Wake Debate Awards 2002-2003


Pre-Season Mountain Retreat - Fancy Gap, Virginia

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Pictures Gallary 2003 NDT

Click for Description of Treaty Topic
by Casey Kelly

2002-2003 RESOLVED: that the United States Federal Government should ratify or accede to, and implement, one or more of the following:

  • The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty;
  • The Kyoto Protocol
  • The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
  • The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
  • The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, if not ratified by the United States

 

Championships and Final Rounds

Kentucky Round Robin, 3rd Place - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
Univ. of Kentucky - Preseason Novice Nationals - 1st Place - Elizabeth Gedmark & Jamie Carroll
Policy Round Robin - Northwestern University - 1st Place - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice


Eaton & Speice


Garg & Morrill


Gedmark & Carroll


Leung & Hall


Treager & Coons


Gamradt & Shaw


Brudi & Jackson


Shores & Margrit

Semi-Finals

Georgia State University - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
Catholic University (Novice) - David Coons & Josh Traeger
Liberty University - Elizabeth Gedmark & Jamie Carroll
State University of West Georgia - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
Northwestern University - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
Southeast CEDA (Novice) - Josh Traeger & David Coons
Southeast CEDA - Brad Hall & David Leung
Southeast CEDA - Elizbeth Gedmark & Jamie Carroll
American Debate Association Nationals, Boston College (Novice) - David Coons & Josh Traeger
Freshman Nationals - Northwestern University - Brad Hall and David Leung

Quarter-Finals

Univ. of Kentucky - Preseason Novice National - Brad Hall & David Leung (Met WFU)
Harvard University - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
California State University-Fullerton - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
US Naval Academy - Jessica Shaw & Darrin Gamradt

Octa-Finals

Catholic University - Anjali Garg & James Morrill
Liberty University - David Leung & Brad Hall
Liberty University (Nov) - Josh Traeger & David Coons
University of Missouri, Kansas City (JV) - Danielle Brudi & Kyle Ferris
Baylor University - Elizabeth Gedmark & Jamie Carroll
Freshman Nationals - Northwestern University - Jamie Carroll & Elizabeth Gedmark

Double Octa Finals

University of Kentucky - Becca Eaton & Patrick Spiece
University of Southern California - Brad Hall & Patrick Spiece
University of Southern California - Elizabeth Gedmark & Jamie Carroll
California State University-Fullerton - Jamie Carroll & Elizabeth Gedmark
National Debate Tournament - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice

Cut-on-Points

University of Richmond (JV) - Amanda Sullivan & Kyle Ferris
University of Richmond (JV) - Danielle Brudi & Patrick Jackson
Catholic University (Novice) - Betsy Margarit & Derek Shore
Liberty University (JV) - Danielle Brudi & :Patrick Jackson
University of Missouri-Kansas City (JV) - Betsy Margarit & Derek Shore
Naval Academy (JV) - Josh Traeger & David Coons
 Naval Academy (Nov) - Betsy Margarit & Derek Shore
Northwestern University - Brad Hall & David Leung
Northwestern University - Anjali Garg & James Morrill
University of Georgia - David Coons & Darrin Gamaradt
American Debate Association Nationals, Boston College - Betsy Margarit & Derek Shore
SPEAKER AWARDS 2002-2003

Georgia State University - 4th Patrick Speice
Kentucky Round Robin - 7th Patrick Speice
University of Kentucky - 6th Patrick Speice
University of Kentucky - 16th Becca Eaton
Catholic University - (Nov) - 2nd Josh Traeger
Catholic University - (Nov) - 5th David Coons
Harvard University - 8th Becca Eaton
Harvard University - 13th Patrick Speice
Liberty University - 3rd Jamie Carroll
Liberty University - 4th Elizabeth Gedmark
Liberty University - (Nov) 5th Josh Traeger
University of Southern California - 13th Patrick Speice
California State University-Fullerton - 19th Becca Eaton
California State University-Fullerton - 5th Patrick Speice
State Univ. of West Georgia - 3rd Becca Eaton
State Univ. of West Georgia - 16th Patrick Speice
Naval Academy - 4th Darrin Gamradt
Northwestern University - 13th Becca Eaton
Northwestern University - 20th Patrick Speice
Unversity of Georgia - 8th Darrin Gamradt
SE CEDA, Georgia State - 2nd Brad Hall
Southeast CEDA, Georiga State - (Nov) 1st David Coons
Southeast CEDA, Georiga State- (Nov) 2nd Josh Traeger
American Debate Association Nationals, Boston College - (Nov) 3rd Josh Traeger
Policy Round Robin - Northwestern University - 3rd Patrick Speice

 

Squad Awards

Southeast CEDA - Graduate Student of the Year - Jarrod Atchison
Southeast CEDA - Coach of the Year - Ross Smith
Southesast CEDA - Novice Debater of the Year - David Coons

Debater's Choice Awards (national voting on a variety of awards)

Best Novice - David Coons (tie 1st)
Best Overall Debate Tournament Excluding NDT/CEDA Nationals - Speice & Eaton
Best Tournament Hospitality - 3rd Shirely Classic
Best Judge - 3rd Ross Smith
Best Chance to Win World Poker Tour Event - Ross Smith

End-of-the-Year Awards (Pictures)

Best Debater - Becca Eaton & Patrick Speice
Greatest Contribution - Becca Eaton and Patrick Speice
Most Improved - Brad Hall
Best First Year - Elizabeth Gedmark
Best Novice - David Coons

National Rankings for 2002-2003 Season
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