Rick Zhao was the director debate at Lambert High School in Georgia, and will be attending The University of California, Berkeley. He has qualified to the TOC 3 times and amassed 6 career gold bids, including championing Carrollton, quarterfinals at Columbia, and making late out rounds at Harvard, UPenn, and U.K. Additionally, he reached quarterfinals at NDCA Nationals and ranked as high as 4th nationally. Aside from debating, he enjoys discovering new restaurants with friends, listening to music, and is always open to trying new things.