{"id":21179,"date":"2017-04-04T10:19:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T14:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=21179"},"modified":"2017-04-04T10:19:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T14:19:12","slug":"speech-debate-teams-win-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/speech-debate-teams-win-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech and Debate Teams Win Big"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Story by Nicholson News<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"container subpage\">\n<div class=\"single\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span4 offset1\">\n<div class=\"row featured_image\">\n<div class=\"span4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2017\/03\/Speech-Team-Photo-STAR-16-002.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"368\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container subpage\">\n<div class=\"single\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span7\">\n<p>UCF\u2019s speech and debate teams faced stiff competition against 12 other schools in the Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association (FIFA) state championship. The February tournament was held at Tallahassee Community College, in Tallahassee, Fla. FIFA is the governing body of college speech and debate in the state of Florida. The UCF debate team won a state championship within the tournament and saw a lot of hard work rewarded.<\/p>\n<p>The debate team dominated at the conference, advancing three out of the four semifinalist teams in both the Lincoln-Douglas (LD) and Parliamentary debates. Parliamentary debate is a competition where students are given roughly 20 minutes to prepare for a round; students are assigned a topic and side to argue. Topics change every round. LD differs because the topic remains the same all year. This year\u2019s topic focused on whether or not the U.S. should reduce its military presence in Latin America. Students use in-depth research to argue for both sides of the debate.<\/p>\n<p>In LD, <strong>Maeven Rogers<\/strong>, a junior human communication major, and <strong>Pablo Debs, <\/strong>reached the semifinals along with <strong>Ethan Uhlig<\/strong>. Uhlig, a freshman mathematics major, advanced to the final on a coach\u2019s decision. He defeated a competitor from Florida State University and was named State Champion in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy personal championship win, along with the team\u2019s overall best in debate performance, felt like a justification of all the effort we put in throughout the season,\u201d said Ulig. \u201cWe did not go into the state tournament as the favorites in anyone\u2019s eyes, but through hard work we were able\u00a0to shock everyone at the tournament with a dominant, explosive debate team. There is no sweeter feeling than reaping the fruits of your own dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Parliamentary, Uhlig and <strong>Lukas Terhall<\/strong>, a junior computer science student, placed second over <strong>Isabella Yerby<\/strong>, a freshman economics major, and <strong>Kendrik Richmond<\/strong>, a junior psychology major. The third team comprised of <strong>Chase Cashion<\/strong>, a junior theater major, and <strong>Christa Beriswill<\/strong>, a freshman communication sciences and disorders major.<\/p>\n<p>UCF also saw some very promising results from the speech team. The final rounds are composed of the top six competitors in a given event. In the Communication Analysis event, students individually\u00a0present a speech including\u00a0the\u00a0discussion and analysis of\u00a0a communication model or theory.\u00a0UCF advanced three competitors into the final for this particular event, which is\u00a0a significant achievement. Sophomore emerging media major <strong>Nicole Young<\/strong> placed sixth, Beriswill placed fifth and Terhall placed third. In addition, Terhall advanced in the Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking events, which require quick thinking,\u00a0 and finished in fourth place for both. Cashion joined him in the final round of Extemporaneous speaking and finished third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a team primarily composed of underclassman we did exceptionally well,\u201d said Director of Speech <strong>Jonathan Conway<\/strong>. We accomplished most, if not all of our goals and I couldn\u2019t be more proud of the hard work and dedication of this team.\u201d UCF\u2019s regular season wrapped up with a fourth place overall ranking in the state of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019s role in the state community has expanded beyond just competitive success. At its annual business meeting, Conway was elected to a two-year term as president of FIFA. He hopes that through his leadership, Florida will grow into a premier state for speech and debate activities.<\/p>\n<p>The future looks bright for UCF Speech and Debate.<\/p>\n<p>View the original story <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/communication\/speech-and-debate-teams-win-big\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by Nicholson News UCF\u2019s speech and debate teams faced stiff competition against 12 other schools in the Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association (FIFA) state championship. The February tournament was held at Tallahassee Community College, in Tallahassee, Fla. FIFA is the governing body of college speech and debate in the state of Florida. 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