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66th National Debate Tournament

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

March 30 – April 2, 2012

 

Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for one or more of the following: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.

Winner: Georgetown University – Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff
Runner Up: Northwestern University – Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon

Top Speaker: Ryan Beiermeister – Northwestern University
Runner Up: Layne Kirshon – Northwestern University

Copeland Award: Northwestern University – Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon
Runner Up: Georgetown University – Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff

Host: Bill Newnam – Emory University
Director: John Fritch – University of Northern Iowa

Ovid Davis Award: Jonathan Paul – Georgetown University
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: Gary Larson – Wheaton College
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Dan Fitzmier – Northwestern University
James J. Unger Coaching Award: Dan Fitzmier – Northwestern University
George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education: Glen Frappier – Gonzaga University

Overall Points Winner: Liberty University
Varsity Points Winner: Northwestern University
Community College Points Winner: Kansas City Kansas Community College

Elim Seeds

  1. Northwestern: Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon (8-0, 22 ballots)
  2. Loyola Marymount: Jack Ewing & James Mollison (7-1, 21)
  3. Georgetown: Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff (7-1, 20)
  4. Georgetown: Richard Day & Tyler Engler (7-1, 19)
  5. Gonzaga: Paul Kanellopoulos & Leah Moczulski (6-2, 18)
  6. Northwestern: Jordan Blumenthal & Alex Miles (6-2, 18)
  7. Kansas: Patrick Kennedy & Sean Kennedy (6-2, 17)
  8. Emporia State: Ryan Wash & LaToya Williams-Green (6-2, 17)
  9. California – Berkeley: Andres Gannon & Sarah Weiner (6-2, 16)
  10. Baylor: John Cook & Ashley Morgan (6-2, 16)
  11. Michigan State: Evan Hebert & Kaavya Ramesh (6-2, 16)
  12. Liberty: Lincoln Garrett & Austin Woodruff (6-2, 12)
  13. Georgia: Mike Lacy & Austin Layton (5-3, 17)
  14. West Georgia: Damiyr Davis & Miguel Feliciano (5-3, 17)
  15. Oklahoma: Michael Masterson & Keegan Tomik (5-3, 17)
  16. Kansas: Mathew Petersen & Mark Wilkins (5-3, 16)
  1. Harvard: Bradley Bolman & Michael Suo (5-3, 16)
  2. Wake Forest: Ken Bailey & Richard Min (5-3, 16)
  3. Dartmouth: Zack Elias & Alex Resar (5-3, 16)
  4. Missouri State: Jordan Foley & Wes Rumbaugh (5-3, 15)
  5. Texas – San Antonio: Michael Ely & Derek Liles (5-3, 15)
  6. Michigan: Kyle Deming & Alex Pappas (5-3, 14)
  7. Mary Washington: Patrick McCleary & Colin McElhinny (5-3, 14)
  8. Northwestern: Peyton Lee & Arjun Vellayappan (5-3, 13)
  9. Emory: Megan Cambre & Matthew Pesce (5-3, 13)
  10. North Texas: Brian Kersch & Shelby Pryor (5-3, 13)
  11. Harvard: William Karlson & Gabrielle Tandet (5-3, 12)
  12. Michigan: Ellis Allen & Maria Liu (5-3, 12)
  13. Wichita State: Brian Box & Matt Munday (5-3, 11)
  14. Missouri – Kansas City: Andrew Allsup & Juan Garcia (5-3, 11)

Speaker Awards

  1. Ryan Beiermeister – Northwestern University
  2. Layne Kirshon – Northwestern University
  3. James Mollison – Loyola Marymount University
  4. Jack Ewing – Loyola Marymount University
  5. Leah Moczulski – Gonzaga University
  6. Sean Kennedy – University of Kansas
  7. Andrew Markoff – Georgetown University
  8. Andrew Arsht – Georgetown University
  9. Peyton Lee – Northwestern University
  10. Sarah Weiner – University of California, Berkeley
  11. Paul Kanellopoulos – Gonzaga University
  12. Ryan Wash – Emporia State University
  13. LaToya Williams-Green – Emporia State University
  14. John Cook – Baylor University
  15. Patrick Kennedy – University of Kansas
  16. Mike Carlotti – Wake Forest University
  17. William Karlson – Harvard University
  18. Jordan Blumenthal – Northwestern University
  19. Andres Gannon – University of California, Berkeley
  20. Arjun Vellayappan – Northwestern University

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Northwestern: Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon (10)
  2. Georgetown: Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff (20)
  3. Loyola Marymount: Jack Ewing & James Mollison (30)
  4. Gonzaga: Paul Kanellopoulos & Leah Moczulski (42)
  5. Kansas: Patrick Kennedy & Sean Kennedy (53)
  6. Northwestern: Peyton Lee & Arjun Vellayappan (58)
    ***Northwestern: Jordan Blumenthal & Alex Miles (66)
  7. Michigan: Ellis Allen & Maria Liu (86)
  8. California, Berkeley: Andres Gannon & Sarah Weiner (89)
  9. Emporia State: Ryan Wash & LaToya Williams-Green (96)
  10. Georgia: Mike Lacy & Austin Layton (123)
  11. Harvard: William Karlson & Gabrielle Tandet (127)
  12. Baylor: John Cook & Ashley Morgan (131)
  13. Wake Forest: Francisco Bencosme & Mike Carlotti (140)
  14. Michigan State: Evan Hebert & Kaavya Ramesh (158)
  15. Wake Forest: Andrew McCarty & Ian Miller (167)
  16. Kansas: Mathew Petersen & Mark Wilkins (173)

***NOTE: Only two teams per school may receive first round bids.

Trivia

Starting this year, judges were allowed to assign points in .1 points increments at the NDT.

  • 2012 Tournament Files