Rochester hosted its annual Brad Smith Debate Tournament in mid-October. The members of the UR squad competing included a number of new novices. A total of thirteen Rochester teams competed, eight in novice and five in open.
As the host school, Rochester teams were not eligible to compete in elimination rounds, but several UR debaters won speaker awards.
Steve D'amico, 1st Place Speaker
Liz Gaskell, 3rd Place Speaker
Mike Morosi, 9th Place Speaker
Steve D'amico and Emily Desmond: 5-0 in prelims
Liz Gaskel and Mike Morosi: 4-1 in prelims