John R. Park Debate Society Takes Top Honors in San Diego

The John R. Park Debate Society continued its 2022-2023 competitive season on February 3-6, traveling to San Diego, California to compete at the Gaske Memorial hosted by San Diego State University. Seven University of Utah students competed against a field of 13 other schools, including Tulane University, Concordia University Irvine, Point Loma Nazarene University, and the  University of Southern California. Members of the Debate Society appeared in 16 elimination rounds across the tournament, securing five tournament champions, including the Dr. Paul Gaske Memorial Individual Sweepstakes award. The team will continue its season on February 17-19 at the Western States Communication Association Tournament hosted by Arizona State University.

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

2nd Place – 4-year Sweepstakes

1st place Gaske Award - Meredith Jenkins
2nd place Gaske Award - Merrin Maughan

Individual  Events Awards

1st place Informative Speaking - Merrin Maughan

1st place Communication Analysis - Willow Wilson

1st place Extemporaneous Speaking - Adelyn Kobe

1st place persuasive speaking - Meredith Jenkins

2nd place Impromptu Speaking- Meredith Jenkins

2nd place communication analysis - Merrin Maughan

2nd place Informative Speaking - Adelyn Kobe

2nd place Extemporaneous Speaking - Meredith Jenkins

2nd place Dramatic Interpretation - Javier Tejeda

3rd place Informative Speaking - Meredith Jenkins

3rd place Extemporaneous Speaking - Ryan Knippel

4th place persuasive speaking - Merrin Maughan

4th place Poetry Interpretation - Willow Wilson

4th place Program Oral Interpretation - Meredith Jenkins

4th place After Dinner Speaking - Ryan Knippel

6th place Poetry Interpretation - Javier Tejeda

Debate Awards

4th place Open NPDA- Meredith Jenkins and Merrin Maughan

7th place Junior NPDA Speaker - Adelyn Kobe 

8th place Open NPDA Speaker - Ryan Knippel