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)