Marist College hosted the 2007 Regional Championships for the CEDA East region as well as the district qualifier for the National Debate Tournament (NDT). 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 seven teams would qualify for the NDT. Buddy Khan and Ben Wittwer finished first in the very competitive district field, earning a spot in the most prestigious tournament of the year. Meanwhile, Ally Bieber and Kevin Diamond had a successful run in the novice regional tournament, reaching the semifinals. Additionally, several Rochester debaters won speaker awards to add to the URDU's collection.
Rona Yang, 8th Place Speaker
Stephanie Yurchyk, 10th Place Speaker
Ally Bieber and Kevin Diamond, Semifinalists
4-2 record in prelims
Advanced over Cha/Yang on a walk-over through Octofinals
Defeated Army in Quarterfinals
Dropped to Binghamton in Semifinals
Wan Cha and Rona Yang, Octofinalists
3-3 in prelims
Eliminated in walk-over in Octos
Lee Mazur and Stephanie Yurchyk, Octofinalists
4-2 in prelims
Dropped to Boston College in Octos
Ryan Bach, 7th Place Speaker
Buddy Khan and Ben Wittwer finish 1st and Qualify for the NDT