The Simpson College Speech and Debate team has once again won a National Championship at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament held in Glendale, Arizona last week. Simpson earned a national championship in Combined Sweepstakes and Debate Sweepstakes, and was runner-up in Individual Event Sweepstakes. Individual honors were awarded to:

MJ Klinzman
National Champion Novice IPDA Debate
National Champion Public Forum Debate with Dorian Burke
Fourth Speaker in Novice IPDA Debate

Dorian Burke
National Champion Novice in Public Forum Debate with MJ Klinzman
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking

Mya Postel:
Excellence in Student Congress
Excellence in Interviewing

Sydni Powell:
Rising Star Award Recipient
Top Superior in Discussion
Top Superior in Student Congress
Presiding Officer Award
Excellence in Extemp Commentary
Excellence in Interviewing
Showcase Participant

Maddux Stout
Tournament Champion- Public Forum Speaker
National Runner Up in JV Parliamentary Debate with Jesse Pladsen
Quarterfinalist in Public Forum Debate with Jesse Pladsen

Ryan Magalhaes:
National Runner Up in Extemp Commentary
Excellence in Duo Interpretation with Tempest Allred
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Third Place in Individual Sweepstakes

Maddie Waddingham:
Semifinalist in Novice IPDA

AJ Flory:
National Champion in Extemp Commentary
Excellence in Interviewing
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking
Sixth Speaker in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas

Andrew Samountry:
Showcase Participant
Excellence in Dramatic Interpretation
Excellence in Prose Interpretation
Excellence in Duo Interpretation with Ryan Corcoran

Tempest Allred:
All American Award Recipient
Top Superior in Student Congress
Excellence in Duo Interpretation with Ryan Magalhaes
Excellence in Interviewing
Excellence in Podcasting

Abby Fry:
Excellence in Podcasting

Anja Waugh:
All American Award Recipient
Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate with Scott Krueger
Tenth Speaker in Open Parliamentary Debate
Excellence in Informative Speaking
Superior in Impromptu

Breanna Drahota:
Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate with Kyle Werner
Excellence in Interviewing

Kyle Werner:
Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate with Breanna Drahota
Excellence in Interviewing

Jesse Pladsen:
Quarterfinalist in Public Forum Debate with Maddux Stout
National Runner Up in JV Parliamentary Debate with Maddux Stout

Maggie Fitzpatrick:
Excellence in Extemp Commentary

Scott Krueger:
Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate with Anja Waugh
Superior in Interviewing
Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking

Rachel Garcia:
Rising Star Award Recipient

Ryan Corcoran:
Excellence in Dramatic Interpretation
Excellence in Student Scholarship
Excellence in Duo Interpretation with Andrew Samountry
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking

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