2024 CDC Ohio State Qualifiers:

In Lincoln-Douglas Debate:   Cehan Ahmad,  Maya Baxter,  Nate Byrne,  Mya Colella,  Adhya Duggal,  Joey Duncan,  Reese Dunnington,  Robert Einhorn,  Salma Fareed,  Addy Gerbick,  Casey Gray,  Neil Heckman,  Sebastian Istnick,  Mallory Kavanagh,  Shriya Keshav,  Megan Kleinhenz,  Shreyas Krishna,  Levi Li,  Julia Ludwig,  Lucy Papini,  Sachet Pati,  Abby Poprocki,  Christopher Rhodes,  Rory Rohde,  Anshul Sharma,  Oliver Spaulding,  Tristan Williams,  Esther Yang,  Daniel Zakari

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In Public Forum Debate:  Anushka Doshi and Sanvi Jha,  Aidan Krishnaney and Zaid Ashruf,  Anisha Rawal and Shakthi Prabhakaran,  Dylan Molter and Adam Stano,  Adam Goe,   Michelle Huang,  Colin Hsieh,  James Newton,  Maverick O'Hara,  Shrija Shandilya

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In Congressional Debate:   Anushka Chaba,  Keshav Chabria,  Zayn Cheema,  Zoe Cheema,  Jacob Coleman,  Sripaal Godavarthi,  Carter Garrison,   Nethra Gunda,  Griffin Moore,  Meera Srini,  Nikki Stein,  Grace Swihart,  Rida Tahir,  William Turner

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In International Extemp:   Tristan Miller

In Policy Debate:   Vishesh Ahuja
 

CDC Debaters Jump on Stage in January!

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On January 20, in Congress, Grace Swihart won 1st place at Hoover, and Nethra Gunda won 4th place at University School. In LD, Sachet Pati won 2nd and Cehan Ahmad won 3rd at US, Julia Ludwig won 2nd and Esther Yang won 4th at Sylvania, and Megan Kleinhenz won 4th at Hoover.   

On January 13, CDC LDers closed out two tournaments: At Wooster, Robert Einhorn won 1st, Adhya Duggal won 2nd, and Tristan Williams made the semis. At Columbus Academy,  Julia Ludwig won 1st, Levi Li won 2nd, and Reese Dunnington won 4th. And at Hathaway Brown-Laurel, Rida Tahir won 2nd place. In PF, Adam Stano and Dylan Molter won 1st at Wooster. And in Congress, Anushka Chaba won 4th place at Columbus Academy.  

On January 6, a total of 10 CDC LD debaters made the stage: At Wadsworth, Megan Kleinhenz won 3rd, Neil Heckman won 4th, and Joey Duncan won 5th. At Springboro, Robert Einhorn won 4th, Reese Dunnington won 5th, and Adhya Duggal won 6th. At Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Mallory Kavanagh won 2nd, and Casey Gray won 3rd. And at Canfield, Mya Colella won 2nd, and Lucy Papini won 6th. In PF, 5 CDC PF teams placed: At the ASU tournament, Aidan Krishnaney and Zaid Ashruf advanced to the quarterfinals, earning their second TOC bid. At Wadsworth, Dylan Molter and Daphne Tucker won 2nd and Adam Goe and Sam Warren won 4th. And at Springboro, Shrija Shandilya and Anuj Kulkarni won 3rd, and Anushka Doshi and Sanvi Jha won 6th.  
 

CDC Welcomes Back Ohio Public Forum Champion Sukhm Kang! 

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Not only did Sukhm succeed at the state level, winning the Ohio state tournament his junior year, he was also a force on the national circuit, qualifying for the TOC three times. Sukhm originally joined the Classic Debate Camp PF Staff in 2022. After a year off, he will return to CDC in the summer of 2024. He is eager to pass his exceptional understanding of arguments on to our campers. Read Sukhm's bio on the PF staff page. ​​

CDC Debaters Dominate in December Tournaments!

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On December 16, Wes McGovern won 1st place in Varsity LD at the Lander Virtual tournament, and Chris Chen won 6th in LD at the Ben Davis Debate Tournament II in Indiana. On December 9, AJ Bal won 2nd place in LD at the CVFL tournament in California. On December 2, Chris Chen also won 3rd at the Penn Tournament in Indiana. 

In Ohio, on December 16, CDC PF Teams won 1st place at two tournaments: The team of Adam Stano and Dylan Molter won 1st at Glenoak, and the team of Colin Hsieh and Alex Palmer won 1st at Kenston. 

Also, at Glenoak, in LD, Evelyn Johnson won 2nd place, Neil Heckman advanced to semis, and Abby Poprocki and Daniel Zakari made it to quarters. In PF, Anisha Rawal and Shakthi Prabhakaran reached semis, and Rory Rohde and Jennah Hamdan were octafinalists. 

Also, at Kenston, in LD, Cehan Admad won 2nd, Anshul Sharma won 3rd, and Rida Tahir won 5th. In PF, Aidan Krishnaney and Zaid Ashruf won 3rd, and Vir Patel and Adonis Wazni won 4th. 

On December 9, CDC LDers were 7 of the quarterfinalists at Beavercreek: Tristan Williams won 1st, Shreyas Krishna won 2nd, Neil Heckman advanced to semis, and Reese Dunnington, Julia Ludwig, Sachet Pati, and Abby Poprocki all made it to quarters. Also at Beavercreek, Anushka Doshi and Sanvi Jha were quarterfinalists in PF. 

CDC LDers closed out the top 3 places at Copley: Megan Kleinhenz won 1st, Sebastian Istnick won 2nd, and Evelyn Johnson won 3rd. Also at Copley, in their Congress chambers, Grace  Swihart won 1st, Ayden Martin won 4th, and Jacob Coleman won 5th place. 

Also on December 9, at Vermilion, Jennah Hamdan and Rory Rohde won 1st place in PF, and novice debater Rida Tahir won 3rd in LD. 

On December 2, at Olentangy Liberty, CDC LDers took 4 out of the top 6 places: Oliver Spaulding won 1st, Julia Ludwig won 2nd, Levi Li won 4th, and Neil Heckman won 6th. 

At Olmsted Falls, CDC LDers were 3 of the top 6: Sachet Pati won 4th, Mallory Kavanagh won 5th, and Casey Gray won 6th. 

Lastly on December 2, at New Philadelphia, in LD, Sebastian Istnick won 5th, and Daniel Zakari won 6th, and in PF, Adam Stano and Dylan Molter won 3rd, and Anisha Rawal and Shakthi Prabhakaran won 4th.