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The state speech championships have come and gone and to wrap up the season the OSAA All-State teams have been determined.

First Team selections took home first at the state championships, followed by runnerups on the second team and so on with debate semifinalists earning Third Team and finalists receiving Honorable Mention.

Keep track of all the spring All-State teams to come, plus fall and winter teams at the link here.

Here are the 2026 OSAA All-State Speech teams:

First Team

Cross-examination debate: Tom (Thong) Huynh and Niko Glenn, Parkrose

Public forum debate: Samyata Sharma and Sai Sahu, Sunset

Parliamentary debate: Oliver Buchanan and Andrew Winkel, Summit

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Abbie Wu, West Linn

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Nathaniel Dixon, West Linn

After-Dinner speaking: Ian Ritorto, Roosevelt

Duo interpretation: Evie Richardson and Audrey Farrimond, Lincoln

Informative speaking: Asia Rivera, West Linn

Extemporaneous speaking: Nathaniel Dixon, West Linn

Impromptu speaking: Tara Khoshnevis, Catlin Gabel

LIELL: Genesis Matos Semeco, North Salem

Humorous interpretation: Lochlan Allen, Roosevelt

Dramatic interpretation: Valen Carson Heximer, McMinnville

Oratory: Keeya Wiki, Ashland

Poetry reading: Bee Carsley, Hood River Valley

Prose reading: Lydia Lausche, Century

Oral interpretation: Bodhi Brooks, McMinnville

Radio commentary: Sophia Wang, Sunset

Student Congress: Shuhan Li, Marist Catholic

Second Team

Cross-examination debate: Everett Murray and Alexandra Diaz-Arbor, Roosevelt

Public forum debate: Alice Thomas and Katie Austin, Lake Oswego

Parliamentary debate: Misha Aginsky and Cassidy Paulson, Oregon Episcopal

After-Dinner speaking: Susana Glosrova, Lincoln

Duo interpretation: Avalon Gerk and Bella Baldassar, Ashland

Informative speaking: Lasya Vuppamandla, Sunset

Extemporaneous speaking: Andrew Winkel, Summit

Impromptu speaking: Kiera Kuehn, West Linn

LIELL: Kylie Kim, Sunset

Humorous interpretation: Ella Croson, Marshfield 

Dramatic interpretation: Mykah Alejandro, Sunset

Oratory: Oindri Mallick, West Linn

Poetry reading: Malu Papineau, Corvallis

Prose reading: Pilar Hernandez, Neah-Kah-Nie

Oral interpretation: Mykah Alejandro, Sunset

Radio commentary: Eden Schultz, Marist Catholic

Student Congress: David Sharyan, La Salle Prep

Third Team

Cross-examination debate: Athena Li and Kinza Arik, Oregon Episcopal

Cross-examination debate: Bryson Lindley and Alexander Aviles, Barlow

Public forum debate: Evie Richardson and Audrey Farrimond, Lincoln

Public forum debate: Misha Shepsis and Eric Grewe, Lincoln

Parliamentary debate: Cindy Chen and Addison Clower, Cleveland

Parliamentary debate: Kieran Crist-Kenworthy and Emerson Jones, La Salle Prep

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Casey Coleman, McDaniel

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Vibhav Javali, Crescent Valley

After-Dinner speaking: William Zenoniani, West Linn

Duo interpretation: Keara Nairn and Alena Marsh, McMinnville

Informative speaking: Lilian Bian, Westview

Extemporaneous speaking: Owen Brooks, Beaverton

Impromptu speaking: Shreemoyee Saha, Sunset

LIELL: Athen Coello, Reynolds

Humorous interpretation: Dylan Baker, Sunset

Dramatic interpretation: Keara Nairn, McMinnville

Oratory: Jill Chihorek, South Eugene

Poetry reading: Cleo Sandler, Corvallis

Prose reading: Melanie Keang, Reynolds

Oral interpretation: Sara Zhao, Lake Oswego

Radio commentary: Elise Kuhlman, West Linn

Student Congress: Ronav Sharma, Oregon Episcopal

Honorable Mention

Cross-examination debate: Connor Rosenstein and Freddy Zahr, Oregon Episcopal

Cross-examination debate: Shen Cassioli and Oscar Peck, Franklin

Cross-examination debate: Tate Hartman and Vivian Tran, Clackamas

Cross-examination debate: Tricia Lee and Ming-Mei Jakubowski, Clackamas

Public forum debate: Andrew Segerlind and Sanaa Ram, Century

Public forum debate: Madeline Crandall and Aiden Konoske, Lakeridge

Public forum debate: Maria Caudillo and Violet Lewis, Cleveland

Public forum debate: Sahan Vuyyuru and Benjamin DeMayo, Lake Oswego

Parliamentary debate: Aiden Larson and Dylan Harris, Barlow

Parliamentary debate: Anwesha Chowdhury and Sophia Megy, West Linn

Parliamentary debate: Brandon Harad and Sinead Hough, Catlin Gabel

Parliamentary debate: Colin Tillson and Caleb Frederick, Barlow

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Brian Wei, Lincoln

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Hailee Hall, Grants Pass

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Mina Lee-Nelson, McMinnville

Lincoln-Douglas debate: Shane Johnston, Silverton

After-Dinner speaking: Dylan Baker, Sunset

After-Dinner speaking: Ivy Potter, Marshfield

After-Dinner speaking: Shaivi Nangunoori, Westview

Duo interpretation: Clarence Fernando and Victoria Wu, Crescent Valley

Duo interpretation: Melanie Keang and Miranda Valenzuela, Reynolds

Informative speaking: Josephine Janeway, St. Mary’s Medford

Informative speaking: Justin Evers, Oregon City

Extemporaneous speaking: Casey Coleman, McDaniel

Extemporaneous speaking: Shreemoyee Saha, Sunset

Impromptu speaking: Andrew Winkel, Summit

Impromptu speaking: Josephine Janeway, St. Mary’s Medford

Impromptu speaking: Lauren Fowler, Lakeridge

Impromptu speaking: Max Chang, Bend

Humorous interpretation: Presley Savage, McMinnville

Dramatic interpretation: Serafina Batista, South Medford

Oratory: Cleo Sandler, Corvallis

Oratory: Jada Trieu, West Linn

Oratory: Sophia Hansson, Crater

Poetry reading: Cecilia Cox, Crescent Valley

Poetry reading: Darielle Koffi-Plebou, Marshfield

Poetry reading: Fatima Banuelos-Santillan, Hood River Valley

Poetry reading: Tess Troxel, Neah-Kah-Nie

Prose reading: Alena Marsh, McMinnville

Prose reading: Leah Nosce, South Eugene

Prose reading: Madeline Crandall, Lakeridge

Oral interpretation: Danail Kostov, Sunset

Oral interpretation: Lily Vaughn, Crescent Valley

Radio commentary: Liliana Nishan, West Linn

Radio commentary: Natasha Ross, Barlow

Radio commentary: Nick Owens, Caldera