Overall, Longview brought home fourth place at the tournament beating out many four-year universities and colleges.
Debaters from MCC-Longview crisscrossed the state this past month competing in two tournaments and brining home victories in several different categories.
On Jan. 28-30, MCC-Longview debaters headed to Webster University in St. Louis, one of the largest tournaments of the season and faced arguments from some of the toughest debate teams from around the region.
Debaters Natalie Reeves and Jonathan Stacy partnered to compete in Parliamentary Debate for the first time. Coach Kris Stroup said that although the team did not advance to the elimination rounds of the Webster tournament, the outing there gave both debaters a lot of experience collaborating with debaters from Truman State University as they prepare for the national tournament in April.
“We used this tournament as an opportunity to put our nationals team in place so that we could start playing with new strategies,” Stroup said.
The preparation paid off the next weekend as the pair headed to Kansas Wesleyan in Salina, Kan., on Feb. 4-6 and brought home top prizes as individuals and as a team.
Reeves and Stacy again entered in parliamentary debate and advanced to the quarterfinals, which is the furthest any community college team has advanced.
Reeves, also competing in the Lincoln-Douglas debate category, narrowly missed advancing to the semifinals
In her first ever college debate Rebecca Burandt, a new student, won a tough round against one of the University of Central Missouri’s varsity competitors.
In individual awards, which are a culmination of points awarded by the judges based on overall success at the tournament, Reeves placed second in the tournament and Stacy placed fourth.
“Overall, this development suggests a very positive trajectory for the team, and I am excited for continued development,” Stroup said.
The team will now head to the Missouri State Championship tournament on Feb. 18.
Many congratulations to the LV Debate Team! Great work! You make us all proud.
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