UK Wins Inaugural Tri-State Tournament
The University of Kentucky Speech and Debate Team won the first Tri-State Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament held at Gateway Community and Technical College. Thirteen schools from Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina and Tennessee gathered in Florence, Kentucky, for the competition. UK placed first in the combined sweepstakes division, which totals points earned for each team from both the speech and debate events. UK also placed first in the speech events sweepstakes and second in debate sweepstakes.
Kentucky Debate’s Tournament of Champions Travels to China
The University of Kentucky is rooted in history from its esteemed alumni to its storied basketball program. Just take a quick walk through campus and it won’t take long to spot a vintage, copper signpost sharing a story of the university’s past. One such piece of history, lesser known to the average student or alumnus, but deeply rooted and just as prestigious, is the Tournament of Champions put on by the Kentucky Debate program.
UK Hosts Hatfield and McCoy Swing, Places Second
The University of Kentucky Speech and Debate Team, formerly the UK Forensics Team, partnered with Marshall University to host the inaugural Hatfield and McCoy speech and debate swing tournament Jan. 21-22. While the tournament was named for the infamous feud between two families on the Kentucky-West Virginia border, the competition was friendly but fierce. Schools from seven states as far away as Michigan and Georgia traveled to UK for the tournament.
Strong Fall Semester for UK Debate Team
The University of Kentucky Debate Team had a strong first semester of their 2016-2017 season, led by the exceptionally strong freshmen team of Dan Bannister and Anthony Trufanov.
Below is a collection of writing about the debate team at the University of Kentucky.
3/09/2022 - Bluegrass Debate Coalition, UK Colleges Partner to Prepare Students for Success - UKNow
3/04/2022 - UK Debate Sophomores Receive Automatic Bid to 2022 National Debate Tournament - UKNow
2/04/2022 - 5th Grade Wiz Has Standout Season With Bluegrass Debate Coalition - UKNow
1/28/2022 - Intercollegiate Debate Launches Public Forum Team - UKNow
1/25/2022 - UK Intercollegiate Debate Team Has Strong Start to Spring Semester - UKNow
9/3/2021 - Bluegrass Debate Coalition Expands Support for Debate Education - UKNow
2/24/2021 - UK Debate Earns Automatic Bid to 2021 National Debate Tournament - UKNow
11/24/2020 - UK Debate Team Finishes Virtual Semester of Competition - UKNow
10/8/2020 - UK Debate Launches Coalition to Support K-12 Debate Education - UKNow
10/2/2020 - UK Debate Starts Season Strong and Virtually - UKNow
6/5/2020 - 5 UK Students, Alums Awarded Fulbrights, Including 1 in Debate - UKNow
6/2/2020 - UK Debate Team Focuses Efforts on Helping High School Debate - UKNow
2/6/2020 - UK Debate Team National Champions Recognized at UK Basketball Game - UKNow
2/5/2020 - UK Debate Wins Hoosier Invitational With Rare Accomplishment - UKNow
9/20/2019 - UK Debate Has Impressive Season Opener, Hopes to Continue Past Success - UKNow
4/25/2019 - April 25 Declared UK Debate Team Day - UKNow
3/29/2019 - UK Takes National Championship — in Debate - UKNow
3/27/2019 - UK team brings home this national championship 33 years after Chef Ouita won it - Lexington Herald-Leader
1/9/2019 - UK Debate Team: What it Takes to be No. 1 - UKNow
11/12/2018 - UK debate team takes on the nation in first place spot - KY Kernel
10/19/2018 - UK Debate Team Ranked Top in the Nation - UKNow
12/18/2017 - After Strong Semester UK Debate Team Members Ranked 3rd in the Nation - UKNow
9/7/2017 - UK Intercollegiate Debate Team Prepares for Strong Season - UKNow
2/15/2017 - Kentucky Debate’s Tournament of Champions Travels to China - UKNow
3/14/2016 - UK Debate Team Heads to National Finals With a Top 16 Ranking - UKNow
12/17/2015 - UK Debate Team Finishes Fall Semester Strong - UKNow
10/23/2015 - UK Debate Team off to a Strong Start after First Two Tournaments - UKNow
9/8/2015 - UK Debate Team Set to Begin Another Successful Season - UKNow
4/1/2013 - Debate Team Has Historic Spring Semester, Competes This Week at Nationals - UKNow
10/24/2012 - UK Debate Team Starts Season Off Strong - UKNow
2/7/2012 - UK Students Win Scholarships to Study at Cambridge, Oxford - UKNow
10/21/2011 - Debate Team Comes Home to CCIS, Honors Long Time Coach Patterson - UKNow
9/26/2011 - UK Debate Takes Novice Championship at Season Opener - UKNow
10/15/2010 - Debate Team Starts Off Strong - UKNow
1995 - Debaters Arguing for Top Spot - Kentucky Kernel
1994 - J.W. Patterson's Role in Success at UK is Matter of Little Debate - Lexington Herald-Leader
1994 - UK Debaters No. 1 - Lexington Herald-Leader
1993 - Debate Team Wins 'Run for the Roses' - Kentucky Kernel
1993 - Debaters Team Up Again for Tourney - Kentucky Kernel
1993 - Debate Team Wins at Baylor - Kentucky Kernel
1991 - UK Debater Earns Honor at National Tournament - Kentucky Kernel
1991 - Two-time Debate Champ Ready to Move on - Kentucky Kernel
1991 - UK's McKinney Top Debater in Dartmouth Tournament - Kentucky Kernel
1990 - Debate Team Falls Short of First Place at Tournament - Kentucky Kernel
1990 - No Arguing Against it: UK Debaters Among Elite - Kentucky Kernel
1990 - Debaters Win Tourney During Holiday Break - Kentucky Kernel
1990 - Arranged as an Avant-Garde - Kentucky Kernel
1989 - UK Debate Team Among Best in the Nation - Kentucky Kernel
1989 - UK Debate Team Makes Final Four in Nationals - Kentucky Kernel
1989 - Debaters Take Gold at Tourney - Kentucky Kernel
1989 - Mather Completes First Year - Kentucky Kernel
1989 - Debate Teams Shows the Academic Side of the University - Kentucky Kernel
1988 - Coaches Say Bentson Won Debate Between Candidates - Kentucky Kernel
1987 - University's Top Debate Team Victorious at North Carolina - Kentucky Kernel
1986 - College Students Gather for Debate Competition - Kentucky Kernel
1985 - Debate Duo Takes First in Tourney - Kentucky Kernel
1985 - UK Debate Team Wins Invitational Tournament - Kentucky Kernel
1985 - Debate Team Wins, Goes to Georgia - Kentucky Kernel
1984 - J.W. is a Friend to SGA, the Debate Team - Campus
1982 - Those Winning Wildcats - CommuniK
1981 - UK Jeff Jones Named Top Debater - Kentucky Kernel
1981 - Who Gets the Coverage? - Kentucky Kernel
1981 - Debate Director Awarded - CommuniK
1980 - It's Debatable - Kentucky Kernel
1980 - A Tough UK Debate Team (Cover) - CommuniK
1980 - A Tough UK Debate Team - CommuniK
1979 - Debate Team Nearing National Championship - Kentucky Kernel
1979 - Two UK Students Qualify for Debate - Kentucky Kernel
1977 - Debater Skillman Named Top National Performer - Kentucky Kernel
1977 - UK Debate Team Prepares for National Debate Tournament - Kentucky Kernel
1977 - Debaters Win Consistently - Kentucky Kernel
1976 - UK Can Brag on Debate Team - Lexington Herald
1976 - UK Debating Team's Success is Not Debatable - Lexington Herald
1976 - Super Team
1976 - Debaters Win Two Tourneys - Lexington Herald
1974 - Debating Champion
1974 - 'Boro Native Places in Debate
1974 - Debate Winners
1973 - Memorandum
1972 - UK Debaters Win Tourney - Lexington Herald
1972 - UK Debaters Qualify for National Meet - Lexington Herald
1972 - Two UK Debaters Qualify for Nationals - Courier-Journal
1971 - News Release - UK College of Arts and Sciences
1971 - UK Forensics Squad Takes Six Trophies - Lexington Leader
1971 - UK News
1971 - News Release - Student Forum
1971 - Debaters to Compete
1971 - UK News
1971 - UK Debate Team Conquers Coast - Kentucky Kernel
1953 - Little Nationals - Tulsa World