History of Success

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS

2023:
Stephen Lewis and Adam Mimou: TOC Runoff finish (originally 12th seed, but finished 18th) and NDCA Octofinalists (top 16)

Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li: Quarterfinalists at 2nd Year Nationals at Woodward Freshmen and Sophomore Champions

Brandon and Maddox Park: 1st Place at 1st Year Nationals at Woodward Freshmen and Sophomore Championships

2016:
Alex Jeong & Kevin Ryu: top 25 finish at NSDA National Tournament

2015:
Justin Cajanding & Austin Stroud: 2ND PLACE AT THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

2014:
Jarele Soyinka & David Munoz: top 25 finish at NFL National Tournament

2013:
Jack Lassiter & Jarele Soyinka: top 25 finish at NFL National Tournament

2012:
Richard Mancuso & David Munoz: top 25 finish at NFL National Tournament

2011:
Pablo Gannon & Nadeem Farooqi: 5th place at the NFL National Tournament. Damien was the only school in the nation to place in the top 10 of the NFL National Tournament in each of the 4 years from 2008-2011. 1st Place at the National Debate Coaches Association Championships (Pablo Gannon was TOP SPEAKER), 3rd Place at the Tournament of Champions, University of Kentucky.

2010:
Reid Ehrlich-Quinn & Pablo Gannon: 9th place at the NFL National Tournament

2009:
Reid Ehrlich-Quinn & Sean Hernandez: 1ST PLACE AT THE NFL NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, 1st Place at the National Debate Coaches Association Championships, 3rd Place at the Tournament of Champions (Reid Ehrlich-Quinn was 4th Speaker) Winners of the Unger Cup, awarded to the top policy debate team in the nation.

2008:
Trevor Chenoweth & Andres Gannon: 6th place at the NFL National Tournament, 3rd Place at the Tournament of Champions, University of Kentucky.

2008:
Reid Ehrlich-Quinn & Ian Nelson: 3rd Place at the National Debate Coaches Association Championships, 12-0 in preliminary rounds at the NFL National Tournament (Reid Ehrlich-Quinn was 4th Speaker).

2004:
Brian Berggren & Michael Smith: octofinals at the Tournament of Champions.

1996:
John Miller & Tyson Wetzel: top 30 finish at the NFL National Tournament, octofinals at the Tournament of Champions (John Miller was 2nd Speaker at the TOC).

1995:
John Miller & Shuman Sohrn: 7th place at the NFL National Tournament.

1993:
Bryan Yeazel & Ruben Serrato: top 30 finish at the NFL National Tournament.

1992:
Tom Oliveri & David Fagundes: top 30 finish at the NFL National Tournament.

1990:
John Frantz & Tony Vena: 3rd place at the NFL National Tournament.

1982:
Steve Larson & Pat McGarrigle: 8th place at the NFL National Tournament.

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER AWARDS

2022 (Most Number of Teams (5) Qualified to the National Championship in a single season)

Stephen Lewis and Adam Mimou

3rd place at Grapevine, 7th place at Damus/USC, Glenbrooks Octofinalists (Top 16), Emory Barkley Forum Quarterfinalists (Top 8), CHAMPIONS OF THE CPS/BERKELEY ROUND ROBIN (2nd consecutive year of attendance), Berkeley Quarterfinalists (Top 8).

Stephen Lewis and William Agustin

Invited to the Greenhill Round Robin, Greenhill Quarterfinalists (Top 8), Long Beach Quarterfinalists (Top 8), The Meadows School Quarterfinalists (Top 8).

William Agustin and Roan Murphy

Damus/USC Semifinalists (Top 4), Alta Quarterfinalists (Top 8), 2nd place at the University of Wyoming Round Robin, UNLV Octofinalists (Top 16)

Teddy Wachtler and Josh Li

Quarterfinalists at Bronx Science NY Invitational, Co-Champion of the Jean Ward Invitational at Lewis and Clark College

Joseph Hong and Luke Park

Alta Quarterfinalists (Top 8) and Co-Champion of the Jean Ward Invitational at Lewis and Clark College

Mark Martinez and Edward Deng

Co-Champion of the Jean Ward Invitational at Lewis and Clark College

Coach Chris Paredes

Chuck Ballingall Coach of the Year - Damus/USC Invitational at Notre Dame Sherman Oaks

Adam Mimou

Champion of the Loyola, Long Beach, and Harvard Westlake Invitationals in LD. 2nd place at The Meadows Invitational. Invited to the King Round Robin (2nd consecutive year of attendance)

2021

Omar Darwish and Stephen Lewis

Champions of Georgetown Day, 3rd place at The Meadows, 2nd place at Berkeley, Top 32 at Glenbrooks, 3rd Place at ASU, Invited to the CPS/Berkeley Round Robin. Omar was 6th Speaker at Glenbrooks.

Roan Murphy and Mark Martinez

2nd place at the Jean Ward Invitational at Lewis and Clark College and earned an at-large bid to the TOC.

AJ Ramallo and Teddy Wachtler

Undefeated in preliminary rounds of novice year. Champions of UT Austin Novice Division.

2020

Nolan De Jesus and Brendan Tremblay

Octofinals at St. Mark's Heart of Texas (Dallas, TX). Nolan and Brendan received an at-large bid to the TOC.

2019

Tristan Bato and Brendan Tremblay

2nd place at CSU Long Beach, 2nd place at The Meadows, Quarterfinals of Damus/USC, 3rd place at Alta, Doubleoctofinals of Emory, Doubleoctofinals of Berkeley. Invited to the CPS/Berkeley Round Robin.

Nolan De Jesus

In LD - Semifinalist at UNLV, attended the TOC, and was in Triple Octofinals (Top 64) of Berkeley

2017

Dylan Johnson and Tristan Bato

Long Beach Octafinalists, CHAMPIONS OF THE Galentine Memorial Tournament at the University of Washington, Berkeley Triple Octofinals (Top 64), and Dylan Johnson and Tristan Bato received an at-large bid to the Tournament of Champions the night before the tournament began.

2016

Matthew McFadden and Tyler Peltecki

Finals of St. Mark's Heart of Texas (Dallas, TX), Quarterfinals at Damus, Octofinals of Glenbrooks, CHAMPIONS of UNLV Golden Desert, and Quarterfinals of Berkeley.

2015

Justin Cajanding and Austin Stroud

Quarterfinals of CSU Long Beach and The Meadows School

Matthew McFadden and Tyler Peltecki

4th place at Stanford University and 2nd place at Arizona State

2014

David Munoz and Christian Lansang

Octofinals of Montgomery Bell

Matthew Luevano and Javi Reyes

3rd place at Arizona State University

David Munoz and Javi Reyes

2nd place at USC/Notre Dame

Matthew Luevano and Christian Lansang

2nd place at CSU Long Beach

2013

David Munoz and Christian Rodriguez
Quarterfinals of UNLV Golden Desert, and Quarterfinals of Lexington Winter Invitational

Jack Lassiter and Javi Reyes

Semifinals of Gonzaga University and Quarterfinals of Stanford University

Liam O'Mahoney and Jack Lassiter

Quarterfinals of The Meadows School and Quarterfinals of Lexington Winter Invitational

Tim Lewis and Javi Reyes

Quarterfinals of CSU Long Beach, 3rd place at CSU Fullerton, Octofinals of Meadows, Octofinals of Lexington

2012:
Richard Mancuso & David Munoz: 1st Place at the Stanford University Invitational and La Costa Canyon Invitational. 3rd place at Arizona State and Octofinalists at UC Berkeley (Richard was the 2nd speaker).

Richard Mancuso & Nicholas Macafee

Quarterfinals of The Meadows and USC

Jack Lassiter and Liam O'Mahoney

2nd place at CSU Long Beach and semifinals of La Costa Canyon.

Tim Lewis and David Munoz

3rd place at CSU Long Beach, Octofinals of CSU Fullerton, and doubleoctofinals of USC.

2011:
Nadeem Farooqi & Pablo Gannon: 1st Place at USC & Golden Desert (NV), Semifinals at The Glenbrooks & Greenhill, Quarterfinals at MBA & Berkeley.

Pablo Gannon & Richard Mancuso: 1st Place at the Northwestern Round-Robin, Finalist at the College Prep Rond-Robin (no winner announced).

Pablo Gannon was TOP SPEAKER at USC, Berkeley, the Northwestern Round-Robin, the College Prep Round-Robin, and NDCA Nationals, and 2nd Speaker at the Greenhill Round-Robin, MBA, The Glenbrooks, Meadows, and Golden Desert.

2010:
Reid Ehrlich-Quinn & Pablo Gannon: 1st Place at the Northwestern Round-Robin, USC, & Golden Desert (NV), Finals at the Greenhill Round-Robin and The Glenbrooks, Quarterfinals at Greenhill, St. Mark's, MBA, Harvard, and NDCA Nationals.

Reid Ehrlich-Quinn was Top Speaker at the Northwestern Round-Robin.

Nadeem Farooqi & Alex Velto: 1st Place at Meadows.

2009:
Reid Ehrlich-Quinn & Sean Hernandez: 1st Place at Golden Desert, Finals at Berkeley & USC, Quarterfinals at Greenhill, The Glenbrooks, & MBA.

Reid Ehrlich-Quinn was 1st Speaker at USC & Golden Desert (Sean Hernandez was 2nd Speaker at both), 2nd Speaker at MBA, and 5th at Greenhill.

Christian Bato & Greg Rodarte: Finals at Golden Desert, Meadows, and Long Beach, Semis at Alta & USC.

2008:
Trevor Chenoweth & Andres Gannon: 1st Place at Meadows & Golden Desert, Semis at USC & The Glenbrooks, Quarters at Greenhill.

Trevor Chenoweth was 1st Speaker at Golden Desert.
Trevor Chenoweth & Ian Nelson: Semis at Alta. Ian Nelson was 1st Speaker at Alta.

Ian Nelson & Reid Ehrlich-Quinn: 1st Place at Redlands, Semis at Golden Desert.

Ian Nelson was 2nd Speaker at Meadows, 5th at Redlands, 5th at Golden Desert. Reid Ehrlich-Quinn was 3rd at Redlands & 4th at Golden Desert.

Sean Hernandez & Greg Rodarte: 2nd at Meadows & Long Beach, Quarters at Redlands.

Coach Chuck Ballingall was elected to the National Forensics League Coaches Hall of Fame.

2007:
Trevor Chenoweth & Andres Gannon: First at Golden Desert (Trevor Chenoweth was 3rd Speaker and Andres Gannon 5th).

Ian Nelson & Clint Ehrlich-Quinn: Finals at USC, 3rd at the USC Round-Robin.

2006:
Trevor Chenoweth & Chase Patterson: 1st Place at Arizona State, Semis at Harker.

2005:
Matthew Berggren & Roi Ceren: 1st Place at USC & the Highland, Utah Round-Robin, Semis at Redlands.

2004:
Brian Berggren & Mike Smith: Finals at Georgetown Day, Semis at the USC Round-Robin, Quarters at Berkeley.

Mike Smith was 1st Speaker at USC & the USC Round-Robin, and 4th Speaker at Berkeley.

2001-2002:
Jason Brooks & Tim Westmyer: Finals at Arizona State, Semis at USC and the Northwestern Juniors Round-Robin.

2000:
Eric Rhee & Robert Uriarte: 1st Place at USC & Long Beach, Finals at Arizona State, Quarters at Berkeley.

1998:
Art Broadwater & Andy Sohrn: 1st Place at USC, Finals at Redlands, Quarters at MBA, Octos at Greenhill, St. Mark's & The Glenbrooks.

Coach Chuck Ballingall was elected to the California High School Speech Association Coaches Hall of Fame.

1996:
John Miller & Tyson Wetzel: 1st Place at Redlands, Finals at Greenhill and the New Orleans Jesuit Round-Robin, Semis at USC & Loyola, Quarters at The Glenbrooks & MBA, Octos at St. Marks.

John Miller was 1st Speaker at The Glenbrooks, Redlands, and the Jesuit Round-Robin, and 2nd at St, Mark's & the TOC.

1993:
Bryan Yeazel & Ruben Serrato: 1st Place at Redlands and the New Orleans Jesuit Round-Robin, Finals at Loyola.

Ruben Serrato & Shuman Sohrn reached the finals of Berkeley.

1991:
Tom Oliveri & Casey Fleck: 1st Place at the Houston Bellaire Round-Robin, Finals at Redlands, Semis at Loyola.

1990:
John Frantz & Tony Vena: 1st Place at Glenbrook North, Redlands, & USC, Finals at Loyola, Quarters at Glenbrook South.

1988:
Paul Derby & Kevin Tessier: 1st Place at the Baylor Round-Robin and USC, Finals at Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, & UCLA, Semis at Redlands, Octos at St. Mark's.

1982:
Steve Larson & Pat McGarrigle: 1st Place at the Harvard Round-Robin.

1974:
Mark Fabiani & Mark Warfel: 1st Place at the Philadelphia Bicentennial Tournament.

1973:
Ed Deason & Nick Raymond: 1st Place at Georgetown and at the Philadelphia Bicentennial Tournament. They reached the final round of 11 tournaments, winning 7.