Program record

West Bloomfield High School

West Bloomfield Township, MI

state titles

middle level titles

sweeps titles

1981–2026

seasons

State Championships

High school: 4 individual titles · Middle level: 1 individual title

High school

Individual state champions

2024
- Harshitha SankaranarayananExtemporaneous Speaking (Class A)
2022
- Ife MartinPoetry (Class A)
2001
- Sujata GadgilExtemporaneous Speaking (Class A)
1986
- Gary BerrymanHumorous Interpretation

Middle level

Individual state champions

2026
- Alexiev / HarmalaDuo Interpretation (5-6)

This is what the archive holds, not necessarily the whole record — the high school State Finals for 2001–02 and 2002–03 and 2003–04 and 2004–05 and 2008–09 and 2009–10 and 2018–19 and 2019–20 are not in it yet, so a title from those seasons would not appear here.

Season by season

Sweeps place by tournament over time — higher is better.

2025–26

3 tournaments · best team finish 20th · 1 event champion

MIFA Spring Middle Level IE State FinalsSat, May 2, 20261
- Alexiev / Harmala won Duo Interpretation (5-6)
Walled Lake Western Warrior TournamentSat, Mar 21, 2026 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)21
MSCI Spring Festival and Novice StateSat, Mar 14, 2026 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)20

2024–25

3 tournaments · best team finish 6th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 2025 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)125
- 3rdHarshitha Sankaranarayanan — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Finalist
15th Annual Ninjatational IE InvitationalSat, Mar 1, 2025 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)10
Grass Lake SpeartationalSat, Feb 22, 2025 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)6

2023–24

4 tournaments · 1 team trophy · 2 event champions · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 2024 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)110
- 1stHarshitha Sankaranarayanan — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Champion
MSCI Mackinac Spring TournamentSat, May 18, 2024 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)12
- Sarkar / Lessing won DUO INFORMATIVE
Walled Lake Western Warrior TournamentSat, Mar 16, 2024 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)24
14th Annual Ninjatational IE InvitationalSat, Mar 2, 2024 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)20

2022–23

5 tournaments · best team finish 13th · 4 event champions · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, Apr 28, 20231
- 3rdHarshitha Sankaranarayanan — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Finalist
MIFA IE Region 3A 3BCD 4A 4BCDSat, Apr 15, 20232
- Lynn Barber won 3A Poetry
- Harshitha Sankaranarayanan won 3A Extemp
Walled Lake Western Warrior TournamentSat, Mar 18, 2023 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)24
2023 MSCI Festival and Novice StatesSat, Mar 11, 2023 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)113
- Harshitha Sankaranarayanan won OPEN Extemp
MIFA Fall Middle Level IE Tournament WorkshopSat, Nov 19, 20221
- Beimel / Dagg won Duo Interpretation

2021–22

6 tournaments · best team finish 11th · 5 event champions · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, Apr 29, 2022 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)125
- 1stIfe Martin — PoetryClass AState Champion
2022 MSCI Spring Conference Tournament - Mackinac IslandSat, May 21, 20221
- Ife Martin won Poetry Slam
MIFA Last ChanceSat, Mar 26, 20221
- Benedict Brenner won Dramatic Interpretation
Walled Lake Western Warrior TournamentSat, Mar 19, 2022 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)14
12th Annual Ninjational IE InvitationalSat, Mar 5, 2022 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)113
- Ife Martin won Poetry
5th Annual Michigan State SpartanvitationalSat, Feb 19, 2022 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)111
- Ife Martin won Poetry

2020–21

3 tournaments · best team finish 13th · 1 event champion · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, Apr 30, 2021 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)128
- 2ndIfe Martin — PoetryClass AState Finalist
Loy Norrix IE InvitationalSat, Mar 13, 2021 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)113
- Ife Martin won Poetry
The Ninjatational Online IE InvitatationalSat, Mar 6, 2021 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)14

2019–20

2 tournaments · 1 team trophy

2018–19

2 tournaments · best team finish 6th

2017–18

2 tournaments · best team finish 11th

2015–16

4 tournaments · best team finish 6th

2014–15

4 tournaments · best team finish 5th

2013–14

2 tournaments · sweepstakes champion once · 1 event champion

2012–13

1 tournament · best team finish 32nd

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 2013 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)32

2011–12

1 tournament · best team finish 20th

2012 MSCI Spring Conference Tournament - Mackinac IslandSat, May 19, 2012 · Lilac Division20th

2010–11

1 tournament · best team finish 22nd

2011 MSCI Spring Conference Tournament - Mackinac IslandSat, May 21, 2011 · Division 122nd

2008–09

2 tournaments · best team finish 6th

2007–08

1 tournament · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 20081
- 6thKunal Arya — ImpromptuClass AState Finalist

2006–07

1 tournament · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 20071
- 2ndKunal Arya — ImpromptuClass AState Finalist

2005–06

1 tournament · best team finish 14th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 2006 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)114
- 3rdMorgan Peterson — Dramatic InterpretationClass AState Finalist

2000–01

1 tournament · best team finish 11th · 1 event champion · 2 state finalists

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 2001 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)211
- 1stSujata Gadgil — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Champion
- 6thBrendan Collins — ImpromptuClass AState Finalist

1999–00

1 tournament · best team finish 15th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 2000 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)115
- 5thMike Caroll — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Finalist

1998–99

1 tournament · best team finish 7th · 4 state finalists

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 7, 1999 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)47
- 2ndMike Carroll — Extemporaneous SpeakingClass AState Finalist
- 2ndMausumi Syamal — PoetryClass AState Finalist
- 3rdVishal Patel — ImpromptuClass AState Finalist
- 5thPriya Bordia — StorytellingClass AState Finalist

1997–98

1 tournament · best team finish 8th · 3 state finalists

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 1, 1998 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)38
- 4thAaron Goodman — ImpromptuClass AState Finalist
- 4thPryia Bordia — StorytellingClass AState Finalist
- 5thJake Roth — SalesClass AState Finalist

1996–97

1 tournament · best team finish 12th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 1997 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)112
- 3rdAaron Goodman — BroadcastingClass AState Finalist

1995–96

1 tournament · best team finish 12th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1996 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)112
- 5thSameer Doshi — Extemporaneous SpeakingState Finalist

1994–95

1 tournament · best team finish 21st · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 5, 1995 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)121
- 6thSumeer Doshi — Extemporaneous Speaking (9-10)State Finalist

1993–94

1 tournament · best team finish 23rd

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 6, 1994 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)23

1991–92

1 tournament · best team finish 31st

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 1, 1992 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)31

1989–90

1 tournament · best team finish 30th

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 1990 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)30

1985–86

1 tournament · best team finish 13th · 1 event champion · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 2, 1986 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)113
- 1stGary Berryman — Humorous InterpretationState Champion

1984–85

1 tournament · best team finish 20th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 3, 1985 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)120
- 3rdBremner / Passon — Duo InterpretationState Finalist

1983–84

1 tournament · best team finish 20th · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 4, 1984 · Team Sweepstakes (as published)120
- 3rdAdam Ettinger — Serious InterpretationState Finalist

1981–82

1 tournament · 1 state finalist

MIFA High School State FinalsFri, May 7, 19821
- 4thBen Schwartz — Radio SpeakingState Finalist

Assembled from official tabulations in the Michigan forensics archive. A program’s footprint grows as more historical results are imported.