John R. Park Debate Society Wins Fall Championships

The John R. Park Debate Society participated in the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association Fall Championships to conclude its Fall 2020 competitive season on December 5-6, 2020. Among the team’s many accomplishments, students from Utah, in competition against more than 40 colleges and universities from 6 states, won four events, placed in finals in 9 events, and won the overall sweepstakes award for University participants. With these results, Utah competitors have qualified nearly 20 events to national and international championships next semester. The team will look to build on a strong fall season when spring competition begins with the Great Salt Lake Invitational hosted by the University of Utah in January.

COMPLETE RESULTS:

Overall Awards

1st Place - University Sweepstakes

Debate Awards

IPDA Debate

Gold Medalist – Junior IPDA Debate – Meredith Jenkins

Gold Medalist – Open IPDA Debate – Grace Osusky

Gold Medalist – Open IPDA Debate – Katie Workman

Gold Medalist – Open IPDA Debate – Vivian Lee

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Gold Medalist – Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Leo Doctorman

Silver Medalist – Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Alyssa Lee

Silver Medalist – Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Thane Zeeh

Bronze Medalist – Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Ashton Poindexter

Individual Event Awards

1^st Place – Informative Speaking – Jared Lange

1^st Place – Junior Persuasive Speaking – Meredith Jenkins

2^nd Place – Junior Extemporaneous Speaking – Meredith Jenkins

3^rd Place – Junior Persuasive Speaking – Ashton Zeeman

3^rd Place – Open Extemporaneous Speaking – Katie Workman

4^th Place –Informative Speaking – Tiffany Chan

5^th Place – Prose Interpretation – Grace Osusky

6^th Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ryan Knippel

6^th Place – Impromptu Speaking – Ashton Poindexter