Varsity debaters place fourth at Chattahoochee Cougar Classic
by Bill Wilson, debate coach & economics teacher
Students fared well at the Chattahoochee Cougar Classic and prepare to travel to Wake Forest University.
The debate team had another strong outing last weekend as USN students placed in all three policy divisions at the Chattahoochee Cougar Classic.
In the varsity division, Akash Kurupassery and Evan Rork finished preliminary competition with a 5-1 record, good for the fourth seed in the elimination bracket. They then lost their octafinal debate to Pace Academy on a 2-1 decision. William Bradshaw and Arjun Dasari finished prelims with a 4-2 record and dropped a 3-0 decision to the top seed from Riverwood High School, Ga. in the octafinal round. Akash was the fifth place speaker out of 92 varsity debaters in the field.
After their strong performance in Kentucky, USN novice teams of Erica Friedman and Neha Saggi, and Niles Clancy and Lauren French competed in the junior varsity division at Chattahoochee this weekend. Erica and Neha finished prelims with a 3-2 record and qualified for the quarterfinal round where they lost to a second-year team from Montgomery Bell Academy.
In the novice division, Christopher Cheek and Gracie Li finished prelims with a 4-1 record. They won unanimous decisions in their elimination debates over Lilburn, Ga. in the round of 16 and Woodward Academy in the quarterfinals. Christopher and Gracie were then declared co-champions in the division. Wiley Barzelay and Mayowa Kassim finished prelims with a 3-2 record. They qualified for the octafinal round where they lost to Montgomery Bell Academy. Wiley was recognized as the seventh place speaker out of 94 competitors in the division.
The varsity squad will have three weeks to prepare for the next competition at Wake Forest University after Fall Break.
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