Speech and Debate Team Among Top 10 in Country for Second Year in a Row
Speech and Debate official team photo.
The U of A Speech and Debate Society proudly announces the official team rankings for the fall semester. All rankings are compared amongst teams and other individual students across the country.
Individual Rankings:
Colten Nichols, sophomore — Ninth Place Debater, Novice Division
Megan Dial, senior, president — Ninth Place Debater, Junior Varsity Division
Hadley Adkison, junior, forensics captain — Fourth Place Speaker, Varsity Division
Jaci Sabatini, junior, social media chair — Second Place Debater, Professional Division
Hadley Adkison, sophomore, treasurer — Fourth Place, Team Division
Team Rankings:
Junior Varsity Division Squad: Ninth Place
Professional Division Squad: Seventh Place
Team Division Squad: Sixth Place
Scholastic Award: Ninth Place
Founder's Award: Eighth Place
The team, which was originally founded in 1896, has grown significantly since reinstalling in spring of 2021, jumping from nine active members in spring of 2022 to 32 at the end of this fall semester. The team competed in four tournaments this semester and looks to compete in five more regular season tournaments in the spring before concluding their season at the national competition in Starkville at Mississippi State University.
The team would like to thank the History Department for its continuing support.
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Contacts
Hannah Morris, coach, Speech and Debate Team
Fulbright College Academic Counseling
479-575-3307,
hannahm@uark.edu
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