Pulling the books off the shelf
Results
Hosted by Spartan Speech · since 2018
The Spartanvitational
Nine meets, every champion, and the record book. The 10th is Sat, Feb 20, 2027.
- 9
- meets
- 2,347
- performances
- 11
- perfect scores
- 22
- one judge away
- 19
- finals won on a tiebreak
Team champions, year by year
Some early years crowned one per division- Grand Rapids Christian+3 more2018
- Bloomfield Hills High School+3 more2019
- Bloomfield Hills High School+3 more2020
- Bloomfield Hills High School2021 · online
- Portage Central2022
- Portage Central2023
- Portage Central2024
- Portage Central2025
- Portage Central2026
- Six straight?2027
Portage Central · 5 straight, the recordBloomfield Hills High School · 3 straight
How big it gets
Performances each year, with the number of schools
188
361
381
256
179
176
251
263
292
’18
19 sch’19
32 sch’20
27 sch’21
online’22
15 sch’23
21 sch’24
20 sch’25
18 sch’26
20 sch
19 sch’19
32 sch’20
27 sch’21
online’22
15 sch’23
21 sch’24
20 sch’25
18 sch’26
20 sch
Biggest year: 2020, 381 performances. Most schools: 2019, 32.
The busiest events
Entries, all 9 meets
- Oratory260
- Impromptu215
- Informative196
- Storytelling187
- Dramatic Interpretation169
- Poetry168
- Extemporaneous Speaking167
- Prose166
Biggest single field: Oratory 2020, 46 entries.
The record book
Every figure counted from the result booksMost titles at one meet
12
Portage Central, 2023
Next best: Wylie E. Groves, 6 in 2018
Highest team score
727
Portage Central, 2023
Team points were counted differently in some years, so this is the high of each year’s own count.
Biggest winning margin
12
Debra Moraitis, Dramatic Interpretation 2019
Ranks clear of second place
Perfect scores · 11
First from every judge, every round, from the prelims to the final
- 2026Chen / Liu / Zhang · Multiple Interpretation
- 2026Stephen LaBond · Prose
- 2024Gee / Martinez / Lucas · Multiple Interpretation
- 2024Hannah Chun · Informative Open
- 2023Carly Koch · Dramatic Interpretation
- 2022Ben Tuit · Informative
- 2022John / Karthik / Kothari / Liu / Sripada · Multiple Interpretation
- 2021Jaanaki Radhakrishnan · Poetry
- 2020Kiersten McCollum · Poetry
- 2019Debra Moraitis · Dramatic Interpretation
- 2018Murder By Death · Multiple
One judge away · 22
Champions with a single ballot short of perfect
- 2026Harmony Rzepka · Dramatic Interpretation
- 2026Shila Lepuri · Impromptu
- 2025Grace Scott · Poetry Open
- 2025Williams / Emmons / Parker / Grunder · Multiple Interpretation
- 2024Addie Sherman · Oratory
- 2024Fynewever / VanSchepen · Duo Interpretation
- 2024Remington / Skowronski · Duo Commentary
- 2023Ishwari Bhatt · Prose
- 2022Aaron Chen · Extemporaneous Speaking
- 2022James Nettleton · Sales
- 2022Jetmir Mezini · Storytelling
All 22
- 2022Roxy Jeffries · Dramatic Interpretation
- 2021Gould / Bewick / Zupancic / Little / Forman · Multiple Interpretation
- 2021Jason Koch · Storytelling
- 2021Varsha Penumalee · Oratory
- 2020Leading Ladies · Multiple
- 2019Nathan Moskowitz · Prose
- 2019Sydney Anderson · Informative
- 2018Cassie Bergen · Dramatic Interpretation
- 2018Colleen Hammond · Impromptu
- 2018Sophia Lada · Broadcasting
- 2018Victoria Lurz · Prose
Multiple-time champions · 10
Each dot is a title, by year
| Champion | ’18 | ’19 | ’20 | ’21 | ’22 | ’23 | ’24 | ’25 | ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Mano · Extemporaneous Speaking, Extemporaneous Open | |||||||||
| Hannah Chun · Informative Open, Informative | |||||||||
| Shivali Patel · Oratory | |||||||||
| Jake Martinek · Storytelling | |||||||||
| Janelle Yao · Informative | |||||||||
| Remington / Skowronski · Duo Commentary | |||||||||
| Evan Worden · Sales | |||||||||
| Aaron Chen · Extemp 9/10, Extemporaneous Speaking | |||||||||
| Jaanaki Radhakrishnan · Poetry 9/10, Poetry | |||||||||
| Kiersten McCollum · Poetry |
Nobody has won two events at the same Spartanvitational. Yet.
The programs
Event titles and finalists, all 9 meets
| School | Titles | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| Portage Central | 28 | 149 |
| Bloomfield Hills High School | 20 | 107 |
| Grand Rapids Christian | 17 | 103 |
| Walled Lake Western | 10 | 71 |
| Grand Rapids City | 9 | 25 |
| Birch Run | 7 | 53 |
| Utica Academy | 7 | 38 |
| Wylie E. Groves | 6 | 30 |
Photo finishes · 19
Finals where first and second were level on ranks2025 · Sales
Bryce Broughton over Giselle Haddad
Level on ranks and points, 795 each. Settled further down the tiebreakers.
2024 · Program Oral Interpretation
Annika Sreedhar over Katie Tadesse
Level on ranks and points, 794 each. Settled further down the tiebreakers.
2024 · Impromptu
Luke Schultz over Natalie Edwards
Level on ranks and points, 792 each. Settled further down the tiebreakers.
All 19
- 2023Carter Barnes over Josie Hall · Poetry
- 2023Lukas Price over Farah Kavarana · Impromptu Open
- 2022Evan Worden over Cole Cahill · Sales
- 2021Audrey Clayton over Grace Lahti · Broadcasting
- 2021Ava Heinert over Parker Mason · Dramatic Interpretation
- 2019Vivian Yee over Ellie Mancina · Impromptu
- 2018Richard Li over Jack Norman · Impromptu 9/10
- 2026Djinaj / Jacob over Allman / Martinek · Duo Interpretation
- 2026Katie Tadesse over Adam Bayati · Poetry
- 2026Muhannad Shebrain over Joy Kusta · Sales
- 2026Robyn Klein over Mark Shaow · Informative
- 2021Jonah Liss over Rosalyn Li · Extemporaneous Speaking
- 2020Aaron Chen over Hugh Buitendorp · Extemp 9/10
- 2020Ethan Lancaster over Adrianna Kallabat · Broadcasting
- 2020Jana Rida over Lee Must · Sales
- 2019Sahaja Pinnu over Emma Ramsey · Oratory
Perfect finals · 25
Every final judge ranked them first. Kiersten McCollum did it twice.- ’26 Chen / Liu / Zhang · Chopra / Sesi · Stephen LaBond
- ’24 Addie Sherman · Fynewever / VanSchepen · Gee / Martinez / Lucas · Hannah Chun · Remington / Skowronski
- ’23 Carly Koch · Carter Barnes
- ’22 Ben Tuit · John / Karthik / Kothari / Liu / Sripada · Roxy Jeffries
- ’21 Jaanaki Radhakrishnan · Jason Koch · Varsha Penumalee
- ’20 Jared Bloch · Kiersten McCollum
- ’19 Arya Goel · Debra Moraitis · Kiersten McCollum · Sydney Anderson
- ’18 Cassie Bergen · Murder By Death · Scotty Lockwood
Home of the Spartanvitational · Founded 2017
Spartan Speech
Michigan State University’s speech club. Every February we bring high school speech to East Lansing for the Spartanvitational.
Brendan KennyPresident
Pierce LeixVice President
Farah KavaranaSecretary
Tanisha PatelTreasurer
Ale BarronOutreach / Public Relations
Ell JohnsonLimited Prep Chair
Sam KerbySocial Chair