The Coolidge Cup is a national speech and debate tournament sponsored by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and held in Plymouth, Vermont. Below are resolutions, results, and photos from past tournaments.
2024 Coolidge Cup
Declamation
- First Place: Eithan Ackermann
- Second Place: Bruce Graham
- Third Place: Shreyan Singha
- Fourth Place: Lauren Knudsen
Debate
“Resolved: Lockdown policy served Americans well during the Covid pandemic. “
- Winner: Gabriel Zylstra (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Runner-Up: Emma Lo (Sammamish, WA)
- Semi-finalists: Shawn Gregory (Wilton, CT), Nathan Chen (Woodinville, WA)
- Full Results on Tabroom.com
- Video of the Championship Round
2023 Coolidge Cup
Declamation
- First Place: Jimmy Johnston
- Second Place: Naomi Ling
- Third Place: Gabriel Yaeger
- Fourth Place: Daud Malik
Debate
“Resolved: Among U.S. Presidents, Calvin Coolidge should be ranked in the top 10, not 24th.”
- Winner: Darcy Green (New York, NY)
- Runner-Up: Zachary Stoyer (Stewart Manor, NY)
- Semi-finalists: Cyrus Aryani (Rockwall, TX), Hannah Cavanaugh (Winston-Salem, NC)
- Full Results on Tabroom.com
- Video of the Championship Round
2022 Coolidge Cup
Declamation
- First Place: Mary Sannapu
- Second Place: Nathanael Kolssak
- Third Place: Evangeline Martin
- Fourth Place: Angel Aquino
Debate
“Resolved: The mandate of the Federal Reserve should be amended to pursue price stability only, rather than to pursue price stability and full employment.”
- Winner: Patrick McDonald (Mashpee, MA)
- Runner-Up: Danielle Miller (Missouri City, TX)
- Semi-finalists: Joshua Wales (Deatsville, AL), Tristyn Rampersad (Mount Dora, FL)
- Full Results on Tabroom.com
- Photos on Flickr.com
- Video of the Championship Round
2021 Coolidge Cup
Declamation
Co-champions in declamation: Ashley Zeman, Lottie Doughty
- First Place (Group A, Group B): Ashley Zeman, Lottie Doughty
- Second Place: Amol Bhingarde, Bryce Li
- Third Place: Angel Aquino, Elisha Gadbois
- Fourth Place: Lola Milazzo, Juan Borrego
Debate
“Resolved: Wealthy Americans already pay their fair share of taxes.”
- Winner: Patrick McDonald (Mashpee, MA)
- Runner-Up: Thaddian Burson (Montgomery, AL)
- Semi-finalists: Olivia Orren (Tyler, TX), Luke Castle (Bedias, TX)
- Preliminary Round Results on Tabroom.com
- Photos on Flickr.com
2020 Coolidge Cup
“Resolved: The benefits of the shutdown of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus are worth the costs.”
- Winner: Matthew Tweden (Round Rock, TX)
- Runner-Up: Caleb Sampson (Overland Park, KS)
- Semi-finalists: Thomas Walter and Jaidan Piper
- Rank results of the Preliminary Round and of the Elimination Round
- Video of the Championship Round
2019 Coolidge Cup
“Resolved: The United States federal government should adopt a policy of unilateral free trade.”
- Winner: Joshua Anumolu (Milwaukee, WI)
- Runner-Up: Ezra Schrader (Portsmouth, NH)
- Semi-finalists: Brendan McDonald and Uma Menon
- Full results on Tabroom.com
- Photos on Flickr.com
- Video of the Championship Round
2018 Coolidge Cup
“Resolved: For the United States, socialism would be a better economic system than capitalism for promoting the well-being of the average person.”
- Winner: Devesh Kodnani (Fremont, CA)
- Runner-Up: Abdulkareem Odeh (Belle Mead, NJ)
- Semi-finalists: Max Jackman and Brian Kong
- Full results on Tabroom.com
- Photos on Flickr.com
2017 Coolidge Cup
“Resolved: The United States federal and state governments should shift the weight of their K-12 education funding in favor of vouchers.”
- Winner: Griffin Badalamente (Potomac, MD)
- Runner-Up: Terrell Seabrooks (Palm Beach, FL)
- Full results on Tabroom.com
- Photos on Flickr.com
2016 Coolidge Cup
“Resolved: Immigrants contribute to the industry, wealth, and civic culture of the United States.”
- Winner: Zoe Lovelace (Houston, TX)
- Runner-Up: Aram Moghaddassi (Woodbury, NY)
- Full results not available
- Photos on Flickr.com
Debaters compete in a quarterfinal round inside the Wilder Barn at the 2018 Coolidge Cup