John R. Park Debate Society Wins International Championship - Debate - College of Humanities

The John R. Park Debate Society traveled to Berlin, Germany on March 6-13, 2019 to participate in the International Forensics Association Annual Tournament & Conference. In the U's second trip to the tournament, students won an event, placed in finals in 7 additional events, boasted four of the 6 top teams in debate, and finished 4th overall out of over 20 colleges and universities. The team will continue its spring season at the National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship Tournament which it will also host on March 14-17, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

4th Place Tournament Sweepstakes - University of Utah

Individual Event Awards

International Champion - Extemporaneous Speaking - Shad Wojciechowski

2nd Place - After Dinner Speaking - Zac Ray

3rd Place - Extemporaneous Speaking - Katie Workman

3rd Place - Prose Interpretation - Zac Ray

5th Place - Dramatic Interpretation - Zac Ray

6th Place - Communication Analysis - Ashton Poindexter

6th Place - Informative Speaking - Ben Jensen

Semifinalist - Impromptu Speaking - Ashton Poindexter

Debate Awards

2nd Place - NPDA Debate - Vivian Lee & Amanda Shepherd

3rd Place - NPDA Debate - Chris de Freitas & Ashton Poindexter

4th Place - NPDA Debate - Ben Jensen & Grace Osusky

6th Place - NPDA Debate - Averie Vockel & Shad Wojciechowski