The second annual West Des Moines Valley Sophomore Throw-Down round robin will take place on Friday, September 28 at the West Des Moines Marriott, the day prior to the Valley Mid-America Cup.
Last year’s competition featured twelve of the best sophomore LD debaters in the country. In last year’s final round, Suncoast Community’s Carlton Bone defeated St. Louis Park’s Leah Shapiro. Three of last year’s competitors qualified to the 2012 TOC.
This year’s field:
University School (FL) – David Branse
Walt Whitman (MD) – Sophia Caldera
Woodlands (TX) – Abbey Chapman
Brentwood (CA) – Jacob Chorches
Dobson (AZ) – Katie Dixon
Hopkins (MN) – Sam Greenwald
Apple Valley (MN) – Grace Hoffa
Harker (CA) – Pranav Reddy
Valley (IA) – Gina Scorpiniti
Lake Highland (FL) – Rikhav Shah
Valley (IA) – Grady Stein
PV Peninsula (CA) – Arjun Tambe
Sacred Heart (MA) – Adam Tomasi
Hockaday (TX) – Lakshmi Uppalapati
Lynbrook (CA) – Dhruv Walia
DM Roosevelt (IA) – Emma Weddle
