Roster and Accomplishments From The 1998-1999 Season

Roster of Students and Coaches

The following is a roster of Webster Club students and coaches from the 1998-1999 academic year.

Coaching Staff

Policy Debate

• Alex Inman (Director)
• Tim Dale
• Nick DiUlio

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

• Alex Inman (Director

Forensics

• Carol Hardtke (Director)
• Greg Meuler
• Ann Frkovich
• Anita Fleisch
• Ann Downey

Mock Trial

• Bob Mihelich
• Megan Carmody

Policy Debate

Senior Class of 1999

• Paul Flaig
• Eric Kirsch
• Gopi Kumar
• Mort Sayyed

Junior Class of 2000

• Marcus Guzetta
• Lenny Hanson
• Bret Harper
• B.J. Lanser
• Kevin Thom

Sophomore Class of 2001

• David Brady
• Mike Gesinski
• Benesh Gillin
• Jack Hogan
• Steve Kettler
• Aaron Linton
• Michael Moscike
• Andy Nolan

Freshman Class of 2002

• Manav Bhatnagar
• Kevin Collins
• Rory Cannon
• Chris Kriva

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Junior Class of 2000

• Joe Simmons

Sophomore Class of 2001

• Benesh Gillin
• Ian Hoch
• Ted Kolberg
• Nasuh Malas
• John Marino
• Tim Romanowich

Freshman Class of 2002

• A.J. Hofland

Forensics

Senior Class of 1999

• Luke Arkenberg
• Paul Flaig
• Eric Kirsch
• Gopi Kumar
• Mort Sayyed

Junior Class of 2000

• Lenny Hanson
• Bret Harper
• Jazzmon Hughes
• B.J. Lanswer
• Marc Mescher
• Justin Nelson
• Grady Owens
• Craig Roush
• Matt Schaefer
• Joe Simmons
• Brian Smyth
• Nathanael Theisen
• Kevin Thom

Sophomore Class of 2001

• Tom Agnello
• David Brady
• Rory Cannon
• Joon Choe
• Brendan Coffey
• Mike Gesinski
• Benesh Gillin
• Bryan Gilmore
• Ian Hoch
• Jack Hogan
• Steve Kettler
• Adam Klann
• Chris Klundt
• Ted Kolberg
• Matt Kuhnmuench
• Andrew Loduha
• Nasuh Malus
• John Marino
• Andy Nolan
• Patrick Ringsred
• Tim Romanowich
• David Russell
• Tony Tagliavia
• Erik Voigt
• Alex Walker
• Stephen Whelpley

Freshman Class of 2002

• Ankur Aggarwal
• Manav Bhatnagar
• Kevin Collins
• A.J. Hofland
• Thomas Kilgore
• Connor Owens
• Matt Satchell

Mock Trial

The Blue Team

• Brian Anderson
• David Brady
• A.J. Hofland
• Chris Layden
• Aaron Linton
• Eric Scholz
• Pat Sexton
• Joe Simmons
• Jake Szymanski

The Gold Team

• Ankur Aggarwal
• Tom Agnello
• Andrew Baumgarten
• Kevin Collins
• James Fee
• Paul Kempen
• Jason Korb
• Tony LoPiparo
• John Marino
• Stephen Whelpley

The Red Team

• Joe Burke
• Jonathan Chapman
• Mike Lex
• Andrew Loduha
• Abe Pinon
• Nasuh Malus
• Gene Mussel
• Matt Staff

Team Accomplishments

The following is a list of accomplishments by Webster Club students during the 1998-1999 academic year in Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Forensics, and Mock Trial.

Team Awards

• Southern Wisconsin NFL District 1st Place Sweepstakes Award

Policy Debate

Tournament Championships

• Champions - Glenbrooks Novice (Manav Bhatnagar & Jack Hogan)
• Champions - Waukesha South (Bret Harper & Kevin Thom)

Elimination Round Appearances

• Runners-Up - Iowa Caucus (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Runners-Up - Brookfield East (Bret Harper & Eric Kirsch)
• Runners-Up - Greendale Hale (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Semifinalists - Stanford (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Semifinalists - Maine East (Bret Harper & Gopi Kumar)
• Semifinalists - WDCA State TOC (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Quarterfinalists - WDCA State TOC (Lenny Hanson & Gopi Kumar)
• Quarterfinalists - WDCA State TOC (Bret Harper & Eric Kirsch)
• Quarterfinalists - Appleton West (Lenny Hanson & Gopi Kumar)
• Quarterfinalists - Pius XI (Lenny Hanson & Gopi Kumar)
• Quarterfinalists - Pius XI (Bret Harper & Eric Kirsch)
• Quarterfinalists - Pius XI (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Octafinalists - East Grand Rapids (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Double-Octafinalists - Glenbrooks (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)
• Double-Octafinalists - New Trier (Eric Kirsch & Kevin Thom)
• Double-Octafinalists - Valley Mid-America Cup (Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom)

Individual Speaker Awards

• 1st Speaker - Waukesha South (Kevin Thom)
• 2nd Speaker - East Grand Rapids (Kevin Thom)
• 3rd Speaker - WDCA State TOC (Kevin Thom)
• 5th Speaker - WDCA State TOC (Paul Flaig)
• 6th Speaker - East Grand Rapids (Paul Flaig)
• 10th Speaker - Valley Mid-America Cup (Kevin Thom)
• 11th Speaker - Iowa Caucus (Kevin Thom)
• 12th Speaker - Glenbrooks Novice (Manav Bhatnagar)
• 13th Speaker - Stanford (Kevin Thom)
• 18th Speaker - Iowa Caucus (Paul Flaig)
• 19th Speaker - Valley Mid-America Cup (Paul Flaig)
• 20th Speaker - Stanford (Paul Flaig)

National Tournament Qualifiers

• Tournament of Champions - Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom
• National Forensic League - Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom
• National Catholic Forensic League - Paul Flaig & Kevin Thom

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Tournament Championships

• Champion - Hartford (Ted Kolberg)
• Champion - Hortonville (John Marino)
• Champion - Hortonville (Tim Romanowich)
• Champion - New London (Tim Romanowich)
• Champion - Waukesha South (Tim Romanowich)

Elimination Round Appearances

• Runner-Up - WFCA State (Ian Hoch)
• Semifinalist - WFCA State (Tim Romanowich)
• Semifinalist - Sheboygan (John Marino)
• Quarterfinalist - Sheboygan (Joe Simmons)
• Double-Octafinalist - Valley Mid-America Cup (Ted Kolberg)

National Tournament Qualifiers

• National Forensic League - Tim Romanowich
• National Catholic Forensic League - Joe Simmons
• National Catholic Forensic League - Ian Hoch

Forensics

Sweepstakes Awards

• 1st Place - Conference
• 1st Place - NFL Districts
• 1st Place - West Bend East
• 1st Place - Nicolet
• 2nd Place - WFCA State
• 2nd Place - Hartford
• 3rd Place - Sussex Hamilton
• 3rd Place - Sheboygan South

Individual State Tournament Championship Awards

• 1st Place - Group Discussion (Lenny Hanson)
• 1st Place - Public Address (Kevin Collins)
• 1st Place - Solo Humorous (Thomas Kilgore)

Individual State Tournament Finalists & Semifinalists

• 2nd Place - Extemporaneous Speaking (Tony Tagliavia)
• 4th Place - Group Discussion (Bryan Gilmore)
• 4th Place - Oratory (Marc Mescher)
• 4th Place - Prose (Jazzmon Hughes)
• 5th Place - Radio Speaking (Matt Schaefer)
• Semifinalist - Extemporaneous Speaking (Ted Kolberg)
• Semifinalist - Extemporaneous Speaking (Gopi Kumar)
• Semifinalist - Group Discussion (Andy Nolan)
• Semifinalist - Moments In History (Luke Arkenberg)
• Semifinalist - Play Acting (Brian Smyth & Nate Theisen)
• Semifinalist - Solo Serious (Grady Owens)

Individual Invitational Championship Awards

• 1st Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Marquette (Eric Kirsch)
• 1st Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - West Bend East (Tony Tagliavia)
• 1st Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Conference (Ted Kolberg)
• 1st Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Nicolet (Gopi Kumar)
• 1st Place: Group Discussion - West Bend East (Paul Flaig)
• 1st Place: Group Discussion - Hartford (Paul Flaig)
• 1st Place: Moments In History - Conference (Luke Arkenberg)
• 1st Place: Oratory - Marquette (Marc Mescher)
• 1st Place: Oratory - Hartford (Mort Sayyed)
• 1st Place: Play Acting - Marquette (Brendan Coffey, Adam Klann, & Chris Klundt)
• 1st Place: Play Acting - Conference (Brendan Coffey, Adam Klann, & Chris Klundt)
• 1st Place: Prose - Conference (Jazzmon Hughes)
• 1st Place: Prose - Nicolet (Jazzmon Hughes)
• 1st Place: Public Address - Conference (Joon Choe)
• 1st Place: Solo Serious - Conference (Grady Owens)

Individual Invitational Finalists & Semifinalists

• 2nd Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Marquette (Tony Tagliavia)
• 2nd Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Sussex Hamilton (Ted Kolberg)
• 2nd Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Nicolet (Ted Kolberg)
• 2nd Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Hartford (Eric Kirsch)
• 2nd Place: Group Discussion - West Bend East (Bret Harper)
• 2nd Place: Group Discussion - Hartford (Lenny Hanson)
• 2nd Place: Moments In History - Nicolet (Luke Arkenberg)
• 2nd Place: Oratory - Marquette (B.J. Lanser)
• 2nd Place: Oratory - West Bend East (Marc Mescher)
• 2nd Place: Oratory - Sussex Hamilton (Marc Mescher)
• 2nd Place: Oratory - Nicolet (B.J. Lanser)
• 2nd Place: Oratory - Hartford (Marc Mescher)
• 2nd Place: Oratory - Conference (David Russell)
• 2nd Place: Play Acting - West Bend East (Brendan Coffey, Adam Klann, & Chris Klundt)
• 2nd Place: Public Address - Sheboygan South (Joon Choe)
• 2nd Place: Radio Speaking - Conference (Matt Schaefer)
• 2nd Place: Radio Speaking - Hartford (Matt Schaefer)
• 2nd Place: Solo Humorous - Nicolet (Thomas Kilgore)
• 2nd Place: Solo Serious - Sussex Hamilton (Grady Owens)
• 3rd Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - West Bend East (Gopi Kumar)
• 3rd Place: Group Discussion - Marquette (Paul Flaig)
• 3rd Place: Moments In History - West Bend East (Luke Arkenberg)
• 3rd Place: Moments In History - Hartford (Luke Arkenberg)
• 3rd Place: Oratory - Conference (B.J. Lanser)
• 3rd Place: Oratory - Hartford (B.J. Lanser)
• 3rd Place: Oratory - Sheboygan South (Marc Mescher)
• 3rd Place: Play Acting - Sussex Hamilton (Brendan Coffey, Adam Klann, & Chris Klundt)
• 3rd Place: Play Acting - Hartford (Brendan Coffey, Adam Klann, & Chris Klundt)
• 3rd Place: Public Address - Marquette (Joon Choe)
• 3rd Place: Radio Speaking - Marquette (Matt Schaefer)
• 3rd Place: Radio Speaking - Nicolet (Matt Schaefer)
• 4th Place: Extemporaneous Speaking - Sheboygan South (Tony Taglivia)
• 4th Place: Group Discussion - Marquette (Lenny Hanson)
• 4th Place: Group Discussion - Hartford (Andy Nolan)
• 4th Place: Group Discussion - Sheboygan South (Paul Flaig)
• 4th Place: Oratory - Sheboygan South (Mort Sayyed)
• 4th Place: Oratory - Conference (Mort Sayyed)
• 4th Place: Play Acting - Conference (Brian Smyth & Nate Theisen)
• 4th Place: Solo Serious - Nicolet (Grady Owens)
• 4th Place: Solo Serious - Conference (Craig Roush)
• 5th Place: Group Discussion - West Bend East (Lenny Hanson)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - Marquette (Gopi Kumar)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - Hartford (Jack Hogan)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - West Bend East (Eric Kirsch)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - Conference (Eric Kirsch)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - Conference (Gopi Kumar)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - Nicolet (Eric Kirsch)
• Finalist: Extemporaneous Speaking - Hartford (Gopi Kumar)
• Finalist: Group Discussion - Marquette (Bret Harper)
• Finalist: Group Discussion - West Bend East (Bryan Gilmore)
• Finalist: Group Discussion - West Bend East (Kevin Thom)
• Finalist: Group Discussion - Hartford (Bret Harper)
• Finalist: Group Discussion - Sheboygan South (Bryan Gilmore)
• Finalist: Moments In History - Sheboygan South (Luke Arkenberg)
• Finalist: Oratory - Nicolet (Alex Walker)
• Finalist: Oratory - Nicolet (Marc Mescher)
• Finalist: Oratory - Hartford (Alex Walker)
• Finalist: Oratory - Hartford (Mort Sayyed)
• Finalist: Play Acting - Nicolet (Brendan Coffey, Adam Klann, & Chris Klundt)
• Finalist: Play Acting - Nicolet (Brian Smyth & Nate Theisen)
• Finalist: Prose - Marquette (Jazzmon Hughes)
• Finalist: Prose - Hartford (Brian Smyth)
• Finalist: Public Address - Sussex Hamilton (Joon Choe)
• Finalist: Radio Speaking - West Bend East (Matt Schaefer)
• Finalist: Radio Speaking - Sussex Hamilton (Matt Schaefer)
• Finalist: Radio Speaking - Conference (Tony Tagliavia)
• Finalist: Solo Humorous - Marquette (Thomas Kilgore)
• Finalist: Solo Humorous - Sheboygan South (Thomas Kilgore)
• Finalist: Solo Serious - West Bend East (Mike Gesinski)

Student Congress Awards

• 1st Place - WFCA State (Joe Simmons)
• 1st Place - Marquette (Joe Simmons)
• 1st Place - Sheboygan South (David Brady)
• 2nd Place - WFCA State/Senate (Ted Kolberg)
• 3rd Place - Marquette (Eric Kirsch)

National Catholic Forensic League National Qualifiers

• Ankur Aggarwal - Student Congress
• Manav Bhatnagar - Extemporaneous Speaking
• David Brady - Student Congress
• Thomas Kilgore - Dramatic Performance
• Ted Kolberg - Extemporaneous Speaking
• B.J. Lanser - Oratory
• Marc Mescher - Oratory
• David Russell - Oratory

National Forensic League National Qualifiers

• Ankur Aggarwal - Student Congress/House
• Thomas Kilgore - Humorous Interpretation
• Ted Kolberg - United States Extemporaneous Speaking
• Gopi Kumar - Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
• B.J. Lanser - Original Oratory

Season Record of Team Results

• 1st Place - West Bend East (out of 37 schools; 268 points)
• 3rd Place - Sussex Hamilton (out of 36 schools; 229 points)
• 3rd Place - Sheboygan South (out of 41 schools; 261 points)
• 1st Place - Conference (out of 10 schools; 258 points)
• 1st Place - Nicolet (out of 23 schools; 247 points)
• 2nd Place - Hartford (out of 37 schools; 269 points)
• 1st Place - NFL Districts (out of 12 schools)
• 2nd Place - WFCA State (out of 77 schools; 295 points)

Mock Trial

• Runners-Up at the Milwaukee Regional Mock Trial
• Second team 3-1 at the Milwaukee Regional Mock Trial

National Tournament Locations

National Forensic League:
Desert Visa High School, Phoenix, Arizona

National Catholic Forensic League:
Chicago, Illinois

National Policy Debate Resolution

Resolved: That the United States should substantially change its foreign policy toward Russia.

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Last Updated on July 5th, 2007