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LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014 The Transylvania speech and debate team excelled at the 2013 Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament on Saturday, winning small school debate sweepstakes, and small school individual events sweepstakes as well as being named second overall grand champion. Coach Gary Deaton was also recognized, winning the co-coach of the year award.\n<\/p>\n
\nTransylvania University hosted the tournament, which brought schools all across the state to compete in speech and debate events.\n<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to several other awards, Bryan Dickman, of Williamsburg, Ky., also received the Harlan Hamm Award for Speech and Debate Excellence, which honors a student who displays service to the activity, service to the university and community, and competitive excellence.\n<\/p>\n
\nTransylvania debate teams accounted for four out of the eight debate quarter-finalists, three out of the four semi-finalists, and won both first (Taylor Deaton, of Richmond, Ky., and Rachel Smith, of Mayfield, Ky.) and second (Dickman and Ian Smith, of Lawrenceburg, Ky.) place debate team. Many other team members went on to win individual awards as well, including four first place individual awards; four second place individual awards; and five third place individual awards. Ian Smith, Taylor Deaton and Angelica Miller, of Bristol, Va., also received quadrathon awards, which measures personal success in four or more events.\n<\/p>\n
\nTransylvania University’s debate team coaching staff includes Gary Deaton and alums Leigh Ann Jordan, associate director of forensics; Clint Jones, assistant director of forensics; Raven Mineo, director of debate; and Brian Powell, assistant director of debate.\u00a0
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\nA full list of results are below:\n<\/p>\n
\nNinth Place Novice Debate Speaker – Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nFourth Place Novice Debate Speaker – Alicia Reinersman\n<\/p>\n
\nThird Place Novice Debate Speaker – Chase Bullock\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Novice Debate Speaker – Rachel Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nEighth Place Open Debate Speaker – Bryan Dickman\n<\/p>\n
\nSixth Place Open Debate Speaker – Rebecca Radcliffe\n<\/p>\n
\nSecond Place Open Debate Speaker – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Open Debate Speaker – Taylor Brian Deaton\n<\/p>\n
\nQuarterfinalist Award for Debate – Marina Morgan and Chase Bullock\n<\/p>\n
\nSemifinalist Award for Debate – Rebecca Radcliffe and Alicia Reinersman\n<\/p>\n
\nSecond Place Debate Team – Bryan Dickman and Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Debate Team – Taylor Deaton and Rachel Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nThird Place Communications Analysis – Taylor Deaton\n<\/p>\n
\nTop Novice Duo – Rachael Jones and Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nFourth Place Duo – Taylor Deaton and Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nThird Place Duo – Rachael Jones and Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nFourth Place Dramatic Interpretation – Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nSixth Place Editorial Impromptu – Bryan Dickman\n<\/p>\n
\nFifth Place Editorial Impromptu – Rachel Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nThird Place Editorial Impromptu – Taylor Deaton\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Editorial Impromptu – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nFifth Place Extemporaneous Speaking – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nFourth Place Impromptu Speaking – Bryan Dickman\n<\/p>\n
\nSecond Place Impromptu Speaking – Taylor Deaton\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Impromptu Speaking – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nSixth Place Programmed Oral Interpretation – Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nFifth Place Programmed Oral Interpretation – Rachael Jones\n<\/p>\n
\nFourth Place Programmed Oral Interpretation – Alicia Reinersman\n<\/p>\n
\nSixth Place Prose – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nTop Novice Radio Broadcasting – Rachel Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nThird Place Radio Broadcasting – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nSecond Place Radio Broadcasting – Taylor Deaton\n<\/p>\n
\nSixth Place Quadrathon Award – Angelica Miller\n<\/p>\n
\nThird Place Quadrathon Award – Taylor Deaton\n<\/p>\n
\nSecond Place Quadrathon Award – Ian Smith\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Small School Debate Sweepstakes – Transylvania Team\n<\/p>\n
\nFirst Place Small School Individual Events Sweepstakes – Transylvania Team\n<\/p>\n
\nSecond Place Overall Grand Champion – Transylvania Team\n<\/p>\n
\nHarlan Hamm Award for Speech and Debate Excellence -Bryan Dickman\n<\/p>\n
\nCo-Coach of the Year – Gary Deaton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014 The Transylvania speech and debate team excelled at the 2013 Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament on Saturday, winning small school debate sweepstakes, and small school individual events sweepstakes as well as being named second overall grand champion. Coach Gary Deaton was also recognized, winning the co-coach of the year award. Transylvania University hosted the tournament, which brought schools all across the state to compete in speech and debate events. In addition to several other awards, Bryan Dickman, of Williamsburg, Ky., also received the Harlan Hamm Award for Speech and Debate Excellence, which honors a student who displays service to the activity, service to the university and community, and competitive excellence. Transylvania debate teams accounted for four out of the eight debate quarter-finalists, three out of the four semi-finalists, and won both first (Taylor Deaton, of Richmond, Ky., and Rachel Smith, of Mayfield, Ky.) and second (Dickman and Ian Smith, of Lawrenceburg, Ky.) place debate team. Many other team members went on to win individual awards as well, including four first place individual awards; four second place individual awards; and five third place individual awards. Ian Smith, Taylor Deaton and Angelica Miller, of Bristol, Va., also received quadrathon awards, which measures personal success in four or more events. Transylvania University’s debate team coaching staff includes Gary Deaton and alums Leigh Ann Jordan, associate director of forensics; Clint Jones, assistant director of forensics; Raven Mineo, director of debate; and Brian<\/p>\n