Mounds Park Academy of St. Paul won two gold medals in the Class A competition, while Eagan took home five gold medals in Class AA. Overall, Eagan won 15 medals and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley won 13.

Four defending champions also won more gold: Ephrem Shaffer of Staples-Motley, Rachel Swedburg of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley; John Ward of Eagan; and Susan Close of Eastview HS.

The biggest record of the Class A tournament may have been set by Kaitlyn Berry of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. With her seventh-place showing in Serious Interpretation of Drama, she became only the second competitor in tournament history to win five medals. Ben Senger of Sacred Heart of East Grand Forks was the first to set the record. He won five medals between 1992 and 1996.
 
Click here for full results of the 2008 MN Speech Tournament.

The following schools were represented by individuals who earned a spot to competed at the National Tournament:
Andover, Apple Valley, Brainerd, Dilworth Glyndon Felton, Eagan, Eastview, Edina, Henry Sibley, Highland Park, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Moorhead, Mounds Park Academy, Robbinsdale Cooper, Roseville, South St. Paul, St. Cloud Tech, St. Francis, St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul Central, Staples Motley, The Blake School, Walker, and Wayzata.

Team Awards:
Schwan School of Excellence Awards in Speech were awarded to both the Apple Valley and Eagan Speech Teams.

Individual Awards:
Jamaka Young (Apple Valley) - 2nd place Original Oratory
Emily Kaufenberg (Roseville) - 4th place Humorous Interp
Greg Berman (Eastview) - 5th place Humorous Interp
Alison Thompson (Moorhead) - 9th place Humorous Interp
Sameep Mehrotra (Eagan) - 11th place Humorous Interp
John Hofmeister (Apple Valley) - 4th place Dramatic Interp
Matt Porter (Apple Valley) - 5th place Dramatic Interp
Aeysha Kinnunen (Roseville) - 8th place Dramatic Interp
Lauren Evens (Eagan) - 12th place Dramatic Interp
Greta Besser & Adam Bouchareb (Lakeville North) - National Champions Duo Interp
John Ward & Mike Reynolds (Eagan) - 7th place Duo Interp
Charlie Douglass & Elena Glass (Roseville) - 9th place Duo Interp
Amanda Johnson (Eagan) - 7th place U.S. Extemp
Akshar Rambachan (Eastview) - National Champion Int'l Extemp
Maddie Gardner (Eagan) - 6th place Int'l Extemp
Karen Zhou (Lakeville North) - 14th place Int'l Extemp
Shayla Owodunni (Lakeville North) - 4th place Expository
Meghan Kreidler (Eagan) - National Champion Poetry Reading
Andrew Stevens (Eagan) - 2nd place Prose Reading
Chevala Conner (Apple Valley) - 3rd place Prose Reading
Kjellrun Owens (Eagan) - 2nd place Storytelling

Congratulations to all who competed and represented the excellence of all MN Speech programs!