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Fifty-three champions from every state, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico competed during the two-day competition.
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Top Three: 2nd Place Winner Barbara Gooding, Poetry Out Loud 2009 National Champion William Whitham, and 3rd Place Winner Kareem Sayegh.
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Alabama State Champion Sohaila Nikoufar
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Alaska State Champion Caitlin Woolsey
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Arizona State Champion Erik Hollis
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Arkansas State Champion Shenequa Page
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California State Champion Spencer Klavan
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Colorado State Champion Kaleena Kovach
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Delaware State Champion Tonisha Jones
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District of Columbia Champion Wesley Mann
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Florida State Champion Monique Henry
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Georgia State Champion Elijah Orengo
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Hawaii State Champion Sarah Welch
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Idaho State Champion Devin Bean
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Illinois State Champion Kareem Sayegh
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Indiana State Champion Derek Kaellner
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Iowa State Champion Mia Pierson
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Kansas State Champion Madeline Roger
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Kentucky State Champion Barbara Gooding
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Louisiana State Champion Jasmine Haynes
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Maine State Champion William Whitham
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Maryland State Champion Amanda Jackiewicz
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Massachusetts State Champion Wilmene Hercule
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Michigan State Champion Daniel Bellomy
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Minnesota State Champion Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan
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Mississippi State Champion Sheniqua Wesley
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Missouri State Champion Peter Winfrey
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Montana State Champion Sara Larson
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Nebraska State Champion Edson de Oliveira
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Nevada State Champion Emily Orellana
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New Jersey State Champion Ijeoma Egekeze
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New Hampshire State Champion Cote Laramie
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New Mexico State Champion Santana Shorty
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New York State Champion Catherine Woodard
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North Carolina State Champion Nadia Nasir
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North Dakota State Champion Kaley Schwab
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Ohio State Champion Mido Aly
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Oklahoma State Champion Renae Perry
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Oregon State Champion Tiffany Hill
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Pennsylvania State Champion Molly Stoltz
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Puerto Rico Champion Viviana Bonilla Lopez
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Rhode Island State Champion Amber Johnson
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South Carolina State Champion Shannon Laribo
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South Dakota State Champion Wiyaka His Horse Is Thunder
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Tennessee State Champion Stacy Padilla
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Texas State Champion Stanley Jackson
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U.S. Virgin Islands Champion Tabari Davis
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Utah State Champion Janna Tessman
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Vermont State Champion Audrey Kieley
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Virginia State Champion William Farley
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Washington State Champion BreAnna Jones
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West Virginia State Champion Jasmine Lewis
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Wisconsin State Champion Caitlin Snodgrass
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Wyoming State Champion Danielle Then
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