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43rd National Debate Tournament

Miami University of Ohio

Oxford, OH

March 31 – April 3, 1989

 

Resolved: That United States foreign policy toward one or more African nations should be substantially changed.

Winner: Baylor University – Martin Loeber & Danny Plants
Runner Up: University of Michigan – Andrew Schrank & Joe Thompson

Top Speaker: Gordon Mitchell – Northwestern University
Runner Up: Danny Plants – Baylor University

Copeland Award: Baylor University – Martin Loeber & Danny Plants
Runner Up: Northwestern University – Gordon Mitchell & Dani Reiter

Host: Jack Rhodes – Miami University of Ohio
Director: David Zarefsky – Northwestern University

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Daryl Scott – Gonzaga University

Overall Points Winner: University of Michigan

Elim Seeds

  1. Michigan: Andrew Schrank & Joe Thompson (8-0, 22)
  2. Baylor: Martin Loeber & Danny Plants (7-1, 18)
  3. Dartmouth: Scott Groussman & Neal Katyal (6-2, 20)
  4. Emory: Frank Lowrey & Gus Puryear (6-2, 19)
  5. Northwestern: Gordon Mitchell & Dani Reiter (6-2, 18)
  6. Kentucky: T.A. McKinney & Calvin Rockefeller (6-2, 18)
  7. Kansas: Charles Krauss & Barry Pickens (6-2, 17)
  8. Kansas: Peter Canninstra & Pat Whalen (6-2, 17)
  9. Dartmouth: Kenny Agran & Rali Pulis (6-2, 17)
  10. Michigan: David Brownell & Denise Loshbough (6-2, 16)
  11. Harvard: Samuel Cooper & Matthew Schnall (6-2, 16)
  12. Redlands: David Herrick & Marc Rubinstein (6-2, 15)
  13. North Carolina: Geoffrey Burgess & Bryan Wells (6-2, 14)
  14. Northern Iowa: Aaron Hawbaker & Ken Schuler (5-3, 17)
  15. North Carolina: Tom Goldstein & Channing Rouse (5-3, 17)
  16. Pittsburgh: Carl Craver & Jarle Crocker (5-3, 16)
  1. Concordia: Robert Groven & Joe Schmitt (5-3, 16)
  2. Georgetown: Kevin Kuswa & Michael Tomz (5-3, 15)
  3. Arizona State: Scott DuBois & Joel Sannes (5-3, 15)
  4. Iowa: Nathan Coco & Charles Smith (5-3, 15)
  5. Harvard: David Coale & Alex Lennon (5-3, 14)
  6. Redlands: Rodger Cole & Brett Lilly (5-3, 14)
  7. Emory: Joseph Bellon & Drew Dowell (5-3, 14)
  8. Iowa: Shawn Shearer & Steve Wells (5-3, 14)
  9. Southern California: Evelyn Becker & Robert McDade (5-3, 14)
  10. Concordia: Cort Sylvester & Courtney Ward (5-3, 14)

Speaker Awards

  1. Gordon Mitchell – Northwestern University
  2. Danny Plants – Baylor University
  3. Martin Loeber – Baylor University
  4. Frank Lowrey – Emory University
  5. Joe Thompson – University of Michigan
  6. Barry Pickens – University of Kansas
  7. Andrew Schrank – University of Michigan
  8. David Herrick – University pf Redlands
  9. Jim Summers – Weber State University
  10. Ted Bixby – Weber State University

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Baylor: Martin Loeber & Danny Plants (12)
  2. Northwestern: Gordon Mitchell & Dani Reiter (25)
  3. Michigan: Andrew Schrank & Joe Thompson (35)
  4. Harvard: David Coale & Alex Lennon (54)
  5. Michigan: David Brownell & Denise Loshbough (67)
  6. Emory: Frank Lowrey & Gus Puryear (73)
  7. Weber State: Ted Bixby & Jim Summers (83)
  8. Kansas: Charles Krauss & Barry Pickens (91)
  9. Pittsburgh: Carl Craver & Jarle Crocker (111)
  10. Redlands: David Herrick & Marc Rubinstein (134)
  11. Wake Forest: Alan Coverstone & Judd Kimball (139)
  12. Dartmouth: Scott Groussman & Neal Katyal (154)
  13. Kentucky: T.A. McKinney & Calvin Rockefeller (159)
  14. Northern Iowa: Aaron Hawbaker & Ken Schuler (164)
  15. George Mason: Alan Stewart & Laura Tuell-Parcher (164)
  16. Kansas: Peter Canninstra & Pat Whalen (183)

  • 1989 Tournament Files