John R. Park Debate Society Takes Top Honors in California - College of Humanities

The John R. Park Debate Society continued its Spring 2021 season at the Talk Hawk Invitational held by Las Positas College on February 12-14, 2021. The Debate Society faced competition against 31 colleges and universities from 13 states. Over the weekend, the team won three events and competed in elimination rounds in over a dozen events. This collective success also earend the team top honors among schools competing in the individual events portion of the tournament and a second place finish among schools participating in debate events. The Debate Society will conclude regular season competition at the Trapper Rendezvous hosted by Northwest College on February 19-20, 2021.

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COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards:

1^st Place – IE Sweepstakes
2^nd Place – Debate Sweepstakes

Individual Event Awards:

1^st Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ryan Knippel
1^st Place – Extemporaneous Speaking – Ryan Knippel
1^st Place – Persuasive Speaking – Meredith Jenkins
2^nd Place – Programmed Oral Interpretation – Vivian Lee
3^rd Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ashton Poindexter
3^rd Place – Impromptu Speaking – Ashton Poindexter
3^rd Place – Overall Speaker – Ryan Knippel
4^th Place – Extemporaneous Speaking – Meredith Jenkins
5^th Place – After Dinner Speaking – Sena Wright

Debate Awards:

1^st Place Open Speaker – IPDA Debate – Ryan Knippel
1^st Place Open Speaker – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Thane Zeeh
2^nd Place Open Speaker – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Alyssa Lee
2^nd Place – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Alyssa Lee
2^nd Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Meredith Jenkins & Vivian Lee
3^rd Place Speaker – British Parliamentary Debate – Vivian Lee
Silver Medalist – IPDA Debate – Ryan Knippel
4^th Place Open Speaker – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Leo Doctorman
Quarterfinalist – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Ashton Poindexter