Top Speakers
The Individual Events Sweepstakes Award is an overall top speaker award given by the American Forensic Association at the National Speech Tournament. Students must qualify at least four events to the national tournament to qualify for the Sweepstakes category. The award is given to recognize the cumulative performances of the top twenty speakers in the nation. The NFA Pentathlon award also is an overall award, recognizing the top 15 students nationally for the best cumulative performance in five events.Fernando Cereceres - 1st 2022 (NFA Pentath)
Abigail Onwunali - 1st 2018 (NFA Pentath)
Farrah Bara - 1st 2016 (NFA Pentath)
Farrah Bara - 1st 2016 (AFA)
Farrah Bara - 1st, 2015 (AFA)
Merry Regan - 1st, 2009 (AFA)
Bonny McDonald - 1st, 2002 (AFA)
Matthew Whitley - 1st, 1997 (AFA)
Fernando Cereceres - 2nd, 2023 (AFA)
Dyana Martinez - 2nd, 2019 (NFA Pentath)
Abigail Onwunali - 2nd, 2018 (AFA)
Abigail Onwunali - 2nd, 2017 (AFA)
Austin Wright - 2nd, 2009 (NFA Pentath)
Matthew Whitley - 2nd, 1995 (AFA)
Hilari Weinstein - 2nd, 1992 (AFA)
Randy Cox - 2nd, 1991 (AFA)
Farrah Bara - 3rd, 2015 (NFA Pentath)
Chelsea Rodriguez - 3rd, 2014 (AFA)
Stephanie Cagniart - 3rd, 2006 (AFA)
Stephanie Cagniart - 3rd, 2005 (AFA)
Jimmy Ficaro - 3rd, 2003 (AFA)
Roslyn Crowder - 3rd, 1999 (AFA)
Casey Garcia - 3rd, 1994 (AFA)
Kimberly Lee - 4th, 2022 (AFA)
Suchinder Kalyan - 4th, 2018 (AFA)
Marianna Garcia - 4th, 2018 (NFA Pentath)
Derrek Chung - 4th, 2017 (NFA Pentath)
Kevin King - 4th, 2016 (AFA)
Kevin King - 4th, 2015 (AFA)
Merry Regan - 4th, 2008 (AFA)
Andrew Buck - 4th, 2001 (AFA)
Heather Wellinghurst - 4th, 1995 (AFA)
Matthew Whitley - 4th, 1994 (AFA)
Evan Ortiz - 5th, 2022 (AFA)
Arel Rende - 5th, 2018 (AFA)
Seis Steves - 5th, 2018 (NFA Pentath)
Chelsea Snadlin - 5th, 2015 (AFA)
Roslyn Crowder - 5th, 1998 (AFA)
Matthew Whitley - 5th, 1996 (AFA)
Meera Sam - 6th, 2022 (AFA)
Seis Steves - 6th, 2019 (NFA Pentath)
Alishan Alibhai - 6th, 2017 (AFA)
Jillian Collum - 6th, 2007 (NFA Pentath)
Mark Banks - 6th, 2000 (AFA)
Kimberly Blankenship - 6th, 1995 (AFA)
Fernando Cereceres - 7th, 2022 (AFA)
Kevin King - 7th, 2016 (NFA Pentath)
Lario Albarran - 7th, 2015 (NFA Pentath)
Kyle Akerman - 7th, 2011 (NFA Pentath)
Frank Rivera - 7th, 2005 (AFA)
Ragan Fox - 7th, 1999 (AFA)
Dyana Martinez - 8th, 2019 (AFA)
Chelsea Sandlin - 8tth, 2015 (NFA Pentath)
Farrah Bara - 8th, 2014 (AFA)
Christy Liu - 8th, 2012 (AFA)
Nicole Kreisberg - 8th, 2009 (AFA)
Merry Regan - 8th, 2009 (NFA Pentath)
Austin Wright - 8th, 2008 (NFA Pentath)
Suchinder Kalyan - 9th, 2018 (NFA Pentath)
Bianca Montgomery - 9th, 2017 (AFA)
Brendan Chan - 9th, 2011 (NFA Pentath)
Alyson Latz - 9th, 1996 (AFA)
Scott Cummings - 9th, 1991 (AFA)
Rachel Evans - 10th, 2019 (NFA Pentath)
Seis Steves - 10th, 2018 (AFA)
Merry Regan - 10th, 2008 (NFA Pentath)
Jillian Collum - 10th, 2006 (AFA)
John Rhoads - 10th, 1994 (AFA)
Chris Besett - 10th, 1990 (AFA)
Evan Ortiz - 11th, 2022 (NFA Pentath)
Evan Ortiz - 11th, 2021 (AFA)
Dago Lopez - 11th, 2021 (NFA Pentath)
René Otero - 12th, 2023 (AFA)
Marianna Garcia - 12th, 2018 (AFA)
Arel Rende - 12th, 2017 (NFA Pentath)
Lario Albarran - 12th, 2014 (NFA Pentath)
Christy Liu - 12th, 2012 (NFA Pentath)
Alyson Latz - 12th, 1995 (AFA)
Gauis Cameron - 12th, 1993 (AFA)
Meera Sam - 13th, 2021 (AFA)
Meera Sam - 13th, 2021 (NFA Pentath)
Arel Rende - 13th, 2018 (NFA Pentath)
Jesse Gall - 13th, 2008 (AFA)
Jillian Collum - 13th, 2007 (AFA)
Roslyn Crowder - 13th, 1997 (AFA)
Alishan Alibhai - 14th (NFA Pentath)
Austin Wright - 14th, 2009 (AFA)
Merry Regan - 14th, 2007 (AFA)
Meera Sam - 15th, 2022 (NFA Pentath)
Valeria Najera Zavala - 15th, 2022 (AFA)
Seis Steves - 15th, 2019 (AFA)
Seis Steves - 15th, 2017 (AFA)
Alishan Alibhai - 15th, 2016 (AFA)
Daniel Hatoum - 15th, 2013 (AFA)
Caetlin Mangan - 15th, 2008 (AFA)
Jesse Gall - 15th, 2007 (AFA)
Joel Green - 15th, 1991 (AFA)
Bobby Newell - 15th, 1990 (AFA)
Fernando Morales - 16th, 2015 (AFA)
Christy Liu - 16th, 2011 (AFA)
Bimal Patel - 16th, 2007 (AFA)
Bonny McDonald - 16th, 2000 (AFA)
Juan Nunez - 17th, 2019 (AFA)
Xavier Clark - 17th, 2016 (AFA)
Kyle Ahern - 18th, 2023 (AFA)
Brendan Chan - 18th, 2011 (AFA)
Joel Green - 18th, 1990 (AFA)
Jordan Auzenne - 19th, 2019 (AFA)
Kevin Giffin - 19th, 2011 (AFA)
Chad Crowson - 19th, 2001 (AFA)
Chris Lacy - 19th, 1999 (AFA)
Kyle Akerman - 20th, 2011 (AFA)
Nicole Kreisberg - 20th, 2008 (AFA)
Kimberly Blankenship - 20th, 1996 (AFA)