Champions of the

National Debate Tournament

Champions of the West Point National Tournament, 1947-1966

Champions Runner-up
1947 Southeastern State College
W. Scott Nobles and Gerald Sanders
Coach: T.A. Houston
 University of Southern California
Potter Kerfott and George Grover
Coach: Alan Nichols
1948 North Texas State College
Keith Parks and David Cotton
Coach: S.B. McAlister
University of Florida
Alan Weston and Gerald Gordon
Coach: Wayne Eubank
1949 University of Alabama
Oscar Newton and Mitchell Latoff
Coach: Annabel D. Hagood
 Baylor University
Thomas Webb and Joseph Allbritton
Coach: Glenn Capp
1950 University of Vermont
Richard O'Connell and Thomas Hayes
Coach: Robert B. Huber
 Augustana College
 Dorothy Koch and Charles Lindberg
Coach: Martin Holcomb
1951 University of Redlands
James Wilson and Holt Spicer
Coach: E.R. Nichols
Kansas State Teachers College
Robert Howard and Robert Kaiser
Coach: Charles Master
1952 University of Redlands
James Wilson and Holt Spicer
Coach: E.R. Nichols
 Baylor University
John Claypool and Calvin Cannon
Coach: Glenn Capp
1953 University of Miami
Gerald Kogan and Lawrence Perlmutter
Coach: Donald Sprague
College of the Holy Cross
 Michael McNulty and John O'Connor
Coach: Henry J. Murphy, S.J.
1954 University of Kansas
William Arnold and Hubert Bell
Coach: Kim Giffin
University of Florida
Robert Shevin and Larry Sands
Coach: Douglas Ehninger
1955 University of Alabama
Dennis Holt and Elis Storey
Coach: Annabel D. Hagood
Wilkes College
Harold Flannery and James Neveras
Coach: Arthur Kruger
1956 United States Military Academy
George Walker and James Murphy
Coach: Abbott Greenleaf
Saint Joseph's College
John Gough and J. Foley
Coach: Joseph Erhart, S.J.
1957 Augustana College
Norman Lefstein and Phillip Hubbard
Coach: Martin Holcomb
United States Military Academy
James Murphy and George Walker
Coach: Abbott Greenleaf
1958 Northwestern University
William Welsh and Richard Kirshberg
Coach: Russell R. Windes
Harvard University
David Bynum and James Kincaid
Coach: Robert O'Neill
1959 Northwestern University
William Welsh and Richard Kirshberg
Coach: Russell R. Windes
Wisconsin State University of Eau Claire
James Shafer and Charles Bush
Coach: Grace Walsh
1960 Dartmouth College
Anthony Roisman and Saul Baernstein
Coach: Herbert L. James
San Diego State College
John Raser and Robert Arnhym
Coach: John Ackley
1961 Harvard University
Laurence Tribe and Gene Clements
Coach: James Kincaid
King's College
Frank Harrison and Peter Smith
Coach: Robert Connelly
1962 Ohio State University
Dale Williams and Sarah Benson
Coach: Richard Rieke
Baylor University
Calvin Kent and Michael Henke
Coach: Glenn Capp
1963 Dartmouth College
Frank Wohl and Stephen Kessler
Coach: Herbert L. James
University of Minnesota
Andre Zdrazil and David Krause
Coaches: Robert L. Scott and Donn W. Parson
1964 University of the Pacific
Raoul Kennedy and Douglas Pipes
Coach: Paul Winters
Boston College
James J. Unger and Joseph McLaughlin
Coaches: John Lawton and Lee Huebner
1965 Carson-Newman College
John Wittig and Barnett Pearce
Coach: Forrest Conklin
Northeastern State College
David Johnson and Glen Strickland
Coach: Valgene Littlefield
1966 Northwestern University
Bill Snyder and Mike Denger
Coach: Thomas B. McClain
Wayne State University
Douglas Frost and Kathleen McDonald
Coach: George Ziegelmueller

Champions of the National Debate Tournament, 1967-Present

Champions Runner-ups
1967 Dartmouth College
Tom Brewer and John Isaacson
Coach: Herbert L. James  
Wayne State University
Don Ritzenheim and Kathleen McDonald
Coach: George Ziegelmueller
1968 Wichita State University
Robert Shields and Lee Thompson
Coaches: Quincalee Striegel and Marvin Cox 
Butler University
Donald Kiefer and Carl Flanigan
Coach: Nicholas Cripe
1969 Harvard University
Richard Lewis and Joel Perwin
Coach: Laurence Tribe 
University of Houston
David Seikel and Michael Miller
Coach: William B. English
1970 University of Kansas
Robert McCulloh and David Jeans
Coaches: Donn W. Parson and Jackson Harrell 
Canisius College
David Goss and David Wagner
Coach: Bert Gross
1971 University of California, Los Angeles
Don Hornstein and Barrett McInerney
Coach: Patricia B. Long 
Oberlin College
Scott Lassar and Joe Misner
Coach: Larry E. Larmer
1972 University of California, Santa Barbara
Mike Clough and Mike Fernandez
Coach: Kathy Corey 
University of Southern California
Ron Palmieri and Dennis Winston
Coach: John C. DeBross
1973 Northwestern University
Elliot Mincberg and Ron Marmer
Coach: David Zarefsky 
Georgetown University
Bradley Ziff and Stewart Jay
Coach: James J. Unger
1974 Harvard University
Greg A. Rosenbaum and Charles E. Garvin
Coach: Mark Arnold 
Augustana College
Bob Feldhake and Rick Godfrey
Coach: Dan Bozik
1975 Baylor University
Jay Hurst and David Kent
Coach: Lee Polk  
University of Redlands
Greg Ballard and Bill Smelko
Coach: William Southworth
1976 University of Kansas
Robin Rowland and Frank Cross
Coaches: Donn W. Parson and Bill Balthrop 
Georgetown University
Charles Chafer and David Ottoson
Coach: James J. Unger
1977 Georgetown University
John Walker and David Ottoson
Coach: James J. Unger 
University of Southern California
Leslie Sherman and Steven Combs
Coaches: John C. DeBross and Lee Garrison
1978 Northwestern University
Mark Cotham and Stuart Singer
Coach: G.Thomas Goodnight 
University of Southern California
Steven Combs and Jon Cassanelli
Coaches: John C. DeBross and Lee Garrison
1979 Harvard University
Michael B. King and John M. Bredehoft
Coaches: Charles E. Garvin and Greg A. Rosenbaum  
Northwestern University
Donn Dripps and Mark Cotham
Coach: G. Thomas Goodnight
1980 Northwestern University
Don Dripps and Tom Fulkerson
Coach: G. Thomas Goodnight 
Harvard University
John M. Bredehoft and William C. Foutz
Coaches: Dallas Perkins and L. Jeffrey Pash
1981 University of Pittsburgh
Michael Alberty and Stephen Marzen
Coach: Thomas Kane 
Dartmouth College
Cy Smith and Mark Weinhardt
Coaches: Herb James and Ken Strange
1982 University of Louisville
Dave Sutherland and Dan Sutherland
Coach: Tim Hynes  
University of Redlands
Bill Isaacson and Jeff Wagner
Coach: William Southworth
1983 University of Kansas
Mark Gidley and Rodger Payne
Coach: Donn W. Parson
Dartmouth College
Robin Jacobsohn and Tom Lyon
Coaches: Herbert L. James, Ken Strange, and Steve Mancuso
1984 Dartmouth College
Leonard Gail and Mark Koulogeorge
Coaches: Herbert L. James, Ken Strange, and Tom Lyon
University of Louisville
Cindy Leiferman and Mark Whitehead
Coach: Tim Hynes
1985 Harvard University
Johathan Massey and Ed Swaine
Coaches: Dallas Perkins and Jonathan Wiener
University of Iowa
Robert Garman and Karla Leeper
Coaches: Robert Kemp, Dale Herbeck, Greg Phelps, and John Katsulas
1986 University of Kentucky
David Brownell and Ouita Papka
Coaches: J.W. Patterson and Roger Solt 
Georgetown University
Michael Mazarr and Stuart Rabin
Coach: Greg Mastel
1987 Baylor Univresity
Lyn Robbins and Griffin Vincent
Coaches: Robert Rowland, David B. Hingstman, Cary Voss, Bob Gilmore, and Mark Dyer 
Dartmouth College
Craig Budner and Chrissy Mahoney
Coaches: Herbert L. James, Ken Strange, David Rhaesa, and Erik Jaffe
1988 Dartmouth College
Shaun Martin and Rob Wick
Coaches: Ken Strange, John Culver, Jeff Leon,Eric Jaffe, and Lenny Gail  
Baylor University
Daniel Plants and Martin Loeber
Coaches: Cary Voss and Erik Walker
1989 Baylor University
Daniel Plants and Martin Loeber
Coaches: Cary Voss, Lyn Robbins, David Guardina, and Griffin Vincent  
University of Michigan
Andrew Schrank and Joe Thompson
Coach: Steve Mancuso
1990 Harvard University
David Coale and Alex Lennon
Coaches: Sherry Hall & Dallas Perkins 
University of Redlands
Rodger Cole and Marc Rubenstein
Coach: William Southworth
1991 University of Redlands
Rodger Cole and Marc Rubenstein
Coaches: William Southworth and Judd Kimball 
University of Michigan
Colin Kahl and Matt Shors
Coach: Steve Mancuso
1992 Georgetown University
Kevin Kuswa and Ahilan Arulanantham
Coaches: Jeff Parcher and Laura Tuell-Parcher 
Harvard University
Rebecca Tushnet and Fred Karem
Coaches: Dallas Perkins and Matt Schnall
1993 Dartmouth College
Steven Sklaver and Ara Lovitt
Coach: Ken Strange  
Georgetown University
Ahilan Arulanantham and Eric Truett
Coach: Jeff Parcher
1994 Northwestern University
Sean McCaffity and Jody Terry
Coach: Scott Deatherage 
Harvard University
Stephen Andrews and Fred Karem
Coaches: Dallas Perkins and Sherry Hall
1995 Northwestern University
Sean McCaffity and Jody Terry
Coach: Scott Deatherage 
Harvard University
Stephen Andrews and Rebecca Tushnet
Coaches: Dallas Perkins and Sherry Hall
1996 Emory University
David Heidt and Kate Shuster
Coaches: Melissa Wade, Bill Newnam, Charlie Henn and Jamie McKown
University of Iowa
Chris Mutel and Corey Rayburn
Coaches: David Hingstman, Heidi Hamilton Nathan Coco and Ernie Wagner
1997 Wake Forest University
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Brian Prestes
Coaches: Ross Smith, Allan Louden, Adrienne Brovero, Patrick McMullen, Junya Morooka, Maxwell Schnurer, Jason Jarvis, Eric Truett  
University of Georgia
Paul Barsness and Daniel Davis
Coaches: Edward Panetta, Joe Bellon, Len Neighbors and Catherine Shuster
1998 Northwestern University
Michael Gottlieb and Ryan Sparacino
Coaches: Scott Deatherage, Johnathan Wells, Greg Blankinship and Nate Smith
Emory University
George Kouros and Anjan Sahni
Coaches: Melissa Wade, Bill Newnam, Chris Lundberg, David Heidt, Jamie McKown
1999 Northwestern University
Michael Gottlieb and Ryan Sparacino
Coaches: Scott Deatherage, Brian McBride, Adrienne Brovero, Judd Kimball, Nate Smith, Toby Arquette, Lesley Wexler
Emory University
Stephen Bailey and Kamal Ghali
Coaches: Melissa Wade, Bill Newnam, Chris Lundberg, David Heidt, Dan Fitzmeier, Kate Shuster
2000 Emory University
Mike Horwitz and Jon Lupo
Coaches: Melissa Wade, Bill Newman, David Heidt, Jennifer Alme, Chris Lindberg, Shnnara Reid, Dan Fitzmeier, Russ Falconer. 
Michigan State University
Steve Donald and Aaron Monick
Coaches: James Roper, Will Repko, John Sullivan, Jason Trice, Jason Russell,
Erik Slusher.
2001 University of Iowa
Andrew Peterson and Andrew Ryan
Coach: David Hingstman
Emory University
Kamal Ghali and Stephen Bailey
Coaches: Melissa Wade and Bill Newman
2002 Northwestern University
Jacob Foster and Jonathan Paul
Coach: Scott Deatherage
University of Kentucky
Russ Hubbard and Mike Tetzlaff
Coaches: J. W. Patterson and Roger Solt
2003 Northwestern University
Geoff Garen and Tristan Morales
Coach: Scott Deatherage
Dartmouth University
Brian Smith and Ben Thorp
Coach: Kenneth Strange
2004 Michigan State University
Greta Stahl and Dave Strauss
Coach: Mike Eber
University of California, Berkeley
Dan Shalmon and Tejinder Singh
Coach: Dave Arnett
2005 Northwestern University
Josh Branson and Tristan Morales
Coach: Scott Detherage
University of California, Berkeley
Stacy Nathan and Craig Wickersham
Coach: Dave Arnett
2006 Michigan State University
Ryan Burke and Casey Harrigan
Coaches: Mike Eber and Will Repko
Wake Forest University
Jamie Carroll and Brad Hall
Coach: Ross Smith, JP Lacy, Allanl Louden
2007

Emory University
Aimi Hamraie & Julie Hoehn
Coaches, Melissa Wade, Director , .Bill Newnam (coach), Ed Lee, Roy Levkovitz, Cyrus Ghavi, David Heidt

Univ of Missouri - Kansas City
Amy foster & Malcolm Gordon
Coaches, Linda M Collier & Matthew Vega


 

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