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Fifty-two champions from every state, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands competed during the two-day competition.© James Kegley
Top Three: 3rd Place Winner Madison Niermeyer, Poetry Out Loud 2008 National Champion Shawtay Henry, and 2nd Place Winner Sophia Elena Soberon.© James Kegley
Alaska State Champion Alev Kelter.© James Kegley
Alabama State Champion Rosanna Smith.© James Kegley
Arkansas State Champion Temple Price.© James Kegley
Arizona State Champion Erik Hollis.© James Kegley
California State Champion Roshawnda Bettencourt.© James Kegley
Colorado State Champion Brittany Harden.© James Kegley
Connecticut State Champion Attallah Sheppard.© James Kegley
District of Columbia Champion Victor Akosile.© James Kegley
Delaware State Champion Tonisha Vanae' Jones.© James Kegley
Florida State Champion Monique Henry.© James Kegley
Georgia State Champion Elijah Orengo.© James Kegley
Hawaii State Champion Tiffany Polk.© James Kegley
Iowa State Champion Emily Mortvedt.© James Kegley
Idaho State Champion Brenda Ray.© James Kegley
Illinois State Champion Mark Schmidt.© James Kegley
Indiana State Champion Sequoia Jelks.© James Kegley
Kansas State Champion Madeline Roger.© James Kegley
Kentucky State Champion Amy Cordero.© James Kegley
Louisiana State Champion Mercedes Wilson.© James Kegley
Massachusetts State Champion Gabrielle Guarracino.© James Kegley
Maryland State Champion William Poxon.© James Kegley
Maine State Champion Kate McKeown.© James Kegley
Michigan State Champion Charles White.© James Kegley
Minnesota State Champion Mu En Hu.© James Kegley
Missouri State Champion Aryiel Everett.© James Kegley
Mississippi State Champion Phillip Cochran.© James Kegley
Montana State Champion Amber Greymourning.© James Kegley
North Carolina State Champion Sasha Morfaw.© James Kegley
North Dakota State Champion Devany Schulz.© James Kegley
Nebraska State Champion Justin Tolston.© James Kegley
New Hampshire State Champion Laura Messner.© James Kegley
New Jersey State Champion Allison Strong.© James Kegley
New Mexico State Champion April Chavez.© James Kegley
Nevada State Champion Lainey Henderson.© James Kegley
New York State Champion Genevieve Mailloux.© James Kegley
Ohio State Champion Rachel Chandler.© James Kegley
Oklahoma State Champion Hannah Roark.© James Kegley
Oregon State Champion Sophia Soberon.© James Kegley
Pennsylvania State Champion Francesca Fiore.© James Kegley
Rhode Island State Champion Andrew Westlake.© James Kegley
South Carolina State Champion A'Derrica Roseboro.© James Kegley
South Dakota State Champion Elsa Vande Vegte.© James Kegley
Tennessee State Champion Evie Crowder.© James Kegley
Texas State Champion Stanley Jackson.© James Kegley
Utah State Champion Madison Niermeyer.© James Kegley
Virginia State Champion Tia Robinson.© James Kegley
Virgin Islands State Champion Shawntay Henry.© James Kegley
Vermont State Champion Caleb Hastings.© James Kegley
Washington State Champion BreAnna Jones.© James Kegley
Wisconsin State Champion Matthew Scales.© James Kegley
West Virginia State Champion Carolyn Rose Garcia.© James Kegley
Wyoming State Champion Caila Booth.© James Kegley