2008 Woodie Awards
Forensics, debate: pressure for preparation
Shari Beardsley
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: News
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Debate and forensic sophomores recruited for Western Kentucky University and Washburn University help take home the 5th place trophy in the 4-year division and the 2nd place trophy in the 2-year division at Webster University in St. Louis, Jan. 24-28.
Three of four GCCC debate teams broke out of preliminary rounds and into out-rounds.
Kaleb Jesse, Garden City, and Kelcy Hathaway, Garden City, recruited by No. 1 debate school in the nation, Western Kentucky University, were the top seeded team after preliminary rounds, with a record of five wins and one loss followed by Andrew Moorman, Garden City, and Bryce Friesen, Great Bend, Kan., finishing four wins and two losses as the 6th seeded team.
Jesse and Hathaway were eliminated in semi-finals, defeating debate teams from Washburn and Notre Dame. Moorman and Friesen were eliminated in octafinals before reaching semi-finals.
"I'm asking a lot of them this semester since we are out this weekend to Kansas Wesleyan in Salina and the following weekend to Phoenix with a breather for about a month before nationals," Mark Jarmer, debate coach, said. "Right now they are just coming back from winter break and were rusty going into the tournament."
Jesse took 2nd place overall as an individual debate speaker and Sarah Staats, Garden City, finished as the 4th highest individual debate speaker.
Staats said she was anxious because the debate coach was there from the school she wanted to transfer to.
"It was really stressful for me especially after we didn't break and the head debate coach from Washburn was there," Staats said. "I felt better after I got that award hoping he saw it."
Staats, Moorman and Alanea Phillips, Pratt, Kan. were recruited for Washburn University, Topeka, Kan.
"Washburn University is the No. 2 debate school in the nation and it's in Kansas," Moorman said. "It isn't Kentucky, but just as good."
Jarmer said he knew everyone was nervous and wanted them to feel that anxiety because he knows what they are doing isn't easy.
Three of four GCCC debate teams broke out of preliminary rounds and into out-rounds.
Kaleb Jesse, Garden City, and Kelcy Hathaway, Garden City, recruited by No. 1 debate school in the nation, Western Kentucky University, were the top seeded team after preliminary rounds, with a record of five wins and one loss followed by Andrew Moorman, Garden City, and Bryce Friesen, Great Bend, Kan., finishing four wins and two losses as the 6th seeded team.
Jesse and Hathaway were eliminated in semi-finals, defeating debate teams from Washburn and Notre Dame. Moorman and Friesen were eliminated in octafinals before reaching semi-finals.
"I'm asking a lot of them this semester since we are out this weekend to Kansas Wesleyan in Salina and the following weekend to Phoenix with a breather for about a month before nationals," Mark Jarmer, debate coach, said. "Right now they are just coming back from winter break and were rusty going into the tournament."
Jesse took 2nd place overall as an individual debate speaker and Sarah Staats, Garden City, finished as the 4th highest individual debate speaker.
Staats said she was anxious because the debate coach was there from the school she wanted to transfer to.
"It was really stressful for me especially after we didn't break and the head debate coach from Washburn was there," Staats said. "I felt better after I got that award hoping he saw it."
Staats, Moorman and Alanea Phillips, Pratt, Kan. were recruited for Washburn University, Topeka, Kan.
"Washburn University is the No. 2 debate school in the nation and it's in Kansas," Moorman said. "It isn't Kentucky, but just as good."
Jarmer said he knew everyone was nervous and wanted them to feel that anxiety because he knows what they are doing isn't easy.
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