John R. Park Debate Society Soars in San Diego

The John R. Park Debate Society continued its 2022-2023 competitive season on October 21-23, 2022, traveling to San Diego, California to compete at the Sunset Cliffs Classic hosted by Pt. Loma Nazarene University. Six University of Utah students competed against a field of 34 other schools, including Rice University, Concordia University Irvine, Point Loma Nazarene University, and the  University of Southern California. Members of the Debate Society appeared in 12 elimination rounds across the tournament, securing five tournament champions, including the top Individual Events Speaker award. The team will continue its season in November at the Paul Winters Invitational Tournament hosted by the University of the Pacific.

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

1^st place – Individual Events Speaker – Ryan Knippel

3^rd Place – Individual Events Speaker – Merrin Maughan

Team Sweepstakes – 6^th place

Individual  Events Awards

1^st Place Informative Speaking – Merrin Maughan

1^st Place After Dinner Speaking – Ryan Knippel

1^st Place Duet – Javier Tejeda and Willow Wilson

2^nd Place Persuasive Speaking – Merrin Maughan

2^nd Place Extemporaneous Speaking – Ryan Knippel

3^rd Place Dramatic Interpretation – Javier Tejeda

5^th Place Impromptu Speaking -Ryan Knippel

5^th Place Program Oral Interpretation – Lorna Gage

5^th Place Poetry – Willow Wilson

6^th Place prose -Lorna Gage

Debate Awards

1^st Place Speaker NFA-LD – Madeleine Felix

2^nd Place NFA-LD – Madeleine Felix

4^th Place Speaker – British Parliamentary Debate

Finalists – Novice British Parliamentary – Madeleine Felix and Merrin Maughan