�鶹APP Claims Two National Titles at Speech & Debate Tournament

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�鶹APP Claims Two National Titles at Speech & Debate Tournament

�鶹APP Claims Two National Titles at Speech & Debate Tournament

The �鶹APP Speech & Debate Team captured its first Speech and Debate Overall Team Championship while earning its fifth National Debate Team Championship in the last six years at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament hosted in March by the University of Central Florida.

Several Storm team members also earned individual national titles and many others received high honors. The country’s largest speech and debate competition featured 70 colleges and universities of all sizes.

“I am so impressed with how hard all 36 members of our nationals team worked,” said Spencer Waugh, director of �鶹APP’s speech and debate program. “Our team really wanted to make it five out of six in terms of a team championship in debate. The overall team championship was a bit of a surprise — something we had hoped to accomplish in the next five years — but it is a testament to how well our speech team has done this year.”

�鶹APP tallied 222 points in winning the overall national title—besting second place Boise State by 24 points. �鶹APP and Boise State also finished one-two in debate team points.

Individually, Danielle Blake ’22, Blaine, Minn., and Drake Wood ’21, Blue Springs, Mo., were crowned national champions in Public Forum Debate. Teagan Townsend ’25, Olathe, Kan., took the national title for Varsity NFA LD. Mo Marks ’22, Des Moines, earned the national championship (top superior) in After Dinner Speaking. Ryan Magalhaes ’25, Indianola, received national champion honors in Novice NFA LD.

�鶹APP also produced a pair of National Runners-Up: Ethan Humble ’23, Stewartville, Minn., in Broadcast Journalism and Ryan Corcoran ’25, Sioux Falls, S.D., in Impromptu Speaking.

Here is a complete rundown of team and individual results:

Combined Speech & Debate Team Points
(1) �鶹APP                         222
(2) Boise State University                198
(3) Ohio University                           190
(4) Marian University                       164
(5) University Of Central Florida   150
(6) University of Alabama                138
(7) Tennessee State University      112
(8) Casper College                            104
(9) Seton Hall University                 098
(10) Morehouse College                  098

Debate Team Points
(1) �鶹APP
(2) Boise State University
(3) Morehouse College
(4) University of Central Florida
(5) The College of Idaho
(6) Ohio University
(7) Point Loma Nazarene University
(8) Marian University
(9) Idaho State University
(10) Kansas Wesleyan University

Individual Events – Speech Team Points
(1) Boise State University
(2) University of Alabama
(3) Ohio University
(4) �鶹APP
(5) Seton Hall University
(6) Marian University
(7) Tennessee State University
(8) Truman State University
(9) Rice University
(10) Casper College

Debate Results:
Public Forum Debate
National Champions: Danielle Blake & Drake Wood
Semi-Finalists: Monserrat Saucedo & Dylan Seibel
Quarterfinalists: Scott Krueger & Foxx Harrington
Quarterfinalists: Triniti Krauss & Kylie Doupnik

 Junior Varsity Public Forum
National Runner-Up: Abby Fry & Ryan Corcoran

Varsity Parliamentary Debate:
Semifinalists: Danielle Blake & Drake Wood
Quarterfinalists: Triniti Krauss & Teagan Townsend
Quarterfinalists: Andrew Flory & Sam Porter  

Junior Varsity Parliamentary Debate:
Semifinalists: Abby Fry & Ryan Corcoran
Quarterfinalists: Malcolm Smart & Scott Krueger

IPDA Debate:
Quarterfinalist: Mo Marks

Varsity NFA LD:
National Champion: Teagan Townsend
Quarterfinalist: Andrew Flory
Quarterfinalist: Scout Perry

Novice NFA LD:
National Champion: Ryan Magalhaes

Individual Events Results:
Elise Sturgeon:
Pi Kappa All American
Excellence in Prose Interpretation
Superior in After Dinner Speaking
Superior in Interviewing  

Kylie Doupnik:
Pi Kappa Delta All American
Excellence in Prose Interpretation
Excellence in Program of Oral Interpretation
Excellence in Communication Analysis

Danielle Blake:
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism

Triniti Krauss:
Superior in Broadcast Journalism

Drake Wood:
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking

Mo Marks:
National Champion (top superior) in After Dinner Speaking
Third Place/Top Superior in Extemp Commentary
Superior in Impromptu Speaking
Superior in Extemporaneous Speaking
Superior in Persuasive Speaking
Excellence in Communication Analysis
Excellence in Informative Speaking  

Ethan Humble:
National Runner-Up/Top Superior in Broadcast Journalism

Scout Perry:
Top Superior in Congress
Excellence in Extemp Commentary
Excellence in Discussion
Top Presiding Officer Award

Ryan Corcoran:
National-Runner -Up/Top Superior in Impromptu Speaking
Superior in Extemporaneous Speaking

Monserrat Saucedo:
Superior in Interviewing

Alyssa Beckwith:
Excellence in Extemp Commentary 

Andrew Flory:
Excellence in Extemporaneous Commentary
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking  

Faithyna Leonard:
Pi Kappa Delta All American
Excellence in Discussion

Ryan Magalhaes:
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking

Abby Fry:
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking
Excellence in Interviewing  

Will Keck:
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Excellence in Interviewing

Tempest Allred:
Excellence in Interviewing
Excellence in Junior Varsity IPDA

Sam Porter:
Excellence in Interviewing

Malcolm Smart:
Excellence in Interviewing

Article Information

Published

March 22, 2022

Author

Roger Degerman

Department

Department of Multi-Media Communications, Graphic Design, and Speech & Debate

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