K-State debate team excels in recent competitions

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Source: Justin Green, 785-532-6863, kstatedebate@gmail.com
News release prepared by: Sara Shellenberger, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

K-STATE DEBATE TEAM EXCELS IN RECENT COMPETITIONS

MANHATTAN -- The debate team from Kansas State University has received top awards at its first three competitions this year, a success that can be attributed to senior leadership, according to Justin Green, director of debate.

"This start represents the best start of the Kansas State debate program in over a decade," Green said. "Currently ranked No. 6 in the country, we have already amassed more first-place trophies than in the past two years combined."

The K-State debate team has participated in competitions at the University of Northern Iowa, Sept. 16-18; Wichita State University, Sept. 22-24; and at Missouri State University, Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

K-State debate team members who have won awards in the recent competitions include:

Michelle Layne, senior in speech education, Abilene, first place, junior varsity team division, Wichita State University; Kara Thiele, sophomore in speech, Coffeyville, fourth place, speaker junior varsity division, Wichita State University; Jordan Hanson, freshman in philosophy, Hutchinson, first place overall, junior varsity team division, University of Northern Iowa; Drew Cummings, junior in political science, Lawrence, third place, novice team division, Missouri State University, and second place, novice speaker division, and first place, novice team division, both at Wichita State University; Dan Stout, senior in speech, Manhattan, second place, varsity team division, Missouri State University.

From Olathe: Beth Mendenhall, freshman in philosophy, first place, speaker junior varsity division, and first place overall, junior varsity team division, both at the University of Northern Iowa; and Kyle Zarazan, junior in computer science, second place, varsity team division, Missouri State University.

Kathryn Price, freshman in art, St. George, third place, novice team division, Missouri State University, and third place, speaker novice division, and first place, novice team division, both at Wichita State University; and David Cohen, senior in management, Topeka, first place, junior varsity team division, Wichita State University.