Congratulations to Angela Sundell, RDR, CRR, CRC, who won both the NCRA Speed and Realtime Contests. Sundell’s wins were announced during the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, July 18, as part of the 2026 NCRA Conference & Expo. For the Realtime Contest, Sundell took first with only 9 errors in the Literary portion of the contest — a 99.1% — and fourth in the Two-Voice, 22 errors for a score of 98.044%. Her overall Realtime score was 98.572%. In the Speed Contest, Sundell placed first with only 2 errors (99.818%) in Literary; third in Legal opinion with 9 errors (99.217%); and first in the Testimony with 9 errors (99.357%). Her overall combined score for the Speed Contest win was 99.464%.
Rose Detloff, RMR, CRR, received the second place overall medal for her performance in the Speed Contest, scoring 99.290%. Detloff earned second place in Literary (6 errors, 99.455%); fourth in Legal Opinion (10 errors, 99.130%); and second in Testimony (10 errors, 99.286%). She and Sundell were joined on the stage by third-place medalist Hannah Williams, RMR, CRR, who placed fourth in the Literary leg (9 errors, 99.182%); tied for second with John Wissenbach, RDR, CRR, CRC, and Erica McQuillen, RDR, CRR, for the Legal Opinion (7 errors, 99.391%); and placed third in the Testimony leg (11 errors, 99.214%). Williams’ combined Speed Contest score was 99.262%.
Williams won second place in the Realtime Contest. Her Literary leg scored 97.5% (25 errors), earning her fifth place, and her Two-Voice leg earned her a gold medal, with a score of 99.565% (5 errors), for an overall combined accuracy of 98.528%. Earning third place, Debra Bollman Farfan, RDR, CRR, CRC, placed second in the Literary leg, with a score of 98.2% (18 errors) and third in the Two-Voice with a score of 98.4% (18 errors again), and an overall score of 98.3%.
Congratulations to all those who qualified and competed in this year’s event.
It was the second year exploring new efficiencies, including holding both contests on one day, and using EV360 software as a step in the grading process.
This year, the Speed Contest consisted of three legs: a Literary leg at 220 wpm; Legal Opinion at 230 wpm; and a Testimony (or Q&A) leg at 280 wpm. Contestants had 90 minutes to transcribe each leg.
The Realtime Contest consisted of two legs: Literary at 200 wpm and Two-Voice (also known as Testimony) at 225 wpm. Contestants turned in a file immediately following the end of dictation for grading.
In both contests, contestants must receive 95 percent accuracy to qualify; accuracy also determines the winners.
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