Spring 2023

The Gorlok Gala @ Webster University

Our first tournament of the spring featured a return to the Gorlok Gala in St. Louis!

Open:
Jackie Blair - (1-5)
Tony Escalante - (2-4)

Novice:
Tyler Gardner - (3-3) 2nd speaker!
​Autumn Nowdesha - (2-4)

The Talk Hawk @ Las Positas College

The Talk Hawk is a fun and innovative local tournament!

Open LD (collapsed division)
Tony Escalante - (3-1) Semifinalist! 7th Speaker
Daniel Gonzales - (1-3)
Tatiana Trujillo - (3-1) Quarterfinalist!!

Open Extemp:
Tony Escalante - 6th Place

*Daniel Gonzales was "next out" in Novice Impromptu
*Tyler Gardner was "next out" in the collapsed Open Extemp

NCFA Spring Champs @ DVC

This is our regional championship tournament!

Open LD (collapsed division)
Jackie Blair - (3-1) Quarterfinalist! 7th Speaker
Tony Escalante - (2-2) 4th Speaker
Tyler Gardner - (2-2)
Autumn Nowdesha - (3-1) Quarterfinalist! 9th Speaker
Tatiana Trujillo - (1-3)
George Vang - (0-4)

Novice Extemp:
Tatiana Trujillo - 5th place

*Tyler Gardner was "next out" in Novice Extemp

Fall 2022

The Golden Gate Season Opener @ SFSU

The traditional season opener was held at San Francisco State University and the Hornet squad did well!!

Novice Extemp:
Tyler Gardner - 4th Place
George Vang - 5th Place

Open LD:
Tony Escalante (3-1) - Gold!
Jackie Blair (4-0) - Silver!

Novice LD:
Tyler Gardner (4-0) - Silver!

The "OCHOIE" @ Lafayette College

The "OCHOIE" is our first out of state tournament for the season. We travelled to Pennsylvania and represented!

Open LD:
​Tony Escalante - 10th Speaker

The Biggest Little City Classic @ University of Nevada, Reno

Another trip out of state, however a short drive to Reno, for the Biggest Little City Classic! Hornets did a great job!

Open LD:
Jackie Blair (3-1) - quarterfinalist, 3rd speaker
Tehreem Khan (3-1) - semifinalist, 1st speaker

The Paul Winters & Pat Kennedy Invitational @ University of the Pacific

We returned once again to the UOP campus in Stockton for a fun regional tournament! While we didn't have any breaks in extemp/impromptu, we had great results in LD!

Novice LD:
Autumn Nowdesha (3-2) - quarterfinalist, 5th speaker
Daniel Gonzalez (3-2) - semifinalist
George Vang (3-2) - semifinalist, 3rd speaker

The DVC "Thing" @ Diablo Valley College

A fantastic two-day event for us as we approach the end of the Fall semester!

Novice Extemp:
George Vang - 4th place!

Novice LD:
Tyler Gardner (3-1) - First Place, tournament Co-champion! 3rd Speaker!
George Vang (3-1) - First Place, tournament Co-champion!! 

Open LD:
Tony Escalante - 5th speaker!

The Fall Finale @ University of Nebraska-Lincoln (ONLINE)

Our only online tournament of the season allowed us to see tough competition from our friends around the country!

Novice LD:
Tyler Gardner (3-3) First place speaker award!!
Autumn Nowdesha (3-3)
George Vang (3-3)

Open LD:
Jackie Blair (1-5)
​Tony Escalante (3-3)