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Here's the results for our tournament on February 9th and 10th:

 

76 teams, 75 novices

Top Novice Speakers

10. Ryan McElhaney, Brandeis (128/10)
9. Rachel Miller-Ziegler, Yale (128/10)
8. Andrew Vigliotta, Fordham (128/10)
7. Grant May, Yale (128/9)
6. Nic Zhou, Amherst (128.5/9)
5. Julian Burns, Wellesley (128.5/13)
4. Adam Anderson, University of Chicago (129/12)
3. Jackie Saffir, Brandeis (129/12)
2. Ben Field, University of Chicago (129/10)
1. Adam Goldstein, MIT (130/7)

Top Novice Teams

10. Wellesley/Tufts, Cassie Chambers & Andreas Vindenes (2-3, 250.5/24)
9. Yale MW, Shaina Wright & Grant May (2-3, 253.5/26)
8. Northeaster MA, Derek Matthews & Shanique Adams (3-2, 249/27)
7. Harvard CB, Kyle Bean & Anton Chaevich (249/25)
6. Dartmouth LH, Ben Lo & Joe Huston (252.5)
5. Brandeis Big Spatula, Jason Gray & Evan Green-Lowe (253.5/21)
4. Brandeis Blender, Ryan McElhaney & Jack Bouchard (255.5/23)
2. Wellesley BH, Julian Burns & Kelsey Henson (256.5/25)
[i]Breaking to semis:[/i]
3. Yale MK, Rachel Miller-Ziegler (255.5/20)
1. University of Chicago, Ben Field & Adam Anderson (258/22)

Top Varsity Speakers

10. Dave Kasten, Yale (130.5/7)
9. Jason Blau, Yale (130.5/7)
8. Rebecca Sivitz, Brandeis (130.5/7)
7. Joel Todoroff, Brandeis (131/9)
6. Kevin Kiley, Harvard (131/7)
5. Karima Porter, Harvard (131/6)
4. Mark Samburg, Brandeis (131.5/9)
4. Alex Levine, Brandeis (131.5/7)
2. Zach Cafritz, Harvard (132/6)
1. Michelle Zimmermann (132/6)

Top Varsity Teams

10. Yale KS, Dave Kasten & Spencer Stackhouse (259/21)
9. Harvard PW, Karima Porter & Wong Shi Ming (259/19)
[i]Breaking to quarters:[/i]
8. Brandeis Blyvitz <3 Cocky Lolito, Rebecca Sivitz & Dan Blynn (259.5/21)
7. Brandeis Bring Back Neil St. Clair, Alex Levine & Jackie Saffir (260..5/19)
6. Harvard Jekylkl & Hyde, Anthony Carlson & Andrew Laing (260.5/18)
5. Harvard EK, Allen Ewalt & Kevin Kiley (261.5/15)
[i]Breaking to semis:[/i]
4. MIT Debian, Erek Speed & Michelle Zimmermann (260/19)
3. Yale BG, Jason Blau & Jeff Geels (258.5/17)
2. Brandeis ST, Mark Samburg & Joel Todoroff (262.5/18)
1. Harvard BC, Zack Caffritz & Michael Birnbaum (262/17)

 

 

 

Our novice tournament was on Sept 29th and 30th. Here are the results:


108 Novice Teams, 216 Novice Speakers

Top Speakers


19 T. Steven Kyger 100.5/6 (Yale KM) & Dan Gillespie 100.5/6 (Yale GR)
17 T. Jason Katims 100.5/5 (BU 12) & Connor Beatty 100.5/5 (Dartmouth BG)
16. Abby Huston 100.7/12 (Smith HL)
15. David Dalyrmple 101/10 (MIT Edison)
14. Leslie Nachbar 101/9 (MIT Eastman)
13. Jason Gray 101/7 (Brandeis GG)
12. Adra Greenstein 101/7 (Bates KG) Broken on adjusted speaks.
11. Evan Green-Lowe 101/6 (Brandeis GG) 101/6
9 T. Benjamin Lo 101/6 (Dartmouth LW) & Tess Reed 101/6 (Yale GR) Broken on adjusted speaks.
7. Cynthia Chen 101/6 (Wellesley KC) & Jackie Saffir 101/6 (Brandeis FS) Broken on adjusted ranks.
6. Arun Das 101/5 (Penn GD)
5. Claire Jen 101.5/7 (Amherst JZ)
4. Maryam Khan 101.5/4 (Amherst KT)
3. Adam Goldstein 102/5 (MIT Edison)
2. Lily Lamboy 102.7/5.33 (Smith HL)
1. Nic Zhou 103.5/5 (Amherst JZ)

Top Teams

20. Middlebury C 3-1, 198/14
19. Penn LG 3-1, 198.5/16
18. Brandeis BK 3-1, 199/18
17. BU 12 3-1, 199/18
16. Yale MT 3-1, 199/16
15. Dartmouth LW 3-1, 199.5/18
14. Bates KG 3-1, 199.5/18 Broken on adjusted speaks.
13. Penn GD 3-1, 199.5/17
12. Yale DW, 3-1, 199.5/16
11. MIT Bell 3-1, 200/19
10. MIT Eastman 3-1, 200.5/20
9. MIT Edison 3-1, 203/15

Breaking to quarterfinals:
8. Bates MM 4-0, 198/13
7. Amherst KT 4-0, 200.5/14
6. Yale KM 4-0, 201/12
5. Amherst JZ 4-0, 205/12

Breaking to semifinals:
4. Brandeis FS 4-0, 201.5/14
3. Brandeis GG 4-0, 202/13

Breaking to finals:
2. Smith HL 3-1, 203.3/17.33

On a 4-3 decision, congrats to the top team at APDA Novice 2006:
1. Yale GR 4-0, 201.5/12

 

Our main tournament will be next semester, on February 9th and 10th.

 

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