Students from UGA’s Georgia Debate Union reached the quarterfinals of the National Season Opening Tournament held Sept. 18–21 at Georgia State University.
More than 170 teams from 50 colleges and universities traveled to Atlanta for the meet. The UGA team of senior Brittany Cambre and sophomore Mike Lacy won five of seven preliminary debates defeating teams from Trinity University, the University of Florida, Baylor University and Missouri State University. They defeated second seed Michigan State University in the octa-finals to reach the quarterfinals.
The team of senior Karen Harrison and freshman Austin Layton also won five of seven preliminary debates and were the 30th seed in the tournament. They reached the elimination rounds of the tournament after defeating teams from Northwestern University, Wake Forest University, the University of Michigan and the University of Kentucky. Also attending the tournament were Dillon Horne, Jordan Edwards, Meredith McKay, Eric Bogart, Adi Sudarshan, Weilan Zhang, Justin Drew and Blaine Drew.
