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John R. Park Debate Society Earns 15 Final Round Appearance; Places 1st In 5 Events

The John R. Park Debate Society traveled to San Diego, California on February 8-10, 2019 to participate in a pair of tournaments held at San Diego State University (The SDSU Round Robin & Montezuma Mesa Invitational) and Pt. Loma Nazarene University (The Sunset Cliffs Invitational). At the tournaments, the team accomplished success across each of its competitive endeavors, including the top placings in public speaking events at both tournaments and two top speaker awards in debate over the course of the weekend. The team will continue its spring season in Seattle, WA over the weekend of Feb. 22-24, 2019 at the WSCA Invitational. 

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

2nd Place Sweepstakes – Montezuma Mesa Invitational

3rd Place Sweepstakes - Sunset Cliffs Classic

Debate Awards - SDSU Round Robin

Top Speaker - NPDA Debate - Averie Vockel
Semifinalists - NPDA Debate - Averie Vockel & Shad Wojciechowski
 

Individual Event Awards - Montezuma Mesa Invitational

1st Place - Impromptu Speaking - Chris de Freitas
2nd Place - Communication Analysis - Chris de Freitas
2nd Place - Extemporaneous Speaking - Grace Osusky
2nd Place - Informative Speaking - Ben Jensen
3rd Place - Communication Analysis - Amanda Shepherd
3rd Place - Impromptu Speaking - Vivian Lee
4th Place - Persuasive Peaking - Katie Workman
Finalist - Impromptu Speaking - Katie Workman
 

Individual Event Awards - Sunset Cliffs Classic

1st Place - Communication Analysis - Chris de Freitas
1st Place - Extemporaneous Speaking - Grace Osusky
2nd Place - Communication Analysis - Amanda Shepherd
3rd Place - Impromptu Speaking - Chris de Freitas
4th Place - Extemporaneous Speaking - Katie Workman
5th Place - After Dinner Speaking - Ben Jensen
6th Place - Impromptu Speaking - Katie Workman
 

Debate Awards - Sunset Cliffs Classic

Top Speaker - NPDA Debate - Averie Vockel
3rd Place Speaker - NPDA Debate - Shad Wojciechowski
8th Place Speaker - NPDA Debate - Chris de Freitas
Quarterfinalists - NPDA Debate - Averie Vockel & Shad Wojciechowski
Octofinalists - NPDA Debate - Chris de Freitas & Ashton Poindexter
Last Updated: 7/7/21