Minnesota Speech Coaches Association

08/23/2025

Mike Tillman will be missed. He was a legendary speech coach.

View Michael L. Tillmann's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

06/17/2025

Good luck to Team Minnesota at NSDA Nationals this week!

05/30/2025

MSCA members, click below to cast your vote for the 2025 Class AA and Class A coaches of the year for 2025:

You may vote for both Class A and AA below. Voting will close on Wednesday, June 4

02/11/2025

Congratulations to Jody Saxton West!

Members of the Minnesota Speech Coaches Association aren’t on their own when they enter what Jody Saxton West calls “the wonderful world of speech coaching!” The Northfield speech coach is the founder and mentorship coordinator of the Minnesota Speech Coaches Association's New and Inexperience...

09/21/2024

MSCA Awards tonight at CTAM-Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota

06/22/2024

Congratulations to these Minnesota speakers who placed in the final round at the NSDA Tournament in Des Moines!

Main Speech events:

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS IN DUO!
Elias-Danjuma & Mwassa from White Bear Lake Area. Also won the Interp Bowl as the winners of the final round!

2nd place in Informative
Eleanor Culloton from Moorhead

3rd place in Duo
Dunn & Craig from Apple Valley

3rd place in Oratory
Mfaz Mohamed Ali from Apple Valley

4th place in Informative
Karena Christenson from Moorhead

5th place in Duo
Rajvansh & Suresh from Eastview

5th place in POI
Leif Carlson from Moorhead

6th place in Oratory
Hoda Husen from Apple Valley

6th place in POI
Aniya Bostick from Apple Valley

Supplemental events

3rd place in Impromptu
Aly Johnson from Willmar Senior

4th place in Prose
Praise Oyekunle from White Bear Lake Area

And in the middle school tournament...
NATIONAL CHAMPION IN STORYTELLING!
Oliver Berg from Delano/Orono

Several Minnesota schools also received awards:
Speech School of Honor: White Bear Lake and Woodbury
Speech School of Excellence: Apple Valley, Eastview, Lakeville North, Moorhead

06/20/2024

Congratulations to these Minnesota speakers who have advanced to the FINAL ROUNDS of the main events in their categories!

DUO

DUO 2597 Rajvansh & Suresh Eastview
DUO 2636 Dunn & Craig Apple Valley
DUO 2699 Elias-Danjuma & Mwassa White Bear Lake Area

INFO

INF 4139 Karena Christenson Moorhead
INF 4140 Eleanor Culloton Moorhead

OO

OO 4748 Hoda Husen Apple Valley
OO 4749 Mfaz Mohamed Ali Apple Valley

POI

POI 3665 Aniya Bostick Apple Valley
POI 3707 Leif Carlson Moorhead

06/19/2024

Minnesota speech students in semifinals:

DUO
DUO 2597 Rajvansh & Suresh Eastview
DUO 2636 Dunn & Craig Apple Valley
DUO 2699 Elias-Danjuma & Mwassa White Bear Lake Area
DUO 2745 Swanson & Froslie Moorhead

HUMOR
HI 3210 Sahiti Atluri Eastview

INFO
INF 4139 Karena Christenson Moorhead
INF 4140 Eleanor Culloton Moorhead
INF 4141 Peyton Mestery Moorhead
INF 4145 Ella Raiche Lakeville North
INF 4246 Sadie Zellmann St Cloud Tech

IX
IX 5235 Mina Bhargava Edina

OO
OO 4665 Diya Kayaleh Wayzata
OO 4748 Hoda Husen Apple Valley
OO 4749 Mfaz Mohamed Ali Apple Valley
OO 4751 Teodor Po***ck Apple Valley

POI
POI 3640 Ankita Gurung Lakeville North
POI 3665 Aniya Bostick Apple Valley
POI 3677 Maeva Djossou Mayo
POI 3707 Leif Carlson Moorhead
POI 3709 CeCe Bedore Moorhead

06/19/2024

Advancing to main event speech quarters:

Drama
QUARTERS:
DI 2049 Katie Weaver Prior Lake
DI 2231 Lucinda Standafer Apple Valley

Duo
QUARTERS:
DUO 2597 Rajvansh & Suresh Eastview
DUO 2636 Dunn & Craig Apple Valley
DUO 2699 Elias-Danjuma & Mwassa White Bear Lake Area
DUO 2736 Frost & Leo Lakeville North
DUO 2745 Swanson & Froslie Moorhead

Humor
QUARTERS:
HI 3210 Sahiti Atluri Eastview
HI 3250 Leon Yang Fairmont

Info
QUARTERS:
INF 4066 Yifan Zhai Woodbury
INF 4139 Karena Christenson Moorhead
INF 4140 Eleanor Culloton Moorhead
INF 4141 Peyton Mestery Moorhead
INF 4145 Ella Raiche Lakeville North
INF 4238 Muna Mohamud Apple Valley
INF 4246 Sadie Zellmann St Cloud Tech

OO
QUARTERS:
OO 4576 Emma Andersen Moorhead
OO 4665 Diya Kayaleh Wayzata
OO 4748 Hoda Husen Apple Valley
OO 4749 Mfaz Mohamed Ali Apple Valley
OO 4751 Teodor Po***ck Apple Valley

POI
QUARTERS:
POI 3640 Ankita Gurung Lakeville North
POI 3652 Lola Sudderth Woodbury
POI 3665 Aniya Bostick Apple Valley
POI 3677 Maeva Djossou Mayo
POI 3707 Leif Carlson Moorhead
POI 3709 CeCe Bedore Moorhead

IX
QUARTERS:
IX 5235 Mina Bhargava Edina

USX
QUARTERS:
USX 5577 Katherine Westlake Woodbury
USX 5701 Brynja Lockman Benilde-St Margaret

06/18/2024

Speech breaks from NSDA nationals. Go Minnesota!

Drama
OCTOS:
DI 2035 McKenna Monger Orono
DI 2049 Katie Weaver Prior Lake
DI 2055 Emerie Schraw St Cloud Tech
DI 2067 Sherry Muthiga Eagan

Duo
OCTOS:
DUO 2597 Rajvansh & Suresh Eastview
DUO 2636 Dunn & Craig Apple Valley
DUO 2637 Lapastora & Koudelka Eagan
DUO 2671 Thedens & Simpson Fairmont
DUO 2699 Elias-Danjuma & Mwassa White Bear Lake Area
DUO 2736 Frost & Leo Lakeville North
DUO 2744 Lee & Kim Moorhead
DUO 2745 Swanson & Froslie Moorhead

Humor
OCTOS:
HI 3185 Ashlyn Kanuch Moorhead
HI 3186 Allie Skauge Moorhead
HI 3210 Sahiti Atluri Eastview
HI 3212 River Repinski Cotter
HI 3250 Leon Yang Fairmont

Info
OCTOS:
INF 4018 Claire Nelson Mayo
INF 4066 Yifan Zhai Woodbury
INF 4071 Emmet Carlson Chanhassen
INF 4139 Karena Christenson Moorhead
INF 4140 Eleanor Culloton Moorhead
INF 4141 Peyton Mestery Moorhead
INF 4145 Ella Raiche Lakeville North
INF 4236 Hayden Dylla Apple Valley
INF 4238 Muna Mohamud Apple Valley
INF 4246 Sadie Zellmann St Cloud Tech

USX
OCTOS:
USX 5507 Aly Johnson Willmar Senior
USX 5577 Katherine Westlake Woodbury
USX 5701 Brynja Lockman Benilde-St Margaret
USX 5733 Devarsh Borah Edina
USX 5748 Nicholas Zylstra Eastview
USX 5765 Paul Fertig Mounds Park

IX
OCTOS:
IX 5218 Anokhi Shah Eagan
IX 5235 Mina Bhargava Edina

OO
OCTOS:
OO 4575 Sam Schaefer Moorhead
OO 4576 Emma Andersen Moorhead
OO 4624 Frantz Frantz Eden Prairie
OO 4625 Snigdha Yamajala Eden Prairie
OO 4642 Brandon Valladares Willmar Senior
OO 4665 Diya Kayaleh Wayzata
OO 4748 Hoda Husen Apple Valley
OO 4749 Mfaz Mohamed Ali Apple Valley
OO 4750 Grace Alagbo Apple Valley
OO 4751 Teodor Po***ck Apple Valley

POI
OCTOS:
POI 3640 Ankita Gurung Lakeville North
POI 3652 Lola Sudderth Woodbury
POI 3665 Aniya Bostick Apple Valley
POI 3677 Maeva Djossou Mayo
POI 3707 Leif Carlson Moorhead
POI 3709 CeCe Bedore Moorhead
POI 3728 Pahwa Yang Mounds Park

05/23/2024

It's that time of the year again! Please vote for the MSCA Coach of the Year for Class AA and Class A by Friday, May 31:

You may vote for both Class A and AA below. Voting will close on Friday, May 31