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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 5:30-7:30 pm Round 3Flight A - Start Time: 5:30 pm |
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| Flight | Affirmative | Negative | Room | ||
| A | INVF | Benjamin Caudal | ASTX | Andres Flores | Collins 005A |
| A | LCH | Noah Priestner | FTFY | Jackson Moody | Collins 005B |
| A | PRUD | Grace Link | INVF | Gabriel Linn | Collins 008 |
| A | ASTX | Justin Huber | MIRR | Elizabeth Naiser | Collins 012 |
| A | ASTX | Gus Richardson | COAST | Reilly Ruth | Collins 251 |
| A | TORCH | Charles Comeau | INVF | Bryce Laird | Collins 318 |
| A | PRUD | Matthew Gray | ASTX | Christian Bach | Collins 326-B |
| A | RSLV | Charlotte Roberts | SOAR | Reese Hinton | Collins 327 |
| A | MIRR | Max Layfield | D315 | Gabriela Moris | Collins 332 |
| A | LGCO | LucyAnne Stage | PRUD | Pete Silverthorne | Collins Comp Lab B |
| A | COAST | Walker Tucker | D315 | Elijah Tutton | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| A | PRUD | Ryland Roedel | PRUD | Noelle Tallon | Collins Rumbly |
| A | SOAR | Hope Hinton | INVF | Stanley Crouch | Mahler 1 |
| A | LCH | Victoria Tham | PRUD | Zoe Parker | Pilgrim 05 |
| A | MIRR | Joaquin Ramirez | D315 | Miryam Adams | Pilgrim Corrie |
Lincoln DouglasThu 10/9 5:30-7:30 pmFlight B - Start Time: 6:15 pm |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Affirmative | Negative | Room | ||
| B | D315 | Simeon Adams | FTFY | Jack Tarter | Collins 005A |
| B | LGCO | Ethan Carter | IGNI | Samuel Russell | Collins 005B |
| B | MIRR | Joseph Macias | LCH | Samuel Congdon | Collins 008 |
| B | COAST | Lydia Leach | TORCH | Emmanuel Lejeune | Collins 012 |
| B | MIRR | Rafael Ramirez | COAST | Bella Zgarba | Collins 251 |
| B | COAST | Reagan Leach | COAST | Avalon Soliz | Collins 318 |
| B | INVF | Amelia Ignatenko | COAST | Francesca Hunt | Collins 326-B |
| B | D315 | Jillian Heinrichs | D315 | Ephraim Adams | Collins 327 |
| B | COAST | Cambryn Aschmutat | IGNI | Leslie Cook | Collins 332 |
| B | MIRR | Zamiel Chenet | D315 | Sidney Muscarella | Collins Comp Lab B |
| B | CTTX | Trinity Trevethick | D315 | Gavin Heinrichs | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| B | COAST | Callye Zgarba | PRUD | Naya White | Collins Rumbly |
| B | COAST | Gavin Tucker | LCH | Joshua Tham | Mahler 1 |
| B | FTFY | David Cooney | COAST | Josephine Hunt | Pilgrim 05 |
| B | MIRR | Sam Layfield | GRSP | Ari Baker | Pilgrim Corrie |
Lincoln Douglas Postings by NameThu 10/9 5:30-7:30 pm - Prelim Round 3 |
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|---|---|
| Name | Room |
| Amelia Ignatenko | Collins 326-B |
| Andres Flores | Collins 005A |
| Ari Baker | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Avalon Soliz | Collins 318 |
| Bella Zgarba | Collins 251 |
| Benjamin Caudal | Collins 005A |
| Bryce Laird | Collins 318 |
| Callye Zgarba | Collins Rumbly |
| Cambryn Aschmutat | Collins 332 |
| Charles Comeau | Collins 318 |
| Charlotte Roberts | Collins 327 |
| Christian Bach | Collins 326-B |
| David Cooney | Pilgrim 05 |
| Elijah Tutton | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Elizabeth Naiser | Collins 012 |
| Emmanuel Lejeune | Collins 012 |
| Ephraim Adams | Collins 327 |
| Ethan Carter | Collins 005B |
| Francesca Hunt | Collins 326-B |
| Gabriel Linn | Collins 008 |
| Gabriela Moris | Collins 332 |
| Gavin Heinrichs | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Gavin Tucker | Mahler 1 |
| Grace Link | Collins 008 |
| Gus Richardson | Collins 251 |
| Hope Hinton | Mahler 1 |
| Jack Tarter | Collins 005A |
| Jackson Moody | Collins 005B |
| Jillian Heinrichs | Collins 327 |
| Joaquin Ramirez | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Joseph Macias | Collins 008 |
| Josephine Hunt | Pilgrim 05 |
| Joshua Tham | Mahler 1 |
| Justin Huber | Collins 012 |
| Leslie Cook | Collins 332 |
| LucyAnne Stage | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Lydia Leach | Collins 012 |
| Matthew Gray | Collins 326-B |
| Max Layfield | Collins 332 |
| Miryam Adams | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Naya White | Collins Rumbly |
| Noah Priestner | Collins 005B |
| Noelle Tallon | Collins Rumbly |
| Pete Silverthorne | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Rafael Ramirez | Collins 251 |
| Reagan Leach | Collins 318 |
| Reese Hinton | Collins 327 |
| Reilly Ruth | Collins 251 |
| Ryland Roedel | Collins Rumbly |
| Sam Layfield | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Samuel Congdon | Collins 008 |
| Samuel Russell | Collins 005B |
| Sidney Muscarella | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Simeon Adams | Collins 005A |
| Stanley Crouch | Mahler 1 |
| Trinity Trevethick | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Victoria Tham | Pilgrim 05 |
| Walker Tucker | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Zamiel Chenet | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Zoe Parker | Pilgrim 05 |