The Belmont University Speech/Debate Team competed at the Murray University tournament on February 2-3, 2019. The team had a great weekend, including winning 1st place as an overall team on Sunday.

Individual awards are as follows:

Debate Results:

• Marissa Avnam – Novice IPDA Champion
• Deanna Medina – Novice IPDA 2nd Place Speaker
• Nazif Menaj – Novice IPDA 4th Place Speaker
• Marissa Avnaim – Novice IPDA 5th Place Speaker
• Jace Wiler – Novice IPDA 10th Place Speaker
• Tyler Redmon – Open IPDA 6th Place Speaker
• Grace Friedman – Open IPDA 5th Place Speaker
• Team Sweepstakes – 3rd Place

Saturday IE Results:

• Alexander Baynum
  • Informative Speaking – 3rd
  • Impromptu Speaking- 4th
  • Duo (w/ Mahal) – 2nd
• Allison Mahal
  • Duo (w/ Baynum) – 2nd
  • Duo (w/ Kendrick) – 6th
• Madison Kendrick
  • Duo (w/ Mahal) – 6th
  • Prose – 4th
• Alex Jordan
  • Novice Prose – 2nd
  • Novice DI – 1st
  • Novice POI – 1st

Sunday IE Results:

• Jace Wilder
  • Novice Poetry – 1st
  • Novice DI – 3rd
  • Novice Persuasion – 1st
• Alexander Baynum
  • Informative Speaking – 3rd
  • Extemporaneous Speaking – 3rd
  • Duo (w/ Mahal) – 3rd
• Allison Mahal
  • Duo (w/ Baynum) – 3rd
• Tyler Redmon
  • Impromptu Speaking – 2nd
  • Communication Analysis – 7th
• Alex Jordan
  • Novice DI – Alex
  • Novice Prose – 1st
  • Novice POI – 1st
  • Overall Speaker (Pentathlon) – 8th
• Deanna Medina
  • Novice Extemp – 4th
• Marissa Avnaim
  • Novice Extemp – 3rd
• Overall Small Entry Team Sweeps – 1st