2025-2026 Academic Year
Razorback Rumble Virtual Tournament
UCSD Speech and Debate began the season at the Razorback Rumble Virtual Tournament. With a group of Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity competitors, UCSD took home IPDA Overall Sweepstakes 3rd place.
| Event Format | Place | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Varsity IPDA | Quarterfinalist | Brian Masse |
| Varsity IPDA | Quarterfinalist |
Avanthika Ramasamy |
| Varsity IPDA | Octofinalist | Naman Narla |
| Varsity IPDA | Octofinalist | Trisha Sharma |
| Varsity IPDA | Octofinalist | Sibi Sivaram |
| Varsity TPDA | Octofinalist | Trisha Sharma and Avanthika Ramasamy |
| Varsity Speaker Awards | 4th Place | Trisha Sharma |
| Varsity Speaker Awards | 5th Place | Brian Masse |
Sunset Cliffs Classic
UCSD Speech and Debate attended the 2025 Sunset Cliffs Classic at Point Loma Nazarene University from October 24th through October 26th. After three days of tough competition in both speech and debate formats, our team earned 1st place in overall tournament sweepstakes, collecting 428 points total. Listed below are the individual accolades earned by our team members. The team won three 1st-place titles, with one in speech and two in debate.
| Speech Events | Place | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Novice ADS | 2nd Place | Joy Yomogida |
| Senior ADS | 3rd Place | Sina Sabet |
| Novice Extemp | 12th Place | Julius Dawoodtabar |
| Senior Extemp | 2nd Place | Jacob Blair |
| Senior Extemp | 3rd Place | Sibi Sivaram |
| Senior Extemp | 6th Place | Sam Pirasteh |
| Senior Extemp | Semifinalist | Odessa Castillo |
| Senior Extemp | Semifinalist | Jackie Hebert |
| Senior Extemp | Semifinalist | Joy Yomogida |
| Novice Impromptu | 5th Place | Chamiru Dewundaraliyanawaduge |
| Senior Impromptu | 1st Place | Jacob Blair |
| Senior Impromptu | 2nd Place | David Zheng |
| Senior Impromptu | Semifinalist | Joy Yomogida |
| Novice Informative | 2nd Place | Chamiru Dewundaraliyanawaduge |
| Novice Informative | 5th Place | Natasha Gamboa |
| Senior Persuasive | 3rd Place | Aryanna Morales |
| Debate Events | Place | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Novice IPDA | Quarterfinalist | Carter Shea |
| Novice IPDA | Octofinalist | Joachim Galil |
| Novice IPDA | Octofinalist | Brooklyn Malau |
| Junior IPDA | 1st Place | Jasmine Lu |
| Senior IPDA | Quarterfinalist | Avanthika Ramasamy |
| Senior IPDA | Quarterfinalist | Remy Dupart |
| Senior IPDA | Quarterfinalist | Sibi Sivaram |
| Senior IPDA | Quarterfinalist | Joy Yomogida |
| Senior IPDA | Octofinalist | David Zheng |
| Senior IPDA | Octofinalist | Jacob Blair |
| Senior IPDA | Octofinalist | Samantha Bush |
| Senior IPDA | Octofinalist | Srujam Dave |
| Novice NFA-LD | 2nd Place | Thienan Bui |
| Senior NFA-LD | 2nd Place | Stephanie Yeh |
| Senior NFA-LD | Semifinalist | Lillian Theis |
| Junior NPDA | 2nd Place | Abhinav Krishna and Rohan Krishna |
| Junior NPDA | Quarterfinalist | Zoe Wilson and Brian Lo |
| Senior NPDA | 2nd Place | Srujam Dave and Lillian Theis |
| Senior NPDA | Quarterfinalist | Jacob Blair and Sam Pirasteh |
| Senior NPDA | Quarterfinalist | Richey Li and Sibi Sivaram |
| Senior NPDA | Quarterfinalist | Giana Ferrero and Joy Yomogida |
| Senior TPDA | 1st Place | Avanthika Ramasamy and David Zheng |
| Senior TPDA | Semifinalist | Sylvia Ho and Sam Wang |