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54th National Debate Tournament

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

March 24 – 27, 2000

 

Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should adopt a policy of constructive engagement, including the immediate removal of all or nearly all economic sanctions, with the government(s) of one or more of the following nation-states: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Syria, North Korea

Winner: Emory University – Mike Horowitz & Jon Lupo
Runner Up: Michigan State University – Steve Donald & Aaron Monick

Top Speaker: Ryan Sparacino – Northwestern University
Runner Up: Steve Donald – Michigan State University

Copeland Award: University of Iowa – Kristin Langwell & Andrew Ryan
Runner Up: Emory University – Stephen Bailey & Kamal Ghali

Host: Linda Collier – University of Missouri, Kansas City
Director: Donn W. Parson – University of Kansas

Ovid Davis Award: Melissa Wade – Emory University
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: Bill Balthrop – University of North Carolina
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Will Repko – Michigan State University
George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education: Allan Louden – Wake Forest University

Overall Points Winner: Liberty University
Varsity Points Winner: Emory University

Elim Seeds

  1. Emory: Larry Heftman & Jeff McNabb (7-1, 20 ballots)
  2. Emory: Mike Horowitz & Jon Lupo (7-1, 20)
  3. Emory: Stephen Bailey & Kamal Ghali (7-1, 19)
  4. Michigan State: Steve Donald & Aaron Monick (7-1, 17)
  5. Pace: Michael Kloster & Jason Peterson (6-2, 20)
  6. Iowa: Kristin Langwell & Andy Ryan (6-2, 18)
  7. West Georgia: Sarah Holbrook & Rachel Saloom (6-2, 18)
  8. Northwestern: Jonathan Paul & Ryan Sparacino (6-2, 18)
  9. Kansas: Mike Eber & Grant McKeehan (6-2, 17)
  10. Texas: James Reed & Stephen Stetson (6-2, 17)
  11. Kentucky: Paul Jensen & Brian Ray (6-2, 17)
  12. Wake Forest: Cyclone Covey & Wesley Lotz (6-2, 16)
  13. Gonzaga: Casey Kelly & Aaron Moburg-Jones (6-2, 15)
  14. California, Berkeley: Ivo Keller & Randy Luskey (5-3, 16)
  15. Fort Hays State: Joe Ramsey & Brent Saindon (5-3, 16)
  16. Texas: Kirk Evans & Jairus Grove (5-3, 15)
  1. Whitman: Jessica Clarke & Charles Olney (5-3, 15)
  2. Missouri, Kansas City: Matt Baisley & Josh Coffman (5-3, 15)
  3. Wake Forest: Jarrod Atchison & Emma Filstrup (5-3, 15)
  4. Kansas: David Magariel & RJ Melman (5-3, 15)
  5. Michigan: Chris Pudelski & Gabe Scannapieco (5-3, 14)
  6. Dartmouth: Alex Berger & Adam Garen (5-3, 14)
  7. Louisville: Kate Charles & Kenda Cunningham (5-3, 13)
  8. Vermont: Helen Morgan & Sarah Snider (5-3, 13)
  9. Louisville: Michael Lee & Jonathan Westbrook (5-3, 13)
  10. North Texas: John Hines & Cody Morrow (5-3, 12)
  11. Michigan: Adriana Midence & Carl Sammartino (5-3, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. Ryan Sparacino- Northwestern University
  2. Steve Donald – Michigan State University
  3. Jairus Grove – University of Texas
  4. John Miller – University of Redlands
  5. Kristin Langwell – University of Iowa
  6. Andy Ryan – University of Iowa
  7. Larry Heftman – Emory University
  8. Mike Eber – University of Kansas
  9. Kamal Ghali – Emory University
  10. Grant McKeehan – University of Kansas
  11. Aaron Monick – Michigan State University
  12. Rachel Saloom – State University of West Georgia
  13. Jeff McNabb – Emory University
  14. Stephen Bailey – Emory University
  15. Stephen Stetson – University of Texas
  16. Jason Peterson – Pace University
  17. Gabe Scannapieco – University of Michigan
  18. Sarah Holbrook – State University West Georgia
  19. Jon Paul Lupo – Emory University
  20. Michael Kloster – Pace University

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Iowa: Kristin Langwell & Andy Ryan (18)
  2. Emory: Stephen Bailey & Kamal Ghali (20)
  3. Emory: Larry Heftman & Jeff McNabb (50)
    *** Emory: Michael Horowitz & Jon Lupo (55)
  4. Michigan State: Steve Donald & Aaron Monick (62)
  5. Kansas: Mike Eber & Grant McKeehan (73)
  6. Wake Forest: Cyclone Covey & Wesley Lotz (86)
  7. Michigan: Chris Pudelski & Gabe Scannapieco (94)
  8. Northwestern: Jonathan Paul & Ryan Sparacino (96)
  9. Texas: Kirk Evans & Jairus Grove (115)
  10. Redlands: Mark Graffagnini & John Miller (129)
  11. Gonzaga: Casey Kelly & Aaron Moburg-Jones (136)
  12. West Georgia: Sarah Holbrook & Rachel Saloom (155)
  13. Dartmouth: Alex Berger & Adam Garen (178)
  14. Texas: James Reed & Stephen Stetson (185)
  15. Wake Forest: Jarrod Atchison & Emma Filstrup (209)
  16. Whitman: Jessica Clarke & Charles Olney (212)

*** Only two teams per school may receive first round bids

Trivia

Scott Herndon of Kansas State reversed his speaker points in a preliminary round costing John Miller one full speaker point and thus top speaker.

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