04/12/2026
DVC had a wonderful and historic run at the Phi Rho Pi Community College National Championships. DVC received gold across all three team categories, tons of gold, silver, and bronze awards including winning the Reader’s Theater national championship. I am fortunate to coach with my amazing colleagues Paul, Sydney, Andrew. Grateful to have coached such an amazing group of young people.
This season is officially over, but we’ll be back.
Overall Team Awards
Gold Medalist - Speech — Diablo Valley College
Gold Medalist - Debate — Diablo Valley College
Gold Medalist - Overall — Diablo Valley College
Gold Medalist
Emma Chigbu, Nour Barakat, & Kylie Bryan — Interperter’s Theatre
Azlan Brown — POI Interpretation
Daniel Mendelson — Dramatic Interp Interpretation
Emma Chigbu — Poetry Interpretation
Emma Chigbu — Prose Interpretation
Kylie Bryan — Prose Interpretation
Kenza Aya Dje — Poetry Interpretation
Kenza Aya Dje — Prose Interpretation
Kenza Aya Dje & Robert Erwin — Duo Interpretation
Ian Kusmiantoro — NFA LD Debate
Christina Sun — IPDA Debate
Christina Sun & Garret Slody — Parli Debate
Silver Medalist
Eilidh Kilpatrick — Poetry Interpretation
Nour Barakat — Dramatic Interpretation
Kylie Bryan — Speech to Entertain
Robert Erwin — Program Oral Interpretation
Christina Sun — Lincoln Douglas Debate
Ian Kusmiantoro & Kana McNiff — Parli Debate
Bronze Medalist
Alina Mohammadian — Poetry Interpretation
Alina Mohammadian & Daniel Mendelson — Duo Interpretation
Alina Mohammadian — Persuasive
Azlan Brown & Emma Chigbu — Duo Interpretation
Eilidh Kilpatrick — Prose Interpretation
Eilidh Kilpatrick — Impromptu
Eilidh Kilpatrick — Program Oral Interpretation
Ian Kusmiantoro — International Public Debate
Garret Slody — Lincoln Douglas Debate
Kana McNiff — International Public Debate
Kana McNiff — Lincoln Douglas Debate
Garret Slody — Prose Interpretation
Speaker Awards
Gage Walk – 5th Place Speaker - Lincoln Douglas Debate
