West Virginia John Jacobsohn Mountaineer Tournament

Here are the results of the preliminary rounds of the 2nd Annual John A.

Jacobsohn Memorial Mountaineer Classic.

Junior Varsity Speaker Awards

1. Mike Grossman, John Carroll

2. Asa Scott, Towson

3. Jeremy Samek, Liberty

4. Erika Thomas, John Carroll

5. Adrianne Barnett, Mary Washington

Novice Speaker Awards

1. Steve D'Amico, Rochester

2. Emily Bowlby, Trinity

3. Justin Dewberry, Liberty

4. Maria Trego, Mansfield

5. Peguy Pierre-Louis, Towson

6. Allison Shannon, Trinity

7. Sergejs Saskonovs, Towson

8. Jess Surratt, Liberty

9. Angela Stine, Mansfield

10. Jay Ellison, Liberty

Team Award (most wins in prelims): Liberty University

Team Award (most wins in prelims by a school not in the NDT top 50):

Capital University

Newcomer Award (best speaker in first or second lifetime debate tournament):

Ann Godfrey, Clarion

The 2002 John A. Jacobsohn Memorial Award to a member of the debate

community who has engaged in significant public service and promoted

civility in debate, went to Larry Watts of Mansfield University.

Elimination rounds results for the 2nd Annual John A. Jacobsohn Memorial

Mountaineer Classic:

Junior Varsity

Semifinals

John Carroll GT (neg) 3-0 over Capital KS

Mary Washington BP (aff) 2-1 over Liberty AS

Finals

John Carroll GT (aff) 3-0 over Mary Washington BP

Congratulations to John Carroll GT, which did not lose a ballot all weekend.

Of special note, John Carroll has sent a total of exactly three teams (not

counting hybrids) to this tournament in two years. Those three teams have

all won their respective divisions!

Novice

Quarterfinals

Liberty EK (neg) 3-0 over Rochester DF

Liberty DS (neg) 2-1 over Towson PS

Liberty LM (neg) 3-0 over Mansfield ST

Rochester NO (neg) 3-0 over Trinity BS

Semifinals

Rochester NO (neg) 3-0 over Liberty EK

Liberty DS advances over Liberty LM

Finals

Liberty DS (aff) versus Rochester NO; Rochester wins 3-0