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6 | Event + Individual Link | Year | Competitor(s) | Script/Topic | Author(s) | School | Class | NSAA District | Coach(es) | School | # times on | Class | # times on | NSAA District | # times on | ||||||||||||
7 | 1 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2012 | Tami Rethman | How to Survive Intimate Terrorism | Hedda Nussbaum | Falls City Sacred Heart | D1 | 2 | Diana Eickhoff | Alma | 1 | Class A | 25 | District 1 | 26 | |||||||||||
8 | 2 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2013 | T'Eyrr Bynum | Pretty Fire | Charlayne Woodard | Bellevue East | A | 2 | John Campbell | Aquinas | 1 | Class B | 17 | District 2 | 28 | |||||||||||
9 | 3 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2014 | Allegra Hardin | Sounds of Silence | Leigh Watts | David City | C1 | 2 | Jarod Ockander | Arapahoe | 1 | Class C1 | 22 | District 3 | 27 | |||||||||||
10 | 4 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2015 | Kalon Beeson | 12 Years a Slave | Solomon Northup | York | B | 1 | Becky Stahr | Arnold | 1 | Class C2 | 18 | District 4 | 15 | |||||||||||
11 | 5 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2016 | Alejandro Alarcon | A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness | Sutton | C1 | 1 | Lynn Hofmann | Axtell | 1 | Class D1 | 17 | District 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
12 | 6 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2017 | Jacob Garrison | Taller Today | Edith Kirkby | Malcolm | C1 | 1 | Tami Matum | Bancroft-Rosalie | 1 | Class D2 | 15 | District 6 | 12 | |||||||||||
13 | 7 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2018 | Anna Currier | Sophie's Choice | William Stryon | Bancroft-Rosalie | D1 | 3 | Ronda Ras | Bellevue East | 2 | |||||||||||||||
14 | 8 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2019 | Lucy Tu | The Paper Menagerie | Ken Liu | Millard North | A | 2 | Sabrina Denney Bull | Bellevue West | 2 | Total | 114 | Total | 114 | |||||||||||
15 | 9 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2021 | Elijah Bullie | Life Support | Stephanie Summerville | Bellevue East | A | 2 | John Campbell | Bertrand | 1 | |||||||||||||||
16 | 10 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2022 | Gracin Hahn | Voices of Chernobyl | Svetlana Alexievich | Tri County | C2 | 1 | Kelly Smith | Bettle Creek | 1 | |||||||||||||||
17 | 11 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2023 | Dawson Dynek | Brave Face | Shaun David Hutchinson | Lincoln Southeast | A | 1 | Tommy Bender | Boone Central | 1 | |||||||||||||||
18 | 12 | Dramatic Interpretation or Serious Prose | 2024 | Parker Graves | Gothenburg | B | 4 | Kaitlyn Clark | Bridgeport | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | 13 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2012 | Dallas Johnson & Sierra Robinson | Nineteen Minutes | Jodi Picoult | Axtell | D1 | 5 | Julie Baasch | Bruning-Davenport | 1 | |||||||||||||||
20 | 14 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2013 | Grace Manley & Sullivan Moore | Two Rooms | Lee Blessing | Kearney | A | 4 | Jonathon Anderson | Chambers | 1 | |||||||||||||||
21 | 15 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2014 | Emily Franzluebbers & Karen Richards | The Help | Kathryn Stockett | Guardian Angels Central Catholic | C2 | 3 | Mary Lauritzen | Columbus Lakeview | 1 | |||||||||||||||
22 | 16 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2015 | Tyler Koch & Cole Steffen | The Complete Works of Williams Shakespeare - Abridged | Adam Long, Daniel Singer, & Jess Winfield | Crofton | C2 | 3 | Mitch Hofer | Creighton Prep | 1 | |||||||||||||||
23 | 17 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2016 | Adrian Gomez & John Mark Shields | 1984 | George Orwell | Lexington | A | 4 | Daniel Arias, Diana Rodas, Luis Sotelo | Crofton | 3 | |||||||||||||||
24 | 18 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2017 | Tyler Janssen & Tory Tammen | The Big Bang | Boyd Graham | Crofton | C2 | 3 | Mitch Hofer | David City | 5 | |||||||||||||||
25 | 19 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2018 | Brynn Westenburg & David Carr | It's Not You, It's Me | Don Zolidas | Johnson-Brock | D1 | 2 | Karen Wolken | Elmwood-Murdock | 1 | |||||||||||||||
26 | 20 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2019 | Ian Cullin & Tress Nelson | Loving | Jeff Nichols | Norfolk | A | 3 | Peggy Belt | Falls City Sacred Heart | 1 | |||||||||||||||
27 | 21 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2021 | Reagan Cool & Landyn Cole | Final Placement | Ara Watson | Arnold | D2 | 4 | Amanda Badgley | Fillmore Central | 2 | |||||||||||||||
28 | 22 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2022 | Tyler Baue & Cole Story | Brutally Honest Life Coach | Bradley Walton | Wausa | D1 | 3 | Samantha Stevens | Franklin | 1 | |||||||||||||||
29 | 23 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2023 | Hattie Chavanu & Charlie Van Gomple | A Star is Born | Eric Roth, Will Fetters, Bradley Cooper | York | B | 1 | Becky Stahr | Garden County | 1 | |||||||||||||||
30 | 24 | Duet Acting or Duo Interpretation | 2024 | Mani Lange & Dayton Sudbeck | Hartington-Newcastle | C2 | 3 | AJ Johnson | Gering | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | 25 | Entertainment | 2012 | Jordan Geisert | Martha Stewart | Jordan Geisert | Ogallala | B | 4 | Kate Diaz | Gordan-Rushville | 2 | |||||||||||||||
32 | 26 | Entertainment | 2013 | Emma Dannehl | The Twinkie | Emma Dannehl | Bertrand | D1 | 5 | Jennifer Kaps | Gothenburg | 2 | |||||||||||||||
33 | 27 | Entertainment | 2014 | Carlier Bauer | Dealing With Life Through Song | Carlie Bauer | Minden | C1 | 5 | Jeffrey Horner | Greely-Wolbach | 1 | |||||||||||||||
34 | 28 | Entertainment | 2015 | Paul Clines | Italians | Paul Clines | Gretna | A | 2 | Carole Carraher | Gretna | 1 | |||||||||||||||
35 | 29 | Entertainment | 2016 | Jonathan Herroon | Anarchy | Jonathan Herroon | Raymond Central | C1 | 1 | Carolyn Enevoldsen | Guardian Angels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
36 | 30 | Entertainment | 2017 | Luc Bloomquist | The Nebraska Tourism Crisis | Luc Bloomquist | Wausa | D1 | 3 | Kyle Stevens | Hartington-Newcastle | 3 | |||||||||||||||
37 | 31 | Entertainment | 2018 | Emma Beckenhauer | Embarrassement | Emma Beckenhauer | Battle Creek | C1 | 3 | LeAnn Frauendorfer | Hastings St Cecilia | 1 | |||||||||||||||
38 | 32 | Entertainment | 2019 | Jacob Ledbetter | Return of the Aspie | Jacob Ledbetter | Wallace | D2 | 4 | Samatha Garrison | Johnson-Brock | 1 | |||||||||||||||
39 | 33 | Entertainment | 2021 | Rowdy Hegge | Adventure | Rowdy Hegge | Crofton | C2 | 3 | Courtney Baker | Kearney | 2 | |||||||||||||||
40 | 34 | Entertainment | 2022 | Ben Drozd | Narcissism is Good | Ben Drozd | Columbus Lakeview | B | 2 | Amy Eisenmenger | Lexington | 2 | |||||||||||||||
41 | 35 | Entertainment | 2023 | Greta Wooldrik | Dependency | Greta Wooldrik | Guardian Angels Central Catholic | C2 | 3 | Kylie Kai & Morgan Christiansen | Lincoln East | 3 | |||||||||||||||
42 | 36 | Entertainment | 2024 | Matthew DeMers | Matthew DeMers | Osceola | D1 | 2 | Payton DeMers-Sahling | Lincoln Northeast | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
43 | 37 | Extemporaneous | 2012 | Elizabeth Hruska | What will it take for President Assad to Step Down | Elizabeth Hruska | David City | C1 | 2 | Jarod Ockander | Lincoln Southeast | 3 | |||||||||||||||
44 | 38 | Extemporaneous | 2013 | James O'Neil | Should the US review its policy of using drones in the Middle East | James O'Neil | Lourdes Central Catholic | C2 | 2 | Sally DuBois | Lincoln Southwest | 1 | |||||||||||||||
45 | 39 | Extemporaneous | 2014 | Walter Paul | President Obama's Foreign Policy in Iraq | Walter Paul | Creighton Prep | A | 2 | Richard Brown | Louisville | 1 | |||||||||||||||
46 | 40 | Extemporaneous | 2015 | Kami Obaro | Was addressing Congress a smart move for Benjamin Netenyahu? | Kami Obaro | Millard West | A | 2 | Jennifer Jerome | Lourdes Central Catholic | 1 | |||||||||||||||
47 | 41 | Extemporaneous | 2016 | Jordan Wong | Would a $15 minimum wage hike devistate the California Economy? | Jordan Wong | Kearney | A | 4 | Jonathon Anderson | Malcolm | 1 | |||||||||||||||
48 | 42 | Extemporaneous | 2017 | Rachel Walet | Bernie Sanders' effecto on the electorate | Rachel Walet | Omaha Marian | B | 2 | Halli Tripe | McCool Junction | 1 | |||||||||||||||
49 | 43 | Extemporaneous | 2018 | Dominic Naughtin | Tensions in Jerusalem | Dominic Naughtin | Sutherland | C2 | 4 | Nicole Weiss | McPherson County | 1 | |||||||||||||||
50 | 44 | Extemporaneous | 2019 | Diandra Polt | Nicaragua | Diandra Polt | Osmond | D1 | 3 | Leah Kuhl | Milford | 1 | |||||||||||||||
51 | 45 | Extemporaneous | 2021 | Milo Newman | Future US-China Relations | Milo Newman | Gering | B | 6 | Tyler Thompson | Millard North | 4 | |||||||||||||||
52 | 46 | Extemporaneous | 2022 | Tamika Eastman | Is it likely at all that NATO will become militarily involved in the Russia-Ukraine war? | Tamika Eastman | Sioux County | D2 | 6 | Dashiell Rohan | Millard West | 1 | |||||||||||||||
53 | 47 | Extemporaneous | 2023 | Jenason Spady | Genetically modified crops helping Africa | Jenason Spady | Garden County | D1 | 6 | Kathryn Beberniss | Minden | 1 | |||||||||||||||
54 | 48 | Extemporaneous | 2024 | William Paxton | William Paxton | Stuart | D2 | 3 | Brenda Larabee | Mullen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
55 | 49 | Humorous Interpretation | 2012 | Cherise Friedrich | Miss Nelson is Missing | Jeffrey Hatcher | Plainview | D2 | 3 | Tammy Schindler | Nebraska City | 1 | |||||||||||||||
56 | 50 | Humorous Interpretation | 2013 | Bryce Wood | Flight 212 to LA | D'Arcy Robb | Greely-Wolbach | D2 | 4 | Caryl Guisinger | Neileigh-Oakdale | 1 | |||||||||||||||
57 | 51 | Humorous Interpretation | 2014 | Haley Munson | Rapunzel Uncut | Mariah Everman | McPherson County | D2 | 4 | Robyn Dalton | Norfolk | 2 | |||||||||||||||
58 | 52 | Humorous Interpretation | 2015 | Joel Schroder | Bible Camp - The Musical | Chris & Ryan Wilkens | Paxton | D1 | 4 | Michelle Kluver | Norris | 1 | |||||||||||||||
59 | 53 | Humorous Interpretation | 2016 | Chase Kallhoff | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to 5th Period | Jason Pizzarello | Neiligh-Oakdale | C2 | 3 | Tammy Marshall | Ogallala | 1 | |||||||||||||||
60 | 54 | Humorous Interpretation | 2017 | Levi Kasten | Harris & Me | Gary Paulsen | Potter-Dix | D2 | 6 | Chadell Oleson | Omaha Marian | 1 | |||||||||||||||
61 | 55 | Humorous Interpretation | 2018 | Rylan Hurd | Trigger Mortis: The Frontier Mortician | Warren W Wiersby | Gordon-Rushville | B | 6 | Esther Wilson | Osceola | 2 | |||||||||||||||
62 | 56 | Humorous Interpretation | 2019 | Asa Sinachack | Arsenic & Old Lace | Joseph Kesselring | Franklin | C2 | 5 | Doyle Henshaw | Osmond | 2 | |||||||||||||||
63 | 57 | Humorous Interpretation | 2021 | Ellie Higgins | Dinner With the Goldbergs | Andrew Secunda | Nebraska City | B | 2 | Justin Aaberg | Pawnee City | 1 | |||||||||||||||
64 | 58 | Humorous Interpretation | 2022 | Bronson Long | The Case of the Count Formerly Known as Dracula | Bruce Kane | Gothenburg | B | 4 | Kaitlyn Clark | Paxton | 2 | |||||||||||||||
65 | 59 | Humorous Interpretation | 2023 | Drew Leisy | Spooky Dog and the Teen-age Gang Mysteries | Eric Pliner & Amy Rhodes | Bridgeport | C1 | 6 | Janelle Kesterson | Plainview | 1 | |||||||||||||||
66 | 60 | Humorous Interpretation | 2024 | Hanna Josoff | Elmwood-Murdock | C2 | 2 | Keri Hogue | Potter-Dix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
67 | 61 | Informative Speaking | 2012 | Luke Johnson | Developing Talent | Luke Johnson | Potter-Dix | D1 | 6 | Kathy Larson | Raymond Central | 3 | |||||||||||||||
68 | 62 | Informative Speaking | 2013 | Krystyn Schlickbernd | The Letter A | Krystyn Schlickbernd | Wisner-Pilger | C1 | 3 | Greg Moeller | Scotus Central Catholic | 1 | |||||||||||||||
69 | 63 | Informative Speaking | 2014 | Arria Lakha | Stochasticity | Arria Lakha | Norfolk | A | 3 | Peggy Belt | Sioux County | 1 | |||||||||||||||
70 | 64 | Informative Speaking | 2015 | Brittany Hanzlik | Tetrachromacy | Brittany Hanzlik | Stuart | D2 | 3 | Brenda Larabee | Stuart | 3 | |||||||||||||||
71 | 65 | Informative Speaking | 2016 | Cy Cannon | Biometrics | Cy Cannon | Osceola | D1 | 2 | Jenna Mentink | Sutherland | 1 | |||||||||||||||
72 | 66 | Informative Speaking | 2017 | Derek Monie | Clickbait | Derek Monie | Arapahoe | D1 | 5 | Heidi Thomas | Sutton | 1 | |||||||||||||||
73 | 67 | Informative Speaking | 2018 | Vaishnavi Menon | The Human Stare | Vaishnavi Menon | Millard North | A | 2 | Sabrina Denney Bull | Tri County | 2 | |||||||||||||||
74 | 68 | Informative Speaking | 2019 | Laurel Ockander | Choking | Laurel Ockander | David City | C1 | 2 | Jarod Ockander | Verdigre | 1 | |||||||||||||||
75 | 69 | Informative Speaking | 2021 | Reyana Tegtmeier | Mind Power | Reyana Tegtmeier | Pawnee City | D1 | 1 | Laura Bloss | Wakefield | 1 | |||||||||||||||
76 | 70 | Informative Speaking | 2022 | Kenzie vonRentzell | Profanity | Kenzie vonRentzell | Osmond | D1 | 3 | Leah Kuhl | Wallace | 1 | |||||||||||||||
77 | 71 | Informative Speaking | 2023 | Andrew Wang | Lying | Andrew Wang | Hastings St. Cecilia | C2 | 4 | MIke Moritz | Wausa | 2 | |||||||||||||||
78 | 72 | Informative Speaking | 2024 | Lillias McKillip | Lillias McKillip | Lincoln Southeast | A | 1 | Tommy Bender | Waverly | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
79 | 73 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2012 | Collin Chatterton, Amy Christensen, Miranda Doremus-Reznor, Samuel Eastman, Darin Gonzales | Medea | Euripides | Gering | B | 6 | Tyler Thompson | Wisner-Pilger | 1 | |||||||||||||||
80 | 74 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2013 | Johnathon Boyd, Megan Brady, Andrew Delcamp, Hayley Grams, Gavin Hovseth | Over the River & Through the Woods | Joe Pietro | Gering | B | 6 | Tyler Thompson | Wynot | 1 | |||||||||||||||
81 | 75 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2014 | Chase Dendinger, Tanner Fisher, Hannah Flaugh, Derek Jueden, Kolby Jueden | Apocalypse or Bust | Davis Alianiello | Hartington-Newcastle | C2 | 3 | A.J. Johnson | York | 3 | |||||||||||||||
82 | 76 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2015 | Joseph Brugger, Matthew Brugger, Dana Grape, Zachary Nelson | Crushed | Don Zolidas | Boone Central | C1 | 3 | Dawna Nelson | |||||||||||||||||
83 | 77 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2016 | Austin Burhardt, Isaac Cook, Megan Cook, Haylee Klawatter, Madison Randa | History of Mankind | Ken Bradbury | Verdigre | D2 | 3 | Lori Pierce | |||||||||||||||||
84 | 78 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2017 | Brooke Bell, Evan Forney, Iris Prochaska, Bethany Tebbe, & Sarah Wolfenden | Inside Out | Disney Pixar | David City | C1 | 2 | Jarod Ockander | |||||||||||||||||
85 | 79 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2018 | Madelaine Comte, Sarah Juranek, Travis Roh, Joshua Roh, & WIll Yindrick | Macbeth | William Shakespeare | Aquinas | C1 | 2 | Matt Grady | Total | 114 | |||||||||||||||
86 | 80 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2019 | Alyssa Bell, Isabella Bialas, Rachel Hargerink, Joshua Ramsdell, Tatum Vondra | The Other Room | Ariadne Blayde | Milford | C1 | 1 | Amanda Slater | |||||||||||||||||
87 | 81 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2021 | Bennet Sievers, Reece Morten, Parker Hopping, Carsen Hopping, Isaac Bruning | Something Rotten | John O'Farrell & Karey Kirkpatrick | Hartington-Newcastle | C2 | 3 | A.J. Johnson | |||||||||||||||||
88 | 82 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2022 | Hattie Chavanu, Dannika Lamberty, Cole Schmid, Trey Harms, Emma Nolan | Phantom of the Opera | Andrew Lloyd Webber | York | B | 1 | Becky Stahr | |||||||||||||||||
89 | 83 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2023 | Harper Allen, Ellie Hiser, Korben Ockander, Annabeth Schubert, Claire Rooney | Carrie | Stephen King | Lincoln East | A | 1 | Nick Herink & Elle Barts | |||||||||||||||||
90 | 84 | Oral Interpretation of Drama | 2024 | Anrew Hedin, Shaylee Hobbs, Kilee Wilkinson | Bellevue West | A | 2 | Becca Hier | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | 85 | Persuasive Speaking | 2012 | Sarah Kocher | Literary Incompetence | Sarah Kocher | Lincoln Southwest | A | 1 | Matt Heimes | |||||||||||||||||
92 | 86 | Persuasive Speaking | 2013 | Caitlin Davis | Painting by Numbers | Caitlin Davis | Waverly | B | 1 | Erin Cico-Konecky | |||||||||||||||||
93 | 87 | Persuasive Speaking | 2014 | Suvy Qin | True Grit | Suvy Qin | Lincoln East | A | 1 | Matt Davis | |||||||||||||||||
94 | 88 | Persuasive Speaking | 2015 | Melody Niemoth | High Stakes Testing | Melody Niemoth | Louisville | C1 | 2 | Nick Krause | |||||||||||||||||
95 | 89 | Persuasive Speaking | 2016 | Carla Seravalli | Fact vs Opionion | Carla Seravalli | Lincoln East | A | 1 | Nick Herink | |||||||||||||||||
96 | 90 | Persuasive Speaking | 2017 | Kate Millington | Empathy Epidemic | Kate Millington | Norris | B | 1 | Kelly Wieting | |||||||||||||||||
97 | 91 | Persuasive Speaking | 2018 | Emilie Schardt | Skills Gap | Emilie Schardt | Bruning-Davenport | D2 | 1 | Alex Rudolph | |||||||||||||||||
98 | 92 | Persuasive Speaking | 2019 | Tori Stoldorf | Healthy Narcissism | Tori Stoldorf | FIllmore Central | C1 | 1 | Jodi Meyer | |||||||||||||||||
99 | 93 | Persuasive Speaking | 2021 | Taya Schmaderer | Lack of Active Listening in Society | Taya Schmaderer | Stuart | D2 | 3 | Brenda Larabee | |||||||||||||||||
100 | 94 | Persuasive Speaking | 2022 | Eleanah Enevoldsen | Destination Addiction | Eleanah Enevoldsen | Raymond Central | C1 | 1 | Carolyn Enevoldsen | |||||||||||||||||