Sully Mrkva, a Brentwood High School alumnus from Tennessee, is currently a Junior studying Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. As a debater, Sully achieved remarkable success, ranking as high as third in the nation and earning nine bids to the Tournament of Champions (TOC). Notably, he led the first public school team in a decade to victory at the TOC in 2022 and placed fifth at the NSDA Nationals, auto-qualifying for both prestigious tournaments twice during his career. As a coach and Assistant Director for both NSD and DebateDrills, Sully has personally mentored teams and overseen programs that have produced some of the nation's top debaters. His students have accumulated 40 gold bids, with his teams reaching deep elimination rounds at tournaments such as the TOC, Berkeley, Columbia, ASU, and Harvard. With a focus on research-oriented and tactical debate, Sully's mentees continue to dominate, consistently achieving top-ten national rankings and leading the nation in gold bids.