (Spartan 18D Attorney; Black Squirrel 17P Witness; Yale 17D Attorney; GCF 20P Attorney)
Papa Yaw Sencherey, NYU (HVI 19D Attorney; Black Squirrel 18P Witness, 18 D Attorney; 16D Attorney)

And we have some new award winners:
Attorneys:
Bianca Blanshine, Michigan (Yale 19D; GCF 19P)
Abby Branham, Florida State (GOT 20D; RW 18D)
Amelia Browne, Fordham LC (MJ 19D; CUBAIT 17D)
John Browning, Georgia Tech (Carolina 18P; RW 18P)
Nell Buechler, Wesleyan (MJ 17D; CUBAIT 17P)
Regina Campbell, Chicago (GAMTI 26D; GCF 17P, 19D)
Zoe Chang, Rutgers (MJ 18P; CUBAIT 18P)
Quentin Colo, Notre Dame (S&G 19P; Hoosier 18D)
Jocelyn Decker, Cincinnati (S&G 19P; Hoosier 20D)
Evan Donaldson, Fordham LC (Black Squirrel 18D; CUBAIT 16D)
Griffin Garris, South Carolina, (Soda City 17D; RW 19D)
Sydney Gaskins, UMBC (Black Squirrel 20P; CUBAIT 18D; GCF 18P)
Calyn Hadlock Indiana (S&G 19P, 17D; GOT 18P; Hoosier 18P)
Chris Lanese, Dayton (Cornshucker 16D; CUBAIT 18P)
Aquilla Maleyekal, Richmond (Soda City 19D; CUBAIT 16P)
Taylor Rich, Florida State (Classic City 19P; RW 17P)
Andrew Shaffer, Hillsdale (HVI 18P; Hoosier 18P)
Audrey Shepard, UCLA (GAMTI 25P; CUBAIT 16D)

Witnesses:
Brooks Eikner, Princeton (Hippo 17D; CUBAIT 16D)
Vinny Kurup, Miami (S&G 18P; Hoosier 20P)
Simeon Lawrence, Northwood (GAMTI 21D; GCF 17P)
Audrey Moore, Florida State (Soda City 16D;Carolina 16D; Hoosier 18D)
Libby Rohr, Chicago (Beach Party 16D; GCF 17D)
Gurbir Singh, Berkeley (GAMTI 23D; GCF 17D)
Mariana Suarez-Rebling, Yale (MJ 18P; GCF 18D)
Nia Thomas, Cincinnati (Hoosier 17P, 17D)

Double Threats:
Sunzida Ahmed, Rutgers (MJ 17P Attorney; CUBAIT 17D Witness)
Matthew Broussard, Rhodes (Classic City 16P Witness; GCF 17D Attorney)
Benjamin Crosby (GCF 18P Witness; 17D Attorney)
Ethan Hsi, Chicago (Beach Party 17P Witness; 17 D Attorney)
Katelyn Hunt, Miami (Cornshucker 16D Witness; GCF 17P Attorney)
Travis Knoppert, Fordham LC (MJ 17P Attorney; CUBAIT 17D Witness)
Benjamin Mutton, South Carolina (CUBAIT 18P Attorney, 16D Witness)
Dylan Sprecht, USC (Beach Party 17P Witness; 20 D Attorney)


Teams with more than one top performer:
South Carolina: 5
Cincinnati: 4
Georgia Tech: 4
Yale: 4
Chicago: 3
Columbia: 3
Emory: 3
Florida State: 3
Fordham LC: 3
Georgia: 3
Michigan: 3
Northwood: 3
Ohio State: 3
Rhodes: 3
Howard: 2
Miami: 2
Northwestern: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
Rutgers: 2
Tufts: 2
Washington & Lee: 2

Hilltop Addendum
We’ve had a few weeks of regionals, but one more January Invite just released a tab summary with >25% nationals teams. Individuals winning awards at Hilltop qualify for our list.

Attorneys:
Emma Boggess, North Carolina (Peach Bowl 19P; HIT 20D)
Bennett Demsky, Tufts (MJ 17D; HIT 17P)
Remington Hill, Harvard (MJ 20D; HIT 18P)

Witnesses:
Zachary Linkins, UMBC (Hippo 17P; HIT 17D)
Madux Price, North Carolina (Soda City 16P; HIT 19D)
Christina Robertson, Yale (MJ 18P; HIT 17P)
Monique Ward, North Carolina (Soda City 19D; HIT 16D)

Double Threats:
Kaleb Amare, Duke (HIT 16P Witness, 19 D Attorney)
Jaden Jarmel-Schneider, Columbia (HIT 19 P Attorney, 16 D Witness)

Teams with more than one top performer:
South Carolina: 5
Yale: 5
Columbia: 4
Cincinnati: 4
Georgia Tech: 4
Chicago: 3
Emory: 3
Florida State: 3
Fordham LC: 3
Georgia: 3
Michigan: 3
North Carolina: 3
Northwood: 3
Ohio State: 3
Rhodes: 3
Tufts: 3
Duke: 2
Howard: 2
Miami: 2
Northwestern: 2
Penn State: 2
Pittsburgh: 2
Rutgers: 2
UMBC: 2
Washington & Lee: 2