2026 Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of 2026 New England Olympiada of Spoken Russian!
1st year Speech Contest:
1 place - Austin Anderson (Yale University)
2 place - Astrid Harrington (Yale University)
3 place - Reuben Wasserman (Wesleyan College), Rebecca Colly (UMASS Amherst)
Honorable Mention - Joseph Juhasz (Harvard University), Alessandro Alderucci (Boston College)
1st year Poetry Contest:
1 place - Joseph Juhasz (Harvard University)
2 place - Paul Mahoney (Harvard University)
3 place - Arpi Tikranian (Connecticut College)
Honorable Mention - Daniel Stone (Wesleyan University), Everest Nelson-Holder (Dartmouth College)
1st year Song Contest:
1 place - Jerome Boxer (Boston University)
2 place - Astrid Harrington (Yale University)
3 place - Alessandro Alderucci (Boston College), Paul Mahoney (Harvard University)
2nd year Speech Contest:
1 place - Cobey Mauldin (UMASS Amherst)
2 place - Katie Martin (Harvard University), Stan Blejwas (Harvard University)
3 place - Shoshana Promer (Yale University)
Honorable Mention - Alex Levin (Tufts), Joseph Fernandez (UMASS Amherst)
2nd year Poetry Contest:
1 place - Jessie Johnson (Harvard University)
2 place - Lila Gillon (Dartmouth College)
3 place - Skyler Gable (Tufts University)
Honorable Mention - Naomi Ito (Wellesley College), Michelle Hannah (Wellesley College)
2nd year Song Contest:
1 place - Ella Wesenyak (Wellesley College)
2 place - Carol Maxcy (Boston University), Soren Cowell-Shah (Harvard University)
3 place - Nora Hughes (Williams College), Lila Gillon (Dartmouth College)
Honorable Mention - Joseph Fernandez (UMASS), Sarah Hochman (Dartmouth College)
3rd year Speech Contest:
1 place - Rebekah Che (Boston College)
2 place - Brigit Develin (UMASS Amherst)
3 place - Feodora Douplitzky-Lunati (Harvard University)
Honorable Mention - Vishwa Rakas (Yale University)
3rd year Poetry Contest:
1 place - Rose Payne (Wellesley College)
2 place - Rebekah Che (Boston College)
3 place - Max Turnacioglu (Tufts University)
Honorable Mention - Lance Berkey (MIT), Feodora Douplitzky-Lunati (Harvard University)
3rd year Song Contest:
1 place - Ian O'Keeffe (Boston College)
2 place - Nilufar Abdiraimova (Connecticut College)
4th year Speech Contest:
1 place - Brigit O'Donnell (Dartmouth College)
2 place - James Sun (Harvard University)
4th year Poetry Contest:
1 place - Astor Lu (Princeton University)
Heritage Speakers Song Contest:
1 place - Abby Froyshteter (Brandeis University)
Heritage Speakers Poetry Contest:
1 place - Mara Seigel (Tufts University)
2 place - Anna Popnikolova (Harvard University)
3 place - Sabina Cherner (Tufts University)
2025 Winners
1st year Speech Contest:
1st place – Rebekah Che (Boston College)
2nd place – Aubrey Luu (Yale)
3rd place – Julia Vonic (Harvard)
Honorable mention: Adriana Torres Li Ning (MIT), Joseph Fernandez (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
1st year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Julia Vonic (Harvard)
2nd place – Rebekah Che (Boston College)
3rd place – Maximilien Shepard (Brandeis), Alex Levin (Tufts)
Honorable mention: Joseph Fernandez (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
1st year Song Contest:
1st place – Mirra Kylie (Yale)
2nd place – Preston Crawford (Wesleyan)
3rd place – Soren Cowell-Shah (Harvard)
Honorable mention: Jack Markley (University of New Hampshire), Rachel Dinces (Brandeis)
2nd year Speech Contest:
1st place – Olivia Henry (Williams)
2nd place – Hugh Kane (Williams), Brigid Develin (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
3rd place – Louise Madigan (Boston College), Feodora Douplitzky-Lunati (Harvard)
Honorable mention: Annaliese Merritt (Brandeis)
2nd year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Lance Berkey (MIT)
2nd place – Olivia Henry (Williams), Sophie Strey (Brandeis)
3rd place – Ava Faubus (Wellesley), Miruna Cioc (Harvard)
2nd year Song Contest:
1st place – Ella Wesenyak (Wellesley)
2nd place – Malachi Miller (Harvard)
3rd place – Kalen Mogil (Brandeis)
3rd year Speech Contest:
1st place – Alexander Joel (Dartmouth)
2nd place – Amina Hurd (Wellesley)
3rd place – Brigid O'Donnell (Dartmouth)
Honorable mention: James Sun (Harvard)
3rd year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Katherine McPhie (Harvard)
2nd place – George Grube (Yale)
3rd place – Hanna Heneghan (Mount Holyoke)
3rd year Song Contest:
1st place – Asher Chanmoy (Harvard)
4th year Speech Contest:
1st place – Michael Beecy (University of New Hampshire)
4th year Poetry Contest:
1st place – Jem Burch (Yale)
2nd place – Anna Batelli (Brandeis)
4th year Song Contest:
1st place – Anya Tseitlin (Wellesley College)
2nd place – Aeryn Rowe (Brandeis)
Heritage students - Poetry Contest:
1st place – Laila Moussa (Wellesley)
2nd place – Mila Marinova (Mount Holyoke)
Heritage students - Song Contest:
1st place – Marina Lindsey (U.S. Coast Guard Academy)
2nd place – Milana Kirianova (Connecticut College)
2024 Winners
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)
2023 Winners
1st year Song Contest:
1st place - Ethan Erickson (Boston College)
2nd place - Stephen Gaughan (Brandeis University)
3rd place - Emily Hou (Wellesley College) and David Cooper Boyce (Williams College)
1st year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Paola Amadeo (MIT)
2nd place - Ethan Erickson (Boston College)
3rd place - Mihr Mehrzad (Williams College)
1st year Speech Contest:
1st place - Ethan Erickson (Boston College) and Emily Hou (Wellesley College)
2nd place - Thomas Musser (Brandeis University) and Mihr Mehrzad (Williams College)
3rd place - Amanda Colby (Smith College) and Marty Martinage (Wellesley College)
2nd year Song Contest:
1st place - Diego Coello (MIT) and Timothy Scott (University of New Hampshire)
2nd year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Elizabeth Ray (Wellesley College)
2nd place - Sidonie Brown (Harvard University)
3rd place - Elodie Sinclair (Harvard University)
Honorable Mention: David Barkachy (Boston University)
2nd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Elizabeth Ray (Wellesley College)
2nd place - Zeina Nassif (Wellesley College)
3rd place - Sophia Romagnoli (Smith College)
3rd year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Wittmann Goh (Harvard University)
2nd place - Gabby Backman (Smith College)
3rd place - Sophia Romagnoli (Smith College)
Honorable Mention: David Barkachy (Boston University)
3rd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Gabby Backman (Smith College) and Sam Duan (Boston University)
2nd place - Cole McCartney (Brown University)
4th year Song Contest:
1st place - Alexander Lee (Harvard University) and Isaiah Brown (Boston College)
2nd place - Neeraja Deshpande (Wellesley College)
3rd place - Jeungsoo Noh (Northeastern University)
4th year Poetry Contest:
1st place - David Winner (Boston University)
4th year Speech Contest:
1st place - Isaiah Brown (Boston College) and Alexander Lee (Harvard University)
2nd place - Neeraja Deshpande (Wellesley College)
2022 Winners
1st year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Ying (Yvetta) Yao (Boston University)
2nd place - Aeryn Rowe (Brandeis University)
3rd place - Yanyan (Cindy) Ge (Williams College)
1st year Speech Contest:
1st place - Yanyan (Cindy) Ge (Williams College) and Arielle Kolodzinski (Brandeis University)
2nd place - Kyle Sutton (Boston College) and Ying (Yvetta) Yao (Boston University)
3rd place - Isaac Lopez (MIT) and Aeryn Rowe (Brandeis University)
2nd year Poetry Contest:
1st place - David Winner (Boston University)
2nd place - Gabby Beckman (Smith College)
3rd place - John Harrington (Harvard University) and Astara Bastille (Wellesley College)
2nd year Speech Contest:
1st place - David Winner (Boston University)
2nd place - Gabby Beckman (Smith College)
3rd place - Kegan Messmer (UNH)
3rd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Alexander Lee (Harvard University)
2nd place - Gabrielle Klema (Smith College)
3rd place - Tessa Conrardy (Harvard University)
4th year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Julia Barton-Biegelsen (Wellesley College)
4rd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Julia Barton-Biegelsen (Wellesley College)
Song Contest
1st place - Alexander Lee (Harvard University)
2nd place - Eran Zelixon (Brandeis University) and Julia Barton-Beigelsen (Wellesley College)
3rd place - Jack Schindler (Wesleyan University)
2021 Winners
1st year Poetry Contest:
1st place - David Winner (Boston University)
2nd place - Sam Duan (Boston University)
3rd place - Richard Colwell (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) & Kristal Outllette (University of New Hampshire)
1st year Speech Contest:
1st place - Hikaru Hayakawa (Williams College)
2nd place - Sam Duan (Boston University) & David Winner (Boston University)
3rd place - Gabrielle Klema (Smith College) & Kristal Outllette (University of New Hampshire)
2nd year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Jennifer Price (Boston University)
2nd place - Cade Williams (Harvard University)
3rd place - Erin Magil (Brandeis University)
2nd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Alexander Lee (Harvard University)
2nd place - Jennifer Price (Boston University)
3rd place - Erin Magil (Brandeis University) & Ayleen Cameron (Tufts University)
3rd year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Sam Wachman (Brandeis University)
2nd place - Joseph McDonough (Harvard University)
3rd place - Tyrone Davis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
3rd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Joseph McDonough (Harvard University)
2nd place - Sam Wachman (Brandeis University)
3rd place - Kasey Senatore (Smith College)
4th year Poetry Contest:
1st place - Rigas Rigopoulos (Boston College)
2nd place - Jarom Larman (Harvard University)
3rd place - Ashley Aron (Tufts University)
4rd year Speech Contest:
1st place - Rigas Rigopoulos (Boston College) & Akesh Shah (Boston University)
2nd place - Jarom Larman (Harvard University)
3rd place - Ashley Aron (Tufts University)
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
4th year Speech Contest:
Pamela Weinstein-Molloy (Wellesley College) - 1st place
4th year Poetry Contest:
Pamela Weinstein-Molloy (Wellesley College) - 1st place