Winners from the DC MIST 2025 Tournament

The top 5 winners from all National competitions are eligible to compete at the MIST National tournament this summer!

All competitions marked with **asterisks** are regional pilot competitions and do not advance to the national tournament.

MIST Nationals 2025 details will be released by the National board very soon! Stay tuned to our social media pages for more information!

Category I: Knowledge and Quran

Knowledge Test- 1

#1 Aziza Usta Omar  (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#2 Aliya Omar (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

#3 Arman  Nugent  (Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, MD))

#4 Duretti  Muhammed (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#5 Sanya Chowdhury (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

Knowledge Test-2

#1 Inayah Mirza (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

#2 Sarina Neja (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#3 Sabrina Yimer (Washington-Liberty High School (Arlington, VA))

#4 Ismat Jemal (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#5 Amina Said (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

Knowledge Test-3

#1 Jood Boker (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Jasmine Arisandy (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#3 Asiya Williams (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Parsa  Khan  (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#5 Khadeeja Rafiq (Westfield High School (Chantilly, VA))

Knowledge Test-4

#1 Sumaiya Hassan (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Ruba Abdullah (Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, MD))

#3 Newal Mohammed (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Aisha Noor (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#5 Shuayb Khan (CMIT Academy (Laurel, MD))

Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Male

#1 Abubeker Kemal (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#2 Adil Khan (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#3 Zakariya Qaadri (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Abdirahman Ahmed (King Abdullah academy )

#5 Hakeem Ahmed (Herndon High School (Herndon, VA))

Quran Memorization - Level 1 - Female

#1 Malak Matri (Oakton High School (Vienna, VA))

#2 Sheza Yasser (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#3 Asmaa Ahmed (M&M Learning Center (College Park, MD))

#4 Layan Alqattawi (King Abdullah academy )

#5 Zahra Baghaee (Muslim Community School (MCS Hawks))

Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Male

#1 Imran Shafi (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#2 Zahid Moghul (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Musaa Sheikh (King Abdullah academy )

#4 Yusuf  Masood (Glenelg Country School (Ellicott City, MD) )

#5 Rayyan Abrahim (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

Quran Memorization - Level 2 - Female

#1 Ritedj  Menasria (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Tasbeeh Abdelmoneim (Colonel Zadok Magruder High School (Derwood, MD))

#3 Safiya Williams (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Inaya Hassan (Muslim family center)

Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Male

#1 Esaa Sheikh (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Omar Esayed (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Abdullah Salhan (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#4 Abdallah Masri (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#5 Tariq Thomas (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

Quran Memorization - Level 3 - Female

#1 Nasteho Moalim (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Khadeejah  Nelson (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#3 Aasiya Sheikh (King Abdullah academy )

#4 Eklas Debencho (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#5 Zeinab  Khan  (King Abdullah academy )

Quran Recitation - Male

#1 Abdulmaalik Ahmed (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Emam Ahamed (King Abdullah academy )

#3 Mustafa Hashmi (Crofton High School)

#4 Dawud Qaadri (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#5 Abed Al Rahman Itani (W. T. Woodson High School (Fairfax, VA))

Quran Recitation - Female

#1 Shifaa Abdul-Rahman (McLean High School (McLean, VA))

#2 Sumayyah Islam (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Ameera Pervez (Colonel Zadok Magruder High School (Derwood, MD))

#4 Firdaus  Kemal  (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#5 Nura Hussen (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

Category II: Arts

2D Art

#1 Kyra Ranakusuma (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

#2 Saffa Badeges (Rock Ridge High School (Ashburn, VA))

#3 Ayah Al Masry (Justice High School (Falls Church, VA))

#4 Hanaya Hussain (King Abdullah academy )

#5 Aisha Noor (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

3D Art

#1 Emam Ahamed (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Amal  Rizvi (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#3 Ginwan Ahmed (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#4 Aleza Siddiqui (Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA))

#5 Nada Soliman (King Abdullah academy )

Fashion Design

#1 Yas Zafar (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Imaan Ali (Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA))

#3 Rose Alnefisah (King Abdullah academy )

#4 Hirah Contractor (King Abdullah academy )

#5 Einas Elhag (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

Digital Art

#1 Maryam Negeda (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Muskan Barodawala (West Springfield High School (Springfield, VA))

#3 Salsabil Chowdhury (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 teyeb guewad (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#5 Zayan Khan (Dominion High School (Sterling, VA))

Photography

#1 Alpha Jallow (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Huda Javaid (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#3 Ilham Rizvi (Rock Ridge High School (Ashburn, VA))

#4 Reem Elsanhori (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#5 Siham Tahir (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

**Scrapbook**

#1 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

Sara Kalkati

Alina Pagarkar

#2 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

Hanim Shafi

Amina Said

#3 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

Hiba Semir

Nuha Abdelrahman

#4 King Abdullah academy 

Zaina Naffa

Jenna Said

#5 Muslim Community School (MCS Hawks)

Fatemeh Kazemi

Zahra Baghaee

**Culinary ARTS**

#1 Ruqayya Khan (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#2 Lujain Alqattawi  (King Abdullah academy )

#3 Bayann Hamed (McLean High School (McLean, VA))

#4 Qaniya Tarat (Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA))

#5 Muaz Niazi (Riverside High School  (Leesburg, VA) )

Category III: Writing and Oratory

Extemporaneous Essay

#1 Alina Pagarkar (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#2 Zakariya Faisal (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Sheza Yasser (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#4 Ismael Ahmed (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

#5 Aliya Omar (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

Extemporaneous Speaking

#1 Ryan Musmar (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Zaina Naffa (King Abdullah academy )

#3 Zakareya Hamed (McLean High School (McLean, VA))

#4 Faris Ilyas (McLean High School (McLean, VA))

#5 Sabrina Yimer (Washington-Liberty High School (Arlington, VA))

Original Oratory

#1 Maysa Ahsan (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Dawud Qaadri (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Jenna Said (King Abdullah academy )

#4 maheba asmi (Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA))

#5 Zayd Salahuddin (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

Poetry

#1 Sumayyah Islam (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Yas Zafar (King Abdullah academy )

#3 Rimsha Safdar (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#4 Sameer patwary (Herndon High School (Herndon, VA))

#5 Henny Hawramany (Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA))

Prepared Essay

#1 Maysoon Khan (Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA))

#2 Mina Sultani (Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA))

#3 Maryam Negeda (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Parsa  Khan  (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#5 Hanaya Hussain (King Abdullah academy )

Short Fiction

#1 Asiya Williams (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Khadeeja Rafiq (Westfield High School (Chantilly, VA))

#3 Hiba Semir (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Malak Hammad (King Abdullah academy )

#5 Ilham Rizvi (Rock Ridge High School (Ashburn, VA))

Spoken Word

#1 Norah Brahimi (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#2 Syeda Labibah (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Huda Javaid (Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD))

#4 Haya Malik (Washington-Liberty High School (Arlington, VA))

#5 Lujain Alqattawi  (King Abdullah academy)

Category IV: Brackets

Debate

#1 Washington-Liberty High School (Arlington, VA)

Jada Elfar

Sabrina Yimer

#2 King Abdullah academy 

Esaa Sheikh

Ryan Musmar

#3 McLean High School (McLean, VA)

Zakareya Hamed

Daanial Pasha

#4 Justice High School (Falls Church, VA)

Maryam Niazi

Mubasshira Simi

#5 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

Shiba Sultani

maheba asmi

Math Olympics

#1 Faris Ilyas (McLean High School (McLean, VA))

#2 Omar Alsefyani (Dominion High School (Sterling, VA))

#3 Muhammet Kanca (Walt Whitman High School (Bethesda, MD))

#4 Mohid Mir (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

#5 Syeda Labibah (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

MIST Quiz Bowl

#1 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#2 Langley High School (McLean, VA)

#3 King Abdullah academy 

#4 Washington-Liberty High School (Arlington, VA)

#5 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

Improv - Male

#1 Wakefield High School (Arlington, VA)

#2 John Champe High School (Aldie, VA)

#3 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#4 Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)

#5 Crofton High School

Improv - Female

#1 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

#2 King Abdullah academy 

#3 Colonel Zadok Magruder High School (Derwood, MD)

#4 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

#5 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

Category V: Group Projects

Business Venture

#1 Washington-Liberty High School (Arlington, VA)

#2 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#3 King Abdullah academy 

#4 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#5 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

Humanitarian Service

#1 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#2 W. T. Woodson High School (Fairfax, VA)

#3 King Abdullah academy 

#4 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#5 McLean High School (McLean, VA)

Nasheed/Rap - Male

#1 Dominion High School (Sterling, VA)

#2 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#3 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#4 King Abdullah academy 

Nasheed/Rap - Female

#1 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#2 Justice High School (Falls Church, VA)

#3 Langley High School (McLean, VA)

#4 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#5 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

Science Fair

#1 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#2 Langley High School (McLean, VA)

#3 King Abdullah academy 

#4 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#5 Yorktown High School

Short Film

#1 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#2 Muslim Community School (MCS Hawks)

#3 Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)

#4 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

#5 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

Social Media

#1 Muslim Community School (MCS Hawks)

#2 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#3 Dominion High School (Sterling, VA)

#4 King Abdullah academy 

#5 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

Category VI: Sports

Basketball - Male

#1 West Springfield High School (Springfield, VA)

#2 COALITION

Hammond High School

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

College Park Academy 

CMIT Academy (Laurel, MD)

#3 COALITION

Oakton High School (Vienna, VA)

Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

King Abdullah academy 

#4 Dominion High School (Sterling, VA)

#5 COALITION

North County High School (Glen Burnie, MD)

Sherwood High School (Olney, MD)

Basketball - Female

#1 Oakton High School (Vienna, VA)

#2 COALITION

M&M Learning Center (College Park, MD)

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

King Abdullah academy 

CMIT Academy (Laurel, MD)

#3 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

#4 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#5 Colonel Zadok Magruder High School (Derwood, MD)

**Soccer - Male**

#1 COALITION

Al Madina School of Richmond

Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)

#2 COALITION

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

College Park Academy 

#3 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#4 King Abdullah academy 

#5 COALITION

North County High School (Glen Burnie, MD)

Crofton High School

**Soccer - Female**

#1 COALITION

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

King Abdullah academy 

#2 COALITION

McLean High School (McLean, VA)

Langley High School (McLean, VA)

#3 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

#4 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

Category VIII: Misc. Sports

**Flag Football - Male**

#1 COALITION

Oakton High School (Vienna, VA)

Wakefield High School (Arlington, VA)

Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)

King Abdullah academy 

Rock Ridge High School (Ashburn, VA)

#2 COALITION

Fairfax High School (Fairfax, VA)

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#3 Crofton High School

#4 COALITION

Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

Riverside High School  (Leesburg, VA) 

Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

**Volleyball - Female**

#1 King Abdullah academy 

#2 Oakton High School (Vienna, VA)

#3 Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

#4 COALITION

Dominion High School (Sterling, VA)

Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#5 COALITION

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

CMIT Academy (Laurel, MD)

Overall Individual

#1 Zaina Naffa (King Abdullah academy )

#2 Dawud Qaadri (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#3 Ismail Khan (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#4 Sumayyah Islam (Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD))

#5 Aliya Omar (Langley High School (McLean, VA))

Overall Teams

#1 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)

#2 King Abdullah academy 

#3 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)

#4 Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)

#5 Langley High School (McLean, VA)