In between the semesters, Rochester sent a group of its debaters to Texas for the annual Texas Swing tournaments, at the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Dallas. This year, the UR contingent included the novice team of Brittany Carter and Jason Gershowitz debating in JV.
Buddy Khan and Ben Wittwer, Octofinalists
4-3 record in prelims
Defeated Dartmouth in Double Octofinals
Dropped to Oklahoma in Octofinals
Buddy Khan and Ben Wittwer, Double Octofinalists
4-3 in prelims
Dropped to Baylor in Doubles
In addition, although there was no novice division at UTD, the tournament held a final round for the top two teams with novice eligibility that competed in JV. The Rochester team of Brittany Carter and Jason Gershowitz defeated Missouri-Kansas City in this final round to claim the novice championship. Carter won the top novice speaker award, while Gershowitz finished as the 2nd place novice speaker. Congratulations on a national circuit victory!