Albion debaters competed in the championship debate tournament 4/28/22 at Mount Jordan middle school. Here are the students who placed in the top 20% of the hundreds of debaters competing that night:
Policy Debate:
- FIRST PLACE Speaker – James Sorensen
- 2nd Place Team (and qualified for state) – Sean Gillan and Olivia Moll
Lincoln Douglas Debate:
- FIRST PLACE (and qualified for state) – Fiona Chen
- 3rd Place (and qualified for state) – Madelyn Boyack
- 3rd Place Speaker – Cadence Lund
- 5th Place Speaker – Naomi Hobby
- 6th Place (and qualified for state) – Chloe Barrett
- Additional Top 20 % (and qualified for state)
- Stone Elggren
- Ella Churchill
- Parker Hunt
- Lily Thackeray
Oratory Speaking:
- Top 20% (and qualified for state)
- Max Orullian
- Anna Miner
Extemporaneous Speaking:
- 2nd Place (and qualified for state) Jaxon Madsen
- 3rd place (and qualified for state) Annie Allred
- 4th place (and qualified for state) Oliver Poleman
- 5th place (and qualified for state) Ava Booker
- Additional Top 20 % (and qualified for state)
- Sophie Nielsen
- Suzanna Hunter
Additionally:
- Annie Allred won the MVP award for being Albion’s most successful overall debater in her 2 years of debate.
- Ella Chruchill won the Coach’s award for being the debater with the most grit, determination, and perseverance.
- Cian Castleberry, Jaxon Madsen, Ella Churchill, and Cadence Lund were also recognized for their commitment to debate. Since they’ve each chosen to take debate class 3 separate times, they were awarded a special 3-year debater award.
