MAD has always had great success at IVs, and many of MAD’s greatest debaters have been brought up on the hallowed MAD internal comps. Here’s a list of past winners of MAD internal comps. contact MAD’s internals officer at internals@monashdebaters.com.

2023

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Adam Binns, Jade Freeman, Krissy Yip, Sansiddho Maity (Adam Smith and the Principle of Reperations)

Best Speaker 
Maya Weston

Best Novice
Krissy Yip

2022

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Andrew Gaulke, Mridul Garg, Alexis Mcharo, Mateo Acosta Fernandez

Best Speaker 
Andrew Gaulke

Best Novice 
Shaelea Hillard

2021

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Cree, May Johnson, Bronwyn McDonald (Giraffe Knees are Weak and Wobbly)

Best Speaker 
Brynnie Rafe & Danigan Keecha-Milsom

Best Novice 
May Johnson

2019

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Senior: Mary Pirozek, Andrew Moore, Alex Lawrence, Boris Lam, Anita Nair (If we lose we will spoil Endgame and GOT)
Junior: Travis Barton, Michael Tan, Michael Lewis (Knights of the Night)

Best Speaker 
Laura Gilbertson, Mary Pirozek & Alex Lawrence

Best Novice 
Shilong Yang

2015

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Stephen Moore, Rebecca Lew, Rhea Navani, James Beavis (‘Rheal Old’)

Best Speaker 
Thomas Stansfield

Best Novice 
Amy Gilbertson

2014

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Kimberly Clarke, Miran Fernando, Keefe Chan and Tom Stansfield

2013

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Britt Jeffs, Luke McGreevy, Sam Whitney

Best Novice 
Britt Jeffs

Freehills Cup

Winners 
Gemma Buckley, James Beavis

Best Speaker 
Madeline Schultz

Best Novice 
Sam Whitney

2012

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Andrew Belyea-Tate, Sruthi Chandrasekhar, Hiba Mahrfour

Best Speaker
Fergus Peace

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Gemma Buckley, Joshua Goodwill, Andrew Gaulke

Best Speaker 
Kiran Iyer and Gemma Buckley

Best Novice
Andrew Gaulke

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Swetha Prabhakaran, Andrew Elder

Freehills Cup

Winners 
Andrew Elder, Nita Rao, Kiran Iyer

Best Speaker 
Gemma Buckley, Madeline Schultz

Public Speaking Competition

Winner 
Doug Caillard

2011

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
James Beavis, Joshua Goodwill, Tom Stansfield

Freehills Cup

Winners 
Colette Mintz, Amit Golder

Best Speaker 
Amit Golder, Madeline Schultz

2010

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
AJ Rawson, Gabriella Bornstein and Michael Stern

Best Speaker
Gabriella Bornstein

Best ESL Speaker
Thacayaihi Ramanaidu

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Amit Golder, Lynton Gunn, Gemma Buckley, AJ Rawson

Best Speaker
Amit Golder, Madeline Schultz

Best Novice
Nicole Franklin

Freehills Cup

Winners
Amit Golder, Meredith Prior

Best Speaker
Amit Golder

Best Novice
Finlay Gustus

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Tom Stansfield

2009

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
KJ Tsanaktsidis, Angeline Thiagarajah, Jacqui Duong, Lester Liu

Best Speaker
Douglas Caillard

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Tim Jeffrie, Meredith Prior, Calum Sargent

Best Speaker
Tim Jeffrie

Best Novice
Calum Sargent

Freehills Cup

Winners
Viv Jones, Sam Whitney, Damien Bruckard

Best Speaker
Colette Mintz

Best Novice
Pralabh Gupta

2008

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Phoebe Gao, Michael Chen, Lucy Dang, Suwee

Best Speaker
Phoebe Gao

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Victor Finkel, Gemma Buckley, Dom Guinane, Ciaren McDonnel-Worth

Best Speaker
Ravi Dutta

Best Novice
Luke McGreevey, Roj Armedi, Erica Chan

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Meredith Prior, Melissa Matteo

Freehills Cup

Winners
Tim Jeffrie, Meredith Prior

Best Speaker
Amit Golder

Best Novice
Madeline Schultz

2007

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Nick Bearlin-Allardice, Michael Beaconsfield, Raj Pandita

Best Speaker
Richard To

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Colette Mintz, Kiran Iyer, Jing Leong

Best Speaker
Jake Clifton

Best Novice
Andrew Black

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Con Helas, Jenny Corcoran

Freehills Cup

Winners
Ravi Dutta, Victor Finkel, Viv Jones

Best Speaker
Amit Golder

Best Novice
Viv Jones

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Ravi Dutta

2006

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Nat Devitsakis, Atia Sadiqzai, Jedd Watmore

Best Speaker
Kiran Iyer

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Sashi Balaraman, Kiran Iyer, Ravi Dutta, Dhruv Pal

Best Speaker
Fiona Prowse

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Ajay Kevat, Melissa Birch

Freehills Cup

Winners
Jake Clifton, Sashi Balaraman, Damien Bruckard

Best Speaker
Roland Dillon

Public Speaking Competition

Winner:
Laura Hill

2005

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Amit Golder, Victor Finkel, Fiona Prowse

Best Speaker
Fiona Prowse

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Sriram Rao, Prasanna Venkataraman, Ajay Kevat

Best Speaker
Jake Clifton, Fiona Prowse, Andrew Fitch  

Freehills Cup

Winners
Fiona Prowse, Andrew Fitch

Best Speaker
Andrew Fitch

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Fiona Prowse

2004

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Ravi Dutta, Phil Barker, Claire Lindsey

Best Speaker
Lisa Browne

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Kylie Lane, Prasanna Venkataraman, Tim Jeffrie

Best Speaker
Tim Sonnreich

Freehills Cup

Winners
Kylie Lane, Jake Clifton

Best Speaker
Tim Sonnreich

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Roland Dillon

2003

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
David Winter, Ilce Kozaroski, Juliet Sironi

Best Speaker
David Winter

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Kylie Lane, Carina Garland, Jasmine Moseley

Best Speaker
Tim Sonnreich

Freehills Cup

Winners
Tim Sonnreich, Kylie Lane

Best Speaker
Tim Sonnreich

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Carina Garland

2002

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Samuel Kastelan, Jake Clifton, Eugenie Collier

Best Speaker
Jake Clifton

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Luke Oliver, Tom Chapman, Sophia Kagan

Best Speaker
Michael Smith, Luke Oliver

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Con Helas, Stephen Worcester

Freehills Cup

Winners
Tim Sonnreich, Roland Dillon

Best Speaker
Michael Smith

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Sam "J.B." Kastelan

2001

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Lauren Kiratzis, Caroline van Grieken, Koren Harvey, Louise Buckley

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Michael Smith, Raj Bhattacharya

Best Speaker
Michael Smith

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Carina Garland, Adam McCluskey

Freehills Cup

Winners
Amanda Wolthuizen, Simin Kocdag

Best Speaker
Michael Smith

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Jenny Smith

2000

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Doug Stewart, Danielle Nahum, Angela Whitehead

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Kim Little, Dev Kevat

Best Speaker
Kim Little

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Hayley Parkes, Richard Hutchings

Freehills Cup

Winners
Cassie McGannon, Bruce Paton

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Kathryn James

1999

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Sarah Weinberg, Cassie McGannon

Best Speaker
Sarah Weinberg

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Meg O’Sullivan, Louisa Willoughby

BP Pro/AM

Winners
Michael Smith, Darren Lim

Freehills Cup

Winners
Sam Kinsey, Tracy Lee

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Michael Smith

1998

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Luke Oliver, Nick Chiam

Best Speaker
Ebony Morrison

Freehills Cup

Winners
Meg O’Sullivan, Andrew Phillips

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Jeremy Tan

1997

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Kathryn James, Jeremy Tan

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Ciar Foster, Nicole Bieske

Freehills Cup

Winners
Chris Fladgate, David Ruschena

1996

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Cathy Rossouw, Ben Moody

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Chris Fladgate, Ben Richards

Freehills Cup

Winners
Simon Keller, Cathy Rossouw

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Andrew Phillips

1995

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Meg O’Sullivan, Peter Moran

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Chris Fladgate, Ben Richards

Freehills Cup

Winners
Lizzie Knight, Ray D’Cruz

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Luke Oliver

1994

3 on 3 Pro/AM (Formerly Freshers)

Winners
Matthew Horan, Greg Wood

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Simon Keller, David Ruschena

Freehills Cup

Winners
Chris Fladgate, David Ruschena

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Simon Newnham

1993

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Tamara Somers, Chris Fladgate

Freehills Cup

Winners
Catherine Dunlop, Craig Rawson

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Rachel Bowditch

1992

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Craig Rawson, Michael Milsom

Freehills Cup

Winners
Catherine Dunlop, Craig Rawson

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Tracey Scott

1991

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Martin Sorensen, Greg Tod

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Alan Lipton

1990

Martin Sorensen Competition

Winners
Martin Sorensen, Greg Tod

Public Speaking Competition

Winner
Martin Sorensen