Ani Sukhija currently attends Georgetown University and debated at Durham Academy, where he served as captain of the Public Forum Team. He was ranked #1 in the nation at the end of the 2022-23 season and championed eight national tournaments including Yale, UK, and Sunvite (twice). He was also a two-time semifinalist at Emory’s Barkley Forum, a two-time state champion, a finalist at NDCA Nationals, and qualified to the Gold Tournament of Champions three times. His other notable accomplishments include earning over 10 gold bids to the TOC, being the top seed at TOC his senior season, and receiving top-5 speaker awards at over 5 national tournaments. Ani currently serves as a Coach for Potomac Debate Academy, and has coached students of all levels to national success. As an instructor, he enjoys teaching substance/policy debate, and is super excited to work with NSD this summer!