# 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)](/file_url/136) & 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)](/file_url/137) 2nd place - Sam Wachman (Brandeis University) 3rd place - [Kasey Senatore (Smith College)](/file_url/138) ### **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)](/file_url/139) & 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) - 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