2026 State Speech Competitors:      Year:      Class: Event:
State Finish Competitor School/Team Section Selection
1 Dani LaVine Gunning Hawley H.S. 8A Breaking Baa Baa Bad
2 Walker Johnson Staples Motley H.S. 6A Whodunit
3 Ella Erdmann Melrose Area H.S. 5A Fast Pass to Heaven
4 Clodarl Seeman Perham H.S. 6A Progress in Personal Identity
5 Ava Wensmann Melrose Area H.S. 5A The Echo of You
6 Joshua Cushing Staples Motley H.S. 6A Psychicop
7 Zachariah Plante Crookston H.S. 8A A Basic, Cliche Horror Movie
8 Gretta Buysse Minneota H.S. 3A Eat, Sleep, The Earth Is Flat...Repeat

Naomi Knox Wabasha-Kellogg H.S. 1A The Audiobook Recording Agency
Paxtyn Maley Wabasha-Kellogg H.S. 1A The Dramatic Life of a School Chromebook
Adalynn Hoel Rushford-Peterson H.S. 1A A Mother's Jewel
Ryan Cram Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 2A Writer's Block
Nix Barta St. Clair H.S. 2A O-C-Did I Do That?
Grace Fischer Maple River H.S. 2A "A Call to Heaven"
Aaron Harper Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. 3A Mind Games
Ruby Petersen Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. 3A Christmas Disasters
Owen Davis PACT Charter School 4A The Legend of the Green Man
Quinnlyn Gleason Belle Plaine H.S. 4A Stopwatch
Adalena Berg Belle Plaine H.S. 4A Mila and Anxiety
Dominic Schmidt Foley H.S. 5A Dad Roasts Ant Butts Repeatedly
Ash Eggersgluess Rush City H.S. 7A Trigger Warning
Gracie Froemke International Falls H.S. 7A The Dome
Alison Poppler Northeast Range 7A The Real Rosie
Easton Gilbertson Fosston H.S. 8A Disney Unfiltered