CULMULATIVE AWARDS SUMMARY 2014-PRESENT

116 speaker awards, 74 team awards were won by 89 different debaters

​39 National Debate Scholars (10 Summa, 12 Magna Cume Laude, 17 Cum Laude)

13 Coaching awards for NYU staff, 2 CEDA Academic All-Americans

HISTORIC TEAM BENCHMARKS 

Semester best elim percentage: 93.5% (NYU sent 31 teams to tournaments AND 29 of them made elims): Fall 2013 
 
Season best elim percentage: 79% (NYU sent 52 teams to tournaments and 41 made elims): 2013-2014 season 

Teams that have gone through entire tournaments undefeated:

Zhane Lloyd/Kristin Raveneau (University of Texas Dallas JV Division 2017)

Tara Dalton/Erin Szczechowski (West Point Tournament Novice Division 2016)

Ricky Garner/Nate Gorelick (12-0; District 8 NDT Qualifiers 2003)

Last Team to Qualify for the NDT:  Jack Booth/Alex Sherman (2020)  Back-to-back

National Championships:  CEDA- Ricky Garner & Nate Gorelick (2003) JV- Alex Sherman & Kathy Wang (2019)

Highest Rankings: 7th in the Nation (CEDA Rankings 2017), 8th in the Nation (NDT rankings 2017)  3rd in the Nation [CEDA Novice Sweepstakes]

Closeout History: 

2019 - Rutgers - Open Division -at semis: Adejoke Mason/Kalina Pierga, Gloria Zheng/Jenny Zheng, Alan Liu/Faizan Hussain & Brandon Lu/Ethan Rosen 

2018 - Univ of Texas-Dallas  - JV Division - Kathy Wang/Logan Reed & Josh Johnwell/Adejoke Mason

2016 - Univ of Texas-Dallas  - JV Division - Erin M Szczechowski/Tara Dalton & Zhane Lloyd/Kristin Raveneau 

2003 - Columbia Univ.  - Open Division- Ricky Garner & Nate Gorelick, Kristen Feeley & Jen Schramm 

​​Major Individual Team/Speaker Highlights​

• 2020  NDT Qualifiers [New School] -Jackson Booth/Alex Sherman
  
• 2020  Georgetown University 2nd Place - Novice Division (Joy Kim/Warrington Webb)
  
• 2019  JV/Novice Nationals - CHAMPION - JV Division (Alex Sherman/Kathy Wang)
  
• 2019  JV/Novice Nationals - 5th Place - JV Division (Michelle Li/Pacy Yan) 
  
• 2019  Rutgers University CHAMPION - Open Division (Adejoke Mason/Kalina Pierga)
  
• 2019  Rutgers University 2nd Place - Open Division (Gloria Zheng/Duo "Jenny" Zheng)
  
• 2019  Rutgers University 3rd place - Open Division (Faizan Hussain/Alan Liu)
  
• 2019  Rutgers University 3rd place - Open Division (Ethan Rosen/Brandon Lu)
  
• 2019 Rutgers University 3rd Place -  Novice Division (Isha Berde/Jing "Lauren" Li )
  
• 2019  Rutgers University 5th Place - Novice Division (Iko Agada/Adelle Fernando)
  
• 2019  Rutgers University - 1st Place Speaker, Open Division (Adejoke Mason)
  
• 2019  West Point Tournament CHAMPION - Novice Division (Alejandro Scott/James Peng)
  
• 2019  University of Rochester - CHAMPION - Open Division (Sai Karavadi/Josh Johnwell)
  
• 2019  University of Rochester  - 1st Place Speaker, Novice Division (Jing "Lauren" Li)
  
• 2019  University of Rochester  - 3rd Place Speaker, Novice Division (Isha Berde)
  
• 2019  JV/Novice Nationals - CHAMPION - JV Division (Alex Sherman/Kathy Wang)
  
• 2019  Binghamton Tournament SEMIFINALISTS - Novice Division (Alejandro Scott/James Peng)
  
• 2019  Northeast Regional Championships - 9th Place - Novice Division (Paige Hanoka/Isha Berde)
• 2019  Northeast Regional Championships - 4th Place Speaker, JV Division (Adejoke Mason)
• 2018  West Point Debate Tournament - CHAMPION - Open Division (Jack Booth/Alex Sherman) 
• 2018  West Point Debate Tournament - 5th Place - Open Division (Josh Johnwell/Kathy Wang) 
• 2018  West Point Debate Tournament - 5th Place - JV Division (Gloria Zheng/Jin Choi) 
• 2018  West Point Debate Tournament - 2nd Place Speaker, Open Division (Alex Sherman) 
• 2018  West Point Debate Tournament - 3rd Place Speaker, Open Division (Jack Booth) 
• 2018  CEDA National Championships - 17th in the Nation  (Joshua Johnwell/Zhane Lloyd)
  
• 2018  CEDA National Championships - 18th in the Nation  (Jack Booth/Alex Sherman)
  
• 2018  Novice National Championships - 9th Place (Paul Mapara/Kristen Gourier)
  
• 2018 University of Texas-Dallas - JV Division - CO-CHAMPIONS (Kathy Wang/Logan Reed & Josh Johnwell/Adejoke Mason) 
  
• 2018 University of Texas-Dallas Tournament - 5th Place - Junior Varsity Division (Kristen Gourrier/Jin Choi)
• 2018 Univ of Texas-Dallas Tournament - 1st Place Speaker - JV Division (Josh Johnwell)
  
• 2018 University of Texas-Dallas Tournament - 2nd Place Speaker - Junior Varsity Division (Adejoke Mason) 2018 University of Texas-Dallas Tournament - 3rd Place Speaker - Junior Varsity Division (Jin Choi)
  
• 2018 University of Texas-Dallas Tournament - 5th Place Speaker - Junior Varsity Division (Kristen Gourrier) 2018 University of North Texas Tournament-1st Place Speaker, JV Division (Jin Choi)
  
• 2017 Cornell Tournament of Love - CHAMPION - Open Division (Jack Booth/Alex Sherman)
• 2017 Cornell Tournament of Love - Top Speaker - Open Division (Alex Sherman)
  
• 2017 Cornell Tournament of Love - 2nd Place Speaker - Open Division (Jack Booth)
• 2017 Monmouth Tournament - CHAMPION - Junior Varsity Division (Bryte Bu/Gloria Zheng)
  
• 2017 West Point Tournament - 5th Place - Novice Division (Vivian Cheng/Camilla Leal)
  
• 2017 West Point Tournament - 2nd Place Speaker - Novice Division (Camilla Leal)
• 2017 Novice National Championships - 2nd in the Nation - Novice Division (Bryte Bu/Gloria Zheng)

Highlights