1991-92 DEBATE SEASON

ASSISTANT DEBATE COACHES

Joseph Bello,, ‘93
Alan Coverstone ‘93
Melanie Henson ‘92
Suzanne Pester ‘93
Marc Rubinstein ‘93

Round by Round Resuts


WAKE FOREST DEBATE SQUAD

Stapp Beeton ‘95 (Houston, Texas)
Melissa Butler ‘94 (Ottumwa, Iowa)
Adrienne Brovero ‘95 (Bronx, New York)
Corey Chapman ‘95 (Ruston, Louisiana)
Torrey Feimster ‘92 (Statesville, North Carolina)
Brian Flagler ‘95 (Lilburn, Georgia)
Rick Fledderman ‘93 (Downers Grove, Illinois)
Nate French ‘93 (Mobile, Alabama)
Mark Grant ‘93 (Burke, Virginia)
Craig Green ‘95 (Greenville, South Carolina)
Jason Grimes ‘94 (Fayetteville, Georgia)
Gordon Hull ‘94 (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Keith Jones, ‘95 (Brunswick, Georgia)
Brain Lain ‘92 (High Point, North Carolina)
Scott O’Donnell ‘95 (Omaha, Nebraska)
Tim O’Donnell ‘92 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Joseph Peery ‘95 (Provo, Utah)
Mike Ridge ‘92 (Thomasville, North Carolina)
Matt Rogers ‘95 (High Point, North Carolina)
Jeff Sodko ‘94 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Jordana Sternberg ‘94 (Lexington, Massachusetts)
Marcia Tiersky ‘94 (Chicago, Illinois)
Sara Traigle ‘95 (Ruston, Louisiana)
Chris Wiemkin ‘94 (Newtown, Pennsylvania)

HIGHLIGHTS OF 1991-92 SEASON

  • TOP TEN RANKING - National Debate Tournament Rankings
  • TOP TEN RANKING - American Debate Association
  • Qualified Two First Round Teams for NDT (Both reached elimination’s)
  • One of six schools nationally to qualify third team for NDT
  • Won over thirty team trophies in tournament competition
  • Won ADA Nationals - Varsity
  • Semi-Final teams at Novice (Freshman) Nationals

YEAR END AWARDS:

MOST VALUABLE DEBATER: Mike Ridge
MOST IMPROVED Craig Green
GREATEST CONTRIBUTION Mark Grant
BEST FRESHMAN Scott O’Donnell

STATISTICAL RECORD

1st semester
WIN
LOSS
%
WIN
LOSS
%
164 118 58.2 7 16 30.4
2nd Semester
173 109 61.3 9 8 53
Year Total
337 227 59.7 16 24 40

ASSOCIATED MAJOR ACTIVITIES Published Debater’s Research Guide: Addressing Homelessness: Social Services in the 1990’s

Editors: Roger Solt & Ross Smith; Senior Researchers: Alan Coverstone, Brian Lain, Gordon Mitchell; Research Associates: Ted Bixby, Rick Fledderman, Mike Greco, Dan Lingel, Lyle Scruggs, Marcia Tiersk

WAKE FOREST DEBATE AWARDS

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS and FINAL ROUNDS

Univ. of South Carolina- 1st place - Varsity - Marcia Tiersky & Jordana Sternberg
James Madison University - 2nd place - Varsity - Gordon Hull & Matt Rogers
North Carolina - 2nd place - Junior Varsity - Torrey Feimster & Craig Green
University of Redlands - 1st place - Varsity - Brian Lain & Mike Ridge
Samford Univ. Round Robin - 1st place - J. Varsity - Brian Flagler & Craig Green
Samford Univ. Round Robin - 1st place - Novice - Nate French & Keith Jones
District VI Championships - 1st place - Open - Adrienne Brovero & Scott O’Donnell
District VI Championships - 2nd place - Open - Brian Flagler & Craig Green
District VI Championships - 1st place - Novice - Nate French & Keith Jones
Dartmouth College - 2nd place - Varsity - Mike Ridge & Brian Lain
ADA Nationals - 1st place - Varsity - Gordon Hull & Mark Grant

SEMI-FINALISTS

University of Pittsburgh - Varsity - Mike Ridge & Brian Lain
Naval Academy - Varsity - Jeff Sodko & Adrienne Brovero
Novice Nationals - Varsity - Scott O’Donnell & Adrienne Brovero
District VI Championships - 3rd place - Open - Stapp Beeton & Matt Rogers

QUARTER-FINALS

University of South Carolina - Varsity - Melissa Butler & Scott O’Donnell
University of South Carolina - Varsity - Sara Traigle & Stapp Beeton
University of Kentucky - Freshman Breakout - Adrienne Brovero
Liberty University - Varsity - Jeff Sodko & Jason Grimes
University of Southern California - Mike Ridge & Brian Lain
University of Redlands - Varsity - Mark Grant & Rick Fledderman (Met WFU)
George Mason Univ. - Varsity - Adrienne Brovero & Jeff Sodko
Dartmouth College - Varsity - Mark Grant & Rick Fledderman

OCTA-FINALS

University of Northern Iowa - Varsity - Mike Ridge & Brian Lain
University of Kentucky - Varsity - Brian Lain & Mike Ridge
University of Northern Iowa - Varsity - Rick Fledderman & Mark Grant
Harvard University - Varsity - Brian Lain & Mike Ridge
Harvard University - Varsity - Rick Fledderman & Mark Grant
Harvard University - Varsity - Marcia Tiersky & Jordana Sternberg
Liberty University - Novice - Corey Feimster & Nate French
University of Southern California - Rick Fledderman & Mark Grant
ADA Nationals - Novice - Nate French & Keith Jones
Novice Nationals - Varsity - Stapp Beeton & Matt Rogers

DOUBLE-OCTA-FINALS

Northwestern University - Varsity - Mike Ridge & Brian Lain
Northwestern University - Varsity - Rick Fledderman & Mark Grant
National Debate Tournament - Mike Ridge & Brian Lain
National Debate Tournament - Rick Fledderman & Mark Grant

CUT-ON-POINTS

University of Kentucky - Varsity - Rick Fledderman & Mark Grant
University of Kentucky - Varsity - Scott O’Donnell & Melissa Butler
University of Kentucky - Varsity - Marcia Tiersky & Jordana Sternberg
University of North Carolina - Varsity - Scott O’Donnell & Melissa Butler
Liberty University - Varsity - Stapp Beeton & Adrienne Brovero
Liberty University - Varsity - Craig Green & Brian Flagler
West Georgia College - Varsity - Melissa Butler & Scott O’Donnell
Naval Academy, Junior Varsity - Chris Wiemkin & Sara Traigle
Northwestern University - Varsity - Jordana Sternberg & Marcia Tiersky
Northwestern University - Varsity - Melissa Butler & Scott O’Donnell
Novice Nationals - Varsity - Craig Green & Brian Flagler

SPEAKER AWARDS - 1991-1992

Univ. of Northern Iowa - 1st Varsity - Mike Ridge,
Univ. of Northern Iowa - 8th Varsity - Brian Lain
University of South Carolina - 2nd Varsity - Melissa Butler
University of South Carolina - 7th Varsity - Marcia Tiersky
University of South Carolina - 8th Varsity - Jordana Sternberg
Univ. of Kentucky - 13th Varsity - Mike Ridge Univ. of Kentucky - 19th Varsity - Brian Lain
James Madison University - 9th Varsity - Matt Rogers
James Madison University - 10th Varsity - Gordon Hull
Univ. of North Carolina - 3rd Junior Varsity - Craig Green
Liberty University - 4th Varsity - Jeff Sodko
Liberty University - 7th Varsity - Brian Flagler
Liberty University - 9th Novice - Nate French
University of Pittsburgh - 2nd Varsity - Mike Ridge
University of Pittsburgh - 6th Varsity - Jordana Sternberg
University of Pittsburgh - 10th Varsity - Rick Fledderman
University of Southern California - 6th Varsity - Rick Fledderman
University of Southern California - 19th - Varsity - Brian Lain
University of Southern California - 20th - Varsity - Marcia Tiersky
University of Southern California - 11th Varsity - Mike Ridge
University of Redlands - 3rd Varsity - Brian Lain
University of Redlands - 1st Varsity - Mike Ridge
Samford University - 1st Junior Varsity - Craig Green
Samford University - 1st Novice - Nate French
Samford University - 2nd Junior Varsity - Brian Flagler
Samford University - 2nd Novice - Keith Jones
George Mason University - 6th Varsity - Jeff Sodko
George Mason University - 7th Varsity - Gordon Hull
Dartmouth College - 3rd Varsity - Mike Ridge
Dartmouth College - 4th Varsity - Brian Lain
Dartmouth College - 8th Varsity - Mark Grant
Naval Academy - 10th Varsity - Stapp Beeton
Northwestern University - 8th Varsity - Mark Grant
Northwestern University - 14th Varsity - Brian Lain
Northwestern University - 16th Varsity - Mike Ridge
Northwestern University - 20th Varsity - Rick Fledderman
District VI Championships - 1st Open - Adrienne Brovero
District VI Championships - 4th Open - Brian Flagler
District VI Championships - 1st Novice - Nate French
District VI Championships - 2nd Novice - Keith Jones
ADA Nationals - 9th Varsity - Mark Grant
ADA Nationals - 13th Varsity Gordon Hull
Novice Nationals - 10th Varsity - Scott O’Donnell
National Debate Tournament - 10th Speaker - Mike Ridge
National Debate Tournament - 17th Speaker - Brian Lain
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