Drury Debate Union

We are having a wonderful time at Nationals! It has been great to catch up with fellow debaters on the circuit. We are looking forward to the debates tomorrow! Thank you to Abilene Christian University for hosting!

We are so happy to be rejoining the debate circuit after a 2 year hiatus! This weekend, Caleb Conaway, Josh Rushing, and Matthew Dalton competed in the Southern Forensics Championship!

JUNIOR VARSITY
Matthew Dalton- 1st place speaker, octofinalist

We are so proud of our team and look forward to the rest of the season! Special thanks to all who made this wonderful tournament possible!

As debaters, we are dedicated to standing up for what we believe in. The recent chain of events in America following the murder of George Floyd has been incredibly sad and overwhelming. This must end here. So many other people of color have lost their lives from police brutality. Now is not the time to be neutral. Now is the time to stand with the Black community in the fight for justice. Use your voice, use your power, and never stop fighting for what is right. Be the change this country so desperately needs.
We will stand for you.
We will fight for you.
We will do whatever it takes.
Because Black Lives Matter.

Although Nationals was cancelled, the Drury Debate Team had an incredible season!

SEASON LONG AWARDS:
VARSITY:
5th place squad out of 93
9th place speaker out of 86 award winners- Lindsay Duede
4th place debater out of 357 competitors- Lindsay Duede
JUNIOR VARSITY:
7th place squad out of 84
TIPDA:
8th place squad out of 29
5th place TIPDA speaker- Lindsay Duede
8th place TIPDA speaker- Caleb Conaway
A very special thanks to Mallory Pinson, our Coach. We could not be where we are today without your guidance, patience, and support.

We look forward to seeing all of our fellow IPDA debaters in the fall! Stay tuned for some updates on how Drury debaters are making it through quarantine!

Plenty of success at the UCA tournament!
TIPDA:
4th place- Lindsay Duede and Sabrina Duff from LSUS
TIPDA SPEAKER:
4th place- Lindsay Duede
VARSITY IPDA:
2nd place- Lindsay Duede
VARSITY SPEAKER:
2nd place- Lindsay Duede
JUNIOR VARSITY
5th place- Matthew Dalton
JUNIOR VARSITY SPEAKER
2nd place- Regan Puckett
5th place- Matthew Dalton
Congrats to all who competed! Stay tuned as Drury Debate takes on the BPCC tournament in February!

A huge congratulations to Lindsay Duede on all the wonderful accomplishments she has made over the past four years here at Drury! Thank you for all you have done for the team. At the banquet tonight, Lindsay was awarded a certificate in honor of her dedication to the Drury Debate Union! Although tournaments are over for the fall semester, be on the lookout for a post on our current season long standings!

This past weekend, LindsAy Allisa Duede represented Drury University at the first NWACC tournament! Although she competed solo, she sure represented Drury well!
VARSITY:
1st Place Speaker- Lindsay Duede
3rd Place IPDA- Lindsay Duede

We have elected a new president for the Spring 2020 semester! Our current president, Lindsay Duede, is moving on to greater things with an internship in DC! We wish you the best of luck, Lindsay! Sophomore Caleb Conaway will be assuming the role of president for the spring semester. We are looking forward to finishing the school year with this new leadership! Congrats Caleb!

This past weekend the team took a successful trip to Shreveport, LA to compete in the LSUS Debate/ IE Tournament!
PRO:
4th place- Corbin Tarr
VARSITY
3rd place- Lindsay Duede
5th place- Caleb Conaway
JUNIOR VARSITY
3rd place- Kaitriana Powell
4th place- Aeden Wright
5th place- Matthew Dalton
JUNIOR VARSITY SPEAKER
1st place- Kaitriana Powell
TIPDA
2nd place- Lindsay Duede and Caleb Conaway
4th place- Ronnie Warren and Aeden Wright
TIPDA SPEAKER
1st place- Lindsay Duede
2nd place- Caleb Conaway
5th place- Ronnie Warren
DRAMATIC INTERP
2nd place- Kaitriana Powell
PROSE
6th place- Kaitriana Powell
Great job this weekend to all who competed!

A few of our students decided to spend their fall breaking competing at a tournament at The University of Southern Mississippi this weekend!

VARSITY:
1st Place - Lindsay Duede
5th Place Speaker - Lindsay Duede

TIPDA SWING 1:
1st Place Speaker - Lindsay Duede
4th Place - Lindsay Duede and Juan Mendoza

TIPDA SWING 2:
4th Place - Lindsay Duede and Juan Mendoza
6th Place Speaker - Lindsay Duede

We also got some pretty unique recognitions! Corbin Tarr won Top Oral Critic as a judge in the TIPDA tournaments. Lindsay Duede also won
3rd Place in the OVERALL tournament swing individual sweepstakes (out of IE, IPDA, and both TIPDA tournament competitors).

Congrats guys! (And welcome home)
@ The University of Southern Mississippi

Tune into http://kdruradio.com at 4:00 for Emily’s first broadcast! We’re so proud of you!

This weekend was incredible! Lots of team wide success.

TIPDA Sweepstakes: 3rd Place

TIPDA:
1st Place: Lindsay Duede and Madison York

TIPDA Speakers:
1st Place: Caleb Conaway
5th Place: Madison York

VARSITY:
1st Place: Caleb Conaway
3rd Place: Lindsay Duede (Advanced over by C.C.)
6th Place: Madison York

VARSITY Speaker:
4th Place: Madison York

JV:
5th Place: Matthew Dalton

OVERALL TOP SPEAKER: Caleb Conaway

Well done, Panthers!