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39th National Debate Tournament

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

March 29 – April 1, 1985

 

Resolved: That the United States federal government should significantly increase exploration and/or development of space beyond the earth’s mesosphere.

Winner: Harvard University – Jonathan Massey & Ed Swaine
Runner Up: University of Iowa – Robert Garman & Karla Leeper

Top Speaker: Danny Povinelli – University of Massachusetts
Runner Up: Doug Sigel – Northwestern University

Copeland Award: Claremont McKenna College – David Bloom & Greg Mastel
Runner Up: University of Kentucky – Michael Mankins & Ouita Papka

Host: Darrell Scott & Joan Archer-Cronin – Gonzaga University
Director: David Zarefsky – Northwestern University

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Bill Balthrop – University of North Carolina

Elim Seeds

  1. Baylor: Mark Dyer & Lyn Robbins (7-1, 20 ballots)
  2. Claremont: David Bloom & Greg Mastel (7-1, 20)
  3. Northwestern: Les Lynn & Doug Sigel (7-1, 18)
  4. Redlands: Scott Hengesbach & Jeff Leon (6-2, 18)
  5. Harvard: Jonathan Massey & Ed Swaine (6-2, 16)
  6. Samford: Don Hall & Keith Herron (6-2, 16)
  7. Loyola Marymount: John Doran & Peter Ferguson (6-2, 14)
  8. Dartmouth: Erik Jaffe & Karen McGaffey (6-2, 13)
  9. Massachusetts: Mark Friedman & Danny Povinelli (5-3, 16)
  10. Georgia State: Bill Russell & William Varnadoe (5-3, 16)
  11. Iowa: Robert Garman & Karla Leeper (5-3, 15)
  12. Kentucky: Paul Flowers & Eric Kupferberg (5-3, 15)
  13. Kentucky: Michael Mankins & Ouita Papka (5-3, 14)
  14. Emory: Doug Arney & Scott Segal (5-3, 14)
  15. Wayne State: Ben Biermann & Jeff Mondak (5-3, 14)
  16. Eastern Illinois: Jon-Pierre Frenza & Jeff LaFave (5-3, 14)

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Claremont: David Bloom & Greg Mastel (15)
  2. Kentucky: Michael Mankins & Ouita Papka (24)
  3. Baylor: Mark Dyer & Lyn Robbins (38)
  4. Harvard: Jonathan Massey & Ed Swaine (60)
  5. Bates: Glenn Graham & Paul Rosenthal (63)
  6. Northwestern: Les Lynn & Doug Sigel (75)
  7. Emory: Doug Arney & Scott Segal (81)
  8. Massachusetts: Mark Friedman & Danny Povinelli (99)
  9. Dartmouth: Erik Jaffe & Karen McGaffey (111)
  10. Loyola Marymount: John Doran & Peter Ferguson (131)
  11. Eastern Illinois: Jon-Pierre Frenza & Jeff LaFave (143)
  12. Kansas: John Culver & Jerry Gaines (152)
  13. Georgia State: Bill Russell & William Varnadoe (175)
  14. Louisville: Lynn Bearden & Mark Whitehead (189)
  15. Iowa: Robert Garman & Karla Leeper (191)
  16. North Carolina: Mike Egues & Jeremy Ofseyer (193)

Speaker Awards

  1. Danny Povinelli – University of Massachusetts
  2. Doug Sigel – Northwestern University
  3. Lyn Robbins – Baylor University
  4. Michael Mankins – University of Kentucky
  5. John Doran – Loyola Marymount University
  6. David Bloom – Claremont McKenna College
  7. Jonathan Massey – Harvard University
  8. Ouita Papka – University of Kentucky
  9. Glenn Graham – Bates College
  10. Karla Leeper – University of Iowa

  • 1985 Tournament Files