黑料社 Takes Third at Speech and Debate Nationals
黑料社 captured third place in Overall Sweepstakes at the 45-team Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament hosted by Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, last weekend. 黑料社 claimed second place in Debate Sweepstakes.
黑料社鈥檚 strong showing featured a pair of individual national runner-up honors: Garrett Bond in Novice IPDA Debate and Sydni Powell in Congressional Debate. Bond was also a national runner-up in To Honor, a specialty event at PKD this year that focused on how the legacy of organized college forensic activity can be improved in the future.
鈥淚 am incredibly proud of the students’ hard work and practice because they each played a crucial role in our success,鈥� said Tiana Brownen, Speech & Debate program director. 鈥淲hat really sets this team apart is unwavering commitment to both 黑料社鈥檚 success and being supportive members to the larger forensics鈥� community.鈥�
Assistant Director Marisa Mayo also praised the total team effort: 鈥淲e are so proud of this team and the leadership of our seniors that helped propel our team to reach such incredible heights.鈥�
Numerous 黑料社 competitors excelled at the tournament. The following is a complete list of results.
Andrew Samountry:聽
Quarterfinalist in NPDA Debate with聽Rachel Garcia
7th聽Place Speaker Award in NPDA Debate
Leah Salazar:聽
Presiding Officer Award
Third Place in Congressional Debate
Breanna Drahota:聽
Presiding Officer Award
Wesley McDowell:聽
Third Place Speaker Award in JV IPDA Debate
Octofinalist in JV IDPA Debate
Garrett Bond
National Runner-Up (Second Place) in Novice IPDA Debate
Rachel Garcia:聽
Quarterfinalist in NPDA Debate with Andrew Samountry
Sydni Powell:聽
National Runner-Up (Second Place) in Congressional Debate
Outstanding Presiding Officer Award
Anja Waugh:聽
Eighth Place Speaker Award in Open IPDA Debate
Madeline Waddingham:聽
Seventh Place Speaker Award in JV IPDA Debate
Octofinalist in JV IPDA Debate
Speech
Andrew Samountry聽
Semifinalist in Poetry Interpretation
Quarterfinalist in Duo Interpretation with Ryan Corcoran
Quarterfinalist in Program of Oral Interpretation
Excellence in Prose Interpretation
Ari Ziegler:聽
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking
Leah Salazar:聽
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking
Breanna Drahota:聽
Sixth Place in Student Scholarship
Wesley McDowell:聽
Top Novice in Extemporaneous Speaking
Top Novice in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Fifth Place in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place in To Honor
Semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking
Ryan Corcoran:聽
Semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Semifinalist in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Duo Interpretation with Andrew Samountry
Aidan Jones:聽
Top Novice in Impromptu Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Impromptu Speaking
Excellence in Interviewing
Ryan Magalhaes:聽
Fourth Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
Semifinalist in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking
Garrett Bond:聽
National Runner-Up (Second Place) in To Honor
Rachel Garcia:聽
Excellence Award in Interviewing
Excellence Award in Student Scholarship
Sydni Powell:
Excellence Award in Interviewing
Ella Glawatz:聽
Fifth Place in Public Narrative
Excellence Award in Interviewing
Excellence in Student Scholarship
Excellence in Persuasive Speaking
Jesse Pladsen:聽
Sixth Place in Public Narrative
Anja Waugh:
Fourth Place in Student Scholarship
Semifinalist in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Excellence in Extemp Commentary
Madeline Waddingham:聽
Quarterfinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Impromptu Speaking
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Published
April 4, 2025
Author
Roger Degerman
