NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
Murray State wins second national debate title in novice NPDA!
Sam Harless, a sophomore from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and Samuel Miller, a sophomore from Island, Kentucky, recently took home the national championship in novice National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament. This was the largest tournament since 2016, attended by 54 schools with almost 2,000 entries.
Small Team, Big Wins!
With only four competitors the SDU brought home 9 awards!
Caleb McCurren, a junior from Paducah, Kentucky, and Zack Benz, a sophomore from Eureka, Missouri, also placed fifth in the nation in the Open NPDA division.
Debate speaker awards:
Benz was ranked 5th speaker overall in NPDA debate and 3rd novice speaker
McCurren was ranked 8th NPDA debate speaker overall and 4th novice
Harless was ranked 6th novice NPDA debate speaker
Speech events:
McCurren’s After Dinner Speech was ranked top 24 in the nation. (Only seven of the top 24 competitors in quarterfinals were novice!)
Overall team sweepstakes:
Debate sweeps - 2nd overall
IE sweeps - 9th overall
Overall sweeps - 6th overall
