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Invictus Fides (TX) - Oct 9-11, 2025 | Status: Closed | 1:26 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 DouglasFri 10/10 1:00-3:00 pm Round 5Flight A - Start Time: 1:00 pm |
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| Flight | Affirmative | Negative | Room | ||
| A | INVF | Gabriel Linn | LCH | Noah Priestner | Collins 005A |
| A | INVF | Bryce Laird | LCH | Samuel Congdon | Collins 005B |
| A | SOAR | Reese Hinton | TORCH | Charles Comeau | Collins 008 |
| A | ASTX | Gus Richardson | ASTX | Christian Bach | Collins 012 |
| A | COAST | Lydia Leach | MIRR | Elizabeth Naiser | Collins 251 |
| A | PRUD | Zoe Parker | D315 | Miryam Adams | Collins 318 |
| A | INVF | Benjamin Caudal | COAST | Walker Tucker | Collins 326-B |
| A | ASTX | Andres Flores | PRUD | Noelle Tallon | Collins 327 |
| A | ASTX | Justin Huber | SOAR | Hope Hinton | Collins 332 |
| A | PRUD | Grace Link | D315 | Gavin Heinrichs | Collins Comp Lab B |
| A | COAST | Reilly Ruth | D315 | Elijah Tutton | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| A | IGNI | Samuel Russell | PRUD | Ryland Roedel | Collins Rumbly |
| A | COAST | Josephine Hunt | LGCO | LucyAnne Stage | Mahler 1 |
| A | FTFY | Jackson Moody | RSLV | Charlotte Roberts | Pilgrim 05 |
| A | INVF | Stanley Crouch | D315 | Simeon Adams | Pilgrim Corrie |
Lincoln DouglasFri 10/10 1:00-3:00 pmFlight B - Start Time: 1:45 pm |
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| Flight | Affirmative | Negative | Room | ||
| B | FTFY | David Cooney | FTFY | Jack Tarter | Collins 005A |
| B | PRUD | Matthew Gray | PRUD | Naya White | Collins 005B |
| B | LCH | Joshua Tham | LCH | Victoria Tham | Collins 008 |
| B | D315 | Gabriela Moris | COAST | Bella Zgarba | Collins 012 |
| B | MIRR | Rafael Ramirez | PRUD | Pete Silverthorne | Collins 251 |
| B | MIRR | Joseph Macias | IGNI | Leslie Cook | Collins 318 |
| B | GRSP | Ari Baker | D315 | Ephraim Adams | Collins 326-B |
| B | LGCO | Ethan Carter | MIRR | Joaquin Ramirez | Collins 327 |
| B | MIRR | Max Layfield | D315 | Jillian Heinrichs | Collins 332 |
| B | D315 | Sidney Muscarella | INVF | Amelia Ignatenko | Collins Comp Lab B |
| B | COAST | Cambryn Aschmutat | COAST | Reagan Leach | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| B | COAST | Callye Zgarba | COAST | Avalon Soliz | Collins Rumbly |
| B | COAST | Gavin Tucker | CTTX | Trinity Trevethick | Mahler 1 |
| B | COAST | Francesca Hunt | TORCH | Emmanuel Lejeune | Pilgrim 05 |
| B | MIRR | Sam Layfield | MIRR | Zamiel Chenet | Pilgrim Corrie |
Lincoln Douglas Postings by NameFri 10/10 1:00-3:00 pm - Prelim Round 5 |
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|---|---|
| Name | Room |
| Amelia Ignatenko | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Andres Flores | Collins 327 |
| Ari Baker | Collins 326-B |
| Avalon Soliz | Collins Rumbly |
| Bella Zgarba | Collins 012 |
| Benjamin Caudal | Collins 326-B |
| Bryce Laird | Collins 005B |
| Callye Zgarba | Collins Rumbly |
| Cambryn Aschmutat | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Charles Comeau | Collins 008 |
| Charlotte Roberts | Pilgrim 05 |
| Christian Bach | Collins 012 |
| David Cooney | Collins 005A |
| Elijah Tutton | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Elizabeth Naiser | Collins 251 |
| Emmanuel Lejeune | Pilgrim 05 |
| Ephraim Adams | Collins 326-B |
| Ethan Carter | Collins 327 |
| Francesca Hunt | Pilgrim 05 |
| Gabriel Linn | Collins 005A |
| Gabriela Moris | Collins 012 |
| Gavin Heinrichs | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Gavin Tucker | Mahler 1 |
| Grace Link | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Gus Richardson | Collins 012 |
| Hope Hinton | Collins 332 |
| Jack Tarter | Collins 005A |
| Jackson Moody | Pilgrim 05 |
| Jillian Heinrichs | Collins 332 |
| Joaquin Ramirez | Collins 327 |
| Joseph Macias | Collins 318 |
| Josephine Hunt | Mahler 1 |
| Joshua Tham | Collins 008 |
| Justin Huber | Collins 332 |
| Leslie Cook | Collins 318 |
| LucyAnne Stage | Mahler 1 |
| Lydia Leach | Collins 251 |
| Matthew Gray | Collins 005B |
| Max Layfield | Collins 332 |
| Miryam Adams | Collins 318 |
| Naya White | Collins 005B |
| Noah Priestner | Collins 005A |
| Noelle Tallon | Collins 327 |
| Pete Silverthorne | Collins 251 |
| Rafael Ramirez | Collins 251 |
| Reagan Leach | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Reese Hinton | Collins 008 |
| Reilly Ruth | Collins Gaston Chapel |
| Ryland Roedel | Collins Rumbly |
| Sam Layfield | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Samuel Congdon | Collins 005B |
| Samuel Russell | Collins Rumbly |
| Sidney Muscarella | Collins Comp Lab B |
| Simeon Adams | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Stanley Crouch | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Trinity Trevethick | Mahler 1 |
| Victoria Tham | Collins 008 |
| Walker Tucker | Collins 326-B |
| Zamiel Chenet | Pilgrim Corrie |
| Zoe Parker | Collins 318 |