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Invictus Fides (TX) - Oct 9-11, 2025 | Status: Closed | 1:25 AM Central
Tournament TimeCommunity Judge registration will open at 4:00 pm Mon 08/25/2025 (Central)
Tournament Status will update to Open at 12:00 pm Fri 09/05/2025 (Central)
Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Fri 09/12/2025 (Central)
Late fee will be applied at 8:00 am Sat 09/13/2025 (Central)
Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Thu 09/25/2025 (Central)
Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Fri 10/03/2025 (Central)
Community Judge registration will close at 8:00 pm Sat 10/11/2025 (Central)
This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.
This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.
This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.
This status means registration is currently closed for the tournament. There are no adds or drops allowed. Please contact the tournament director with any questions.
This status means the tournament is completed.
In order to help competitors better prepare for The Prologue, we are releasing the categories for both Apologetics and Mars Hill in advance. The categories are listed randomly and not listed in order by round.
Apologetics Categories
Mars Hill Categories
We recommend each team carry a copy of the Parliamentary Debate Rules. Please also be familiar with the Stoa Evidence Philosophy and Standards.
Please visit the "Helpful Links" page to access a quick link to the rules and standards.
You must be in Pilgrim Chapel (the Parli announcement room) 10 minutes before the scheduled start time for each round.
Parli Debate will be self-timed, so please bring a working timepiece.
Should there be any unforeseen issues with the internet, you will have to rely on your brilliant Parli minds. You are free to bring Extemp boxes or hard copies of magazines to use in prep.
Storage for Expos will be located near the bottom of the stairs on the first floor of Pilgrim Chapel (near Roger's Theater) and on the opposite long hallway (follow the signs!).
Please do not leave valuable items unattended in these areas.
Please read the The Prologue 2025 Release and Indemnification Agreement. By completing your Prologue 2025 registration, you are indicating agreement to the terms of this document.
During competition, students must dress in modest, professional business attire.
Gentlemen: Suit or slacks and a blazer jacket; collared shirt and tie; professional dress shoes and socks.
Ladies: Skirt or pant suit; or professional slacks, skirt, or dress with a blazer jacket; professional dress shoes. Dress/skirt hemlines and slits should be no higher than the middle of the knee. Hose not required.
Awards Ceremony: Students must attend the awards ceremony in full competition attire.
Violations: If the competitor's attire at any time during the tournament is deemed a violation of the dress code, the competitor will be asked to come into compliance before being allowed to participate.
Tournament participants will exhibit kind, polite, and respectful attitudes toward each other and behave in a manner that brings honor to God.
Conflicts that arise mid-tournament will be resolved at the sole discretion of tournament leadership. Tournament leadership has final authority in all tournament decisions.
Tournament participants will adhere to the Peacemaker’s Pledge derived from Matthew 5:23-25 and 18:15-17. This principle dictates that if an offense occurs, the offended should go directly to the offender to resolve the issue; no gossiping or discussing with another person. We seek to restore relationships. A third party may be necessary to resolve issues.
This past summer, the Stoa Board of Directors announced an important update to NITOC qualification which has been rolled out for the 2025-2026 season. The percentage of competitors at NITOC-qualifying tournaments who will receive a green checkmark is 35% in every Speech event except for Impromptu, which remains at 25%. Checkmarks for debate will be awarded to competitors who finish the tournament in the top 35% of competitors. In addition, all rounding for all events has been standardized to use mathematical rounding to the nearest whole number rather than rounding down as we have done with speech events in the past.
Apologetics
QualifyingDramatic Interpretation
QualifyingDuo Interpretation
QualifyingExpository
QualifyingImpromptu
QualifyingPersuasive
QualifyingExtemporaneous
QualifyingHumorous Interpretation
QualifyingMars Hill
QualifyingOpen Interpretation
QualifyingOriginal Oratory
QualifyingSlam Poetry
QualifyingLincoln Douglas
QualifyingTeam Policy
QualifyingParliamentary Debate
QualifyingJunior Impromptu
Juniors
Tournament Time
Lincoln DouglasThu 10/9 9:15-11:15 am Round 1Flight A - Start Time: 9:15 am |
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| Flight | Affirmative | Negative | Room | ||
| A | TORCH | Charles Comeau | INVF | Amelia Ignatenko | Collins 005A |
| A | PRUD | Noelle Tallon | INVF | Stanley Crouch | Collins 005B |
| A | COAST | Bella Zgarba | SOAR | Reese Hinton | Collins 008 |
| A | PRUD | Zoe Parker | SOAR | Hope Hinton | Collins 012 |
| A | INVF | Bryce Laird | D315 | Jillian Heinrichs | Collins 251 |
| A | COAST | Cambryn Aschmutat | PRUD | Grace Link | Collins 318 |
| A | COAST | Josephine Hunt | D315 | Sidney Muscarella | Collins 326-B |
| A | MIRR | Sam Layfield | INVF | Benjamin Caudal | Collins 327 |
| A | GRSP | Ari Baker | PRUD | Matthew Gray | Collins 332 |
| A | ASTX | Justin Huber | LCH | Joshua Tham | Collins Comp Lab B |
| A | CTTX | Trinity Trevethick | LCH | Victoria Tham | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| A | LGCO | Ethan Carter | COAST | Francesca Hunt | Collins Rumbly |
| A | MIRR | Joseph Macias | INVF | Gabriel Linn | Mahler 1 |
| A | FTFY | Jackson Moody | D315 | Gavin Heinrichs | Pilgrim 05 |
| A | MIRR | Elizabeth Naiser | PRUD | Pete Silverthorne | Pilgrim Corrie |
Lincoln DouglasThu 10/9 9:15-11:15 amFlight B - Start Time: 10:00 am |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Affirmative | Negative | Room | ||
| B | RSLV | Charlotte Roberts | D315 | Miryam Adams | Collins 005A |
| B | MIRR | Rafael Ramirez | D315 | Simeon Adams | Collins 005B |
| B | PRUD | Naya White | ASTX | Gus Richardson | Collins 008 |
| B | COAST | Lydia Leach | D315 | Ephraim Adams | Collins 012 |
| B | ASTX | Christian Bach | FTFY | Jack Tarter | Collins 251 |
| B | COAST | Callye Zgarba | IGNI | Samuel Russell | Collins 318 |
| B | COAST | Walker Tucker | FTFY | David Cooney | Collins 326-B |
| B | LGCO | LucyAnne Stage | MIRR | Max Layfield | Collins 327 |
| B | D315 | Gabriela Moris | COAST | Reagan Leach | Collins 332 |
| B | IGNI | Leslie Cook | D315 | Elijah Tutton | Collins Comp Lab B |
| B | LCH | Samuel Congdon | COAST | Gavin Tucker | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| B | TORCH | Emmanuel Lejeune | LCH | Noah Priestner | Collins Rumbly |
| B | COAST | Reilly Ruth | PRUD | Ryland Roedel | Mahler 1 |
| B | MIRR | Zamiel Chenet | ASTX | Andres Flores | Pilgrim 05 |
| B | MIRR | Joaquin Ramirez | COAST | Avalon Soliz | Pilgrim Corrie |
Lincoln Douglas Postings by NameThu 10/9 9:15-11:15 am - Prelim Round 1 |
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|---|---|
| Name | Room |
| Amelia Ignatenko | Collins 005A |
| Andres Flores | Pilgrim 05 |
| Ari Baker | Collins 332 |
| Avalon Soliz | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Bella Zgarba | Collins 008 |
| Benjamin Caudal | Collins 327 |
| Bryce Laird | Collins 251 |
| Callye Zgarba | Collins 318 |
| Cambryn Aschmutat | Collins 318 |
| Charles Comeau | Collins 005A |
| Charlotte Roberts | Collins 005A |
| Christian Bach | Collins 251 |
| David Cooney | Collins 326-B |
| Elijah Tutton | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Elizabeth Naiser | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Emmanuel Lejeune | Collins Rumbly |
| Ephraim Adams | Collins 012 |
| Ethan Carter | Collins Rumbly |
| Francesca Hunt | Collins Rumbly |
| Gabriel Linn | Mahler 1 |
| Gabriela Moris | Collins 332 |
| Gavin Heinrichs | Pilgrim 05 |
| Gavin Tucker | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Grace Link | Collins 318 |
| Gus Richardson | Collins 008 |
| Hope Hinton | Collins 012 |
| Jack Tarter | Collins 251 |
| Jackson Moody | Pilgrim 05 |
| Jillian Heinrichs | Collins 251 |
| Joaquin Ramirez | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Joseph Macias | Mahler 1 |
| Josephine Hunt | Collins 326-B |
| Joshua Tham | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Justin Huber | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Leslie Cook | Collins Comp Lab B |
| LucyAnne Stage | Collins 327 |
| Lydia Leach | Collins 012 |
| Matthew Gray | Collins 332 |
| Max Layfield | Collins 327 |
| Miryam Adams | Collins 005A |
| Naya White | Collins 008 |
| Noah Priestner | Collins Rumbly |
| Noelle Tallon | Collins 005B |
| Pete Silverthorne | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Rafael Ramirez | Collins 005B |
| Reagan Leach | Collins 332 |
| Reese Hinton | Collins 008 |
| Reilly Ruth | Mahler 1 |
| Ryland Roedel | Mahler 1 |
| Sam Layfield | Collins 327 |
| Samuel Congdon | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Samuel Russell | Collins 318 |
| Sidney Muscarella | Collins 326-B |
| Simeon Adams | Collins 005B |
| Stanley Crouch | Collins 005B |
| Trinity Trevethick | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Victoria Tham | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Walker Tucker | Collins 326-B |
| Zamiel Chenet | Pilgrim 05 |
| Zoe Parker | Collins 012 |