Public Forum Sets the Pace for Nationals
Truman Forensics Union continues its success on the Public Forum Debate circuit.
In preparation for the Pi Kappa Delta national tournament in March, the team competed in the fifth Public Forum Debate competition of the season. The team of Cooper Spacil, second-year social issue advocacy major, and Emmett Beeson, first-year business administration major, placed second in the tournament. They were followed by the team of Jack Unsell, first-year environmental science and political science double-major, and Neveah Carter, first-year communication disorders major, who took third. The Truman teams beat notable regional competition from Simpson College. Carter received second in speaker awards and Spacil was fifth.
“It’s amazing to see our novice team members finding early success and representing Truman alongside their varsity peers at this level,” said Lars Wagener, assistant director of forensics.
In preparation for the Pi Kappa Delta national tournament in March, the team competed in the fifth Public Forum Debate competition of the season. The team of Cooper Spacil, second-year social issue advocacy major, and Emmett Beeson, first-year business administration major, placed second in the tournament. They were followed by the team of Jack Unsell, first-year environmental science and political science double-major, and Neveah Carter, first-year communication disorders major, who took third. The Truman teams beat notable regional competition from Simpson College. Carter received second in speaker awards and Spacil was fifth.
“It’s amazing to see our novice team members finding early success and representing Truman alongside their varsity peers at this level,” said Lars Wagener, assistant director of forensics.
The team will travel to Webster University in St. Louis for the Missouri Association of Forensics Activities State tournament, Feb. 13-14.
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