Speechranks.com

Speechranks.com is the primary scorekeeping site for the Stoa league. Scores are uploaded from every Stoa tournament, but people from other leagues are welcome to submit their scores in order to be eligible for NITOC. The website makes a point to say that while it is a Stoa-founded site, it is meant to be used by all leagues.

Navigation
You can search any for competitor who has entered their scores into the site by using the search bar at the top right corner of the page. You can see the scores for past years by using the “Season” drop-down list.

You can register an account to submit your scores by clicking the “Register/Login” link on the hub list.

You can view results for individual tournaments by clicking the “Tournaments” link on the hub list.

To view the leaders of each Individual Event and the Top Ten of overall speech-only scores, click the “Speech Rankings” link.

To view the Top Ten overall debate placing/speakers for each form of debate (Team Policy, Lincoln-Douglas Value, Parliamentary, and Lincoln-Douglas Policy) click the “Debate Rankings” link.

Points and checkmarks
The system for determining points is rather complex, but is explained in detail. The competitor’s top three finishes in an event at different tournaments are added together as the speaker’s final overall total for that event.

Checkmarks for speech are determined by percentile finishes. The competitors who finish in the top 40% in their event at a tournament will be granted a checkmark. This can be calculated by taking the number of students in an event at a tournament and multiplying that number by 0.4. For instance, if there are 40 students entered in an event, 8 of the students will receive checkmarks.

In debate, the competitors receive a checkmark if the get a “winning record.” This can be defined as getting a record of 4-2 (Four wins, two losses) or better. A 3-1 record would also qualify. As long as there are more wins than losses, the competitor will be granted a checkmark.

As of the 2013-2013 season, a competitor needs two checkmarks in a given event to qualify to NITOC.

2012-2013
1. Jonah Ortiz with 1679.027 points

2. Hannah Smith with 1478.564 points

3. Ashlyn Olson with 1043.855 points

4. Brandon Winchel with 899.201 points

5. Jacob VanNess with 891.214 points

2011-2012
1. Elena Trueba with 1344.975 points

2. Ashlyn Olson with 881.24 points

3. Jonah Ortiz with 846.256 points

4. Paul Rose with 771.608 points

5. Michael Tcheau with 753.875 points

2010-2011
1. Luis Garcia with 764.002 points

2. Hannah Smith with 685.467 points

3. Jon Bateman with 671.544 points

4. Luke VanHolten with 652.655 points

5. Elena Trueba with 620.191 points

2009-2010
1. Stephen Roe with 870.5 points

2. Caleb Taylor with 579.048 points

3. Adam Nasser with 533.5 points

4. Shane Baumgardner with 523.001 points

5. Christine Reid with 516.262 points