John Carroll tourney

[Michael R. Dickman]

Hey all! 

I just got back from Cleveland and the John Carroll Debate Tournament and wanted to say thanks for a fine tournament.  rounds started on time and the awards assembly actually started a few minutes early!

I must admit I was a bit aprehensive about making the trip up.  Cumberland college is a regional based, tradionally CEDA school, travelling to a tournament out of the district to a school that is tradionally NDT.  How would we be received?  How would mY squad compete?  Well everyone was more than friendly and while none of my teams cleared, My jv team lost their break round in an open division and report that they felt that they could hang with the teams that beat them just fine!  My own observation was that at least at this tournament, the distiction between CEDA and NDT is all but over.  

This was our squads first experience with the 9-3-6 format and I polled my debaters who report that the extra minute in constructives isn't all that useful, but the extra minute in rebuttals is great!  I was wondering if anyone has tried an 8-3-6 hybred of the two?  If so what was the felling of judges and competitors?

Again thanks for a fine tourney!

Mike
CC Debate

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From:   Kelly Young[SMTP:KYOUNG at JCVAXA.JCU.EDU]
Sent:   Sunday, February 15, 1998 9:44 PM
To:     EDEBATE at LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject:        John Carroll Results

Results of the JCU invitational:

OPEN:
SEMIS:
Wayne AS (3-0) over Wheaton SW
Miami (OH) OM (3-0) over NIU BC

FINALS:
Miami (OH) OM (2-1) over Wayne AS

NOVICE:

1/4s:
Wheaton MS (3-0) over BSU EK
Allegheny RS (2-1) over Wayne EL
NIU DP (2-1) over Wayne CK
CAP KV (3-0) over Case Western CS

Semis:
Allegheny (3-0?) over Wheaton MS
NIU DP (unsure again) over Capital KV

finals:
NIU DP (3-0) over Allegheny


SPEAKERS:
Open:

1. Wilson-Wheaton
2. Skillin (Wayne)
3. O'Malley (Miami)
4. Carter (Wheaton)
5. Andrus (Wayne)

Novice:

1.  Drury (NIU)
2. Lee (Wayne)
3. Elkins (BSU)
4. P???? (NIU)
5. Verdell (Capital)
6. Ranganathan (Allegheny)
7. Scalfani (Wheaton)
8. Kastings (BSU)
9. Montgomery (Wheaton)
10. Zimmerman (Wheaton)

Thanks to everyone that came to the tournament.  Congrats to all that
cleared.

kelly young