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JMU Debate Team The JMU Debate Team is the NDT-CEDA debate program at JMU. Please visit our website for contact info.

Welcome to the James Madison University Policy Debate Team page. Here you can show your support for the team, learn how to join, or just follow along with our successes through the season.

https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/50764/donations/new?designation=debateteam&Happy giving day! Today is the day we as...
02/27/2025

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Happy giving day! Today is the day we ask our friends and alumni to help support the JMU Debate team through donations. Your support means the world to us, and helps provide the resources we need to support our debaters. This year, JMU Debate is ranked 11th in the nation, and we're preparing to send 12 students to 2 national championship tournaments in the next month! Please consider helping us out by donating at the link above.

HUGE congratulations to JMU KM for winning the CEDA novice breakout!!! Also shout-out to Maggie Matzen for spending the ...
03/25/2024

HUGE congratulations to JMU KM for winning the CEDA novice breakout!!! Also shout-out to Maggie Matzen for spending the weekend helping out with coaching! And thank you CSU Fullerton for a great weekend!

Huge congratulations to Matt Conway, Eric Pelletier, Jameson Balda, and Roy Rinehart for qualifying to the NDT!
02/19/2024

Huge congratulations to Matt Conway, Eric Pelletier, Jameson Balda, and Roy Rinehart for qualifying to the NDT!

JMU had an excellent weekend at Liberty University! We brought six teams and three of them made it to elimination rounds...
01/29/2024

JMU had an excellent weekend at Liberty University! We brought six teams and three of them made it to elimination rounds, and we brought home six speaker awards.

In the novice division:
Leon Lopez and Matt Gowel went 2-4 and had a great time!

Lucas Tiffany and Maria Pinto went 3-3!
Gia Kardos and Draic McConville went 2-4 and Gia was 10th speaker and Draic was 5th!

In JV:
Maggie Matzen and Berkley Smith were undefeated in the preliminary rounds and advanced to semifinals. Berkley was 3rd speaker and Maggie was top speaker!

In open:
Anna Oehler and Tarang Mishra were undefeated in the preliminary rounds and advanced to semifinals.
Roy Rinehart and Jameson Balda went 4-2 in the preliminary rounds and performed incredibly in their elimination rounds, winning finals against Wake Forest. Jameson was top speaker and Roy was second!

10/02/2023

JMU Debate had a bit of a rough weekend at Kentucky, with two of our teams having to withdraw from the tournament partway through due to illness. Even so, we had a very good weekend!

In open, JMU CP finished the tournament with a 3-3 record, while both JMU BR and JMU MO had to pull out due to sickness.

In JV, the hybrid team of Indiana/JMU MC (who met each other in person less than two hours before their first round) finished preliminary rounds with a 3-3 record and made it into the partial octafinals, losing on a 2-1 decision to Minnesota HB

In novice, JMU KP had a great time at their first tournament, learned a ton about debate, and even won one of their rounds!

Special recognition to open debaters Jameson Balda and Tarang Mishra, who both had to end their tournament early when their partners were taken out by illness and immediately pivoted to helping out with less experienced debaters and supporting the rest of the team! Their commitment to the success of the whole squad exemplifies the incredible team spirit that is at the core of JMU Debate's longevity and success.

Ahh, the sweet sound of speaking drills in the morning
09/30/2023

Ahh, the sweet sound of speaking drills in the morning

Final results from the GMU debate tournament:Varsity:Matt Conway/Eric Pelletier and Jameson Balda/Roy Rinehart are co-ch...
09/18/2023

Final results from the GMU debate tournament:

Varsity:
Matt Conway/Eric Pelletier and Jameson Balda/Roy Rinehart are co-champions. Matt Conway, Tarang Mishra, and Eric Pelletier receive 3rd, 5th, and 6th place speaker awards respectively.

Junior Varsity:
Maggie Matzen and Berkley Smith are finalists. Berkley takes 4th place speaker and Maggie takes 5th place speaker.

Novice:
Leon Lopez and Lucas Tiffany are quarterfinalists. Leon takes 6th speaker.

Thank you so much George Mason University Debate Team for hosting a fabulous season opener for the D7!

Mid-Day 3 update: JMU CP and JMU BR close out open finals!JMU MS win their quarterfinals debate on a 3-0 and advance to ...
09/17/2023

Mid-Day 3 update:

JMU CP and JMU BR close out open finals!
JMU MS win their quarterfinals debate on a 3-0 and advance to semifinals!
JMU LT got a bye in octafinals and advance to quarterfinals.

More updates coming soon!

JMU ends day 2 with 19 total ballots and four of our six teams clearing to elimination rounds. The following teams will ...
09/17/2023

JMU ends day 2 with 19 total ballots and four of our six teams clearing to elimination rounds. The following teams will be debating in elimination rounds tomorrow:

JMU CP (5-1)
JMU BR (4-2)
JMU MS (3-3)
JMU LT (3-3)

Dukes prepping for GMU day 2! Let's go!
09/16/2023

Dukes prepping for GMU day 2! Let's go!

09/16/2023

JMU ends Day 1 with 7 total ballots. Records are as follows:

JMU CP 1-1
JMU BR 1-1
JMU MO 1-1
JMU MS 2-0
JMU GK 1-1
JMU LT 1-1

Looking forward to a day full of debates tomorrow! Go Dukes!

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