National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence

The National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE) operates an invitation-only national championship tournament once per year for parliamentary debate. The NPTE attracts the top teams in the nation that compete in the parliamentary debate format supported by the National Parliamentary Debate Association.

Teams qualify for the NPTE based on their season-long performances at various invitational tournaments around the United States. The ranking system awards points for both preliminary and elimination round performances.

Those interested in learning more about the NPTE can visit the NPTE website or can post questions on Net Benefits, a parliamentary debate forum.

National Champions

Year Team School
2020 Amanda Miskell & Brian Yang Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley
2019 Tom Kadie & Henry Tolchard Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley
2018 Henry Tolchard & Brian Yang Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley
2017 Kaitlyn Bull & Ryan Kelly Washburn University
2016 Sam Cook & Steven Hullum University of Texas at Tyler
2015 Josh Rivera & Zach Schneider Southern Illinois University
2014 McKay Campbell & Emily Halter Lewis & Clark College
2013 Josh Rivera & Mike Selck Southern Illinois University
2012 Lauren Knoth & Josh Ramsey Washburn University
2011 Hank Fields & Matt Gander University of Oregon
2010 Than Hedman & William Van Treuren University of Colorado, Boulder
2009 Max Alderman & David Pena University of Nevada, Reno
2008 Kevin Calderwood & Kyle Dennis Southern Illinois University
2007 Kevin Garner & Luke Landry William Jewell College
2006 Josh Anderson & Rachel Safran University of Puget Sound
2005 Ian Samuel & Marie Tenny University of South Carolina
2004 Glenn Prince & J.D. Shipman University of South Carolina
2003 Michael Owens & Joshua Wilkerson University of Wyoming
2002 Kristine Clancy & Audrey Mink California State University, Long Beach
2001 Heidi Ford & Alan Tauber University of Oregon

Top Speakers

Year Speaker School
2020 Gabe Graville University of Oregon
2019 Fiker Tesfaye Texas Tech University
2018 Kyle Bligen Mercer University
2017 Sam Cook University of Texas at Tyler
2016 Alyson Escalante University of Oregon
2015 Josh Rivera Southern Illinois University
2014 Liz Fetherston University of Oregon
2013 Josh Rivera Southern Illinois University
2012 Lauren Knoth Washburn University
2011 Joe Allen Washburn University
2010 Adam Testerman Texas Tech University
2009 David Pena University of Nevada, Reno
2008 Jess Ryan University of Wyoming
2007 Kevin Garner William Jewell College
2006 Josh Anderson University of Puget Sound
2005 Lilia Toson William Jewell College
2004 Audrey Mink California State University, Long Beach
2003 Michael Owens University of Wyoming
2002 Michael Owens University of Wyoming
2001 Amanda Myers United States Air Force Academy

Coach of the Year

Year Coach School
2020 Brent Nicholson McKendree University
2019 David Worth Rice University

Most Preferred Critic

Year Coach School
2020 Trevor Greenan Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley
2019 Trevor Greenan Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley

NPTE Board

Name School Affiliation Position
Adam Testerman Texas Tech University President
Brittany Hubble El Camino College Vice President
Zach Schneider McKendree University Treasurer-Secretary
Lauran Schaefer Whitman College At-Large
Joseph Provencher University of Texas at Tyler At-Large

References


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