July 3, 2025
AP Scholar with Distinction
College Board
Awarded for an average score of at least 3.5 and scores of 3 or higher on five or more AP Exams.
Eric Nemekhbayar
Colorado
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Student in Colorado — congressional debate, DECA, and morin khuur with Ajnai Ensemble.
Denver, Colorado ——
A record of study, tournaments, and performances
Quick intro
Study on one side. The chamber, the case, and the stage on the other.
Eric U. Nemekhbayar’s record splits in two. Academics holds the honors. Activities holds congressional debate, DECA, and Ajnai Ensemble. Move sideways to change chapters. Scroll down to read the one you are in.
“First of seventy-seven at districts. Fourth of twenty in preliminary rounds at nationals.”
Beyond the chamber: Business Law & Ethics with a DECA partner, and horsehead fiddle from Boulder to Capitol Hill.
Academics
Honors and study
AP Scholar with Distinction, the National Honor Society, and FBLA. The coursework sits beside the competitions, kept in its own chapter.
Study
Honors
AP Scholar with Distinction in 2025 and again in 2026 — an average of at least 3.5 on the exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more. He is also a member of the National Honor Society and FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America.
- 2×AP Scholar with Distinction
- NHSNational Honor Society
- FBLAFuture Business Leaders of America
June 24, 2026
AP Scholar with Distinction
College Board
The same distinction, awarded again the following year.
Membership
National Honor Society
National Honor Society
Member of the National Honor Society.
Membership
FBLA
FBLA
Member of Future Business Leaders of America.
The dated honors.
Academic record
TheRecord
Debate, DECA, and Ajnai Ensemble.
Activities
Three strands
- 01
Congressional debate
House debate at the district and national level: legislation, questioning, and speeches on the tournament clock.
- 02
Business law & ethics
DECA team decision making, from the District 2 qualifiers through the Colorado state conference and ICDC.
- 03
Morin khuur
Performance with Ajnai Ensemble, a Mongolian horsehead-fiddle group, at festivals, campuses, and civic stages.
Congressional debate
Speech & Debate
House debate, from a season of tournament hardware to a national qualifier. In January 2026 Eric won the Colorado District National Qualifying Congress, first among 77 competitors. In June he placed fourth of twenty in preliminary rounds at the National Tournament in Richmond and advanced to quarterfinals.
- 1stof 77 at Colorado districts
- 4thof 20 in national prelims
- QFQuarterfinalist, House
January 30–31, 2026
District National Qualifying Congress
Colorado
Tournament champion. First place among 77 competitors, and a qualification for nationals in Congressional Debate: House.
June 14–19, 2026
National Speech & Debate Tournament
Richmond, Virginia
Congressional Debate: House. Fourth place among 20 in preliminary rounds, which qualified him for quarterfinals.
2025–2026 season
Awards from the season
Tournament circuit
Hardware from the year’s tournaments: fifth in congressional debate at the 2025 Holiday Classic; third in novice policy debate at Patriot Games; Colorado NSDA District national qualifier; finalist at Cougar Clash; and Most Outstanding Speaker in Congress at Eaglecrest Raptor Rumble.
July 2024
Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshop
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A summer workshop with the Harvard Debate Council.
May 20, 2026
Empower Debate
Denver Jewish Day School, Colorado
In-person mentoring for debate.
Business competitions
DECA
Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making. The season ran from a second-place finish at District 2, through a final-round berth at the Colorado State Career Development Conference, to the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta.
- 2ndDistrict 2, Business Law & Ethics
- FinalsColorado State CDC
- ICDCAtlanta, April 2026
November 24, 2025
District 2 state qualifiers
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, Colorado
Second place in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making.
February 22–24, 2026
Colorado State Career Development Conference
The Broadmoor, Colorado
Qualified for the final round in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making.
April 25–28, 2026
International Career Development Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
Competed in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making.
Membership
DECA membership
DECA
Member of DECA.
Ajnai Ensemble
Morin khuur
Ajnai Ensemble is a morin khuur group — the Mongolian horsehead fiddle. The record below runs from a Boulder plaza in 2025 through festivals, a fall concert, Capitol Hill, and the 2026 community calendar.
- 20Performances in this record
- D.C.Congressional Lunar New Year
- 2025–26Boulder to Black Hawk
March 2025 · Boulder, Colorado
Teaching East Asia Institute
A plaza performance with Ajnai Ensemble.
April 6, 2025 · Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Arts Week
Taste of Pearl artist sponsorship.
May 2025 · Silver Cliff Ranch, Colorado
Silver Cliff Ranch
The Chaffee County Times published an article about the ensemble.
June 2025 · Denver, Colorado
Naadam Festival
Mongolian Community of Colorado Naadam.
September 6, 2025 · Sloan's Lake Park, Colorado
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
A festival performance with the ensemble.
November 7–9, 2025 · Denver, Colorado
Under Shared Blue Skies
Mongolia and the North American West conference.
November 23, 2025 · Lakewood Cultural Center, Colorado
Two Strings
Endless Stories of Mongolia, and the Ajnai Ensemble fall concert.
December 2025 · Denver, Colorado
New Year celebration
Mongolian Community of Colorado New Year celebration.
February 2026 · Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Congressional Lunar New Year
Third Congressional Mongolian Lunar New Year.
February 2026 · Parker, Colorado
Tsagaan Sar
A Lunar New Year performance in Parker.
April 1, 2026 · University Club of Denver
Denver Sister Cities
Denver Sister Cities and Nomadic Expeditions celebration of Mongolia and Colorado.
April 4, 2026 · Colorado State University
World Unity Fair
The 70th annual World Unity Fair.
May 2026 · Virginia E. Trevorrow Hall, Colorado
Horsehead Fiddle Festival
Fourth horsehead fiddle festival in the United States.
May 2026 · Englewood, Colorado
Naro Banchen Gegeen
Performance on the USA lecture tour.
May 22, 2026 · Denver, Colorado
AAPI Culture Festival
Denver Mayor’s Office AAPI Culture Festival.
June 2026 · Castle Rock, Colorado
Children’s Day
Mongolian Community of Colorado Children’s Day celebration.
July 2026 · Denver, Colorado
Naadam Festival
Mongolian Community of Colorado Naadam.
August 2026 · Keystone, Colorado
Shagain Harvaa
A performance in Keystone.
August 29, 2026 · Sloan's Lake Park, Colorado
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
A return to the dragon boat festival.
October 2, 2026 · Ameristar Casino, Black Hawk, Colorado
Asian Chamber Gala
Asian Chamber of Commerce annual fundraising gala.
Tournaments and performances, in order.
Activity record
- Speech & DebateHarvard Debate Council Summer Workshop
- Morin khuurTeaching East Asia Institute
- Morin khuurBoulder Arts Week
- Morin khuurSilver Cliff Ranch
- Morin khuurNaadam Festival
- Morin khuurColorado Dragon Boat Festival
- Morin khuurUnder Shared Blue Skies
- Morin khuurTwo Strings
- DECADistrict 2 state qualifiers
- Morin khuurNew Year celebration
- Speech & DebateDistrict National Qualifying Congress
- Morin khuurCongressional Lunar New Year
- Morin khuurTsagaan Sar
- DECAColorado State Career Development Conference
- Morin khuurDenver Sister Cities
- Morin khuurWorld Unity Fair
- DECAInternational Career Development Conference
- Morin khuurHorsehead Fiddle Festival
- Morin khuurNaro Banchen Gegeen
- Speech & DebateEmpower Debate
- Morin khuurAAPI Culture Festival
- Morin khuurChildren’s Day
- Speech & DebateNational Speech & Debate Tournament
- Speech & DebateAwards from the season
- Morin khuurNaadam Festival
- Morin khuurShagain Harvaa
- Morin khuurColorado Dragon Boat Festival
- Morin khuurAsian Chamber Gala
Denver, Colorado
Where the record keeps its shape.
© 2026 — Eric Nemekhbayar
The Record