Loyola debaters awarded first round bid to nationals

February 11, 2014

Loyola senior Phillip Kraft and first year student Megan Nubel have accepted a first round invitation to attend the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence. This marks the fourth consecutive year that a team from Loyola has received a first round bid. Last year, Kraft and his partner Joe Carroll went on to place 13^th at the event. “I am really proud of the great job Megan has done with Joe studying abroad this year,” Kraft noted.  The event will be held March 15^th-18^th at Northern Arizona University.

The duo recently competed at Wheaton College where they advanced through the preliminary debates with a 7-1 record to qualify for the single round elimination debates. They advanced to the eventual final debate round where they were defeated on a 2-1 decision. Loyola’s team received the 2^nd place sweepstakes award and Phillip Kraft and first year student Dara Davis were singled out for individual speaking honors.

Next up for the Ramblers is the National Warm-Up debates which will be held at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus February 14^th-16^th. Several of the top teams in the nation have signed up for the competition including schools from Louisiana, California, and Texas.