2023 Showdown in the Heights --- Top 50% Novice IPDA Speaker Awards
| # | School | Speaker | High Low Points | Total Points | Two High Low Points | Ranks | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harper College | Seth Margolis | 58 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2 | Harper College | Kaleb Koch | 58 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 
| 3 | COLLEGE OF DUPAGE | Damian Rocha | 56 | 114 | 0 | 5 | 
| 4 | Harper College | Isabella Abarca | 56 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 
| 5 | COLLEGE OF DUPAGE | Natalie Orsic | 55.67 | 110.67 | 0 | 5.33 | 
| 6 | Prairie State College | Carrington Valentine | 55 | 110 | 0 | 6 | 
| 7 | COLLEGE OF DUPAGE | Nathan George | 55 | 108 | 0 | 6 | 
| 8 | Prairie State College | Syncere Billups | 55 | 108 | 0 | 8 | 
| 9 | DePaul University | Nuveria Tajammul | 53 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 
| 10 | COLLEGE OF DUPAGE | Noah McBrien | 53 | 107 | 0 | 7 | 
| 11 | College of Lake County | Luis Barahona | 52.67 | 106.67 | 0 | 6.67 |