UWF Speech & Debate

UWF Speech & Debate UWF Speech & Debate is a nationally ranked competitive forensics team.

On February 14, 2026, the University of West Florida hosted the Marks Invitational. 8 schools from 6 different states pa...
02/16/2026

On February 14, 2026, the University of West Florida hosted the Marks Invitational. 8 schools from 6 different states participated, with over 40 students and over 100 competitive events taking the stage. UWF had a great showing and is proud to announce the following placings.

-Charlie Kern, Kaylyn Allen, and Libby Hutchison were pentathlon competitors. This unique award recognizes students who compete in five competitive events, making this the top overall speaking award a student can receive at a tournament.

Marks 2026 Results:
Charlie Kern- 1st Place Pentathlon, 2nd Place After Dinner Speaking, 1st Place Impromptu Speaking, 3rd Place Informative Speaking, 4th Place Program Oral Interpretation,

Kaylyn Allen- 3rd Place Pentathlon, 2nd Place Communication Analysis, 3rd Place Program Oral Interpretation,

Libby Hutchinson- 4th Place Pentathlon, 3rd Place Communication Analysis, 5th Place Extemporaneous Speaking, 6th Place Program Oral Interpretation

Mea Brahier- 1st Place Communication Analysis, 2nd Place Extemporaneous Speaking, 4th Place Impromptu Speaking

Brennan Hindman- 2nd Place Dramatic Interpretation

Tuesday Williams- 2nd Place Poetry Interpretation, 5th Place After Dinner Speaking

Isis Pariz- 4th Place Poetry Interpretation

Asher Anderson- 4th Place After Dinner Speaking, 6th Place Prose Interpretation

Ashlee Hammonds- 6th Place After Dinner Speaking,

The Spring Semester is upon us! On January 9th and 10th, UWF co-hosted and competed in the third installment of the Suns...
01/12/2026

The Spring Semester is upon us! On January 9th and 10th, UWF co-hosted and competed in the third installment of the Sunshine Series. This is a set of free online competitions, co-hosted by the University of Central Florida, the University of Florida, and the University of West Florida. This competition was attended by 14 different colleges across 3 time zones, and had 55 total students in competition. We had several standout student performances:

Libby Hutchinson- Quarterfinalist in IPDA Debate
Mea Brahier- 1st Place in Communication Analysis, 6th Place in Impromptu Speaking
Asher Anderson- 2nd Place in After Dinner Speaking, 5th Place in Impromptu Speaking
Kaylyn Allen- 2nd Place in Programmed Oral Interpretation.
Tuesday Williams- 4th Place in After Dinner Speaking
Daphne Deckbar- 6th Place in Informative Speaking
Charlie Kern- 5th Place in Informative Speaking, 7th Place in Programmed Oral Interpretation.
Charlie Kern and Tuesday Williams- 4th Place in Duo Interpretation.
Kaylyn Allen and Ashlee Hammonds- 6th Place in Duo Interpretation.

Come watch UWF Speech and Debate on campus! Monday, April 7th 6:00 PMCommons Conference Center
04/06/2025

Come watch UWF Speech and Debate on campus!
Monday, April 7th 6:00 PM
Commons Conference Center

Final results! Huge thanks to Pi Kappa Delta and our friends at Ohio University. Proudly representing UWF: Libby Hutchin...
03/17/2025

Final results! Huge thanks to Pi Kappa Delta and our friends at Ohio University.

Proudly representing UWF:
Libby Hutchinson- NATIONAL CHAMPION in Student Congress

Michaela Jacobs- NATIONAL FINALIST (5th Place) in Prose Interpretation, NATIONAL QUARTERFINALIST in Persuasive Speaking, Excellence Award in Interviewing

Taylor Parry and Michaela Jacobs- NATIONAL SEMIFINALISTS in Duo Interpretation.

Mea Brahier- NATIONAL FINALIST (3rd Place) in Spoken Word Poetry

Madi Diaz- NATIONAL FINALIST (4th Place) in Spoken Word Poetry

Kaylyn Allen- NATIONAL QUARTERFINALIST in Prose Interpretation.

Brennand Hindman- NATIONAL OCTOFINALIST in Novice IPDA Debate

Asher Anderson- Excellence Award in Extemp Commentary, Excellence Award in Impromptu Speaking, Excellence Award in Informative Speaking.

03/16/2025

More results from Pi Kappa Delta Nationals! Congratulations to:
-Taylor Parry and Michaela Jacobs: National Semifinalist in Duo Interpretation
-Michaela Jacobs: National Semifinalist in Prose Interpretation.

03/15/2025

Even more congratulations are in order: UWF's own Brennan Hindman has made it to national elimination rounds in Novice IPDA Debate. Way to go Brennan!

03/15/2025

Congratulations to our first flight of National Quarterfinalists!

Michaela Jacobs and Taylor Parry- Duo Interpretation
Michaela Jacobs- Persuasive Speaking
Michaela Jacobs- Prose Interpretation
Kaylyn Allen- Prose Interpretation

After a fantastic weekend of competition, UWF Speech and Debate has returned from the Florida Intercollegiate Forensic A...
02/25/2025

After a fantastic weekend of competition, UWF Speech and Debate has returned from the Florida Intercollegiate Forensic Association State Championship Tournament. Here are the results!

UWF Reader's Theater (Asher Anderson, Michaela Jacobs, Gabrielle Minter, Taylor Parry, Charlie Kern, Tuesday Williams) STATE CHAMPION

Michaela Jacobs- STATE CHAMPION in Prose Interpretation, 2nd Place in Persuasive Speaking, 5th Place in After Dinner Speaking

Michaela was also one of two competitors selected to represent the state of Florida at the Interstate Oratory Association contest. See you in Nashville, IOA!

Charlie Kern- STATE CHAMPION in Communication Analysis, 4th Place in Impromptu Speaking

Asher Anderson- 2nd Place in After Dinner Speaking, 2nd Place in Informative Speaking

Michaela Jacobs and Taylor Parry- 2nd Place in Duo Interpretation

Madi Diaz- 4th Place in After Dinner Speaking, 6th Place in Poetry

Anthony Ruse: 5th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Morgan Lakey- 6th Place in Persuasive Speaking

Taylor Parry- 6th Place in Prose Interpretation

Kaylyn Allen- 6th Place in Informative Speaking

01/20/2025

The spring tournament run is off to a great start! Over the weekend, UWF Speech and Debate Competed in the third installment of the Sunshine Series. This series of online tournaments is hosted by the collective of the University of West Florida, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Florida. Here are the results:

Asher Anderson: 1st Place Informative Speaking, 2nd Place After Dinner Speaking, 5th Place Impromptu Speaking.

Michaela Jacobs and Taylor Parry: 1st Place Duo Interpretation.

Morgan Lakey: 2nd Place Persuasive Speaking

Anthony Ruse: 3rd Place After Dinner Speaking, 5th Place Prose

Michaela Jacobs: 3rd Place Prose.

Libby Hutchinson: 4th Place After Dinner Speaking, 6th Place Communication Analysis

Mea Brahier: 4th Place Informative Speaking, 6th Place Extemporaneous Speaking.

UWF Finished 3rd Overall in Team Sweepstakes.

Want to come see our students in action? Come check out the Speech and Debate Showcase on November 18th at 6:30 p.m.
11/14/2024

Want to come see our students in action? Come check out the Speech and Debate Showcase on November 18th at 6:30 p.m.

What a season! UWF is home from the 2024 Pi Kappa Delta Biennial Convention and Tournament. Here are the results! -Eliza...
03/15/2024

What a season!
UWF is home from the 2024 Pi Kappa Delta Biennial Convention and Tournament. Here are the results!

-Elizabeth Royappa has been named Pi Kappa Delta All-American. This an enormous honor given to only ten students every season.

-Elizabeth also won Top Superior awards in Persuasive Speaking and Impromptu Speaking, as well as Excellence Awards in After Dinner Speaking, Discussion, and Interviewing. Elizabeth was selected to perform Persuasive Speaking and Impromptu Speaking in the showcase.

-Michaela Jacobs won a Superior Award in After Dinner Speaking, and was selected to perform in the showcase.

-Asher Anderson won a Superior Award in After Dinner Speaking and an Excellence Award in Broadcast Journalism

-Anthony Ruse won an Excellence Award in Communication Analysis

-Julien Freeman won an Excellence Award in Broadcast Journalism.

Excellence Awards signify finishing in the top 30% of competitors, while Superior Awards signify finishing in the top 10%. Top Superior is an award given to the highest-ranking competitor in an event. As a program, UWF was awarded a team excellence award in individual events.

UWF is home from State! At this year's Florida Intercollegiate Forensic Association State Championship Tournament, UWF t...
02/29/2024

UWF is home from State! At this year's Florida Intercollegiate Forensic Association State Championship Tournament, UWF took home the following awards:
-3rd Place in Team Speech Sweepstakes
-Elizabeth Royappa: State Champion in Impromptu Speaking, 3rd Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
-Michaela Jacobs: State Champion in After Dinner Speaking, 2nd Place in Prose Interpretation
-Anthony Ruse: 2nd Place in Rhetorical Criticism, 3rd Place in Poetry Interpretation
-Asher Anderson: 2nd Place in After Dinner Speaking
-Libby Hutchinson: 5th Place in Rhetorical Criticism
-Taylor Parry: Top Novice honors in After Dinner Speaking
-Mea Brahier: Top Novice honors in Poetry Interpretation
-Ashlee Hammonds: Top Novice honors in Persuasive Speaking
-Gabrielle Minter: 6th Place Speaker in IPDA Debate

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