John R. Park Debate Society Ends Regular Season on a High Note - Debate - College of Humanities

The John R. Park Debate Society competed in the Trapper Rendezvous hosted by Northwest College on February 19th and 20th. At the tournament, the Debate Society earned the top overall award with individual competitors winning all three debate events offered at the tournament, as well as five other competitive events. In March, the team will begin its international and national championship tournaments to close out the season. The first will be the International Forensics Association Championships on March 12-14, 2021.

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

1^st Place – Tournament Sweepstakes

Individual Event Awards

1^st Place – Persuasive Speaking – Grace Osusky

1^st Place – Informative Speaking – Jared Lange

1^st Place – Communication Analysis – Grace Osusky

1^st Place – Poetry Interpretation – Vivian Lee

1^st Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ryan Knippel

2^nd Place – Impromptu Speaking – Jared Lange

2^nd Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ashton Poindexter

4^th Place – Impromptu Speaking – Ashton Poindexter

4^th Place – Prose Interpretation – Grace Osusky

4^th Place – Programmed Oral Interpretation – Vivian Lee

Debate Awards

1^st Place – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Alyssa Lee

1^st Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Grace Osusky & Vivian Lee

1^st Place – IPDA Debate – Ashton Poindexter

2^nd Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Jared Lange & Ryan Knippel

4^th Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Taimur Iftikhar & Ashton Zeeman