2006 BBQ Capital Speech Tournament Invitation
Squad Banquet Results Program 2004-05
Squad Members:
Justin Alvey
Blake Bozarth
Christopher Dickman
Elizabeth Nicolet
Beth Phillips
Amy Rutledge
Lindsey Whear
OCTC “OCELOTS”
“Hear Us Roar”
Speech & Debate Team
2004-2005 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Anderson University-October 1 & 2, 2004
Anderson, IN
Blake Bozarth-4th Place Speaker Award-Novice Division
Transylvania University-October 15-16, 2004
Lexington, KY
3rd Place Team-(Novice) Chris Dickman & Blake Bozarth
3rd Place Speaker-Blake Bozarth
7th Place Speaker-Chris Dickman
BBQ Capital Tournament November 5-6, 2004
Owensboro, KY
Quarterfinalist Open Parlimentary Debate:
Justin Alvey-Blake Bozarth
Speaker Awards:
3rd Place-Blake Bozarth
4th Place-Chris Dickman
Top Novice Team-Parlimentary Debate:
Justin Alvey-Blake Bozarth
Top Novice Awards-Impromptu Counseling
Beth Phillips
Chris Dickman
Community College Sweepstakes:
1st Place.
Spring Semester 2005
Duquesne University February 4-5, 2005
Pittsburgh, PA
2nd Place (Senior Division):
Elizabeth Nicolet-Amy Rutledge
Speaker Award:
4th Place Speaker-Elizabeth Nicolet
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
3rd Place-Justin Alvey
Wendell Ford NEDA Debates February 25-26, 2005
Owensboro, KY
3rd Place (Senior Division)
Blake Bozarth-Chris Dickman
3rd Place (Senior Division)
Elizabeth Nicolet-Amy Rutledge
(both teams lost in semifinals)
Speaker Awards:
3rd Place-Amy Rutledge
5th Place-Chris Dickman
6th Place-Elizabeth Nicolet
10th Place-Blake Bozarth
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
3rd Place-Justin Alvey
4th Place-Team Sweepstakes
Dayton University Debates- March 11-12, 2005
Dayton, Ohio
Team Award:
2nd Place-(Novice) Lindsey Whear-Justin Alvey
Speaker Awards:
6th Place (Novice)-Lindsey Whear
9th Place (Open)--Blake Bozarth
10th Place (Novice)-Justin Alvey
NEDA Nationals Tournament April 1-2, 2005
Ball State University/Muncie, Indiana
Team Award:
Quarterfinalist (Open)
Elizabeth Nicolet-Amy Rutledge
Speaker Awards:
5th Place-Elizabeth Nicolet
9th Place-Amy Rutledge
NEDA Debate All-American (Only six selected and voted upon by coaches)
Elizabeth Nicolet
Founder’s Award-Owensboro Community & Technical College.
Summary for the year:
2 Successful Tournaments Hosted.
2 Teams consistently debating in the senior division (a first for the OCTC program).
3 Team sweepstakes awards.
3rd NEDA All-American (Elizabeth Nicolet) since 1995.
10 Team awards.
14 speaker awards.
Dear Friends:
The OCTC Debate program has been in operation since 1991 when we hosted a small community college only speech contest in April of that year. Over the past 14 years, the team has won hundreds of awards at the local, regional, and national level. The 2004-05 squad continued this tradition of success by consistently working together and achieving at every level of competition, including Lincoln-Douglas, Novice, and Open divisions, throughout the season.
OCTC debaters earned top 5 finishes at 6 of the 7 tournaments we attended. The squad won 10 team awards, 14 individual speaker awards, and competed in elimination rounds 7 times throughout the season earning top 3 honors on 4 occasions. More importantly, the students bonded and were a true team and, as a consequence, represented the college well at every tournament they attended. Team members exuded class, intelligence, selflessness, cooperation, and good sportsmanship at every venue we visited. The team also hosted 2 highly successful tournaments this year.
Three of our debaters competed for the final time this season and we wish them well. Our departing debaters are: 1) Beth Phillips will transfer from OCTC and has received an academic scholarship to attend WKU in the fall; 2) Amy Rutledge will transfer and become a fulltime student at Patrick Henry College (Virginia) next fall; and 3) Elizabeth Nicolet will transfer to the University of Kentucky and is considering debating on scholarship for UK next fall.
Elizabeth was also recognized at NEDA Nationals as a Debate All-American for 2005. Elizabeth was selected as an All-American because of her outstanding debate performance, sterling academic record, and exemplary service to the community through her church and the local home school organization.
All of our team members are winners because they put forth the best effort possible and represented the college well. I am very proud of these young folks and know you join with me in toasting their success during the 2004-05 debate season.
Bob Glenn,
Director of Forensics, OCTC