Overview
The USAD Nationals competition in 2024 was the first in six years of competition to again allow individual competitors; the most recent time prior to 2024 was the 2018 competition. The 2024 competition held a separate Division VI category for individuals only, with Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity students only competing amonst the other individuals within their GPA category.
Older Nationals competitions with individual competitors (2013-2018) used a system of awarding medals where the individual competitors counted as participants in Division I, II, or III instead (depending on enrollment). Awarding of subject medals would be determined from comparing the scores of individuals to the scores of the appropriate divisions' participants instead. Here is the explanation from Nationals/2014:
While individual competitors may qualify for medals, their awards will not impact the distribution of medals to students attending as part of regular full United States teams. For example, if an individual competitor qualifies for a gold medal in economics, he/she will receive one, but an additional gold medal will also be awarded to the top qualifying economics student from the regular United States teams. Individual competitors are not eligible for team awards.
Personally, I preferred this older system much more, as it provided an incentive to compete with the best teams in the nation directly. By delegating all individuals to a separate division, there is no real difference in scoring between attending the in-person event and participating in the online USADic competition of individuals only, except for the subjective events.
Here is my projection of what the 2024 Nationals competition results would have been if they had employed the older system;
All scores are from either individual competitors or Division I competitors. Scores from Divisions II-V are not present, but top scores from those divisions can be also accessed at Nationals/2024 or Nationals/2024/Top Scores.
Individual Events
Art
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Darren Du |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
981.8
|
| 1 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
981.8
|
| 1 |
Leon Cao |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
981.8
|
| 1 |
Arunima Chaudhary |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
981.8
|
| 2 |
Sriram Susarla |
Dulles |
Texas |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Jason Wu |
Dulles |
Texas |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Helen Kuenster |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Isak Autrey |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Chi Pham |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Ethan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Evan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
963.6
|
| 3 |
Claire Zhan |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Willa Porter |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Elina Liu |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Ophelia Crano |
Seneca Valley |
Pennsylvania |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Analiesa Jones |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Sumeyra Turgunbaeva |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Charles Johnigan |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Elaine Huang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Henry Robbins |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
945.5
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
981.8
|
| 2 |
Audrey Hanan |
Dulles |
Texas |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Alex He |
Dulles |
Texas |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Gabriel Ratner |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Ambika Chhikara |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
963.6
|
| 3 |
Sara Jiang |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Derrick Jiang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
945.5
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
1,000.0
|
| 2 |
Bruce Shen |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
927.3
|
| 2 |
Thi Nguyen |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
927.3
|
| 3 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
909.1
|
| 3 |
Vincent Li |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
909.1
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth Ye |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
909.1
|
Economics
Note: There may have been more individual competitors who should have earned medals in the Honors category.
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ethan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
909.1
|
| 1 |
Kevin Neese |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
890.9
|
| 1 |
Henry Robbins |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
872.7
|
| 1 |
Jason Wu |
Dulles |
Texas |
854.5
|
| 1 |
Leon Cao |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
854.5
|
| 2 |
Anant Asthana |
Dulles |
Texas |
836.4
|
| 3 |
Willa Porter |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
818.2
|
| 3 |
Darren Du |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
818.2
|
| 3 |
Andy Ma |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
818.2
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
890.9
|
| 2 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
763.6
|
| 3 |
Alex He |
Dulles |
Texas |
745.5
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
745.5
|
| 2 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
709.1
|
| 3 |
Vincent Li |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
672.7
|
Essay
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Andy Ma |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
825.0
|
| 2 |
Roy Shu |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
787.5
|
| 2 |
Anant Asthana |
Dulles |
Texas |
762.5
|
| 3 |
Kevin Neese |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
737.5
|
| 3 |
Willa Porter |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
725.0
|
| 3 |
Ava Neal |
Mountain Vista |
Colorado |
725.0
|
| 3 |
Ty Fischer |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
725.0
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
800.0
|
| 2 |
Gabriel Ratner |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
775.0
|
| 3 |
Ethan Caton |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
750.0
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Cris Vazquez |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
825.0
|
| 2 |
Artur Porto |
North Kingstown |
Rhode Island |
712.5
|
| 3 |
Justin Jiang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
650.0
|
| 3 |
Llogan Helgeson |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
650.0
|
| 3 |
Ian Shanstrom |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
637.5
|
| 3 |
Ashley Kemp |
Seneca Valley |
Pennsylvania |
637.5
|
Interview
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Kevin Neese |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
995.0
|
| 1 |
Claire Zhan |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
975.0
|
| 2 |
Sydney Howell |
North Kingstown |
Rhode Island |
965.0
|
| 2 |
Ben Varner |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
965.0
|
| 3 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
955.0
|
| 3 |
Noelle Kim |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
955.0
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ethan Caton |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
990.0
|
| 2 |
Skylar Garnett |
Mountain Vista |
Colorado |
986.7
|
| 3 |
Eva Konstantini |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
970.0
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Jayden Escobedo |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
955.0
|
| 2 |
Gavin Cress |
Seneca Valley |
Pennsylvania |
940.0
|
| 3 |
Niki Safaie |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
935.0
|
Literature
Note: There may have been more individual competitors who should have earned medals in the Honors category.
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Willa Porter |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
940
|
| 1 |
Ethan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
940
|
| 2 |
Evan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
920
|
| 2 |
Henry Robbins |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
900
|
| 2 |
Andy Ma |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
860
|
| 2 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
860
|
| 2 |
Anant Asthana |
Dulles |
Texas |
860
|
| 3 |
Leon Cao |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
840
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
900
|
| 2 |
Audrey Hanan |
Dulles |
Texas |
840
|
| 2 |
Sara Jiang |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
840
|
| 3 |
Gabriel Ratner |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
820
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
840
|
| 2 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
800
|
| 3 |
Vincent Li |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
700
|
| 3 |
Cris Vazquez |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
700
|
Mathematics
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Darren Du |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
1,000.0
|
| 2 |
Kevin Neese |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
977.8
|
| 2 |
Anant Asthana |
Dulles |
Texas |
955.6
|
| 2 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
955.6
|
| 2 |
Elina Liu |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
955.6
|
| 3 |
Andy Ma |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
933.3
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
933.3
|
| 1 |
Elizabeth Mendez |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
933.3
|
| 2 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
822.2
|
| 3 |
Ambika Chhikara |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
800.0
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
866.7
|
| 1 |
Jerry Li |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
866.7
|
| 2 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
688.9
|
| 3 |
Jayden Escobedo |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
666.7
|
Music
Note: There may have been more individual competitors who should have earned medals in the Honors category.
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Darren Du |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
1,000
|
| 2 |
Ethan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
980
|
| 2 |
Evan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
960
|
| 2 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
940
|
| 2 |
Leon Cao |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
940
|
| 2 |
Will Steipp |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
940
|
| 2 |
Sophia Wall |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
940
|
| 2 |
Henry Robbins |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
940
|
| 2 |
Zoe Burtch |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
940
|
| 3 |
Willa Porter |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
920
|
| 3 |
Chloe Zhan |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
920
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ambika Chhikara |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
1,000
|
| 2 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
940
|
| 3 |
Tristan Cassady |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
920
|
| 3 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
920
|
| 3 |
Nicholas Solla |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
920
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
920
|
| 1 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
920
|
| 2 |
Vincent Li |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
900
|
| 3 |
Niki Safaie |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
880
|
Science
Note: There may have been more individual competitors who should have earned medals in the Honors category.
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Evan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
1,000.0
|
| 1 |
Henry Robbins |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
1,000.0
|
| 1 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
981.8
|
| 1 |
Sriram Susarla |
Dulles |
Texas |
981.8
|
| 1 |
Shivam Gupta |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
981.8
|
| 2 |
Andy Ma |
Hamilton |
Arizona |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Helen Kuenster |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Jason Wu |
Dulles |
Texas |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Anant Asthana |
Dulles |
Texas |
963.6
|
| 2 |
Ethan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
963.6
|
| 3 |
Leon Cao |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
945.5
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
1,000.0
|
| 2 |
Audrey Hanan |
Dulles |
Texas |
981.8
|
| 2 |
Ambika Chhikara |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
981.8
|
| 3 |
Sara Jiang |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
945.5
|
| 3 |
Alex He |
Dulles |
Texas |
945.5
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
981.8
|
| 2 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
872.7
|
| 3 |
Vincent Li |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
836.4
|
Social Science
Note: There may have been more individual competitors who should have earned medals in the Honors category.
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ethan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
980
|
| 1 |
Evan Yang |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
960
|
| 1 |
Darren Du |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
940
|
| 2 |
Leon Cao |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
920
|
| 2 |
Shivam Gupta |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
920
|
| 2 |
Chi Pham |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
920
|
| 2 |
Henry Robbins |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
920
|
| 3 |
Anant Asthana |
Dulles |
Texas |
900
|
| 3 |
Sriram Susarla |
Dulles |
Texas |
900
|
| 3 |
Willa Porter |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
900
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lincoln Webster |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
940
|
| 2 |
Sara Jiang |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
920
|
| 2 |
Ambika Chhikara |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
920
|
| 2 |
Alex He |
Dulles |
Texas |
920
|
| 2 |
Koushik Chaliki |
Dulles |
Texas |
920
|
| 3 |
Audrey Hanan |
Dulles |
Texas |
900
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
880
|
| 2 |
Taihei Eastwood |
Whitney Young |
Illinois |
820
|
| 2 |
Sreela Gutha |
Dulles |
Texas |
820
|
| 3 |
Ian Shanstrom |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
800
|
| 3 |
McKay Davis |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
800
|
Speech
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Jacob Faye |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
965
|
| 2 |
Darren Du |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
950
|
| 3 |
Alayna Brown |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
940
|
| 3 |
Noelani Brennan |
Punahou |
Hawaii |
930
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Skylar Garnett |
Mountain Vista |
Colorado |
980
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth Mendez |
Individual Competitors |
Individual |
955
|
| 2 |
Ambika Chhikara |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
940
|
| 3 |
Eva Konstantini |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
895
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Killian Schlotfelt |
Cedar Rapids Jefferson |
Iowa |
885
|
| 2 |
Adra Ellis |
El Camino Real Charter |
California |
880
|
| 3 |
Gavin Cress |
Seneca Valley |
Pennsylvania |
875
|
