Here are the 2001-2002 season
Top Individual Speakers
participating in the
Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest

Top 10 speakers of the PLUM season:
Stange, Gillette, Gorham, Hansen, Reding, Lambrecht, Billings, Kovaciny, Michlitsch (missing: Schmidt)
Final Standings
After PLUM 5.5
Total participating: 105 speakers from 11 schools
Top 50
- 1 Jay Reding - GAC - 419
- tie 2 Larry Kovaciny - BLC - 406
- tie 2 Jon Schmidt - BLC - 406
- 4 Michael Michlitsch - BLC - 393
- 5 Aaron Lambrecht - BLC - 325
- 6 Leah Hansen - GAC - 324
- 7 Brian Billings - SCS - 322
- 8 Greg Gorham - GAC - 313
- 9 Chris Stange - BLC - 301
- 10 Brandon Gillette - GAC - 252
- 11 Heidi Holm - BTH - 242
- 12 Seth Parker - BLC - 224
- 13 Kari DenOtter - GAC - 221
- tie 14 Andy Barhardt - UMN - 219
- tie 14 Kristin Johnson - UMN - 219
- 16 Zach Coelius - UMN - 167
- 17 Ketih Tonsager - UMN - 166
- tie 18 Rick Hay - UMN - 164
- tie 18 Ryan Hays - UMN - 164
- 20 Josh Kassulke - BLC - 163
- tie 21 Adam Dahlen - UMN - 160
- tie 21 Kate Johansen - GAC - 160
- tie 23 Craig Allcock - UMN - 157
- tie 23 Emily McCreight - UMN - 157
- 25 David Sparley - BLC - 156
- tie 26 Terilyn Johnston - BTH - 155
- tie 26 Heidi Skoog - UMN - 155
- tie 26 Toni Smith - BLC - 155
- tie 26 Matthew Xavier - MSU - 155
- 30 Lyz Baranowski - GAC - 154
- tie 30 Scott Determan - MSU - 154
- tie 30 Stephen McMullen - BTH - 154
- 33 Nicolette Anderson - MSU - 153
- 34 Pam Kranz - BTH - 152
- tie 35 Aaron Mitchell - MAC - 151
- tie 35 Anthony Reel - UMN - 151
- tie 37 Kristen Gupta - GAC - 149
- tie 37 Jason Jenkins - BTH - 149
- tie 39 Anne Carroll - BTH - 147
- tie 39 Andrew Gorden - MAC - 147
- tie 39 Josie Sillampa - BTH - 147
- 42 Volodymyr Cherevko - BLC - 144
- 43 Andrej Maczka - GAC - 136
- tie 44 Kristin Murphy - USD - 84
- tie 44 Adam Wolff - UMN - 84
- tie 46 Jake Anderson - BTH - 83
- tie 46 Joe Carlile - GAC - 83
- tie 46 Justin Wolf - USD - 83
- tie 49 Quiana Greaves - USD - 82
- tie 49 Kevin Livesay - MAC - 82
- tie 49 Kristi Wibben MSU - 82
After PLUM 5.4
Total participating: 94 speakers from 11 schools
Top 25
- 1 Jay Reding - GAC - 335
- tie 2 Larry Kovaciny - BLC - 323
- tie 2 Jon Schmidt - BLC - 323
- 4 Michael Michlitsch - BLC - 315
- 5 Aaron Lambrecht - BLC - 243
- 6 Brian Billings - SCS - 241
- 7 Leah Hansen - GAC - 240
- 8 Greg Gorham - GAC - 236
- 9 Cris Stange - BLC - 230
- 10 Seth Parker - BLC - 224
- 11 Kari DenOtter - GAC - 221
- 12 Zach Coelius - UMN - 167
- 13 Ketih Tonsager - GAC - 166
- 14 Brandon Gillette - GAC - 165
- 15 Rick Hay - UMN - 164
- 16 Josh Kassulke - BLC - 163
- 17 Heidi Holm - BTH - 160
- 18 David Sparley - BLC - 156
- tie 19 Toni Smith - BLC - 155
- tie 19 Heidi Skoog - UMN - 155
- 21 Lyz Baranowski - GAC - 154
- 22 Pam Kranz - BTH - 152
- 23 Kristen Gupta - GAC - 149
- tie 24 Anne Carroll - BTH - 147
- tie 24 Andrew Gorden - MAC - 147
After PLUM 5.3
Total participating: 83 speakers from 10 schools
Top 25
- 1 Jay Reding - GAC - 249
- 2 Jon Schmidt - BLC - 245
- 3 Larry Kovaciny - BLC - 244
- 4 Michael Michlitsch - BLC - 234
- 5 Seth Parker - BLC - 224
- 6 Zach Coelius - UMN - 167
- 7 Ketih Tonsager - GAC - 166
- 8 Rick Hay - UMN - 164
- 9 Josh Kassulke - BLC - 163
- 10 tie Leah Hansen - GAC - 161
- 10 tie Aaron Lambrecht - BLC - 161
- 12 Heidi Holm - BTH - 160
- 13 Brian Billings - SCS - 157
- 14 David Sparley - BLC - 156
- 15 tie Heidi Skoog - UMN - 155
- 15 tie Toni Smith - BLC - 155
- 17 Greg Gorham - GAC - 153
- 18 tie Pam Kranz - BTH - 152
- 18 tie Cris Stange - BLC - 152
- 20 Anne Carroll - BTH - 147
- 21 tie Volodymyr Cherevko - BLC - 144
- 21 tie Kristin Johnson - UMN - 144
- 23 tie Andy Barhardt - UMN - 143
- 23 tie Kari DenOtter - GAC - 143
- 25 Andrej Maczka - GAC - 136
After PLUM 5.2
Total participating: 70 speakers from 10 schools
Top 25
- 1 Larry Kovaciny -- BLC -- 166
- 1 Jay Reding -- GAC -- 166
- 3 Jon Schmidt -- BLC -- 165
- 4 Josh Kassulke -- BLC -- 163
- 5 Leah Hansen -- GAC -- 161
- 6 Heidi Holm -- BTH -- 160
- 7 Michael Michlitsch -- BLC -- 159
- 8 Brian Billings -- SCS -- 157
- 9 David Sparley -- BLC -- 156
- 10 Greg Gorham -- GAC -- 153
- 11 Pam Kranz -- BTH -- 152
- 11 Cris Stange -- BLC -- 152
- 13 Anne Carroll -- BTH -- 147
- 14 Seth Parker -- BLC -- 146
- 15 Zach Coelius -- UMN -- 84
- 15 Kristin Murphy -- USD -- 84
- 17 Jake Anderson -- BTH -- 83
- 17 Justin Wolf -- USD -- 83
- 18 Quiana Greaves -- USD -- 82
- 18 Rick Hay -- UMN -- 82
- 18 Kevin Livesay -- MAC -- 82
- 18 Ketih Tonsager -- GAC -- 82
- 23 Patrick Grode -- SDS -- 81
- 23 Megan Lund -- UMN -- 81
- 23 Chris Turner -- USD -- 81
After PLUM 5.1
Total participating: 60 speakers from 9 schools
Top 25
- 1. tie Larry Kovaciny -- Bethany -- 84
- 1. tie Kristen Murphy -- S. Dakota -- 84
- 1. tie Zach Coelius -- Minnesota -- 84
- 4. Justin Wolf -- S. Dakota -- 83
- 5. tie Quiana Greaves -- S. Dakota -- 82
- 5. tie Rick Hay -- Minnesota -- 82
- 5. tie Kevin Livesay -- Macalester -- 82
- 5. tie Josh Kassulke -- Bethany -- 82
- 5. tie Jon Schmidt -- Bethany -- 82
- 5. tie Jay Reding -- Gustavus -- 82
- 5. tie Keith Tonsager -- Gustavus -- 82
- 12. tie Michael Michlitsch -- Bethany -- 81
- 12. tie Patrick Grode -- S. Dakota State -- 81
- 12. tie Megan Lund -- Minnesota -- 81
- 12. tie Chris Turner -- S. Dakota -- 81
- 16. tie Athena Burnison -- S. Dakota -- 80
- 16. tie Nikki Olson -- S. Dakota -- 80
- 18. tie Aaron Lambrecht -- Bethany -- 79
- 18. tie David Sparley -- Bethany -- 79
- 18. tie Kate Johansen -- Minnesota -- 79
- 21. tie Jolene Kranz -- S. Dakota -- 78
- 21. tie Cris Stange -- Bethany -- 78
- 21. tie Angie Schueller -- River Falls -- 78
- 21. tie Leah Hansen -- Gustavus -- 78
- 21. tie Brian Billings -- St. Cloud -- 78
- 21. tie Andy Barhardt -- Minnesota -- 78
Most recent update 17 February 2002
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