5 SCHOOLS, 15 TEAMS, OPEN DIVISION ONLY

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

• Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN (BLC)
• Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (GRN)
• Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN (GAC)
• South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (SDS)
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (UMN)

Preliminary Rounds:

• 3 wins / 0 losses
  • GAC GK (Brandon Gillette - Becky Kuehl)
  • BLC BB (Casey Barnes - Lisa Buchs)
• 2 wins / 1 loss
  • GAC SK (Henry Stokman - Alex Knewtson)
  • GRN PW (Dana Price - Emily Wilborn)
  • GRN BF (Jose Baez - Kate Francis)
  • SDS RH (Aaron Rahlfs - Robert Haar)
  • SDS PL (Jacob Plovanic - Rachel Lewis)
  • BLC GM (Jessica Gehrke -- Marie MacPherson)
• 1 win / 2 losses
  • SDS TF (Tim Tjeerdsma - Shaun Fielmeier)
  • UMN WB (Adam Wolff - Andy Bensen)
  • UMN WF (Laura Watkins - Emily Fisher)
  • UMN SH (Jason Schousboe - Marc Halsey)
  • UMN MH (Linsey Marcy - Michelle Hogler)
  • UMN HM (Munazza Humayun - Jacob Muzzy)
• 0 wins / 3 losses
  • BLC GR (Beth Gullixson - Ashley Rand)

Bronze Round:

• GAC GK (opp) def. GRN BF 2-0
• SDS RH (opp) def. GAC SK 2-0
• BLC BB (gov) def. GRN PW 1-1
• SDS PL (gov) def. BLC GM 1-1

Gold Round:

• SDS RH (gov) def. BLC BB 3-0
• GRN GK (gov) def. SDS PL 2-1

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS (top 20 of 30):

• 1 Brandon Gillette 87 Gustavus Adolphus College
• 2 Henry Stokman 85 Gustavus Adolphus College
• 3 Laura Watkins 84 University of MN
• 4 Casey Barnes 82 Bethany Lutheran College
• 5 Jacob Plovanic 82 SD State University
• 6 Alex Knewtson 81 Gustavus Adolphus College
• 7 Tim Tjeerdsma 80 SD State University
• tie 8 Jacob Schousboe 79 University of MN
• tie 8 Marc Halsey 79 University of MN
• tie 8 Rachel Lewis 79 SD State University
• tie 8 Jessica Gehrke 79 Bethany Lutheran College
• tie 8 Becky Kuehl 79 Gustavus Adolphus College
• tie 8 Robert Haar 79 SD State University
• tie 8 Dana Price 79 Grinnell College
• 15 Jose Baez 78 Grinnell College
• tie 16 Marie MacPherson 77 Bethany Lutheran College
• tie 16 Andy Bensen 77 University of MN
• tie 16 Adam Wolff 77 University of MN
• tie 16 Kate Francis 77 Grinnell College
• 20 Lisa Buchs 76 Bethany Lutheran College

TOPICS:

Round 2: This House would try celebrities in secret.

Round 3: (Case) Tom Myers is on a full music scholarship to his university because of his mastery of the violin. However, he is failing his freshman algebra class. He is working hard in the class, but he doesn't understand the material. This is a required class for graduation and he needs to maintain a good GPA to keep his scholarship. His instructor, Prof. Dixon, has worked with Tom on many occasions. He knows Tom has been working hard and realizes the impact a failing grade will have on Tom's future. Knowing Tom will spend the rest of his life playing the violin, Prof. Dixon has an idea. If Tom attends every class session and works as hard as he can on all his assignments, Prof. Dixon thinks Tom should deserve a C for the course, even if he actually fails the class.

In this case, the Government must defend the position: Prof. Dixon is morally correct allowing Tom to pass his algebra class.

Bronze: This House would burn the flag.

Gold: This House would resurrect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.