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59th National Debate Tournament

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

March 25-28, 2005

 

Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should establish an energy policy requiring a substantial reduction in the the consumption in the total non-governmental consumption of fossil fuels in the United States.

Winner: Northwestern University – Josh Branson & Tristan Morales
Runner Up: University of California, Berkeley – Stacey Nathan & Craig Wickersham

Top Speaker: Michael Klinger – Harvard University
Runner Up: Tristan Morales – Northwestern University

Copeland Award: Northwestern University – Josh Branson & Tristan Morales
Runner Up: Harvard University – Michael Klinger & Elliott Tarloff

Host: Glen Frappier – Gonzaga University
Director: John Fritch – University of Northern Iowa

Ovid Davis Award: Scott Deatherage – Northwestern University
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: Allan Louden – Wake Forest University
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Sherry Hall – Harvard University
George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education: William Southworth – University of Redlands

Overall Points Winner: University of California, Berkeley
Varsity Points Winner: University of California, Berkeley
Community College Points Winner: Kansas City Kansas Community College

Elim Seeds

  1. Northwestern: Josh Branson & Tristan Morales (8-0, 22 ballots)
  2. Texas: Sara Apel & Alex More (7-1, 19)
  3. Michigan State: Aaron Hardy & Shaun VanHorn (7-1, 19)
  4. Harvard: Dan Luxemburg & Christine Malumphy (6-2, 20)
  5. Redlands: Orion Steele & Nate Tribble (6-2, 19)
  6. California, Berkeley: Stacey Nathan & Craig Wickersham (6-2, 18)
  7. CSU Long Beach: Walid Kandeel & David Peterson (6-2, 18)
  8. Emory: Mike Greenstein & Vicky Palomo (6-2, 18)
  9. Michigan State: Ryan Burke & Casey Harrigan (6-2, 18)
  10. Wake Forest: Jamie Carroll & Brad Hall (6-2, 18)
  11. Harvard: Michael Klinger & Elliott Tarloff (6-2, 17)
  12. George Washington: Brian Linder & Brett Wallace (6-2, 17)
  13. California – Berkeley: Guarav Reddy & Reid Shannon (6-2, 15)
  14. West Georgia: Joe Koehle & James Thomas (6-2, 13)
  15. Kansas: Matthew Cormack & Lindy Simonsen (5-3, 16)
  16. Whitman: Beth Schueler & Eric Suni (5-3, 16)
  1. Wayne State: Matt Farmer & Gabe Murillo (5-3, 16)
  2. Dartmouth: Kathryn Clark & Brian Smith (5-3, 15)
  3. Oklahoma: Conor Cleary & Blake Johnson (5-3, 15)
  4. Fort Hays State: Phil Bouska & Michael Richardson (5-3, 15)
  5. Texas: Sarah Heaton & Brian Peterson (5-3, 15)
  6. Missouri – Kansas City: Austin Case & Malcolm Gordon (5-3, 15)
  7. Emory: Stephen Chaudoin & Cyrus Ghavi (5-3, 14)
  8. Dartmouth: Maggie Berthiaume & Jeremy Martin (5-3, 14)
  9. Regis: John Rief & Brian Schrader (5-3, 14)
  10. Iowa: Matt Roberts & Brian Severson (5-3, 13)
  11. Dartmouth: Hunter Brooks & David Marks (5-3, 13)
  12. Texas: Mariesa Herrmann & Spencer Johnson (5-3, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. Michael Klinger – Harvard University
  2. Tristan Morales – Northwestern University
  3. Josh Branson – Northwestern University
  4. Elliott Tarloff – Harvard University
  5. Stacey Nathan – University of California, Berkeley
  6. Sara Apel – University of Texas
  7. Shaun VanHorn – Michigan State University
  8. David Peterson – California State University, Long Beach
  9. Brian Smith – Dartmouth College
  10. Aaron Hardy – Michigan State University
  11. Gaurav Reddy – University of California, Berkeley
  12. Jennifer Harris – University of Louisville
  13. Alex More – University of Texas
  14. Craig Wickersham – University of California, Berkeley
  15. Dan Luxemburg – Harvard University
  16. Orion Steele – University of Redlands
  17. James Thomas – University of West Georgia
  18. Mike Greenstein – Emory University
  19. Maggie Berthiaume – Dartmouth College
  20. Brenda Montes – California State University, Fullerton

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Northwestern: Josh Branson & Tristan Morales (15)
  2. Harvard: Michael Klinger & Elliott Tarloff (19)
  3. California, Berkeley: Stacey Nathan & Craig Wickersham (37)
  4. Michigan State: Aaron Hardy & Shaun VanHorn (57)
  5. California, Berkeley: Guarav Reddy & Reid Shannon (62)
  6. Texas: Sara Apel & Alex More (63)
  7. Dartmouth: Kathryn Clark & Brian Smith (75)
  8. Wake Forest: Jamie Carroll & Brad Hall (78)
  9. West Georgia: Joe Koehle & James Thomas (97)
  10. Emory: Stephen Chaudoin & Cyrus Ghavi (116)
  11. Emory: Mike Greenstein & Vicky Palomo (124)
  12. Dartmouth: Maggie Berthiaume & Jeremy Martin (139)
  13. Michigan State: Ryan Burke & Casey Harrigan (148)
  14. Harvard: Dan Luxemburg & Christine Malumphy (150)
  15. Kansas: Matthew Cormack & Lindy Simonsen (156)
  16. Northwestern: Avery Dale & Anthony Jardina (174)
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