Speech and Debate Wins Biggest Tourney of Regular Season
Simpson’s Speech and Debate team captured first place at the Gorlok Gala hosted by Webster University, St. Louis, last weekend. Simpson earned a clean sweep in overall sweepstakes, debate sweepstakes and individual event sweepstakes, as well as bringing home top PKD Chapter honors. This is Simpson’s second consecutive year winning the 25-team event — the largest tournament it competes in outside of nationals.
Once again, multiple team members claimed individual championships to help lead Simpson’s outstanding overall performance. Top showings featured the following:
Debate Champions
• Wesley McDowell and Leah Salzar: Novice IPDA Debate
• Wesley McDowell: IPDA Debate Speaker Award
• Ryan Corcoran: Open IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Speech Champions
• Anja Waugh: Extemporaneous Commentary
• Ryan Magalhaes: Champion in Editorial Impromptu
• Andrew Samountry (2 titles): Program of Oral Interpretation, Podcasting
• Kennedy Moore: Informative Speaking
In March, Simpson will seek its eighth combined national championship in the last nine years.
Article Information
Published
January 31, 2025
Author
Roger Degerman
