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2 Debate 2018-2019 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Minnesota State High School League

2019 DEBATE Champions

Nina BakerLakeville South

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE CHAMPION

Resolved: “The United States oughtnot provide military aid toauthoritarian regimes.”

Won by the Affirmative Argument 6-1

Simon Jarcho & Henry BraunMinneapolis Washburn

POLICY DEBATE CHAMPIONS

Resolved: “The United States federal government should substantiallyreduce its restrictions on legal immigration to the United States.”

Won by the Negative Argument 4-3

Kelso Anderson Hawley

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE CHAMPION

Jason Scheller & Ayush Patel Eagan

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE CHAMPIONS

Resolved: “The United States federal government should prioritize reducing the federal debt over promoting economic growth.”

Won by the Affirmative Argument 5-2

Minnesota State High School League 2018-2019 YEARBOOK & RECORD BOOK Debate 3

POLICY DEBATE

2019 Policy Debate

2019 Policy photo includes: Henry Braun & Simon Jarcho, Minneapolis Washburn; Caleb Prost & Shawn Liang, Wayzata; Kyra Boorsma Bergerud & ClaireAnderson McEll, Edina; Anika Jackson & Charlie Huang, Rosemount.

1 Henry Braun & Simon Jarcho Minneapolis Washburn

8 Sandy Bolton & Zuko Buechler Minneapolis Roosevelt

4 Josh Ding & Yash Shah Edina

5 Caleb Prost & Shawn Liang Wayzata

2 Kyra Boorsma Bergerud & Claire Anderson McEll Edina

7 Eamon Howell & Gabe Chang-Deutsch Minneapolis South

3 Anika Jackson & Charlie Huang Rosemount

6 Zigi Kaiser-Holt & Isra Hirsi Minneapolis South

January 18-19, 2019University of Minnesota

QUARTERFINALSSEED

SEMIFINALS

CHAMPIONSHIP

Henry Braun & Simon Jarcho Minneapolis Washburn

4-3 (Negative)


Caleb Prost & Shawn Liang Wayzata


Kyra Boorsma Bergerud & Claire Anderson McEll Edina

Kyra Boorsma Bergerud & Claire Anderson McEll Edina

Anika Jackson & Charlie Huang Rosemount

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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

2019 Lincoln-Douglas Debate

2019 Lincoln-Douglas photo includes: Rachel Park, Minnetonka; Nina Baker, Lakeville South; Nadrat Amos, Robbinsdale Armstrong; Maggie Wuollet,Robbinsdale Armstrong.

1 Maggie Wuollet Robbinsdale Armstrong

8 Brandon Schellhaass Apple Valley

4 Rachel Park Minnetonka

5 Rachel de Sobrino Forest Lake

2 Mark Kivimaki Edina

7 Nina Baker Lakeville South

3 Anna Carow Lakeville North

6 Nadrat Amos Robbinsdale Armstrong


QUARTERFINALSSEED

SEMIFINALS

CHAMPIONSHIP

Nina Baker Lakeville South 6-1 (Affirmative)

Maggie Wuollet Robbinsdale Armstrong

Rachel Park Minnetonka

Rachel Park Minnetonka

Nina Baker Lakeville South

Nina Baker Lakeville South

Nadrat Amos Robbinsdale Armstrong

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PUBLIC FORUM

2019 Public Forum Debate

2019 Public Forum photo includes: Ayush Patel & Jason Scheller, Eagan; Harika Thota & Nikhil Kapur, Eastview, Apple Valley; Liam Will & Zach Dyar, St. Paul Academy and Summit School; Karen McCoy & Gus Gerlach, Lakeville South.

1 Ayush Patel & Jason Scheller Eagan

8 Theo Teske & Matthew Nissen Edina

4 Harika Thota & Nikhil Kapur Eastview, Apple Valley

5 Thomas Gill & Jack Johnson The Blake School, Minneapolis

2 Liam Will & Zach Dyar St. Paul Academy and Summit School

7 Ryan Zhu & Arjun Maheshwari Edina

3 Siddarth Addagudi & Rohan Alapati Eastview, Apple Valley

6 Karen McCoy & Gus Gerlach Lakeville South


QUARTERFINALSSEED

SEMIFINALS

CHAMPIONSHIP

Ayush Patel & Jason Scheller Eagan

5-2 (Affirmative)


Harika Thota & Nikhil Kapur Eastview, Apple Valley


Liam Will & Zach Dyar St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Liam Will & Zach Dyar St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Karen McCoy & Gus Gerlach Lakeville South

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2019 Congressional Debate photo includes: Kelso Anderson, Hawley; Grant Davis, Eagan; Shelby Jacobson, Chanhassen; Braden Johnson, Chanhassen.

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State Public Forum Debate Champions — 2013-2019

State Champion Public Forum Debate Teams — 2013-2019

2013 St. Paul Academy & Summit School . . . . .Hagop Toghramadjian & Sam Wood2014 Maple Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aditya Parikh & Aldrin Clement2015 St. Paul Academy & Summit School . .Thomas Toghramadjian & Shaan Bijwadia2016 St. Paul Academy & Summit School . . . . . . . . . .Adnan Askari & Sarah Wheaton

2017 St. Paul Academy & Summit School . . . . . . . . . .Adnan Askari & Sarah Wheaton2018 Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Ma & Richard Zhu2019 Eagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ayush Patel & Jason Scheller

St. Paul Academy & Summit School . . . . . . . . . 4Eagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Maple Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Congressional Debate State Champions — 2018-2019YEAR CHAMPION SCHOOL RUNNER-UP SCHOOL2018 Nautica Flowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan Shelby Jacobson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chanhassen2019 Kelso Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawley Grant Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan


State Policy Debate Champions — 1902-20191902 LeSueur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Doherty, Alice Currer, Henry Currer1903 Fergus Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hans A. Hanson, Charles Bayley, Caleb Hogan,

Madge Chappell1904 St. Paul Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Gauger, Milton Firestone, Henry Horwitz1905 Breckenridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Libbie Eckhard, Lois Paul, Flora Lester1906 St. Paul Humboldt . . . . . .Belle Blumenfeld, Eugene Coyne, Benjamin Harmon1907 Lake Crystal . . . . . . . . . . . .Arthur Goldenstar, Minnie Hanson, Alvin Guttersen1908 Montevideo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Faus Silvernale, Carl Fosnes, William Lee1909 St. Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Kiefer, Fred Warber, Ezra Englebart1910 Moorhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Sharp, Lois Dart, Reuel Wije1911 Two Harbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Olson, Leroy Pegelow, Edwin Strand1912 Crookston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry Sylvester, Leslie Lee, Walter Baumgartel1913 Caledonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry Kennedy, Harold Lommen, Leo Ryan1914 Caledonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry Wisland, Vincent Ryan, Leo Ryan1915 Caledonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harold Medicus, Robert Jennings, Henry Wisland1916 East Grand Forks . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Zipoy, Alvin Moebeck, Douglas Lurton1917 Minneapolis North . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rose Feigelman, Alex Luce, Milton Kodas1918 Cloquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reynold Newman, Frances Cochrane, Miriam Hall1919 Alden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessie Howe, Veryl Ebert, Franklin Snyder1920 Sauk Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Homer Bisel,, Mildred DuBeau, Olga Houghton1921 Crookston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James E. Montague Jr., Keith C. Sandberg,

George T. Hagen1922 Duluth Central . . . . . . .Walter Lundgren, Cedric Jamieson, Ephraim Gomberg1923 New Ulm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Howard Vogel, Elizabeth Hintz, Clarence Rolloff1924 Cannon Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mildred Polak, Donald Mensing, Ellis Yale1925 St. Cloud . . . . . . . . . . .Louise Ahles, Leo Gans, Edna Halliday, Freeman Lewis,

Lee Powelson & Elwood Riley1926 Pelican Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alice Johnson, Esther Olson, Esther Sorenson1927 Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brunelda Rethwill, Alden Sheffield, Dale Paffrath1928 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Helen Knapp, Bernice Mickelson & Gertrude Avery1929 Crookston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deborah Ekrem, Robert Thompson, Carol Lillo,

Sue Thorson, Margaret Pratt & Margaret Fosmark1930 Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alois Kiefer, William Schacht, George Masuda,

Delmont Gordy, Edith Roddis & Edna Kretzschmar1931 St. Paul Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elaine Garley, Bernard Grodin,

Victor Birnberg & Justin Druck1932 Luverne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucille Townsend, Lucille Larson & Altie Serud1933 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cornelius Votca, Fred Bordwell & Virginia Schnepf1934 Paynesville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phyllis Hein, Jeanette Heitke & Burton Olson1935 Crookston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Robbins, Paul Sharp & Francis Norman1936 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Lloyd, Leas Schwichert & Robert Gentz1937 Minneapolis West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ward Stevenson & Howard Grossman1938 Cloquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Diesen & Herbert Anway1939 Minneapolis West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Wanvig & Ralph Walls1940 Minneapolis West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A. Lester Gottlieb & Dudley Ruch1941 Minneapolis West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donald Lyle & Chester Grossman1942 Coleraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Philip Dutter & John Spellacy1943 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Hughes & Herbert Clark1944 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emmy Lou Lindgren & Patricia Lanegran1945 Southwest (Minneapolis) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Beall & James Wackenbarth1946 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Witt & Roderick McGrew1947 Duluth Denfeld . . . . . . . . . . .Sheldon Karon, David Ottensmeyer & Bill Robertz1948 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan Aaberg & Marilyn Mason1949 Cloquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Churchill, Beverly Evans,

Vernon Simula & Marquis Ward1950 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Walter Nickel, James Swenson,

Josephine Gridley & Jean Wood1951 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josephine Gridley, Jean Wood,

Ronald Brown & Nic Trkla1952 Duluth Denfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Stickney, Sharon Lowe,

John Hill & Gerald Ylinen1953 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Arrowwood, Fred Mecklenberg,

Joan Sevick & Marjorie Malo1954 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharon Schultz, Karen Seeger,

Ken Holmes & Robert Rolle1955 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karen Seeger, Sharon Schultz,

Gary Kuhn & Robert Rolle1956 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Madis, Sharon Shultz,

Anita Pampusch & Karen Seeger1957 Cloquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan Churchill, David Johnson,

Donald Olson & Karen Halvorson1958 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jackie Tucci, Linda Leininger,

Harold LeVander & Phyllis Arnold1959 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey Underhill, Andre Zdrazil,

Craig Anderson & George Robb

1960 Alexander Ramsey (Roseville) . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Springborg, Faith Ohman, Edward Schmookler & Mike Shields

1961 Duluth Denfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Stubbs, Carol Brown, Richard Dreher & Stephen Johnson

1962 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Thorne, Dick Rippe, Howard Kaibal & Joe Hanson1963 Mankato . . . . . . . . . . .Miriam Sponberg, Sharon Ahl, Helen Paul & Jim Arnott1964 Alexander Ramsey (Roseville) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathryn Childs, Eric Heller,

Joel Best & Keith Nier1965 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Warren Wolter, Dave Nord,

Julie Johnson & Margaret Krause1966 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Kraemer, Warren Wolter, Jim Cory & Bill Soule1967 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nadine Strossen, Craig Stenberg,

Roger Trangsrud & Linda Kraemer1968 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nadine Strossen, Craig Stenberg,

Roger Trangsrud & John Bowen1969 Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Holdgrafer, Cathy Thal,

Gretchen Lindstrom & Michael Schultz1970 Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Hall, Flint Schier, Brent Stenberg,

Julie Brendemuehl & Bruce Barron1971 Edina . . . . . . . . . . . .Dina Biblin, Linda Halpern, Laird Hart & Leonard Crowley1972 Henry W. Sibley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barry Karon, Scott LeMay,

Dan Yarosh, John Hoban & Jane Noreen1973 Richfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Moeller, Kurt Guthe, John Baago,

Paul Carpenter & Paul Nelson1974 Alexander Ramsey (Roseville) . . . .Douglas Coull, Debra Green, Mary Andres,

Ted Rueter, Debbie Schulo & Mark Schroeder1975 Henry Sibley . . . . . .Helen Fisk, Perry Swenson, Bob Phelps & Dwight Rabuse1976 Blake School . . . . . . . .David Golden, Steve Bell, Brad Chesler & David Hickok1977 White Bear Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Rippie & Dave Abler1978 White Bear Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Rippie & Jim Jacobson1979 Edina West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Becky Dao & Cathy Schumacher1980 Chaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Kincannon & Mike Rothman1981 Chaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edie Rothman & Jeff Shorba1982 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Kadera & Phil Voight1983 St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Florman & Andy Charrier1984 St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Wenger & Shawn Hirt1985 Grand Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracy Lessman & Greg Crowe1986 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Lansing & Carl Lehmann1987 South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Lansing & Carl Lehmann1988 St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diane Warring & Kim Hirsch1989 Mesabi East (Aurora-Hoyt Lakes-Biwabik) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Makkyla &

Christopher Goodman1990 Stillwater Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Cowen & Ann Cathcart1991 Stiillwater Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Cowen & Todd Hering1992 Roseville Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sanjay Kumar & Paul Stavetig1993 St. Paul Academy and Summit School . . . . . . . .Jenni Schumi & Stan Shepard1994 Bloomington Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenny Alme & Dan Leistikow1995 Mankato West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Hermann & Shannon Perry1996 The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kiva Garen & John Simensen1997 St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Douglas Keillor & Renée Kraft1998 Wayzata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ing Haw Cheng & A. J. Hughes1999 Apple Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Kaufenberg & Joe Sexton2000 Eagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Fenstermaker & Jason Krypel2001 St. Thomas Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darrin Gamradt & Scott Phillips2002 Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leah Litman & Alex Thiele2003 The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joshua Garen & Ben Meiches2004 The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joshua Garen & Nathan Ratner2005 Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grant Dasher & Nathan Elliott2006 Rosemount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian Cero & Carly Hurley2007 Wayzata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ana Nikolic & Megan Swenson2008 St. Paul Highland Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juan Garcia & Nat Olson2009 Henry Sibley, Mendota Heights . . . . . . . . .Robert Ciborowski & Daniel Bernick2010 St. Paul Highland Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tamar Kaplan & Andrew Hall2011 The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . .Michael McGrath & Kentucky Morrow2012 Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mimi Sergent-Leventhal & Erin Sielaff2013 The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . . . .Hirsch Shekhar & Kentucky Morrow2014 Minneapolis South . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lillie Ouellette-Howitz & Trace Thompson2015 The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nate Nys & Emma Wexler2016 St. Paul Highland Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Bannister & Ian Dill2017 Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sukriti Rawal & Maggie Wells2018 Minneapolis Washburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Dresdner & Grace Klage2019 Minneapolis Washburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry Braun & Simon Jarcho


State Policy Debate Championship Teams — 1902-2019

State Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champions — 1986-2019

South St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The Blake School, Minneapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Edina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Minneapolis West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Cloquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Crookston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Alexander Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Caledonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Duluth Denfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Henry Sibley, Mendota Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3St. Paul Highland Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Stillwater Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Chaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Luverne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Minneapolis Washburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2St. Paul Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wayzata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2White Bear Lake Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Alden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Apple Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Bloomington Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Breckenridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Cannon Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Duluth Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Eagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1East Grand Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Edina West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Fergus Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Grand Rapids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Greenway, Coleraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Lake Crystal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1LeSueur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mesabi East (Aurora-Hoyt Lakes-Biwabik) . . . . 1Minneapolis North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Minneapolis South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Minneapolis Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Montevideo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Moorhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1New Ulm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Pelican Rapids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Richfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Rosemount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Roseville Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1St. Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1St. Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1St. Paul Academy & Summit School . . . . . . . . . 1St. Paul Humboldt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights . . . . . . 1Sauk Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Two Harbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

YEAR CHAMPION SCHOOL RUNNER-UP SCHOOL1986 Sarah Holden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mankato Loyola Chris Dorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mankato East1987 Lisa Linnell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Rapids Michelle Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mankato Loyola1988 Ziad Munson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth East Seth Pinsky . . . . . . . . The Blake School, Minneapolis1989 John Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth East Eric Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coon Rapids1990-91 Seth Halvorson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley Denny Dayton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mounds View1992 Ruth Kirkwold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeville Seth Halvorson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley1993 Steven Wray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coon Rapids Andrea Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley1994 Justin Hemann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeville Gina Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Francis1995 Joe Schoenig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeville Robert Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth East1996 Jessica Rosenberg. . . . . . . . . . Benilde-St. Margaret’s Maya Mikhailov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopkins1997 Cherian Koshy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley Dave Siders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth East1998 Dave Siders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth East Karen Sandler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopkins1999 Betty Luther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopkins Nicole Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin2000 Maya Babu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan Kelsey Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley2001 Jason Baskin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Liz Letak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benilde-St. Margaret’s2002 Nick Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina Liz Letak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benilde-St. Margaret’s2003 Nick Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina Tim Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley2004 Tim Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley Chris Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley2005 Lauren Cork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan Katie Poulos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul Highland Park2006 Alex Stephenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan Michael Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eastview, Apple Valley2007 Dan Willey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbinsdale Cooper Alex Stephenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan2008 Akshar Rambachan . . . . . . . . . Eastview, Apple Valley Dan Willey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbinsdale Cooper2009 Michelle Keohane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley David McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina2010 Erik Legried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Blake School Will Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagan2011 Jayant Tripathy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeville North Dylan Slinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeville South2012 Ashesh Rambachan. . . . . . . . . Eastview, Apple Valley Andrew Urevig . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbinsdale Armstrong2013 Andrew Urevig . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbinsdale Armstrong Richard Shmikler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Park2014 Andrew Urevig . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbinsdale Armstrong Arvind Veluvali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina2015 Arvind Veluvali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina Dean Doneen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseville Area2016 Arvind Veluvali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina Sophie Krohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mahtomedi2017 Kenan Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley Sophia Kuriscak . . . . . . . . Visitation, Mendota Heights2018 Kenan Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Valley Maggie Wuollet. . . . . . . . . . . . Robbinsdale Armstrong2019 Nina Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeville South Rachel Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnetonka

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