EXT. COACHES
EXT. COACHES
4 national championships. 17 national finals appearances. All 100% free.
🩷Pink Lab (Advanced)
Anthony Babu
Anthony Babu is a junior from Concord Carlisle HS in Concord, MA. As a sophomore with ten months of experience and no coaching or speech team, Anthony became the first ever sophomore to win NSDA Nationals in International Extemporaneous Speaking in the 99-year history of the NSDA. He is also the reigning champion of the Princeton Classic, placed 2nd at the NYC Invitational, and finished 4th at the MBA Round Robin and Harvard. Outside of Extemp, Anthony is also the only Junior on the USA Debate Team and represents the USA in international debate competitions. He is also proud to serve on the Executive Board of Equality in Forensics.
Robert Zhang
Robert Zhang is a junior from Elkins HS in Houston, TX. He is the 2024 NIETOC Extemp National Champion and TFA Domestic Extemp State Champion. He was also the runner-up at the UT Longhorn Classic, and third at Glenbrooks and Blue Key. An MBA invitee, he placed 5th at the prestigious MBA Round Robin as the only sophomore invited in 2024. He's very excited to join the team!
💛Yellow Lab (Intermediate)
Sahana Srikanth
Sahana Srikanth is a junior from Mason HS in Mason, OH. She reached semis at the 2024 NSDA National Tournament in International Extemp, and finaled Yale, Blue Key, the Blue Key Round Robin, and the UK Season Opener. Sahana is the reigning Ohio State Champion and a 2025 MBA Invitee. She is excited to join the team!
Téa Shouldice
Téa Shouldice is a senior from Half Hollow Hills East HS in Long Island, NY. She is the 2024 NSDA US Extemp National Champion and also reached semis at the UK Tournament of Champions, breaking to elims at Yale, Harvard, and NCFL. Among other accomplishments, she also holds a silver TOC bid in PF. She is very excited to work with you!
💚Green Lab (Beginner)
Max Guo
Max is currently a junior at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley who specializes in International Extemp. He has competed at national-circuit tournaments across the country, most notably reaching the NSDA National Final Round in International Extemp in 2024. He has also championed MLK, finaled at Stanford, and Semi-finaled at Yale and Berkeley. In his free time, Max likes to play chess and take long walks.
Daphne Kalir-Starr
Daphne Kalir-Starr is a sophomore from College Prep in Oakland, CA. She was a semi-finalist at Yale, Glenbrooks, Blue Key, a finalist at James Logan, GMU Patriot, Stanford, Bronx, Emory, and the tournament runner up at Harvard. Additionally, she was the only sophomore invited to the MBA Round Robin this year. She’s very excited to work with you!