NEDA Awards

2026 Awards:

All Americans:

  • Carsen Troub- Wayne State University

Presidents Award:

  • Dr. Ryan Corso-Gonzales- Central Michigan University

Iron Judges Award:

  1. Jessica S.- Wayne State University
  2. Torie George – Wayne State University
  3. Jazlyn Coles- Central Michigan University

Top Competitors of the Year:

  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. ?

National Champions:

  • Open Public Forum: Mason Pickard & Teagan Kazim- Central Michigan University
  • Novice Public Forum: Sapphire Chaney and James Bush- Central Michigan University
  • Open Rapid Fire: Maia Hochheiser- Oberlin College
  • Novice Rapid Fire: Kennedy Starcevich- Depauw University

Year Long Sweepstakes:

  1. Wayne State University
  2. Central Michigan University

2025 Awards:

All Americans:

Presidents Award: N/A

Competitor of the Year:

  1. Liam Row
  2. ?
  3. ?

National Champions:

  • Open Public Forum:
  • Novice Public Forum:
  • Open Rapid Fire:
  • Novice Rapid Fire:
  • Policy:

Year Long Sweepstakes

  1. Wayne State University
  2. University of Dayton
  3. Slippery Rock University

2024 Awards

All Americans:

  • Justus Carnley – Grove City College
  • Jessica Schmidt – Wayne State University
  • Autumn Dennison – Capital University
  • Gabrielle Kozurek – University of Dayton
  • Cade McDonald – Sinclair College

Presidents Award:

  • Ryan Corso-Gonzales – Wayne State University

Competitor of the Year:

  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. ?

National Champions:

  • Open Public Forum: Iona McWilliams & Brenna Johnson – Wayne State University
  • Novice Public Forum: Vai Dennis & Rinee Singh – Capital University
  • Open Rapid Fire: Oliver Niehaus – Oberlin College
  • Novice Rapid Fire: Hayden Fritz & Lydia Aiuppy – Slippery Rock Close Out
  • Policy: Elizabeth Buchan – Slippery Rock University

Year Long Sweepstakes:

  1. University of Dayton
  2. Wayne State University
  3. Slippery Rock University