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48th National Debate Tournament

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

March 18 – 21, 1994

 

Resolved: That the Commander-in-Chief power of the President of the United States should be substantially curtailed.

Winner: Northwestern University – Sean McCaffity & Jody Terry
Runner Up: Harvard University – Steven Andrews & Fred Karem

Top Speaker: Paul Skiermont – University of Kentucky
Runner Up: Fred Karem – Harvard University

Copeland Award: University of Kentucky – Jason Patil & Paul Skiermont
Runner Up: Harvard University – Kami Hayashi & Rebecca Tushnet

Host: Tim Hynes – University of Louisville
Director: Donn W. Parson – University of Kansas

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: David Berube – University of South Carolina

Overall Points Winner: George Mason University
Varsity Points Winner: Harvard University

Elim Seeds

  1. Kentucky: Jason Patil & Paul Skiermont (7-1, 20 ballots)
  2. Harvard: Stephen Andrews & Fred Karem (7-1, 20)
  3. Kansas: Ryan Boyd & Josh Zive (7-1, 20)
  4. Northwestern: Sean McCaffity & Jody Terry (7-1, 19)
  5. Wayne State: Toby Arquette & Jennifer Kowalski (6-2, 19)
  6. Harvard: Kami Hayashi & Rebecca Tushnet (6-2, 17)
  7. Emory: Charlie Henn & Jon Sharp (6-2, 17)
  8. Wake Forest: Adrienne Brovero & Marcia Tiersky (6-2, 17)
  9. George Mason: Anne Davis & Mike Dutcher (6-2, 17)
  10. Iowa: Tiffany Earl & Monte Johnson (6-2, 16)
  11. Northwestern: Sinan Aral & Mason Miller (6-2, 16)
  12. Texas: Mark McPherson & Justin Shrader (6-2, 15)
  13. Iowa: Ernest Wagner & Alison Werner (5-3, 17)
  14. George Mason: Ryan Galloway & Gordon Stables (5-3, 16)
  15. Kentucky: Jason Renzelmann & Trevor Wells (5-3, 15)
  16. Michigan: Gorav Jindal & Raj Shah (5-3, 15)
  1. Wayne State: Chris LaVigne & Ron Stevenson (5-3, 15)
  2. Georgia: Paul Barsness & Len Neighbors (5-3, 15)
  3. Emory: David Heidt & Jamie McKown (5-3, 15)
  4. Emory: Shannon Redmond & Kate Shuster (5-3, 15)
  5. Mary Washington: Jason Gordon & Patrick McMullen (5-3, 15)
  6. Dartmouth: John O’Shea & Marc Wilson (5-3, 14)
  7. Redlands: Tim Barouch & Chris Lundberg (5-3, 14)
  8. Baylor: Charles Blanchard & Jon Wiebel (5-3, 14)
  9. Georgetown: Lars Berg & Bijan Marashi (5-3, 14)
  10. Wake Forest: John Hughes & Jordana Sternberg (5-3, 13)

Speaker Awards

  1. Paul Skiermont – University of Kentucky
  2. Fred Karem – Harvard University
  3. Monte Johnson – University of Iowa
  4. Josh Zive – University of Kansas
  5. Jason Patil – University of Kentucky
  6. Sean McCaffity – Northwestern University
  7. Stephen Andrews – Harvard University
  8. Rebecca Tushnet – Harvard University
  9. Toby Arquette – Wayne State University
  10. Jody Terry – Northwestern University
  11. Mark McPherson – University of Texas
  12. Tiffany Earl – University of Iowa
  13. Jon Sharp – Emory University
  14. Ryan Galloway – George Mason University
  15. Sinan Aral – Northwestern University
  16. Tim Barouch – University of Redlands
  17. John Hughes – Wake Forest University
  18. Justin Shrader – University of Texas
  19. Jordana Sternberg – Wake Forest University
  20. Kami Hayashi – Harvard University

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Kentucky: Jason Patil & Paul Skiermont (11)
  2. Harvard: Kami Hayashi & Rebecca Tushnet (27)
  3. Emory: Charlie Henn & Jon Sharp (47)
  4. Harvard: Stephen Andrews & Fred Karem (48)
  5. Kansas: Ryan Boyd & Josh Zive (50)
  6. Texas: Mark McPherson & Justin Shrader (61)
  7. Northwestern: Sean McCaffity & Jody Terry (67)
  8. Wayne State: Toby Arquette & Jennifer Kowalski (73)
  9. George Mason: Ryan Galloway & Gordon Stables (73)
  10. Iowa: Tiffany Earl & Monte Johnson (81)
  11. Kentucky: Jason Renzelmann & Trevor Wells (111)
  12. Redlands: Tim Barouch & Chris Lundberg (116)
  13. Texas: Jonathan Brody & Eric Emerson (138)
  14. Dartmouth: John O’Shea & Marc Wilson (144)
  15. Wake Forest: Adrienne Brovero & Marcia Tiersky (154)
  16. Northwestern: Sinan Aral & Mason Miller (162)
  • 1994 Tournament Files