1994-95 SEASON REPORT

Assistant Coaches, 1994-95 Squad, Season Highlights, End-of-Year Awards, National Rankings
Tournament Awards, Speaker Awards

ASSISTANT DEBATE COACHES

Stefan Bauchard ‘96
Mark Grant '95
Tim O’Donnell ‘95
Shannon Redmond ‘96

Round by Round Results

WAKE FOREST DEBATE SQUAD
Rachel Avon ‘98 (Columbus, Ohio)
Robbie Boone ‘95 (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Adrienne Brovero '95 (Bronx, New York)
Chris Cooper '96 (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Brian Flagler '95 (Lilburn, Georgia)
Sara Fuller ‘98 (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross ‘98 (Ashland, Oregon)
Craig Green '95 (Greenville, South Carolina)
John Hughes, '96 (Whitefish, Montana)
Stacey Kurpieski '97 (Massilion, Ohio)
Michael Matos ‘98 (Evans, Georgia)
Scott O'Donnell '95 (Omaha, Nebraska)
Brian Prestes, '97 (Worester, Massachusetts)
Matt Rogers '95 (High Point, North Carolina)
Ken Rufo '97, (Canton, Ohio)
Michael Seezen '95 (Nashville, Tennessee)
Jeremy Schwer ‘95 (Newark, Deleware)
Bryan Yeazel '97 (San Dimas, California)

HIGHLIGHTS OF 1994-95 SEASON

Top Ranked Varsity Squad-NDT rankings

Rex Copeland Award - Top First Round Team - Brovero & Hughes

Qualified three teams for NDT - Two First Rounds, all three cleared

1st, 2nd, or 3rd place finishes in 14 tournaments

Squad totals: 305 Wins-193 Losses

 

YEAR END AWARDS

MOST VALUABLE DEBATER: Adrienne Brovero

MOST IMPROVED Craig Green

GREATEST CONTRIBUTION Brian Prestes

BEST FRESHMAN Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

1994-1995 RANKINGS

1
WAKE FOREST
431
2
Northwestern
421
3
Dartmouth
416
4
Wayne State
388
5
Texas
371
6
Iowa
360
7
Kentucky
335
8
Emory
323
9
Harvard
317
10
George Washington
305
11
Redlands
297
12
Southern California
291
13
Baylor
290
14
Michigan
290
15
Kansas
282

MAJOR ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

Published Debater's Research Guide: Immigration Regulation: Borderline Policies

Editors: Roger Solt & Ross Smith; Senior Researchers: Adrienne Brovero, J.P. Lacy, Tim O’Donnell, Mike Ridge, Marcia Tiersky, Alan Coverstone; Research Associates: Brian Prestes, Stacey Kurpieski.

46th Annual Summer Debate Workshop - June/July

Workshop Director - Ross Smith

Student and Staff from around the country gathered for the three week institute

High School Outreach:

Wake debaters and Coaches judged, help manage and judge approximately 15 high school tournaments around the country

Provided several community programs - demonstration debates, speaking engagements

DEBATE AWARDS 1994-95 SEASON

CHAMPIONSHIPS and FINAL ROUNDS

Lenoir-Rhyne - 1st place - Chris Cooper & Rachel Avon
Univ. of Kentucky Round Robin - "Show" (3rd Place) John Hughes & Adrienne Brovero
University of Kentucky - 1st place - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
James Madison University- 2nd place - Matt Rogers & Stacey Kurpieski
University of Southern California - 1st place - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
University of Redlands - 2nd place - John Hughes & Adrienne Brovero
West Georgia College - 1st place - John Hughes & Adrienne Brovero
Dartmouth Round Robin - 2nd place - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
District VI Tournament - 1st place Open (tie) - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
District VI Tournament - 1st place Open (tie) - Brian Prestes & Bryan Yeazel
District VI Tournament - 1st place Open (tie) - Michael Matos & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
District VI Tournament - 1st place Consolation - Chris Cooper & David Beam (Emory)
Amer. Debate Assoc. Nats - 2nd Place Varsity - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
NDT - Rex Copeland Award - (Top First Rd. Bid) Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes

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SEMI-FINALISTS

Lenior-Rhyne College - (4th place) Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Sara Fuller
Univ. of Northern Iowa - Bryan Yeazel & Brian Prestes
Harvard University - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
James Madison University - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
National Debate Tournament - John Hughes & Adrienne Brovero

QUARTER-FINALS

Univ. of Northern Iowa - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
Univ. of Michigan - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
Univ. of Louisville - Craig Green & Daveed Garten stein-Ross
George Mason University - Michael Seezen & Stacey Kurpieski
District VI Tournament - Scott O’Donnell & Craig Green

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OCTA-FINALS

University of North Carolina - Mike Matos & Ken Rufo
Harvard University - Brian Prestes & Bryan Yeazel
Northwestern University - Bryan Yeazel & Brian Prestes
University of Redlands - Brian Prestes & Bryan Yeazel
Baylor University - Bryan Yeazel & Brian Prestes
Baylor University - Scott O’Donnell & Craig Green
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Michael Matos

DOUBLE OCTA-FINALS

Northwestern University - Adrienne Brovero & John Hughes
Northwestern University - Ken Rufo & Michael Matos
Northwestern University - Scott O’Donnell & Craig Green
National Debate Tournament - Bryan Yeazel & Brian Prestes
National Debate Tournament - Craig Green & Scott O’Donnell

CUT-ON-POINTS

Univ. of Northern Iowa Scott O'Donnell & Craig Green
Univ. of Kentucky - Ken Rufo & Michael Matos
Northwestern University - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
West Georgia College - Scott O’Donnell & Craig Green

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SPEAKER AWARDS - 1994-1995

Lenoir-Rhyne College - 1st Varsity - Chris Cooper
Lenoir-Rhyne College - 3rd Varsity - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Lenoir-Rhyne College - 9th Varsity - Rachel Avon
Kentucky Round Robin - 5th - Adrienne Brovero
University of Kentucky - 3rd Varsity - Adrienne Brovero
University of Kentucky - 13th Varsity - Bryan Yeazel
Harvard University - 19th Varsity - Adrienne Brovero
Harvard University - 20th Varsity - Bryan Yeazel
James Madison University - 7th Varsity - Chris Cooper
James Madison Univeristy - 8th Varsity - Matt Rogers
Northwestern University - 9th Varsity - John Hughes
Northwestern University - 11th Varsity - Adrienne Brovero
Northwestern University - 12th Varsity - Ken Rufo
University of Michigan - 9th Varsity - Chris Cooper
University of Southern California - 11th Varsity - Adrienne Brovero
University of Southern California - 18th Varsity - John Hughes
University of Redlands - 12th Varsity - Adrienne Brovero
University of Redlands - 14th Varsity - John Hughes
University of Redlands - 18th Varsity - Bryan Yeazel
University of Louisville - 13th Varsity - Craig Green
George Mason University - 7th Varsity - Stacey Kurpieski
George Mason University - 12th Varsity - Michael Seezen
District VI Tournament - 1st Varsity- Adrienne Brovero
District VI Tournament - 2nd Varsity - John Hughes
District VI Tournament - 6th Varsity - Craig Green
District VI Tournament - 7th Varsity - Bryan Yeazel
District VI Tournament - 8th Varsity - Brian Prestes
District VI Tournament - 10th Varsity - Scott O’Donnell
Novice Nationals - 10th - Michael Matos
American Debate Association Nationals - 2nd - Ken Rufo
American Debate Association Nationals - 6th - Chris Cooper
American Debate Association Nationals - 9th - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
National Debate Tournament - 7th - John Hughes
National Debate Tournament - 10th - Adrienne Brovero

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