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L&C Students Eeshani Thomas and JR Saling pose with awards from the tournament.

JR Saling wins top speech/debate student in the Northwest; LC rolls to gold

JR Saling (CAS ’24) secured the Brent Northup award for the top individual student in the Northwest Forensics conference, as the team earned a season-long gold medal with championships in British Parliamentary debate, IPDA debate and individual speaking events.

Nationals wrapup: Kenney, Knauss, McCarty and Patchet national finalists; LC eighth nationally

The nationals season for LC speech and debate was once again a successful one as the speech team finished eighth nationally, led by a runner-up performance by Eden Kenney (’23) in Informative Speaking, a pair of third place finishes by Syl Knauss (’24) in Dramatic Interpretation, a third place showing in Duo Interpretation by Kenney and partner Catie McCarty (’24), and a sixth place performance in After-Dinner Speaking by Gavin Patchet (’23). The British Parliamentary team of Johnny Nieters (’24) and Alice Sauter (’24) added a semifinal appearance at the YODL Championships, and the Lincoln-Douglas and IPDA squads both recorded team finishes in eighth place nationally as well.

Night Before Nationals Showcases Speech and Debate Team

On March 20, Lewis & Clark’s speech and debate team took center stage for Night Before Nationals, an exhibition event that showcases the team’s talents and skills in front of an enthusiastic campus audience.

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Eden Kenney with the Brent Northup award for outstanding season long competition and Shark award for outstanding competitor at the Dugaw ...

LC Speech/Debate racks up honors as Kenney wins prestigious award

Competing in both Washington and Missouri, Lewis & Clark’s speech and debate team racked up multiple championships over the January 27-29 weekend, headed by senior Eden Kenney who was awarded both the individual championship of the Dugaw Smelt classic and the Brent Northup award for season-long outstanding individual competitor for the Northwest Forensics Conference in 2022-2023.

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Lewis & Clark’s Webb and Lutz win national championships; squad wins title for second consecutive year

Alex Webb (’22) won the national championship in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Aaron Lutz (’22) won titles in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking, and Lewis & Clark’s squad won the President’s I award as the nation’s top program of its size.

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Smothers wins national championship; seniors lead L&C speech to record setting nationals

Hope Smothers (’22) won the program’s first national title at the American Forensic Association’s National Speech Tournament, Aaron Lutz (’22) set a program record in individual sweepstakes, and Eden Kenney (’22) advanced three events to elimination rounds, as Lewis & Clark’s super senior speakers powered the team to a sixth place overall national finish.

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The Lewis & Clark speech contingent at The Halloween Thing

L&C Speech closes October with “Halloween Thing” championship

The Lewis & Clark speech team finished an exceptional October by winning the “Halloween Thing” team title.

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Aaron Lutz, Hope Smothers, Ally Knighton

Lewis & Clark wins President’s Two team national title; Smothers, Lutz and Webb finish in top five nationally

The Lewis & Clark speech / debate team won its first NFA team national title in program history, finishing as the top team in the President’s Two division for medium-sized programs.

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(From top left, clockwise: Eden Kenney, Ally Knighton, Hope Smothers, Aaron Lutz)

Smothers, Lutz lead L&C to best National Speech Tournament finish ever

Led by Hope Smothers (’22) and Aaron Lutz (’22), the Lewis & Clark speech team had its best finish ever at the National Speech Tournament as the 14th place squad in the nation.

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McDonagh and Talamantez take top two spots at national championship

Lewis & Clark’s Raine McDonagh (’20) and Mary Talamantez (’20) were named the top two individual speakers in the nation at the 2020 National Parliamentary Debate Association’s Championship Tournament.

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Aaron Lutz & Ally Knighton with the Coaches' Commemorative Award

Dead Heat: Lewis & Clark’s Knighton & Lutz tie to seal team’s fifth straight NFC championship

Ally Knighton (’21) and Aaron Lutz (’22) made history in the Northwest Forensics Conference by tying for the Coaches Commemorative Award, granted to the student who performs the best across three designated regional championships throughout the season. Their win was the fifth consecutive CCA award from Lewis & Clark, which was also honored with the gold medal for overall team performance.

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Speech & Debate celebrates together after great weekend

Strong Start for Speech and Debate in San Francisco

The Lewis & Clark speech and debate team garnered first place four-year school honors at the Golden Gate Opener, held September 20-22 at San Francisco State University. Competitors won three debate events and six individual events in earning top honors.

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Lewis & Clark’s Knighton and Lutz are national champions

Ally Knighton is the National Forensic Association’s national champion in Informative Speaking and Aaron Lutz is the NFA national champion in Extemporaneous Speaking.

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L&C’s Knighton and Quick earn 3rd place honors at National Speech Championship

Lewis & Clark’s Ally Knighton and Brady Quick each earned 3rd place finishes at the National Speech Championship.

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L&C parliamentary debate finishes in final four nationally

Mary Talamantez was named the 2nd place speaker in the nation and Kate McDonagh placed 5th, as the L&C parliamentary debate team made it to the semifinal round nationally.

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Knighton named top forensics competitor in Pacific Northwest; L&C forensics wins gold for 4th straight year

Lewis & Clark’s Ally Knighton was named the top forensics competitor in the Northwest Forensics Conference, as the entire team was honored with the gold medal for outstanding performance.

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(from left) Borton, Leja, Knighton, Quick, Smothers, Lutz

Forensics team starts season with championships in California and Washington

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The L&C speech competitors after the NFA tournament: O'Donnell, Wisda, Quick, Hawley, Knighton

L&C forensics closes 2017-18 season; Wisda 5th nationally

Lewis & Clark’s 2017-18 forensics season ended with a bang, as Jacob Wisda (’18) achieved the school’s first national speech finals appearance in two decades and Decker O’Donnell (’18) advanced four events to the national quarterfinals.

Forensics Director Offers Insights into Sinclair Story

Joe Gantt, director of forensics at Lewis & Clark, spoke with The Oregonian/OregonLive about “the controversy surrounding Sinclair Broadcast Group, the Maryland-based company that owns more than 190 local TV stations around the country - including Portland’s ABC affiliate, KATU-TV.”

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Jacob Wisda with the Coaches Commemorative Award

Wisda secures historic “three-peat”; Lewis & Clark’s forensics team golden

Jacob Wisda & the Lewis & Clark forensics team achieved historic firsts at the NFC awards ceremony held January 28 at Pacific University.

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Decker O'Donnell with the Mahaffey trophy

Lewis & Clark forensics earns top two places in both speech and debate at Linfield tournament

The Lewis & Clark forensics team swept the top two places in both speech and debate at the prestigious Mahaffey Memorial Tournament, held at Linfield College November 10-12, 2017.

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Lewis & Clark forensics excels in season opening tournaments

The Lewis & Clark forensics team opened its 2017-18 season with standout performances in both speech and debate.

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Lewis & Clark forensics ends season with stellar nationals performances

Lewis & Clark’s forensics team ended the 2016-17 season in historic fashion, finishing as a top ten school in both parliamentary debate and individual events at national championships.

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Lewis & Clark forensics sweeps top honors for Northwest Forensics Conference

For the second straight year, the forensics team at Lewis & Clark has been honored with the highest honor for forensics teams in the Northwest. L&C was awarded the “Gold Medal Program” at the final Northwest Forensics Conference tournament, held January 27-29 at Western Washington University.

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L&C forensics has historic weekend at Linfield tournament

Highlighted by Jacob Wisda’s second consecutive win of a prestigious Northwest award, Lewis & Clark’s forensics team ended the fall semester with historic performances at the Linfield College tournament held November 18-20.

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L&C’s Jacob Wisda top overall student in Pacific Northwest; team wins overall honor

Lewis & Clark’s Jacob Wisda won the 2015-16 Coaches’ Commemorative Award, recognizing him as the top overall student in the Northwest Forensics Conference. The Lewis & Clark program was honored with the Gold Medal Program award for yearlong success in speech and debate.

Forensics statement of solidarity

The Lewis & Clark forensics team unequivocally condemns threats made against Black students in the LC community.

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Speech competitors after successful Whitworth tournaments

Lewis & Clark debate team ranked first in nation

The Lewis & Clark debate squad is ranked first in the nation according to rankings released by the National Parliamentary Debate Association.

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IEs at SFSU: (from left) Soleim, Pittman, O'Donnell, Crossman, Taylor, Wisda

L&C forensics starts off strong at season openers

Lewis & Clark’s forensics team started off the year in style with strong performances at tournaments held at William Jewell College, San Francisco State University and Mount Hood Community College. Team member Jacob Wisda was named the top individual speaker at SFSU out of over 300 competitors.

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Lee Palmer (left) and Carlton Bone debating in finals of the Sunset Cliffs Classic

Lewis & Clark Forensics team flourishes in start to Spring semester

2015 has gotten off to a fast start for Lewis & Clark forensics, as both the debate and individual events teams have had significant successes to open the spring semester.

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