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Members of OBU’s Debate team pose after a strong finish at Abilene Christian University.
Contributing Writer
OBU’s debate team is currently in 3rd place nationally.
This updated result comes after the team’s strong finish at Abilene Christian University.
The debate team brought home three overall team awards, including 3rd place in overall sweep- stakes, which takes into account all events at the tournament.
The team only missed 2nd place by two points to Colorado Christian University.
The debate team also brought home two 2nd place trophies in individual debate and individual speaking events.
In debate, the team earned several speaking awards, a quarter finalist in the novice and junior varsity divisions, a finalist in JV, and a semi finalist in novice.
The debate team’s sponsor and coach Dr. Scott Lloyd won the professional division.
“It was a great weekend,” Lloyd said.
The team is looking forward to their next tournament at Arkansas Tech Feb 28.
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