Congratulations to all the winners of 2024 New England Olympiada of Spoken Russian!
1st year Speech Contest:
1st place – Gaya Buchta (Yale University) and Peter Jones (Harvard University)
2nd place – Anna Wong (Wellesley College), Sarah Buxton (Brandeis University), Haley Stock (Boston University), Caroline Klearman (Dartmouth College), and Ryland Gross (Harvard University)
3rd place – Abanti Ahmed (Boston College)
Honorable mention: Aidan Silvestro (Dartmouth College)
1st year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Nicole Choi (Smith College) and Maria Eduarda Goncalves Feitas (Dartmouth College)
2nd place – Lucas Abraham Maslaković (Wesleyan University)
3rd place – Annaliese Merritt (Brandeis University)
1st year Song Contest:
1st place – Ella Wesenyak (Wellesley College)
2nd place – Nachum Sullivan (Brandeis University)
2nd year Speech Contest:
1st place – Alexandra Maloney (Wellesley College) and Rachel Lavine (Brandeis University)
2nd place – Emily Hou (Wellesley College) and Katherine Root (University of New Hampshire)
3rd place – Sophie Cohen (Dartmouth College)
2nd year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Alexander Joel (Dartmouth College) and Thomas Musser (Brandeis University)
2nd place – Katherine McPhie (Harvard University)
3rd place – Aidan Urbina (Yale University)
2nd year Song Contest:
1st place – Gray Ruffer (Connecticut College)
2nd place – Lev Sewald (Brandeis University)
3rd place – Sophie Cohen (Dartmouth College)
3rd/4th year Speech Contest:
1st place – Tessa Conrardy (Harvard University) and Axel de Vernou (Yale University)
2nd place – Zeina Nassif (Wellesley College)
3rd place – Christopher Koskinen (Connecticut College)
3rd year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Jackson Sinnott (Harvard University)
2nd place – Lintaro Donovan (Dartmouth College)
3rd place – Oliver Huston (Yale University) and Jeffrey Fang (Harvard University)
4th year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Astara Bastille (Wellesley College)
Heritage students - Poetry Contest:
1st place – Laila Moussa (Wellesley College)
2nd place – Aidan Silvestro (Dartmouth College)
Heritage students - Song Contest:
1st place – Asher Chamoy (Harvard University) and Anya Tseitlin (Wellesley College)
2nd place – Kathy Roytman (Brandeis University)
3rd place – Abby Froyshteter (Brandeis University)
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2020 Winners
1st year Poetry Contest:
Jennifer Price (Boston University) - 1st place
Bella Faber-Rico (Boston University) - 2nd place
Bold Boldbayar (Wesleyan University) - 3rd place
1st year Speech Contest:
Alexander Lee (Harvard University) - 1st place
Gabby Beckman (Smith College) & Jennifer Price (Boston University) - 2nd place
Josh Rothenberg (Brandeis University) & Cait Battle-McDonald (Smith College) - 3rd place
2nd year Poetry Contest:
James Hill (Harvard University) and Kinan Martin (MIT) - 1st place
Meghana Bharadwaj (Smith College) - 2nd place
Lucia Gordon (Harvard University) - 3rd place
2nd year Speech Contest:
Meghana Bharadwaj (Smith College) - 1st place
James Hill (Harvard University) and Kinan Martin (MIT) - 2nd place
Kasey Senatore (Smith College) - 3rd place
3rd year Poetry Contest:
Ashley Aron (Tufts University) & Soheil Sadabadi (Harvard University) - 1st place
Rose O'Keefe-Hoeck (Brandeis University) - 2nd place
Ha Chang Gao (Northeastern University) - 3rd place
3rd year Speech Contest:
Rose O'Keefe-Hoeck (Brandeis University) - 1st place
Ashley Aron (Tufts University) - 2nd place
Ha Chang Gao (Northeastern University) & Soheil Sadabadi (Harvard University) - 3rd place
4th year Poetry Contest:
Nina Maitland (Boston University) - 1st place
Liam McParland (Boston University) - 2nd place
Hayleigh Hildebrand (University of New Hampshire) - 3rd place
4th year Speech Contest:
Liam McParland (Boston University) - 1st place
Micah Pickus (Brandeis University) - 2nd place
Caroline Dunbar (Smith College) - 3rd place
2019 Winners
1st year Speech Contest:
Bejamin LaFond (Harvard University) - 1st place
Karol Lillenfeld (Northeastern University) and Alyssa Rider (Brandeis University) - 2nd place
Logan Pazol (Northeastern University) and Alexander Thompson (Tufts University) - 3rd place
1st year Poetry Contest:
Bejamin LaFond (Harvard University) - 1st place
Alexander Thomson (Tufts University) - 2nd place
2nd year Speech Contest:
Alison Dimaio (UMass Amherst) and Ryan Cimmino (Harvard University) - 1st place
Margot Powers (UMass Amherst) and Ashley Aron (Tufts University) - 2nd place
Morgan Mastrianni (Wellesley College) and Chang Gao (Northeastern University) - 3rd place
2nd year Poetry Contest:
Ashley Aron (Tufts University) - 1st place
3rd year Speech Contest:
Hayleigh Hildebrand (University of New Hampshire) - 1st place
Jack Lawlor (Harvard University) - 2nd place
Amy Argo (Mount Holyoke College) - 3rd place
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4th year Speech Contest:
Pamela Weinstein-Molloy (Wellesley College) - 1st place
4th year Poetry Contest:
Pamela Weinstein-Molloy (Wellesley College) - 1st place