Tournament Champion and Finalists

The members of the Championship Team, as determined by the Final Round, will each receive a $1000 cash award.  The members of the Championship Team also may be invited to attend the US Universities Debating Championships with the Seawolf Debate Team.  The USUDC will be held April 10-12 in Burlington, VT, at the University of Vermont.  All costs of attending the tournament will be paid by the Seawolf Debate team.

Alternates for travel to the US Universities Debating Championships will be named should the Championship Team be unable to attend.



Quianna Clay Prize for Excellence in Debating

The top speaker at the tournament, as determined by their speaker score in the preliminary round(s), will be awarded the Quianna Clay Prize for Excellence in Debating. 

Quianna Clay debated for the University of Alaska Anchorage from 1998 – 2000.  With no prior experience in competitive debating, Quianna was recruited from a UAA public speaking class and rose to be the Top Novice debater in the nation in 1999 and a Semifinalist at the National Championship in the following year.  Quianna’s accomplishments are testament to the power of debating to train the voices of the next generation.  Sadly, Quianna’s life was cut short in 2003.  She will always be a member of the Seawolf Debate team.