MSU Debate Win at Kentucky

Debate pair wins tournament
Contact: Greta Stahl, Debate, stahlgre@msu.edu
Published: Oct. 09, 2009 E-mail Editor
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University debate pair of senior Carly Wunderlich (Brookfield, Wis.) and junior Eric Lanning (The Woodlands, Texas) won first place at the Henry Clay debates at the University of Kentucky, defeating many of the nation’s top teams.
Wunderlich and Lanning’s win marked the first time a team from Michigan State won the event in its 39-year history.

More than 130 debate teams challenged for the championship, including some of the toughest teams from Wake Forest University, the University of Texas-Dallas, Northwestern University, Emory University and the University of California-Berkeley.
The Michigan State pair entered the tournament ranked No. 9 in country, according to the national coaches’ poll. The latest poll will be released on Monday.
“Intercollegiate debate has a ranking system, just like many sporting events,” said Will Repko, MSU’s head debate coach. “After our showing at Kentucky, I think we’re all curious to see where the team lands in the latest poll.”