This Year's Results

2023-2024 RESULT HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS WON BY THE DAMIEN DEBATE TEAM, 2023-2024

SEPTEMBER

Grapevine (Dallas, TX) - (09/07 - 09/09)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy (5th speaker overall) and William Agustin (3rd speaker overall) - Semifinalists - TOC Bid #1 Earned
Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li (6th speaker overall)- Quarterfinalists - TOC Bid #1 Earned
Joseph Hong and Luke Park - Quarterfinalists - TOC Bid #1 Earned
 
Greenhill (Dallas, TX) - (09/12 - 09/15)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy and William Agustin - 18th place overall - (Double Octofinalists (Top 32))
 
Chuck Ballingall Memorial (La Verne, CA) - (09/23 - 09/24)
Varsity:
Dylan Duarte (2nd speaker overall) and Sean Mariano - 7th place overall - Quarterfinalists (Top 8)
 
Novice:
Christian Casas and John Jesson (4th speaker overall) - 2nd place overall
Chanel Do and Lindsay Leano - 7th place overall
 
CSU Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) - (09/30 - 10/2)
Varsity:
Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li - 12th place overall (Octofinalists (Top 16))
Maddox and Brandon Park - 29th place overall (Double Octofinalists (Top 32))
 
Novice:
Adam Kaissi and Aidan Nguyen (2nd speaker overall) - 8th place overall (Quarterfinalists (Top 8))
John Jesson (5th Speaker overall)
OCTOBER
St. Mark's School of Texas (Dallas, TX) - (10/12 - 10/14)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy and William Agustin - 25th overall (Double Octofinalists (Top 32))
 
Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, OK) - (10/20 - 10/23)
Varsity:
Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li - 7th place overall (Quarterfinalists)
 
Novice:
Adam Kaissi and Aidan Nguyen - 3rd place overall (Semifinalists)
 
The Meadows School (Las Vegas, NV) - (10/27 - 10/30)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy (4th speaker) & William Agustin - Quarterfinalists - TOC Bid #2 Earned - Damien MA is fully qualified to attend the Tournament of Champions!
Joseph Hong and Luke Park - Quarterfinalists - TOC Bid #2 Earned - Damien HP is fully qualified to attend the Tournament of Champions!
Maddox and Brandon Park - Octofinalists (Top 16 overall)
 
Novice:
Gold Division - Andrea Galvan (2nd speaker overall) and Leah Ileto (5th speaker overall) - Semifinalists (Top 4)
Silver Division - Adam Kaissi and Aidan Nguyen - 2nd place overall (Finalists)
NOVEMBER

Notre Dame Sherman Oaks (Sherman Oaks, CA) - (11/10 - 11/12)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy and William Agustin (8th speaker overall) - TOC Bid #3 Earned
Maddox and Brandon Park - Quarterfinalists - TOC Bid #1 Earned
 
JV:
Jacob Carlson and Luke Rudy - 7th place overall (Quarterfinalists)
Ryan Mattera and Richard Parmar - 8th place overall (Quarterfinalists)
Noah Ortiz - 6th best speaker individually
 
Novice:
Gold Division - Lindsay Leano (3rd Speaker) and Chanel Do - 2nd place overall (Finalists)
Silver Division:
Matthew Torrez-Bejasa and Sal Frausto - 2nd place overall (Finalists)
Christian Casas and Vyom Mathrani (5th Speaker) Semifinalists
 
The Glenbrooks (Chicago, IL) - (11/18 - 11/20)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy and William Agustin - 24th overall (Double Octofinalists (Top 32))
Teams earning a winning (5-2 or 4-3) record, but not clearing to elimination rounds:
5-2: Joseph Hong and Luke Park & Maddox and Brandon Park
4-3: Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li
 
DECEMBER

UT Austin Longhorn Classic (Austin, TX) - (11/30 - 12/4)
Varsity:
Roan Murphy (11th speaker) and William Agustin (8th speaker) - 6th place overall - TOC Bid #4 Earned
Joseph Hong and Teddy Wachtler - (Top 16 overall)
Brandon and Maddox Park - (Top 16 overall)
 
Novice:
Adam Kaissi (3rd speaker) and Aidan Nguyen (TOP SPEAKER!!) - 3rd place
JANUARY
Peninsula (Palos Verdes, CA)
Varsity:
Edward Deng and Andrew Ramallo - Top 16 overall
 
Novice:
Adrian Hernandez  (2nd speaker) and John Jesson (TOP SPEAKER!!)- Top 16 overall
Andie Galvan and Leah Ileto - Top 16 overall
 
The Barkley Forum at Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
Roan Murphy and William Agustin - 21st place overall
Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li earned a 4-2 winning record and were the 33rd seed at the tournament.
FEBRUARY
UNLV Golden Desert (Las Vegas, NV)
Varsity
Teddy Wachtler (16th speaker) and Josh Li (12th speaker)- 3rd place overall - Semifinalists - TOC Bid #2 Earned - Damien WL is fully qualified to attend the Tournament of Champions!
 
Novice
John Jesson (8th speaker) and Vyom Mathrani (11th speaker) - Top 8 overall 
 
UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Varsity
Maddox and Brandon Park - Top 64 overall
 
JV
Aidan Nguyen (TOP SPEAKER!!) and Adam Kaissi (13th speaker) - Top 16 overall 
Andrea Galvan and Leah Ileto - Top 16 overall
MARCH
Western JV/Novice National Championships (Oakland, CA)
 
Woodward 1st and 2nd Year National Championships (Atlanta, GA)
APRIL
Tournament of Champions (Lexington, KY)