Northeast State debaters scored first and fourth place team finishes Oct. 7 at the Smoky Mountain Debate Tournament at Walters State Community College.
Competing in the novice division, the College faced 35 teams, including those from Berea College, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Pellissippi State Community College, and Walters State.
Paige DiPirro, Dakoda Goodwin, and Cooper McCoy.
One Northeast State team consisted of Dakoda Goodwin and Cooper McCoy and the other was Paige DiPirro who debated solo. DiPirro earned the first place team award along with the second best speaker award, besting 66 other debaters. Goodwin and McCoy earned the fourth place team award with McCoy winning the fourth best speaker award for the tournament.
Dr. Rick Merritt, a Northeast State professor of Speech, helped the teams prepare their cases and judged at the tournament.
Topics included Reforming the Criminal Justice System, Climate Change, and more. At the end of four rounds both Northeast State teams had 4 and 0 records, earning both teams a trip to the semi-finals.
Both teams faced strong teams from Berea College debating the Technology has Diminished Shared Experiences topic. At the end of the semi-finals, Goodwin and McCoy lost a 2 to 1 decision, while DiPirro won a 2 to 1 decision and earned a trip to the finals to take on the Berea team for the third time in the tournament. The final round topic was The UN is Irrelevant. At the end of the round, DiPirro emerged victorious with all three judges voting in her favor.
Northeast State debaters scored first and fourth place team finishes Oct. 7 at the Smoky Mountain Debate Tournament at Walters State Community College.
Competing in the novice division, the College faced 35 teams, including those from Berea College, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Pellissippi State Community College, and Walters State.
One Northeast State team consisted of Dakoda Goodwin and Cooper McCoy and the other was Paige DiPirro who debated solo. DiPirro earned the first place team award along with the second best speaker award, besting 66 other debaters. Goodwin and McCoy earned the fourth place team award with McCoy winning the fourth best speaker award for the tournament.
Dr. Rick Merritt, a Northeast State professor of Speech, helped the teams prepare their cases and judged at the tournament.
Topics included Reforming the Criminal Justice System, Climate Change, and more. At the end of four rounds both Northeast State teams had 4 and 0 records, earning both teams a trip to the semi-finals.
Both teams faced strong teams from Berea College debating the Technology has Diminished Shared Experiences topic. At the end of the semi-finals, Goodwin and McCoy lost a 2 to 1 decision, while DiPirro won a 2 to 1 decision and earned a trip to the finals to take on the Berea team for the third time in the tournament. The final round topic was The UN is Irrelevant. At the end of the round, DiPirro emerged victorious with all three judges voting in her favor.
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