The University of Vermont hosted the 2005 Regional Championships for the CEDA East region as well as the qualifiers for entry into the National Debate Tournament (NDT) at Gonzaga. In the district debates, each round featured two judges and teams were ranked at the end by the number of judge's ballots they had won. The top five teams would qualify for the NDT.
Mike Gunther, 7th Place Speaker
Mike Gunther and David Merkle, Quarterfinalists
3-3 record in prelims
Dropped to Cornell in Quarterfinals
Pat Hitchcock and Chris Lavin, Semifinalists
4-2 in
prelims
Defeated Vermont in Quarters
Dropped to Dartmouth in
Semifinals
Steve D'amico, 1st Place Speaker
Buddy Khan, 6th Place Speaker
Steve D'amico and Buddy Khan qualify for the NDT
They won 9 out of a
possible 12 ballots
Anna Czapla and Ilana Kaplan-Shain narrowly missed qualifying for the NDT, but were later granted a bid and were able to compete in the NDT.