Lansing Debate Team has incredible opening weekend at Olathe North and Washburn Rural!
Maddie Atkins and Amber Dawson
Lansing Debate Team competed at Olathe North and Washburn Rural this past weekend and had an impressive showing!
In the Novice Division at Olathe North, Toni Hudalla / Conor Lessard placed 1st with a record of 5-0 with nearly perfect speaker points. Francis Sheehan / Conner O’Sullivan placed 6th with a record of 4-1. Sam Schmidt / Max Matousek placed 10th with a score of 4-1.
In the Novice Division at Washburn Rural, Nikki Svedarsky / Wyatt Brown had a record of 4-1. Nikki got 8th speaker out of 136 novice debaters. Lotus Hernandez / Jackson Jones had a record of 3-2 and Austin Davis / Lucas Daniels had a record of 3-2.
In the Open Division, Aaron Brown placed 10th speaker out of 110 competitors. Listed below are the complete results from the Open Division:
- Chris LaPee / Stephen Kautt had a record of 3-3
- Luke Usera / Ian Tippit has a record of 3-3
- Ansley Warnock / Gage Thompson had a record of 4-2
In the Varsity Division, Maddie Atkins / Amber Dawson had a record of 6-2, making them quarterfinalists. Brett Zimmerman / Marcus Woodcock had a record of 4-3, breaking to elimination and getting knocked out in double octo-finals. Chloe Kautt / Maddie Souser also did well, earning a record of 3-3.
It was certainly a great way to start the Lansing Debate season! Great job Lions!!!