Forensics Team Wins Public Forum Debate

 
The weekend of Oct. 25, Truman debaters attended the second public forum debate tournament of the season, sponsored by Pi Kappa Delta. This style of debate has teams of two go head-to-head on a semester-long topic. 
 
Sawyer Partney, a second-year economics and political science major, and his debate partner, Eric Rotert, a second-year criminal justice major, had an outstanding showing. Partney and Rotert were the tournament champions, defeating the University of Missouri in the final round. Truman’s showing also placed them ahead of Simpson College, Butler University and Otterbein College, among others. 
 
Partney and Rotert also finished seventh and sixth place, respectively, in speaker awards. Speaker awards are given to debate competitors for their exemplary performance abilities. 
 
For more information, follow @trumanforensicunion on Instagram and visit forensics.truman.edu.