4 SCHOOLS, 14 TEAMS, OPEN DIVISION ONLY

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

• Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato MN
• Bethel College, St. Paul MN
• Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter MN
• Macalester College, St. Paul MN

Preliminary Rounds:

• 3 - 0 Bethany Lutheran LM (Jon Loging - Paul Mellon)
• 3 - 0 Macalester WA (Katie Weitz - Mike Aschenbrenner)
• 2 - 1 Bethany Lutheran SH (Dan Schneider - Mike Hefti)
• 2 - 1 Bethel CK (Teka Carrao - Melissa Kerslake)
• 2 - 1 Gustavus Adolphus EC (Jake Erickson - Joe Carlile)
• 2 - 1 Macalester WC (Sherman Wu - Richard Cawood)
• 1 - 2 Bethel JM (Abraham Johnson - Sarah Masurka)
• 1 - 2 Macalester MB (Micah Minnema - Josh Beu)
• 1 - 2 Macalester DR (Roland Ducote - Niloy Ray)
• 1 - 2 Macalester BR (Laura Burrack - Nikki Ruklic)
• 1 - 2 Bethany Lutheran OH (Leah Olson - Heather Hagen)
• 1 - 2 Bethany Lutheran/ Bethel HS (Hannah Hackett - Erin Sharkey)
• 1 - 2 Gustavus Adolphus BF (Bipasha Barua - Bethany Frappier)
• 0 - 3 Gustavus Adolphus WS (Terra Walker - Gaurav Sharma)

Bronze Round:

• Macalester WA (gov) def. Bethel JM 3-0
• Macalester DR (opp) def. Bethany Lutheran SH 3-0
• Gustavus Adolphus EC (opp) def. Bethany Lutheran LM 3-0
• Macalester WC (opp) def. Bethel CK 3-0

Gold Round:

• Macalester DR and Macalester WC did not debate
• Gustavus Adolphus EC (opp) def Macalester WA 3-0

Silver award winners (l to r):
Katie Weitz, Roland Ducote, Niloy Ray, Sherman Wu, Mike Aschenbrenner, Richard Cawood

Gold award winners from Gustavus: Jake Erickson and Joe Carlile

Top 6 speakers:
Jake Erickson, Niloy Ray, and Richard Cawood
(not present for photo: Dan Schneider, Sarah Masurka, Abe Johnson)

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS (top 10):

• 1
  • Richard Cawood - MAC
  • Jake Erickson - GAC
• 3
  • Sarah Masurka - BTH
  • Dan Schneider - BLC
  • Abraham Johnson - BTH
  • Niloy Ray - MAC
• 7
  • Nikki Ruklic - MAC
  • Jon Loging - BLC
  • Josh Beu - MAC
  • Melissa Kerslake - BTH

TOPICS:

• Round One: This house deplores the issuing of credit cards to students.
• Round Two: This house would retaliate immediately.
• Round Three: This house believes that deception is necessary to succeed in politics.
• Bronze Round: This house would sling mud.
• Gold Round: This house prefers fantasy to reality.