Debate Society Opens 2017-'18 Season by Winning Top Honors

The John R. Park Debate Society traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado to open its competitive season with top honors at the Al Johnson Memorial Invitational hosted by Colorado College.

At the first tournament, the team competed in individual events and debate, facing competition from twenty colleges and universities. Among the other institutions in attendance were the University of Florida, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the United States Air Force Academy, and San Diego State University. Among the team’s many accomplishments, senior Jose Soto and sophomore Chris De Freitas went undefeated on their way to a first place finish in parliamentary debate. The team will look to build on these early results next month when it travels to Reno, Nevada for the Biggest Little City Classic hosted by the University of Nevada.

COMPLETE RESULTS:

Debate Awards

1^st Place – Open Parliamentary Debate – Jose Soto & Chris de Freitas

Semifinalists – Open Parliamentary Debate – Courtney Nilson & Amanda Shepherd

Quarterfinalists – Open Parliamentary Debate – Averie Vockel & Shad Wojciechowski

3^rd Place Speaker – Open Parliamentary Debate – Averie Vockel

4^th Place Speaker – Open Parliamentary Debate – Chris de Freitas

6^th Place Speaker – Open Parliamentary Debate – Jose Soto

7^th Place Speaker – Open Parliamentary Debate – Courtney Nilson

Individual Event Awards – 1^st Half

3^rd Place – Prose Interpretation – Jose Soto

3^rd Place – Extemporaneous Speaking – Shad Wojciechowski

5^th Place – After Dinner Speaking – Averie Vockel

6^th Place – Programmed Oral Interpretation – Zac Ray

Individual Event Awards – 2^nd Half

3^rd Place - Extemporaneous Speaking – Shad Wojciechowski

4^th Place – Programmed Oral Interpretation – Zac Ray

Overall Awards

2^nd Place – Debate Sweepstakes

4^th Place – Combined (IE & Debate) Sweepstakes, Part 1

5^th Place – Swing (Part 1 & 2) Sweepstakes