1995-96 SEASON REPORT
ASSISTANT DEBATE COACHES
Stefan
Bauchard ‘96
Adrienne
Brovero,’97
Jason Jarvis, ‘97
Patrick McMullen, ‘97
Shannon
Redmond, ‘96
Maxwell
Schnurer, ‘97
WAKE FOREST DEBATE SQUAD
Rachel
Avon, ‘98 (Columbus, Ohio)
Drew
Brown, ‘99 (Poplar Bluff, Missouri)
Chris
Cooper, ‘96 (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Daveed
Gartenstein-Ross, ‘98 (Ashland, Oregon)
Andy
Geppert, ‘99 (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
Justin
Green, ‘99 (Katy, Texas)
John
Hughes, ‘96 (Whitefish, Montana)
Stacey
Kurpieski, ‘97 (Massilion, Ohio)
Kristin
Langwell, ‘99 (Lincolnwood, Illinois)
Michael
Matos, ‘98 (Evans, Georgia)
Sean
Nowak, ‘99 (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Brian
Prestes, ‘97 (Worester, Massachusetts)
Andrew
Ralston, ‘96 (Whitehall, Pennsylvania)
Clay
Rhodes, ‘99 (Orange, Texas)
Ken
Rufo, ‘97, (Canton, Ohio)
Nicole
Runyan, ‘99 (Omaha, Nebraska)
Tom
Segars, ‘97 (Wilmington, Delaware)
John
Sena, ‘97 (College Park, Maryland)
Dawn
Shoultz, ‘99 (Edmond, Oklahoma)
Courtney
Smith, ‘97 (Omaha, Nebraska)
Bryan
Yeazel, ‘97 (San Dimas, California)
Armen
Zohrabian, ‘99 (Lexington, Massachusetts)
HIGHLIGHTS OF 1995-96 SEASON
* Top Ranked Varsity Squad-NDT rankings
* Qualified three teams for NDT - Two First Rounds, all three cleared
* 1st,2nd, or 3rd place finishes in 21 tournaments
YEAR END AWARDS
MOST VALUABLE DEBATER: John Hughes
MOST IMPROVED Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
GREATEST CONTRIBUTION Brian Prestes
BEST FRESHMAN Clay Rhodes
1995-96 -TOP TEN VARSITY RANKINGS
1. WAKE FOREST 439
2. Dartmouth 429
3. Northwestern 397
4. Michigan 391
5. Southern California 360
6. Liberty 346
7. Iowa 342
8. Wayne State 340
9. Emory 332
10. Baylor 315
CHAMPIONSHIPS and FINAL ROUNDS
Univ. of Kentucky - Pre-Season Novice - 1st - Kristin Langwell & Nicole Runyan
Austin Peay University - Novice - 1st - Drew Brown & John Sena
Austin Peay University - Junior Varsity - 2nd - Rachael Avon & Dawn Schoultz
ADA Fall Championships - Novice - 2nd - Drew Brown & John Sena
University of Southern California - 1st - Varsity - John Hughes & Brian Prestes
Redlands University Round Robin - 1st - Varsity - Brian Prestes & John Hughes
Dartmouth Round Robin - 2nd Varsity - John Hughes & Brian Prestes
George Mason University - 2nd Place - Novice - Tom Segars & Drew Brown
University of Michigan - 1st Place - Novice - Tom Segars & Drew Brown
University of Michigan - 2nd Place - Varsity - Brian Prestes & John Hughes
Southeast Champs - 1st Place - Varsity - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
Southeast Championships - 2nd Place - Varsity - Michael Matos & Bryan Yeazel
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - 1st Place - Kristin Langwell & Nicole Runyan
ADA Nationals -1st Place - Varsity - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Two-Team Award - ADA Nationals - 2nd Place - Varsity
SEMI-FINALISTS
University of North Carolina - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Mary Washington College - Varsity - Sean Nowak & Armen Zohrabian
ADA Fall Championships - Varsity - Justin Green & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
George Mason University - Varsity - Clay Rhodes & Michael Matos
George Mason University - Varsity - Armen Zohrabian & Sean Nowak
Baylor University - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
QUARTER-FINALS
Univ. of Northern Iowa John Hughes & Brian Prestes
University of North Carolina - Clay Rhodes & Ken Rufo
University of North Carolina - Nicole Runyan & Kristin Langwell
Harvard University - Bryan Yeazel & Ken Rufo
Harvard University - Brian Prestes & John Hughes
Northwestern University - John Hughes & Brian Prestes
Austin Peay University - Novice - Tom Segars & Andrew Ralston
West Georgia College - John Hughes & Brian Prestes
West Georgia College - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Naval Academy - Nicole Runyan & Kristin Langwell
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - Justin Green and Andy Geppert
National Debate Tournament - Bryan Yeazel & Michael Matos
OCTA-FINALS
Univ. of Northern Iowa Bryan Yeazel & Ken Rufo
Univ. of Kentucky - Brian Prestes & John Hughes
University of North Carolina - Justin Green & Andy Geppert
Harvard University - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Northwestern University - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
University of Southern California - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Baylor University - Bryan Yeazel & Michael Matos
University of Michigan - Nicole Runyan & Kristin Langwell
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - Clay Rhodes & April Rathe (Iowa)
American Debate Assocation Nationals - Kristin Langwell & Nicole Runyan
National Debate Tournament - Brian Prestes & John Hughes
DOUBLE-OCTA-FINALS
Northwestern University - Ken Rufo & Bryan Yeazel
University of Michigan - Michael Matos & Bryan Yeazel
University of Michigan - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
National Debate Tournament - Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
CUT-ON-POINTS
Univ. of Northern Iowa Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Chris Cooper
Univ of Kentucky - Pre-Season Novice Championship - Justin Green & Andy Geppert
Northwestern University - Clay Rhodes & Michael Matos
Northwestern University - Justin Green & Andy Geppert
West Georgia College - Bryan Yeazel & Ken Rufo
University of Michigan - Andy Geppert & Justin Green
SPEAKER AWARDS - 1995-1996
University of Northern Iowa - 7th - John Hughes
University of Northern Iowa - 19th - Bryan Yeazel
University of Kentucky - Varsity - 1st - John Hughes
University of Kentucky - Varsity - 8th - Brian Prestes
Univ. of Kentucky - Nov. Pre-Season - 4th Nicole Runyan
University of North Carolina - 4th, Chris Cooper
Univ. of North Carolina - 7th - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
University of North Carolina - 12th, Andy Geppert
University of North Carolina - 13th, Ken Rufo
University of North Carolina - 18th, Justin Green
Mary Washington College - 3rd - Armen Zorhabian
Mary Washington College - 9th - Sean Nowak
Mary Washington College - Novice, 7th - Drew Brown
Harvard University - 3rd - John Hughes
Harvard University - 5th - Brian Prestes
Austin Peay University - JV - 2nd - Rachael Avon
Austin Peay University - JV - 5th - Dawn Schoultz
Austin Peay University - Novice - 2nd - Drew Brown
Austin Peay University - Novice - 4th - Tom Segars
Austin Peay University - Novice - 7th - Andrew Ralston
Northwestern University - 3rd - John Hughes
Northwestern University - 17th - Brian Prestes
ADA Fall Championships - Novice - 2nd - Drew Brown
ADA Fall Championships - 4th - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
ADA Fall Championships - 6th - Justin Green
University of Southern California - 3rd - John Hughes
University of Southern California - 12th - Brian Prestes
University of Southern California - 20th - Chris Cooper
University of Redlands - 1st - John Hughes
University of Redlands - 5th - Brian Prestes
West Georgia College - 6th - John Hughes
West Georgia College - 7th - Brian Prestes
Dartmouth Round Robin - 2nd - John Hughes
George Mason University - 5th - Armen Zohrabian
George Mason University - 7th - Mike Matos
George Mason University - 1st - Novice - Drew Brown
George Mason University - 7th - Novice - Tom Segars
Baylor University - 16th - Bryan Yeazel
Naval Academy - 7th - Nicole Runyan
University of Michigan - 1st - Novice - Drew Brown
University of Michigan - 5th - Brian Prestes
University of Michigan - 6th - John Hughes
Southeast Championships - 2nd - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Southeast Championships - 3rd - Bryan Yeazel
Southeast Championships - 4th - Chris Cooper
Southeast Championships - 5th - Kristin Langwell
Southeast Championships - 8th - Michael Matos
Southeast Championships - 10th - Nicole Runyan
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - 4th - Kristin Langwell
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - 10th - Clay Rhodes
Novice Nationals (Northwestern) - 13th - Nicole Runyan
American Debate Association Nationals - 5th - Chris Cooper
American Debate Association Nationals - 9th - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
National Debate Tournament - 3rd - John Hughes
National Debate Tournament - 14th - Brian Prestes