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Competitors in attendance:
Alicia Stout
Elijah Baum
Eli Bartz
Megan Ford
Jillian Humke
Ella Schnake
Aiden Breesawitz
Jessie Philips
Alex Peterson
Briggs Maynor
Frankie Schuman
Jesse Fields
Payten Luaders
Ben Croat
Kaiden Zaborowski
Bryna Norman
Aiden Kendrick

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We had a long but AWESOME day at the Missouri Mule tournament this weekend, hosted by @ucmspeechanddebate! We received 2nd Place overall, 2nd Place in Ind. Events sweepstakes, & many new quals to nats were earned! Go dawgs! 🐶👏🏻

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The first bowl of OATS of the season is in the books…and it was oh, SO TASTY!! Thanks to Julie & Ben Walker of Outspoken Culture for hosting! Check out how we did! 🙌🏻

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The Barbies had a blast competing virtually in @isuforensics’ hybrid Back to the Nest tournament last weekend! So fun getting things out early and seeing everyone in rounds. Results below! 💅🏻🐶

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@trumanforensics Congratulations Truman. Also 2nd in Debate sweeps! 🐶🐶

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Fun weekend with great folks! Special thanks to Ben Davis and Kevin Minch for accompanying the team on their travels. As well as our alumni that judged virtually, Macy Cecil and Jackson Elder. 🐶💜

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Results from the WKU Fall Tournament:

Alicia Stout: (V) Semifinalist, 8th Speaker
Elijah Baum: (V) Quarterfinalist
Jesse Fields: (JV) 2nd place
Payten Luaders: (JV) Semifinalist

Stout and Baum join Luaders and Fields as NFA National Qualifiers. That’s 4!

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Congratulations to Alicia Stout (Sr.), Eli Bartz (Jr.), Payten Luaders (Fr.), and Jesse Fields (Fr.) on their participation in the Alexis Elliot Memorial Round Robin and Rising Stars Round Robin.

Thank you @DebateWku for hosting!

See you all tomorrow at the WKU Fall Major!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSE FIELDS AND PAYTEN LUADERS ON THEIR QUALIFICATION TO NFA NATIONALS!

Luaders walked over Fields in Sems to advance to Finals at 3.

Shoutout to the rest of the squad for helping out this weekend!

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After their first day of collegiate debate, Payten and Jesse are up!

Jesse: 3-2
Payten: 4-1

Go Dawgs!

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Our debate freshmen kick off the NFA season opener at the Washburn Warmup.

Congratulations to Jesse Fields and Payten Luaders for winning their first collegiate debate rounds!

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(Jr) Elijah Baum was awarded 8th Speaker and was selected as an Academic All-American Magna Cum Laude for his debate prowess and above a 3.5 GPA!

(Fr) Aiden Breesawitz finished in the 2nd elimination round of the JV division!

We are so proud of our bulldogs!

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(1/2) Results from the Grand Prix:

(Jr) Alicia Stout was voted 3rd best in the country by the NFA coaches association based on her regular season performance, and was selected as an Academic All American Summa Cum Laude (>3.75). She finished in the 3rd elimination round.

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Truman State is home from a week in Pennsylvania at the Pi Kappa Delta national tournament, hosted by West Chester University.
Check out our results!! 👇

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FINALS UPDATES FROM THE PKD NATIONAL TOURNAMENT:

go dawgs 🐶🐶🐶

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SPEECH SEMIS:

Peterson, Maynor, Schnake and Philips advance in their respective events!

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Updates from Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament!

LD: Stout & Bartz break quarterfinals!

Speech breaks from: Philips, Maynor, Schnake, Ford, Krump and Peterson!

Go Dawgs 🐶🐶🐶

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Eli Bartz (soph.) and Alicia Stout (Jr.) both win their respective quarterfinals rounds. Stout and Bartz will both affirm tomorrow morning in Semis.