GREY MATTER INVITATIONAL
The Grey Matter Invitational was inaguarted in 2020. Established in the memory of Grey Spector a 2016 graduate of Cary Academy and former member of the Speech and Debate all proceeds from the tournament go to the Spector Family Fund (https://www.caryacademy.org/get-involved/support-ca/restricted-giving/spector-family-fund/).
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS
OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES:
2020-Durham Academy; coached by Crawford Leavoy, Jeff Welty, Kellan Kane
2021-William G Enloe High School; coached by Callie Beck
2022-Bob Jones Academy; coached by Chuck and Gail Nicholas
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
2020-Harni Kumar, Asheville High School
2021-Nandini Kanthi, William G Enloe High School
2022-Salakhil Chilaka, William G Enloe High School
DECLAMATION
2020-Aiden May, Durham Academy
2021-Isabel Chang, Cary Academy
2022-Braelyn Manor, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
2020-Seth Hammond, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Arianna Jenks, Bob Jones Academy
2022-Abigail Garner, Bob Jones Academy
DUO INTERPRETATION
2021-Adelina Babbit & Mary Pepper, James River High School
2022-Sidguel Candelario & Jordan Wynn, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
2020-Elizabeth Wong, Durham Academy
2021-Jordyn Smith, James River High School
2022-Abella Edwards, Bob Jones Academy
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
2020-Natalie Kim, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Ethan Hill, Providence High School
2022-Lena Poitevint, Bob Jones Academy
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
2020-Elizabeth Wong, Durham Academy
2021-Ethan Hill, Providence High School
2022-Abella Edwards, Bob Jones Academy
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
2020-Shawn Dawson, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Sophie Kawalec, Northwest Guilford High School
2022-Molly Roylance, Cary High School
NOVICE LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
2020-Olivia Majernik & Hafsa Bokari, William G Enloe High School
2021-Chole Ari, William G Enloe High School
2022-Rehan Mahmood, Cary Academy
NOVICE PUBLIC FORUM
2020-Michael Hansen & Alex Huang, Durham Academy
2021-Ben Hodges & Oliver Guan, Durham Academy
2022-Raya Jung & Daphne DiFrancesco and Steve Zhong & Patrick Liu, Cary Academy
ORIGINAL ORATORY
2020-Arianna Herring, Cumberland International Early Collge
2021-Jasmine Jean-Baptiste, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2022-Grace Trotter, Bob Jones Academy
PROGRAM OF ORAL INTERPRETATION
2020-Katelyn Barr, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Hezekiah Bryant, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2022-Julianna Kovalevich, Bob Jones Academy
2020-Durham Academy; coached by Crawford Leavoy, Jeff Welty, Kellan Kane
2021-William G Enloe High School; coached by Callie Beck
2022-Bob Jones Academy; coached by Chuck and Gail Nicholas
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
2020-Harni Kumar, Asheville High School
2021-Nandini Kanthi, William G Enloe High School
2022-Salakhil Chilaka, William G Enloe High School
DECLAMATION
2020-Aiden May, Durham Academy
2021-Isabel Chang, Cary Academy
2022-Braelyn Manor, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
2020-Seth Hammond, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Arianna Jenks, Bob Jones Academy
2022-Abigail Garner, Bob Jones Academy
DUO INTERPRETATION
2021-Adelina Babbit & Mary Pepper, James River High School
2022-Sidguel Candelario & Jordan Wynn, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
2020-Elizabeth Wong, Durham Academy
2021-Jordyn Smith, James River High School
2022-Abella Edwards, Bob Jones Academy
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
2020-Natalie Kim, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Ethan Hill, Providence High School
2022-Lena Poitevint, Bob Jones Academy
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
2020-Elizabeth Wong, Durham Academy
2021-Ethan Hill, Providence High School
2022-Abella Edwards, Bob Jones Academy
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
2020-Shawn Dawson, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Sophie Kawalec, Northwest Guilford High School
2022-Molly Roylance, Cary High School
NOVICE LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
2020-Olivia Majernik & Hafsa Bokari, William G Enloe High School
2021-Chole Ari, William G Enloe High School
2022-Rehan Mahmood, Cary Academy
NOVICE PUBLIC FORUM
2020-Michael Hansen & Alex Huang, Durham Academy
2021-Ben Hodges & Oliver Guan, Durham Academy
2022-Raya Jung & Daphne DiFrancesco and Steve Zhong & Patrick Liu, Cary Academy
ORIGINAL ORATORY
2020-Arianna Herring, Cumberland International Early Collge
2021-Jasmine Jean-Baptiste, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2022-Grace Trotter, Bob Jones Academy
PROGRAM OF ORAL INTERPRETATION
2020-Katelyn Barr, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2021-Hezekiah Bryant, Cumberland Polytechnic High School
2022-Julianna Kovalevich, Bob Jones Academy
VARSITY LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
2020-Jack Morgenstein, Cary High School
2021-Robert Lu & Jacob Hansen, Durham Academy
2022-Madigan Lawlor & David Edwards, Bob Jones Academy
VARSITY PUBLIC FORUM
2020-Brian Zhou & Siri Oehler, Durham Academy
2021-Clare Grant & Ava Menkes, Asheville High School
2022-Sumedh Kotrannavar & Suhas Nallam, William G Enloe High School
2020-Jack Morgenstein, Cary High School
2021-Robert Lu & Jacob Hansen, Durham Academy
2022-Madigan Lawlor & David Edwards, Bob Jones Academy
VARSITY PUBLIC FORUM
2020-Brian Zhou & Siri Oehler, Durham Academy
2021-Clare Grant & Ava Menkes, Asheville High School
2022-Sumedh Kotrannavar & Suhas Nallam, William G Enloe High School
CAROLE HAMILTON COMMENDATION
2021-Brittanie McNeil, Massey Hill Classical High School
2022-Patrick Jesse, Cary High School
2022-Patrick Jesse, Cary High School