Sac State Debate

05/23/2026

Congratulations are due to Sean Riordan for earning his Master’s in Criminal Justice from USC! Super proud of our alum for continuing his education 💪🏻

05/16/2026

Before the Spring Semester officially wraps up, we want to give a massive shoutout and congratulations to our two incredible graduates! 🎓🐝

Huge congratulations to Tatiana and Gina! Class of 2026 ✨

From dominating debates to mentoring the team, you both have left an undeniable mark on Sac State Debate. We couldn’t be happier for you, and we’re forever grateful to have been a part of your journey.

Once a Hornet, always a Hornet! 💚💛 Stingers up!

05/06/2026

Greetings Hornets 🐝

Did you miss the Public Debate?

We now have it uploaded to our YouTube! Click the link in our bio to start watching 🍿….

As always, stingers up! 💚

05/06/2026

We wrapped up the season at Spring Fling, our last tournament, which was exclusively for new competitors. The results are here!!

Results :

Hadjer Mouderres - 4th place in Impromptu, 1st place in extemp, and Gold in IPDA 🏆

It was also awards season for our region,
Jason Sabbadini - LD debater of the year 🏆

Congratulations debaters, beyond proud of you all 🐝

Lastly but definitely not least, a huge congratulations to our coach, Jared Anderson receiving the prestigious Tony Bernacchi “Distinguished Service” award 🏆

It was definitely deserved and cheers to another great season 🫶🏽🐝

04/28/2026

Happy Tuesday 🐝

Public debate is quickly approaching🗣️
Come and join us to support Sac State Speech and Debate!

Stingers up!💚🤍

04/15/2026

Happy Tuesday 🐝

Big announcement 📣

As NFA Nationals are quickly approaching ✈️, let’s meet our talented debaters representing and send them off with best wishes! 💚

03/14/2026

Congratulations to the participants in the 2026 President’s Cup!

03/11/2026

https://forms.gle/QSBszAenfMxhJD5G7

Don’t forget to submit your bids for the President’s Cup before it’s too late! Use this link to do so!

BIDS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2026 PRESIDENT'S CUP Applicants for a bid to the "President's Cup" IPDA Round Robin should fill out this form. Only one bid per school will be offered. All applications will be evaluated and ranked by a three person committee and the winning bids will be announced.

03/09/2026

to last year’s Hornet Cup with Herky 🐝

We’re counting down the days until this year’s event March 20-22 💚 Volunteer judges are still needed, please reach out to us at [email protected] if you are interested in participating!

03/02/2026

It’s almost time for the 2026 Nicholas F. Burnett Hornet Cup hosted by Sacramento State’s Speech and Debate Team!

As part of this event, we will be hosting a Round Robin tournament on March 20, where we will be requiring the participation of volunteer judges. No prior speech and debate experience is required!

If this opportunity interests you, please reach out to our team at [email protected]. Additional details will be shared in the upcoming weeks!

02/25/2026

The team just recently competed at The NCFA Championship tournament, hosted by the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. Feb 20th - 22nd.
The results are finally in 🐝…

Jason Sabbadini: A semifinalist in Open
LD
Alia Khan: 9th place in Open
LD
Jason Smith: 3rd place speaker in Novice LD & 3rd place in Novice Extemp
Bruce Mahon: 8th place in Open IPDA
Gina Vellucci: 3rd place in Novice Persuasive
Vince Agwada: 3rd place in Junior
Extemp
Andrew Ruiz: 3rd place in Novice Impromptu & 2nd place in Novice Extemp

Overall the team finished 3rd place in sweepstakes in the Open University division!

Congratulations to all of our debaters and their hard work this weekend 💚🏆