John R. Park Debate Society Finishes the Fall Season With a Big Win

The John R. Park Debate Society wrapped up its fall season in Walnut, California on December 1-3, 2023, participating in the PSCFA Fall Champs Invitational hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. The team had more than 50 rounds of competition over the weekend with 23 final-round appearances. Additionally, the team won the 4-year sweepstakes title, continuing its six-year winning streak at this tournament against the 39 other teams in attendance, including Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego State University, Northern Arizona University, Concordia University Irvine, and five California State universities. The University of Utah also took second place in the novice division, largely due to the efforts of first-year student Maria Manousakis, who placed in five events. The team will resume competition in the spring when they host the Great Salt Lake tournament on January 13-15. 

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

1^st  Place Sweepstakes - 4-Year

2^nd Place Sweepstakes – Novice Division

Debate Awards 

Gold – Open NPDA – Samantha Watrin and Kit Stevens

Gold – Junior NPDA – Willow Wilson and Will Ruzanski

Gold – Novice NPDA – Maria Manousakis and Brinley Kemp

Gold – Novice IPDA – Maria Manousakis

Silver – Open NPDA – Meredith Jenkins and Adelyn Kobe

Silver – Junior NPDA – Courtney Hardie and Javier Tejeda

Bronze – Novice IPDA – Sophia Smith

Bronze – Open NFA-LD – Samantha Watrin

2^nd Place – Open NFA-LD Speaker – Samantha Watrin

4^th Place – Novice NPDA Speaker – Maria Manousakis

8^th Place – Junior NPDA Speaker – Willow Wilson

9^th Place – Open IPDA Speaker – Willow Wilson

9^th Place – Open NPDA Speaker – Meredith Jenkins

 

Individual Event Awards

1^st Place Novice After Dinner Speaking – Maria Manousakis

1^st Place Extemporaneous Speaking – Meredith Jenkins

1^st Place Communication Analysis – Willow Wilson

2^nd Place Persuasive Speaking- Meredith Jenkins

2^nd Place Communication Analysis – Kit Stevens

2^nd Place Novice Communication Analysis – Sophia Smith

2^nd Place Impromptu Speaking – Adelyn Kobe

2^nd Place Novice Impromptu Speaking – Maria Manousakis

2^nd Place Poetry Interpretation – Willow Wilson

2^nd Place Dramatic Interpretation – Javier Tejeda

3^rd Place Informative Speaking – Meredith Jenkins

3^rd Place Impromptu – Meredith Jenkins

4^th Place Novice Informative Speaking – Brinley Kemp

4^th Place Extemporaneous Speaking – Adelyn Kobe

4^th Place Informative Speaking – Samantha Watrin

5^th Place Informative Speaking – Adelyn Kobe

6^th Place Impromptu Speaking – Samantha Watrin

Semifinals -  Impromptu Speaking – Courtney Hardie