Washburn Rural–
The East Debate squad for placing first in sweepstakes out of 38 schools at the Washburn Rural Invitational. East had more cumulative wins than any other school in attendance. This was the first weekend of competition in Kansas, and Washburn Rural is one of the largest and most competitive tournaments during the season in Kansas. This was also their sixth year in a row winning sweeps at this tournament. There were 64 teams in the varsity division in preliminaries. Four of East’s varsity teams broke to quarterfinals, which means half of the teams in out-rounds were SME teams.
Individual Awards:
Varsity:
Ada Throckmorton / Utsa Ramaswami- Third, semifinals
Karl Walter / Henry Walter- Third, semifinals
Ali Dastjerdi / Shrushti Mehta- Fourth, quarterfinals
Parker Mitchell / Jack Werner- Fourth, quarterfinals
Henry Walter- Third place speaker award
Karl Walter- Fifth place speaker award
Ada Throckmorton- Sixth place speaker award
All four teams received a DCI (Debate Coaches’ Invitational) bid
Open:
Spencer Mitchell / Bhavish Dinakar- Second, finals
Jameson McGranahan / Josh Fowler
Blue Valley Southwest Tournament:
Jack Eddy / Will Bledsoe- Eighth in Varsity
Max Keeter / Johnston Davis- Fifth in Open
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