| Creative Expression |
| 1 | Gretta Buysse |
Minneota H.S. |
Eat, Sleep, The Earth Is Flat...Repeat |
| 2 | Aaron Harper |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Mind Games |
| 3 | Ruby Petersen |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Christmas Disasters |
| Discussion |
| 1 | Kat Fernandez |
Adrian H.S. |
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| 2 | Madi Luckhardt |
Redwood Valley H.S. |
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| 3 | Baxter Wanzek |
Cedar Mountain H.S. |
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| Duo Interpretation |
| 1 | Lily Pingeon
Leo Hovland |
River Valley* |
Waitress: The Musical by Sara Bareilles & Jessie Nelson |
| 2 | Ziggy Baguley
Kendra Gleis |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Bottled Up by Bradley Hayward |
| 3 | Alexander Fultz
Valeria Turcios |
Montevideo H.S. |
Bottled Up by Bradley Hayward |
| Extemporaneous Reading |
| 1 | Violet Ludwig |
Montevideo H.S. |
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| 2 | Jozie Pingeon |
River Valley* |
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| 3 | Taya Beyer |
River Valley* |
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| Extemporaneous Speaking |
| 1 | Holland Vogel |
Murray County Central H.S. |
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| 2 | Wesley Hause |
Murray County Central H.S. |
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| 3 | Anneliese Carnahan |
Jackson County Central H.S. |
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| Great Speeches |
| 1 | Audrey Schreurs |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Nobel Prize Speech by Ana Corina Sosa Machado |
| 2 | Alexis Bitker |
Minneota H.S. |
Briefing to the UN Security Council by Danai Gurira |
| 3 | Aiden Grausam |
River Valley* |
2025 GLAAD Media Award Acceptance Speech by Cynthia Erivo |
| Humorous Interpretation |
| 1 | Alex Kuestermeyer |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
20 Questions and a Motive for Murder by Stephanie Christensen |
| 2 | Alyssa Harper |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
A Kitten in the Rubble by Jerry Rabushka |
| 3 | Ben Brinkhous |
Adrian H.S. |
Black Fedora by Ray Nesrym & Daniel Smedema |
| Informative Speaking |
| 1 | Elijah Keller |
Community Christian H.S. |
More Than A Child's Plaything |
| 2 | Johnny Fales |
Minneota H.S. |
The Silent Epidemic |
| 3 | Aubree Paplow |
River Valley* |
Steering Change |
| Original Oratory |
| 1 | Joey Fleischman |
Edgerton H.S. |
Role Model |
| 2 | Andrew Morin |
Wabasso H.S. |
Touch Grass |
| 3 | Alayna Beyer |
River Valley* |
Violence Against Women |
| Serious Interpretation - Drama |
| 1 | Makayla Pries |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Girl by Megan Mostyn Brown |
| 2 | Logan Boeve |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Four Senses by Stephanie Christensen |
| 3 | Bowen Hesse |
Westbrook Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central* |
Red God by Kevin Bushek & Bronne Bruzgo |
| Serious Interpretation - Poetry |
| 1 | Anna Hedstrom |
Jackson County Central H.S. |
The Lonely: A Poetry Program by Various |
| 2 | Jenaya Drietz |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Poetry Program on Growing Up by Various |
| 3 | Madison Alexander |
Westbrook Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central* |
Depression and Other Magic Tricks & Shapeshifter Poems by Sabrina Benaim & L.E. Bowman |
| Serious Interpretation - Prose |
| 1 | Annie Scandrett |
Murray County Central H.S. |
Hannah's Gift by Maria Housden |
| 2 | Hope Almodovar |
Jackson County Central H.S. |
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson |
| 3 | Addison Bedow |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton H.S. |
Forever Changed by Marsha Kight |
| Storytelling |
| 1 | Levi Johnson |
River Valley* |
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| 2 | Melanie Engels |
Minneota H.S. |
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| 3 | Natalee Lenning |
Westbrook Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central* |
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