This weekend Edina debate was back on the road, competing at three different tournaments.
University of Minnesota:
Novice debater Fernando Prestermon was 6th speaker and fellow novice Ella Romanelli was 9th. It was very cold on Saturday morning and the Edina debaters braved a frozen campus to compete.
Robbinsdale Armstrong:
Annika Smith-Ortiz was both #1 seed and top speaker in JV, while novices Connie Chao (4-1), Annie Amen (3-2), and Katie Bogart (3-2) had winning records in the JV division.
The novice division was led Romi Lee who was also #1 seed and third speaker. Murray Friedberg finished 4-1.
Glenbrook South:
Novices Meredith Song and Maggie Wells finished the tournament as quarterfinalists. In octofinals they defeated Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa, FL) on a 3-0 decision before losing a team from New Trier (IL) on split decision in quarterfinals.
Samantha Hunt finished as 13th speaker in varsity.
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| Edina SW - Novice Quarterfinalists @ Glenbrooks |
University of Minnesota:
Novice debater Fernando Prestermon was 6th speaker and fellow novice Ella Romanelli was 9th. It was very cold on Saturday morning and the Edina debaters braved a frozen campus to compete.
Robbinsdale Armstrong:
Annika Smith-Ortiz was both #1 seed and top speaker in JV, while novices Connie Chao (4-1), Annie Amen (3-2), and Katie Bogart (3-2) had winning records in the JV division.
The novice division was led Romi Lee who was also #1 seed and third speaker. Murray Friedberg finished 4-1.
Glenbrook South:
Novices Meredith Song and Maggie Wells finished the tournament as quarterfinalists. In octofinals they defeated Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa, FL) on a 3-0 decision before losing a team from New Trier (IL) on split decision in quarterfinals.
Samantha Hunt finished as 13th speaker in varsity.
