The BU Speech & Debate Team traveled to Huntington, WV to compete at the Marshall University speech and debate tournament October 25-29, 2019. The country roads were well worth the drive as the team won the overall championship against eight others universities.

Awards from the weekend were as follows:

Debate Results

• Novice IPDA Debate
  • Carly Crotty, 6th Speaker
  • Grace Gray, 1st Speaker
• Varsity IPDA Debate
  • Deanna Medina, Quarter-Finalist, 5th Speaker
  • Marissa Avnaim, 4th Speaker
  • Luke Litz, Semi-Finalist, 3rd Speaker

Saturday’s Individual Event Results

• After Dinner Speaking: Jace Wilder, 3rd
• Communication Analysis: Alexander Baynum, 3rd
• Dramatic Interpretation: Jace Wilder, 3rd
• Duo: Alex Jones/Marissa Avnaim, 1st
• Extemporaneous: Carly Crotty, 6th; Alexander Baynum, 2nd
• Impromptu (Novice): Luke Litz, 3rd; DJ Needs, 2nd
• Impromptu (Varsity): Alexander Baynum, 1st
• Improv Duo: Marissa Avnaim/Jace Wilder, 1st
• Informative: DJ Needs, 5th
• Persuasion: Sarah Carvahlo, 6th
• Poetry: Aaron Kleinschmidt, 5th
• Programmed Oral Interp: Tyi Eason, 4th; Alex Jones, 1st
• Prose: Jace Wilder, 3rd; Emma Johansson, 2nd & Top Novice
• Quadrathlon (Overall Tournament Speaker): Jace Wilder, 3rd
• Overall Team Sweepstakes: 2nd Place

Sunday’s Individual Event Results

• After Dinner Speaking: Jace Wilder, 3rd
• Communication Analysis: Alexander Baynum, 2nd
• Dramatic Interpretation: Alex Jordan, 4th; Jace Wilder, 3rd; Robyn VanDyke, 1st & Top Novice
• Duo: Alex Jordan/Marissa Avnaim, 1st
• Extemporaneous: Alivia Kempf, 5th Place; Alexander Baynum, 4th Place; DJ Needs, 1st & Top Novice
• Impromptu (Novice): Luke Litz, 3rd; DJ Needs, 2nd
• Impromptu (Varsity): Alex Jordan, 5th; Alexander Baynum, 3rd
• Improv Duo: Marissa Avnaim/Jace Wilder, 2nd
• Informative: Alivia Kempf 5th; DJ Needs, 2nd & Top Novice
• Persuasion: Sarah Carvahlo, 5th
• Poetry: Aaron Kleinschmidt, 2nd
• Programmed Oral Interp: Tyi Eason, 3rd & Top Novice; Alex Jordan, 1st
• Prose: Jace Wilder, 3rd; Emma Johansson, 1st & Top Novice
• Quadrathlon (Overall Tournament Speaker): Jace Wilder, 6th; Alexander Baynum, 4th; Alex Jordan, 1st
• Overall Team Sweepstakes: 1st place

Combined Results for the Weekend

• Named Top Pi Kappa Delta School at the Tournament
• Overall Combined Sweepstakes (Debate + Individual Events): 1st Place

Congratulations to the team for all of their hard work and success at the tournament!