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DEBATE TEAM NO. 2 IN COUNTRY, JUDAY BEST SPEAKER |
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April 13, 2010
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Grove City College Speech and Debate Team finished the 2009-2010 year ranked No. 2 nationally out of 250 teams by the National Parliamentary Debate Association, the largest debate association in the U.S. The team also finished No. 2 in the Pi Kappa Delta sweepstakes, a competition for undergraduates of the national forensics honor society.
Although the team only competed in six NPDA competitions throughout the year, it was still able to accumulate the total points necessary for second-place recognition.
It is the College’s fourth year of Parliamentary debate competition. The team finished the 2008-2009 year ranked No. 9 nationally.
At the PKD sweepstakes, Senior Luke Juday of Chesapeake, Va., was ranked the best speaker in the varsity parliamentary debate in the entire country. Three of his teammates also received top honors, allowing Grove City College to claim the best four speakers in the nation. The students include junior Dan Hanson of Danville, N.H., second place; junior Kelsey Winther of Modesto, Calif., third place; and junior Walter Gowen of Livermore, Calif., fourth place.
The team tied for third, fifth and ninth in the varsity division at the PKD sweepstakes, while in the junior varsity division, the team landed the second place spot after a split decision loss in the final round.
Dr. Steven Jones, associate professor of sociology, advises the team. Jones has been a faculty member at Grove City College since 2004.
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