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56th National Debate Tournament

Southwest Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

March 23-26, 2002

 

Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should substantially increase federal control throughout Indian Country in one or more of the following areas: child welfare, criminal justice, employment, environmental protection, gaming, resource management, taxation.

Winner: Northwestern University – Jacob Foster & Jonathan Paul
Runner Up: University of Kentucky – Russ Hubbard & Mike Tetzlaff

Top Speaker: Alex Berger – Dartmouth College
Runner Up: Adriana Midence – University of Michigan

Copeland Award: Dartmouth College – Alex Berger & Ben Thorpe
Runner Up: Northwestern University – Jacob Foster & Jonathan Paul

Host: John Fritch – Southwest Missouri State University
Director: Donn W. Parson – University of Kansas

Ovid Davis Award: Scott Deatherage – Northwestern University
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: Pat Ganer – Cypress College
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Scott Deatherage – Northwestern University
George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education: Herb James – Dartmouth College & Karla Leeper – Baylor University

Overall Points Winner: University of Rochester
Varsity Points Winner: Northwestern University
Community College Winner: Fresno City College

Elim Seeds

  1. Michigan State: Austin Carson & Calum Matheson (7-1, 19 ballots)
  2. Kentucky: Russ Hubbard & Mike Tetzlaff (7-1, 19)
  3. Texas: Jasdeep Brar & Jonathan McCartney (7-1, 17)
  4. Fort Hays State: Joe Ramsey & Jason Regnier (7-1, 16)
  5. Michigan: Jonah Feldman & John Oden (6-2, 20)
  6. Emory: John Rains & Kacey Wolmer (6-2, 19)
  7. Dartmouth: Alex Berger & Ben Thorpe (6-2, 18)
  8. Northwestern: Paul Flaig & Geoff Garen (6-2, 18)
  9. West Georgia: Rashad Evans & Sarah Holbrook (6-2, 18)
  10. Southern California: Chris McFarlane & Andy Silverman (6-2, 17)
  11. Michigan State: Greta Stahl & David Strauss (6-2, 16)
  12. Michigan: Adriana Midence & Shaun VanHorn (6-2, 16)
  13. Northwestern: Jacob Foster & Jonathan Paul (5-3, 17)
  14. Emory: Adam Goldstein & Josh Lynn (5-3, 17)
  15. California, Berkeley: Stacy Nathan & Dan Shalmon (5-3, 16)
  16. Dartmouth: Andrew Leong & John Turner (5-3, 16)
  1. Wake Forest: Rebecca Eaton & Patrick Speice (5-3, 16)
  2. Georgetown: Sarah Gragert & Arsalan Suleman (5-3, 16)
  3. Whitman: Thad Blank & Chales Olney (5-3, 14)
  4. California, Berkeley: Ivo Keller & Matt MacDonald (5-3, 14)
  5. California, Berkeley: Nathan Haratani & Tejinder Singh (5-3, 14)
  6. Gonzaga: Chris Losnegard & Peter McCollum (5-3, 13)
  7. Northwestern: Raja Gaddipati & Jim Lux (5-3, 13)
  8. Wake Forest: Chris DeVault & Michael Perry (5-3, 13)
  9. Kansas: Sarah Apel & Melanie Wilson (5-3, 13)
  10. North Texas: Nirav Patel & Jason Sykes (5-3, 13)
  11. Wayne State: Stephanie Gerali & Mike Weitz (5-3, 13)
  12. West Georgia: Wallace Eastwood & James Thomas (5-3, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. Alex Berger – Dartmouth College
  2. Adriana Midence – University of Michigan
  3. John Rains – Emory University
  4. Calum Matheson – Michigan State University
  5. Russ Hubbard – University of Kentucky
  6. Geoff Garen – Northwestern University
  7. Jason Regnier – Fort Hays State University
  8. Joe Ramsey – Fort Hays State University
  9. Dan Shalmon – University of California, Berkeley
  10. Sarah Holbrook – State University of West Georgia
  11. Paul Flaig – Northwestern University
  12. Ben Thorpe – Dartmouth College
  13. Peter McCollum – Gonzaga University
  14. Greta Stahl – Michigan State University
  15. Jasdeep Brar – University of Texas
  16. Austin Carson – Michigan State University
  17. Jonathan Paul – Northwestern University
  18. Tejinder Singh – University of California, Berkeley
  19. Jacob Foster – Northwestern University
  20. Andrew Leong – Dartmouth College

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Dartmouth: Alex Berger & Ben Thorpe (12)
  2. Northwestern: Jacob Foster & Jonathan Paul (24)
  3. Michigan State: Austin Carson & Calum Matheson (39)
  4. California, Berkeley: Stacy Nathan & Dan Shalmon (51)
  5. Whitman: Thad Blank & Chales Olney (68)
  6. Michigan State: Greta Stahl & David Strauss (68)
  7. Fort Hays State: Joe Ramsey & Jason Regnier (82)
  8. Emory: John Rains & Kacey Wolmer (88)
  9. Kentucky: Russ Hubbard & Mike Tetzlaff (101)
  10. Northwestern: Paul Flaig & Geoff Garen (114)
  11. Wake Forest: Rebecca Eaton & Patrick Speice (125)
  12. West Georgia: Rashad Evans & Sarah Holbrook (136)
    *** Northwestern: Raja Gaddipati & Jim Lux (141)
  13. Harvard: Michael Klinger & Elliott Tarloff (153)
  14. California, Berkeley: Nathan Haratani & Tejinder Singh (155)
  15. Emory: Adam Goldstein & Josh Lynn (156)
  16. Southern California: Chris McFarlane & Andy Silverman (193)

*** Only two teams per school allowed first rounds

  • 2002 Tournament Files