2026 Ignite Tournament Winners
Congratulations
to those being recognized with a Certificate of Excellence, which includes an invitation to the International Championship this summer!
YSG Award
Receiving the highest award at this ICCFS Tournament:
Sarah Chen
First Place
Affirm — CA
Anna Gu
Second Place
Crew — NJ
Zoe Lee
Third Place
Epic — OH
Rinnah Chen
Fourth Place
Affirm — CA
Jake Heatwole
Fifth Place
Affirm — CA
Isabella Hebert
Sixth Place
Jars of Clay — LA
Qualifying To Compete:
NAME & State
Lily Becker (MD)
Hope Becker (MD)
Stevan Christanday (MA)
Caleb Clements (CA)
Anna Curry (OH)
Samuel Curry (OH)
Griffin Farley (CA)
Jacob Foster (MD)
Josiah Glaser (MD)
Selah Glaser (MD)
Joy Heatwole (CA)
Alex Rambo (SC)
Rachel Rambo (SC)
Jonathan Swehla (CA)
Joshua Tedeschi (OH)
Chapter
Salted Messengers
Salted Messengers
SHINE
AFFIRM
EPIC
EPIC
AFFIRM
Salted Messengers
LIFE
LIFE
AFFIRM
Go Forth
Go Forth
AFFIRM
EPIC
ROUND TABLE
Congratulations!
Team H
Winning Team
Facilitated By:
Katie Tan (Singapore) – Lions for The Lord
Team Members:
Caleb Clements (CA) – AFFIRM
Jacob Foster (MD) – Salted Messengers
Jude Heatwole (CA) – AFFIRM
Rachel Rambo (SC) – Go Forth
Abram Whitehead (MI) – One Voice
Facilitators:
NAME & State
Lily Becker (MD)
Samuel Curry (OH)
Zoe Lee (OH)
Katie Tan (Singapore)
Chapter
Salted Messengers
Epic
Epic
Lions For The Lord
Team Members:
NAME & State
Elijah Bloomer (OH)
Elijah Chan (NC)
Selah Chen (CA)
Caleb Clements (CA)
Griffin Farley (CA)
Jacob Foster (MD)
Anna Gu (NJ)
Miriam Haywood (MI)
Jake Heatwole (CA)
Caleb Junginger (CA)
Roman Lee (OH)
Eliasz Ndubuisi (SC)
Caleb Nickels (Saipan)
Jonathan Swehla (CA)
Chapter
SHIELD
Jars of Clay
AFFIRM
AFFIRM
AFFIRM
Salted Messengers
Crew
One Voice
AFFIRM
One Voice
EPIC
Go Forth
Jars of Clay
AFFIRM
Guild Events
COMPUTER-ASSISTED PRESENTATION
Elijah Chan (NC) – Jars of Clay
Rinnah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Selah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Jacob Foster (MD) – Salted Messengers
Anna Gu (NJ) – Crew
Joy Heatwole (CA) – AFFIRM
Katie Tan (Singapore) – Lions for the Lord
Joshua Tedeschi (OH) – EPIC
INTERVIEW
Lily Becker (MD) – Salted Messengers
Rinnah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Selah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Anna Curry (OH) – EPIC
Samuel Curry (OH) – EPIC
Griffin Farley (CA) – AFFIRM
Selah Glaser (MD) – LIFE
Jake Heatwole (CA) – AFFIRM
Joy Heatwole (CA) – AFFIRM
Zoe Lee (OH) – EPIC
Caleb Nickels (Saipan) – Jars of Clay
Joshua Tedeschi (OH) – EPIC
ORIGINAL ADAPTATION
TEAMS OF:
Anna Curry & Joshua Tedeschi (OH) – EPIC, Miriam Haywood (MI) – One Voice
Samuel Curry & Zoe Lee (OH) – EPIC, Abram Whitehead (MI) – One Voice
VIDEO PODCAST
TEAMS OF:
Lily Becker (MD) – Salted Messengers & Zoe Lee (OH) – EPIC
Selah Glaser (MD) – LIFE
Anna Gu (NJ)- CREW
Miriam Haywood (MI) – One Voice & Isabella Hebert (LA) – Jars of Clay
YSG 3
AUDIO PODCAST
Selah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Anna Gu (NJ) – Crew
Zoe Lee (OH) – EPIC
DUO HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
TEAMS OF:
Hope & Lily Becker (MD) – Salted Messengers
Rinnah & Selah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Anna & Samuel Curry (OH) – EPIC
Selah Glaser (MD) – LIFE & Isabella Hebert (LA) – Jars of Clay
PUBLIC ADVOCACY
Selah Chen (CA) – AFFIRM
Anna Gu (NJ) – Crew
Caleb Junginger (CA) – One Voice
YSG 2
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
Titus Clements (CA) – AFFIRM
Jude Heatwole (CA) – AFFIRM
LITERARY INTERPRETATION
Caleb Clements (CA) – AFFIRM
Titus Clements (CA) – AFFIRM
Jonathan Elliot (CA) – Once Voice
Jude Heatwole (CA) – AFFIRM
Isaac Nafziger (OH) – SHIELD
NEWS BROADCASTING
TEAMS OF: