| Creative Expression |
| 1 | Drew Pundsack |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Queen of the Court |
| 2 | Ella Erdmann |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Limitless |
| 3 | Ethan Eliason |
Minnewaska Area H.S. |
Not My Type |
| Discussion |
| 1 | Aidan Kluempke |
Melrose Area H.S. |
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| 2 | Zachary Dietz |
Morris Area School |
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| 3 | Ash Grosshuesch |
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted H.S. |
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| Duo Interpretation |
| 1 | Christopher Polipnick
Luke Middendorf |
Sauk Centre H.S. |
Be More Chill by Joe Tracz, Ned Vizzini, original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis |
| 2 | Stella Hagen
Nate Moga |
Royalton H.S. |
People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan |
| 3 | Syd Roberts
Noah Pererva |
Dassel-Cokato H.S. |
Gutenberg! The Musical! by Anthony King and Scott Brown |
| Extemporaneous Reading |
| 1 | Maizie Jennissen |
Sauk Centre H.S. |
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| 2 | Anessa Redepenning |
Melrose Area H.S. |
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| 3 | Abigail Masog |
Sauk Centre H.S. |
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| Extemporaneous Speaking |
| 1 | Teague Dusha |
Melrose Area H.S. |
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| 2 | Cade Kuznia |
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted H.S. |
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| 3 | Jeffrey Cihlar |
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa H.S. |
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| Great Speeches |
| 1 | Makayla Zirbes |
Melrose Area H.S. |
CPAC Speeches by Candace Owens, Michael Knowles, and Marjorie Taylor Greene |
| 2 | Ryan Helm |
Annandale H.S. |
No Child Left Behind Flexibility by Barack Obama |
| 3 | Aaliyah Albright |
Eden Valley-Watkins H.S. |
Remarks to the People of Laos by Barack Obama |
| Humorous Interpretation |
| 1 | Jackson Barber |
New London-Spicer H.S. |
The Princess Bride by William Goldman |
| 2 | Megan Blonigen |
Eden Valley-Watkins H.S. |
Anna and August by Don Zolidis |
| 3 | Wesley Richards |
Morris Area School |
Removing the Hat by Luke Morgan |
| Informative Speaking |
| 1 | Amelia Brower |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Moment of Truth |
| 2 | Nathan Dressel |
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted H.S. |
Not to Burst your Bubble |
| 3 | Jaydin Nelson |
Milaca H.S. |
Landfill Chic |
| Original Oratory |
| 1 | Sage Rodquist-Kodet |
Annandale H.S. |
Life Long Ache |
| 2 | Andrew Traeger |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Embracing the Mosiac |
| 3 | Brooke Ruoff |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party |
| Serious Interpretation - Drama |
| 1 | Autumn Oevermann |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Perfect by Lynn Mason |
| 2 | Taylor Bierwerth |
Paynesville Area H.S. |
Second Lady by M. Killburg Reedy |
| 3 | Hope Aronson |
Albany H.S. |
Funerals are Better with Tator Tots by Bradley Walton |
| Serious Interpretation - Poetry |
| 1 | Camryn Moon |
Annandale H.S. |
"For the Children" by Tanya Winder, Joy Hario, Kinsale Huesten, Chystos |
| 2 | Kaia Anderson |
Morris Area School |
The Decent:Orpheus and Eurydice, Orpheus and Eurydice by Tyler King, Czeslaw Milosz |
| 3 | Meadow Schaefer |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Fat Girl by Vox Atl, Lily Myers, Kate Hao, Rachael Wiley |
| Serious Interpretation - Prose |
| 1 | Asher Utsch |
Melrose Area H.S. |
Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews |
| 2 | Lucia Borrego Lorenzo |
Melrose Area H.S. |
"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid |
| 3 | Alayna Haag |
Eden Valley-Watkins H.S. |
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith |
| Storytelling |
| 1 | Logan Schad |
Melrose Area H.S. |
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| 2 | Mouna Toure |
Royalton H.S. |
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| 3 | Liz Eiden |
Sauk Centre H.S. |
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