The Hornet Cup
The Sacramento State debate team and the Department of Communication Studies is proud to host the annual
Nicholas F. Burnett "Hornet Cup" Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament!
It is our goal to provide an educational, competitive, and enjoyable experience, with a focus on student wellness,
Sacramento State has hosted a tournament on our campus in a variety of different forms for many, many years. In 2017, we renamed the tournament and have been working to build and grow the tournament, year by year.
Please peruse the results below from previous years "Hornet Cup" tournaments.
Nicholas F. Burnett "Hornet Cup" Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament!
It is our goal to provide an educational, competitive, and enjoyable experience, with a focus on student wellness,
Sacramento State has hosted a tournament on our campus in a variety of different forms for many, many years. In 2017, we renamed the tournament and have been working to build and grow the tournament, year by year.
Please peruse the results below from previous years "Hornet Cup" tournaments.
2024 Results
The Hornet Cup
Sweepstakes Award
San Joaquin Delta Community College
The President's Cup
IPDA Round Robin
Ben Brogger - Delta
The Limited-Prep Triathlon
Clara Katsman - Ohlone College
Sweepstakes Award
San Joaquin Delta Community College
The President's Cup
IPDA Round Robin
Ben Brogger - Delta
The Limited-Prep Triathlon
Clara Katsman - Ohlone College
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Open IPDA (divisions were collapsed):
Gold - Andrew Woolard -City College of San Francisco Bianca Ochoa - Fresno State Greg Valencia - Fresnot State Silver - Finn Brumbaugh - Sacramento State Mason Crump - Modesto Junior College Parth Kalyon - San Joaquin Delta Bronze - Rafael Fogo-Schensul - Chico State Allison Wagner - Chico State Ed Ledezma-Moncada - Fresno State Grant Meyers - Fresno State Lucia Herrera - Fresno State Millie Dong - San Joaquin Delta IPDA Speaker Awards
1) Parth Kalyan - San Joaquin Delta 2) Biana Ochoa - Fresno State 3) Andrew Woolard - City College of San Francisco 4) Greg Valencia - Fresno State 5) Mason Crump - Modesto Junior College Individual Events - Pattern A:
Communication Analysis - 1) Rafael Fogo-Schensul - Chico State 2) Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College 3) Madisen Wieland - Butte Community College Duo - 1) Chavez & Abdulaziz - Butte Community College 2) Guerrero & Torres - Solano Community College 3) Bower & Bower - Butte Community College Dramatic Interp - 1) Julia Irvine - Butte Community College 2) Michael Tran - Chico State 3) Matt Beale - Butte Community College 4) Camille Escalante - Butte Community College 5) Aaron Schwartz - Chico State Impromptu (Novice) - 1) Parth Kalyan- San Joaquin Delta 2) Allison Wagner - Chico State 3) Nate Bower - Butte Community College 4) Madisen Wieland - Butte Community College 5) Mari Garcia - Sacramento State 6) Jesus Manso - Modesto Junior College Impromptu (Open) - 1) Clara Katsman - Ohlone College 2) Joshua Turnbull - San Joaquin Delta 3) Annie Koruga - University of California, Berkeley 4) Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College 5) Bo Ming Liang - San Jose State 6) Jack Abdulaziz - Butte Community College 7) Daisy Guerrero - Solano Community College Informative - 1) Eve Dowdell - Modesto Junior College 2) Frida Torres - Solano Community College 3) Anllury Zapata - University of the Pacific 4) Aaron Schwartz - Chico State Programmed Oral Interp - 1) Abel Chavez - Butte Community College 2) Ola Ruiz-Lindsey - Butte Community College 3) Jessika Torres - Fresno State 4) Julia Irvine - Butte Community College |
LD Debate
Final Round: UNLV Julia Sidley (neg) defeats Sacramento State Mari Garcia (aff) Semifinals: Sacramento State Mari Garcia (aff) defeats Delta Christian Rodriguez (neg) UNLV Julia Sidley advances over UNLV Aaron Jimenez Quarterfinals: UNLV Julia Sidley advances over UNLV Dillon Brouwer UNLV Aaron Jimenez (neg) defeats Sacramento State Tatiana Trujillo (aff) Sacramento State Mari Garcia (neg) defeats San Joaquin Delta Ben Brogger (aff) San Joaquin Delta Christian Rodriguez (neg) defeats UNLV Selah Huggins (aff) LD Speaker Awards
1) Tatiana Trujillo - Sacramento State 2) Dillon Brouwer - UNLV 3) Annum Khan - San Joaquin Delta 4) Ben Brogger - San Joaquin Delta 5) Mari Garcia - Sacramento State Individual Events - Pattern B:
After Dinner Speaking - 1) Julia Irvine - Butte Community College 2) Shane Upshaw - San Jose State 3) Abel Chavez - Butte Community College 4) Rafael Fogo-Schensul - Chico State 5) Austin Bower - Butte Community College Extemporaneous Speaking (novice) - 1) Parth Kalyan - San Joaquin Delta 2) Daniela Romo - San Joaquin Delta 3) Sean Baize - Fresno State 4) Xochitl Saldivar - San Joaquin Delta 5) Christian Rodriguez - San Joaquin Delta 6) Grant Meyers - Fresno State Extemporaneous Speaking (open) - 1) Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College 2) Aaron Schwartz - Chico State 3) Annie Koruga - University of California, Berkeley 4) Clara Katzman - Ohlone College 5) Shane Upshaw - San Jose State 6) Cyril Bhooma Goud - San Jose State 7) Ben Brogger - San Joaquin Delta Persuasive (open) - 1) Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College 2) Eve Dowdell - Modesto Junior College 3) Annum Khan - San Joaquin Delta 4) Jack Abdulaziz - Butte Community College 5) Anllury Zapata - University of the Pacific Persuasive (novice) - 1) Shaheera Abbasi - Butte Community College 2) Camille Escalante - Butte Community College 3) Nate Bower - Butte Community College 4) Leilani Barnes - Solano Community College 5) Jordan Johnson - Chico State 6) Daniela Romo - San Joaquin Delta 7) Alex Anderson - Fresno State Poetry Interp - 1) Abel Chavez - Butte Community College 2) Jack Abdulaziz - Butte Community College 3) Julia Irvine - Butte Community College 4) David Thorwaldson - Butte Community College 5) Ola Ruiz-Lindsey - Butte Community College 6) Janelle Barayuga - University of the Pacific Prose Interp - 1) Janelle Barayuga - University of the Pacific 2) Alandra Swangler - Butte Community College 3) Ethan Jennings - Modesto Junior College 4) David Thorwaldson - Butte Community College 5) Michael Tran - Chico State |
2023 Results
The 2023 Nicholas F. Burnett "Hornet Cup" Speech & Debate tournament had A LOT more events, so the results page will feature a lot more information!
The Hornet Cup
Sweepstakes Award
Modesto Junior College
The Limited-Prep Triathlon
Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College
Sweepstakes Award
Modesto Junior College
The Limited-Prep Triathlon
Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College
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Open IPDA:
Gold - Tony Escalante -Sacramento State Juan Pablo Campbell Naranjo - San Francisco State Silver - Ian Nevin - San Francisco State Ashan Herath - San Joaquin Delta Bronze - Cyndle Hillis - Modesto Junior College Marin Spalding - Chico State |
Novice IPDA:
Gold - Malika Amin Mirador - Solano Community College Kayla Roslan - Modesto Junior College Silver - Rhiannon Genilla - Fresno State Alia Khan - San Joaquin Delta Bronze - Tyler Gardner - Sacramento State Sean Riordan - Sacramento State George Vang - Sacramento State Shane Upshaw - Chabot College |
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Individual Events - Pattern A:
Communication Analysis - 1) Eve Dowdell - Modesto Junior College 2) Frida Torres - Solano Community College Duo - 1) Kinnamont & Gillen - Butte Community College 2) Chand & Tejeda - Fresno State Dramatic Interp - 1) Dillon Brouwer - UNLV 2) Neena Grewal - Diablo Valley College 3) Madison Gillen - Butte Community College Impromptu (Novice) - 1) Kayla Roslan - Modesto Junior College 2) Natalie Stanhope - Modesto Junior College 3) Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College 4) Tyler Gardner - Sacramento State 5) Malika Amin Mirador - Solano Community College Impromptu (Open) - 1) Cyndle Hillis - Modesto Junior College 2) Emma Garber - University of the Pacific 3) Marin Spalding - Chico State 4) Kylie Duncan - Modesto Junior College 5) Tristan Ceja - Modesto Junior College Informative - 1) Shavon Odom - Solano Community College 2) Frida Torres - Solano Community College 3) Natalie Stanhope - Modesto Junior College Programmed Oral Interp - 1) Jacob Tobias - Chico State 2) Haylei Dykes - Chico State 3) Alex Balinget - San Francisco State LD Debate - Speaker Awards:
1) Dillon Brouwer - UNLV 2) Tony Escalante - Sacramento State 3) Jackie Blair - Sacramento State Novice: 1) Autumn Nowdesha - Sacramento State |
Individual Events - Pattern B:
After Dinner Speaking - 1) Jose Sanchez-Martinez - Butte Community College 2) Madison Gillen - Butte Community College 3) Millie Kinnamont - Butte Community College 4) Marin Spalding - Chico State 5) Amrit Mahal - San Joaquin Delta Extemporaneous Speaking - 1) Marin Spalding - Chico State 2) Shane Upshaw - Chabot College 3) Kyle Landrum - Butte Community College 4) Juan Pablo Campbell Naranjo - San Francisco State 5) Cyndle Hillis - Modesto Junior College Persuasive - 1) Eve Dowdell - Modesto Junior College 2) Kylie Duncan - Modesto Junior College 3) Inaya Siddiqui - Ohlone College 4) Natalie Stanhope - Modesto Junior College 5) Rafael Fogo-Schensul - Chico State Poetry Interp - 1) Mia Gutierrez - San Joaquin Delta 2) Elizabeth Monterroso - University of the Pacific 3) Hannah Chand - Fresno State Prose Interp - 1) James Baird - Solano Community College 2) Emma Garber - University of the Pacific 3) Kylie Duncan - Modesto Junior College LD Debate
Final Round: Sacramento State TE vs Sacramento State TG (CLOSEOUT) Semifinals: Sacramento State TE (neg) defeats UNLV DB (aff) Sacramento State TG advances over Sacramento State JB Quarterfinals: UNLV DB (aff) defeats Sacramento State GV (neg) Sacramento State JB (aff) defeats UNLV AJ (neg) Sacramento State TG advances over Sacramento State AN Sacramento State TE advances with a BYE |
Watch the final debate of the 2023 Hornet Cup!
There was no "final round" due to a closeout. We do have a recording of the livestream we did for the Semifinal round between Tony Escalante of Sacramento State and Dillon Brouwer of UNLV.
2022 Results
The Hornet Cup sweepstakes award: Missouri State University
Final Round (open): Penn State Speech & Debate SSP (neg) defeats Sacramento State AA (aff).
Final Round (jv/novice) : Glendale Community College VY (neg) defeats University of Missouri BF (aff).
Semifinals:
Open
Sacramento State AA defeats Missouri State JA
Penn State Speech & Debate SSP defeats University of the Pacific AG
(partial) Quarterfinals:
Missouri State JA defeats Texas State JE
Top Speakers:
Open JV/Novice
1. Jacob Everett - Texas State 1. Vane Vela - Missouri State
2. Ayyah Al-jibouri - Sacramento State 2. Vikas Yadav - Glendale Community College
3. Sarah Stevenson-Peck - Penn State 3. Aiden Kroenke - University of Missouri
4. Paula Paez - Pacific
5. Angelica Stephanie Guzman - Pacific
Limited-Prep Triathlon
Open Champion - David Kirker - Sacramento State
Novice Champion - Ariella Sotelo - Sacramento State
Final Round (open): Penn State Speech & Debate SSP (neg) defeats Sacramento State AA (aff).
Final Round (jv/novice) : Glendale Community College VY (neg) defeats University of Missouri BF (aff).
Semifinals:
Open
Sacramento State AA defeats Missouri State JA
Penn State Speech & Debate SSP defeats University of the Pacific AG
(partial) Quarterfinals:
Missouri State JA defeats Texas State JE
Top Speakers:
Open JV/Novice
1. Jacob Everett - Texas State 1. Vane Vela - Missouri State
2. Ayyah Al-jibouri - Sacramento State 2. Vikas Yadav - Glendale Community College
3. Sarah Stevenson-Peck - Penn State 3. Aiden Kroenke - University of Missouri
4. Paula Paez - Pacific
5. Angelica Stephanie Guzman - Pacific
Limited-Prep Triathlon
Open Champion - David Kirker - Sacramento State
Novice Champion - Ariella Sotelo - Sacramento State
2021 Results
The Hornet Cup sweepstakes award: National Forensics Association Debate at Berkeley
Final Round (open): National Forensics Association Debate at Berkeley JA (aff) defeats Central Michigan TT (neg).
Final Round (novice) : Diablo Valley College CC (aff) defeats Sacramento State MR (neg).
Semifinals:
Open
National Forensics Association Debate at Berkeley JA defeats UCLA WW
Central Michigan TT defeats Truman AS
Novice
Sacramento State MR defeats College of Idaho MD
Quarterfinals:
Central Michigan TT defeats Sacramento State TE
UCLA WW defeats KCKCC NN
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Tyler Tobias - Central Michigan 1. Christopher Cassin - Diablo Valley College
2. William White - UCLA 2. Melanie Dawson - College of Idaho
3. Tony Escalante - Sacramento State 3. Anthony Cantal - Chabot College
4. Gavvy Lott - North Texas
5. Nathan Newby - KCKCC
Final Round (open): National Forensics Association Debate at Berkeley JA (aff) defeats Central Michigan TT (neg).
Final Round (novice) : Diablo Valley College CC (aff) defeats Sacramento State MR (neg).
Semifinals:
Open
National Forensics Association Debate at Berkeley JA defeats UCLA WW
Central Michigan TT defeats Truman AS
Novice
Sacramento State MR defeats College of Idaho MD
Quarterfinals:
Central Michigan TT defeats Sacramento State TE
UCLA WW defeats KCKCC NN
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Tyler Tobias - Central Michigan 1. Christopher Cassin - Diablo Valley College
2. William White - UCLA 2. Melanie Dawson - College of Idaho
3. Tony Escalante - Sacramento State 3. Anthony Cantal - Chabot College
4. Gavvy Lott - North Texas
5. Nathan Newby - KCKCC
2020 Results
Sadly, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our tournament was not held in 2020.
2019 Results
The Hornet Cup sweepstakes award: The University of the Pacific
Final Round (open): Sacramento State KO (neg) defeats Pacific AF (aff).
Final Round (novice) : Sacramento State DH (aff) defeats Sacramento State JP (neg).
Semifinals:
Open
Sacramento State KO defeats Hillsdale JB
Pacific AF defeats Lewis and Clark AW
Novice
Sacramento State DH defeats Sacramento State BS
Sacramento State JP defeats Sacramento State SN
Quarterfinals:
Pacific AF defeats Hillsdale TW
Lewis and Clark AW defeats Lewis and Clark JC
Sacramento State KO defeats Pacific TS
Hillsdale JB defeats Pacific AS
Octofinals:
Hillsdale TW defeats Lewis and Clark AB
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Kevin Ozomaro - Sacramento State 1. Jasmine Putman - Sacramento State
2. Jadan Buzzard - Hillsdale 2. Brandon Scott - Sacramento State
3. Jack Crawford - Lewis and Clark 3. Daylon Hawn - Sacramento State
4. John Ropp - Lewis and Clark 4. Sumneet Nirankari - Sacramento State
5. Anthony Kolshorn - Lewis and Clark 5. Giovanna Cimini - Chico State
Final Round (open): Sacramento State KO (neg) defeats Pacific AF (aff).
Final Round (novice) : Sacramento State DH (aff) defeats Sacramento State JP (neg).
Semifinals:
Open
Sacramento State KO defeats Hillsdale JB
Pacific AF defeats Lewis and Clark AW
Novice
Sacramento State DH defeats Sacramento State BS
Sacramento State JP defeats Sacramento State SN
Quarterfinals:
Pacific AF defeats Hillsdale TW
Lewis and Clark AW defeats Lewis and Clark JC
Sacramento State KO defeats Pacific TS
Hillsdale JB defeats Pacific AS
Octofinals:
Hillsdale TW defeats Lewis and Clark AB
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Kevin Ozomaro - Sacramento State 1. Jasmine Putman - Sacramento State
2. Jadan Buzzard - Hillsdale 2. Brandon Scott - Sacramento State
3. Jack Crawford - Lewis and Clark 3. Daylon Hawn - Sacramento State
4. John Ropp - Lewis and Clark 4. Sumneet Nirankari - Sacramento State
5. Anthony Kolshorn - Lewis and Clark 5. Giovanna Cimini - Chico State
Watch the final round of the Hornet Cup 2019
2018 Results
The Hornet Cup sweepstakes award: Western Kentucky University
Final Round (open): Truman State KB (aff) defeats Western Kentucky AR (neg).
Final Round (nov) : Sacramento ZL (neg) defeats SJ Delta EL.
Semifinals:
Truman State KB defeats Sacramento KO
Western Kentucky AR defeats Western Kentucky BA
Quarterfinals:
Truman State KB defeats Truman State JC
Western Kentucky BA defeats Western Kentucky AS
Sacramento KO defeats Western Kentucky KS
Western Kentucky AR defeats Truman State TB
Octofinals:
Truman State JC defeats Modesto AZ
Truman State TB defeats Modesto KI
Sacramento KO defeats Sacramento ES
Western Kentucky AS defeats Western Kentucky AJ
Western Kentucky AR BYE
Western Kentucky BA BYE
Western Kentucky KS BYE
Truman State KB BYE
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Alex Rivera - Western Kentucky 1. Zia Landis - Sacramento State
2. Kelly Stone - Western Kentucky 2. Regina Lopez - Sacramento State
3. Brian Anderson - Western Kentucky 3. Avneet Uppal - Sacramento State
4. Anthony Survance - Western Kentucky
5. Kelsey Barnes - Truman State
Final Round (open): Truman State KB (aff) defeats Western Kentucky AR (neg).
Final Round (nov) : Sacramento ZL (neg) defeats SJ Delta EL.
Semifinals:
Truman State KB defeats Sacramento KO
Western Kentucky AR defeats Western Kentucky BA
Quarterfinals:
Truman State KB defeats Truman State JC
Western Kentucky BA defeats Western Kentucky AS
Sacramento KO defeats Western Kentucky KS
Western Kentucky AR defeats Truman State TB
Octofinals:
Truman State JC defeats Modesto AZ
Truman State TB defeats Modesto KI
Sacramento KO defeats Sacramento ES
Western Kentucky AS defeats Western Kentucky AJ
Western Kentucky AR BYE
Western Kentucky BA BYE
Western Kentucky KS BYE
Truman State KB BYE
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Alex Rivera - Western Kentucky 1. Zia Landis - Sacramento State
2. Kelly Stone - Western Kentucky 2. Regina Lopez - Sacramento State
3. Brian Anderson - Western Kentucky 3. Avneet Uppal - Sacramento State
4. Anthony Survance - Western Kentucky
5. Kelsey Barnes - Truman State
Watch the final round of the Hornet Cup 2018
2017 Results
The Hornet Cup sweepstakes award: California State University, Chico
Final Round (open): Chico JF (aff) defeats Southern Illinois AS.
Final Round (nov) : Sacramento SF (neg) defeats Chico JK.
Semifinals:
Chico JF defeats Central Valley KO
Southern Illinois AS defeats Sacramento MB
Quarterfinals:
Chico JF defeats Modesto CP
Southern Illinois AS defeats Sacramento MD
Sacramento MB defeats Modesto BW
Central Valley KO defeats Modesto AZ
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Arielle Stephenson - Southern Illinois 1. Stephen Franco - Sacramento State
2. Justin Flick - CSU Chico 2. Michael Dittmer - Sacramento State
3. Cody Peterson - Modesto Junior College 3. Justus Kusimoto - CSU Chico
Final Round (open): Chico JF (aff) defeats Southern Illinois AS.
Final Round (nov) : Sacramento SF (neg) defeats Chico JK.
Semifinals:
Chico JF defeats Central Valley KO
Southern Illinois AS defeats Sacramento MB
Quarterfinals:
Chico JF defeats Modesto CP
Southern Illinois AS defeats Sacramento MD
Sacramento MB defeats Modesto BW
Central Valley KO defeats Modesto AZ
Top Speakers:
Open Novice
1. Arielle Stephenson - Southern Illinois 1. Stephen Franco - Sacramento State
2. Justin Flick - CSU Chico 2. Michael Dittmer - Sacramento State
3. Cody Peterson - Modesto Junior College 3. Justus Kusimoto - CSU Chico