UH Honors Debate

The University of Houston is hosting the ADA Nationals tournament this weekend! We have 87 teams competing from universities across the nation including 5 teams from UH!
Good luck to everyone competing, thank you for coming, and GO COOGS!!!

Our final records were:
KY: 7-1 (Second overall)
DF: 6-2 (Third overall)
AS: 5-3 (Tenth overall)

We also took home the 4th, 5th 8th, 9th, and 15th place speaker awards! Go Coogs!

We made it through all eight rounds of Districts!

We finished with two teams, KY and DF earning a spot at the National Debate Tournament! Only two teams per school can qualify through districts, but here's hoping AS can get a Second Round Bid to the NDT!

Day two has passed with four rounds and (at least) two more to look forward to tomorrow!
Current records are---

KY: 5-1
AS: 4-2
DF: 4-2

Go Coogs!

After day one, Houston is---

KY: 2-0
AS: 1-1
DF: 1-1

We still have 6 rounds left before we're done with lots of debates to be had. Go Coogs!

This weekend the Cougars are competing at the annual D3 District Tournament! This is a competition against some of the best teams in our region for a spot at the National Debate Tournament.
We have three teams, AS, KY, and DF all vying for a spot. Good luck, and Go Coogs!

The final prelim records were---

Varsity
AS: 5-3
KY: 4-4
DF: 4-4

JV
KK: 2-4

Novice
EL: 3-3
AB: 5-1

We also had LOTS of Novice speaker awards!

The FIRST PLACE NOVICE SPEAKER---Alex Ellis
Third---Sol Lopez
Fourth---Rawan Barazi
Seventh---Ramana Aqeel

We are so lucky to have such great novice debaters this year and are excited to keep bringing in trophies!

In a tournament with over 100 teams in Varsity alone, we are so proud to have two teams making it to day 3!

Varsity team AS lost against Kansas MR (Who went on to win the tournament!)

Novice team AB lost finals on a 2-1, taking home silver.

Go Coogs!

The Coogs have been busy after an eventful tournament, but have plenty to show for it!
Day 2 saw Varsity team AS and Novice teams EL and AB clearing to elimination rounds!
EL lost in quarters on a tough 2-1 while AB got a bye to semis where they won a spot in finals!

After day 1 we are feeling good 4 rounds in with plenty of wins to show for it!

In Varsity---
AS: 3-1
KY: 2-2
DF: 1-3

In JV---
KK: 1-3

And in Novice---
EL: 3-1
AB: 3-1

There are still four rounds left tomorrow and a lot of debates to be had, but we're ready to win!

Houston is bringing 6 teams to this tournament;
Including 3 teams in Varsity
AS, DF, KY

One team in JV (Partnered with a debater from Minnesota)
KK

And two teams in Novice!
AB, LE

Good luck and Go Coogs!

This weekend the Cougars are at the University of Texas at Austin for the annual Texas Open! With over 100 entries from 46 colleges and universities we are excited for an exhilarating weekend of debate!

HOUSTON AS WINS THE INAUGURAL UTSA EARTHSEED INVITATIONAL!
First they took on Trinity in Quarters winning 3-0
Then Binghamton in Semis winning 2-1
And finally Baylor in Finals taking home gold on a 2-1 panel!

Nine Abad was also the Varsity ninth place speaker!
Go Coogs!!!

Day 2 is over with, and four rounds later we are sending a team to varsity elims! Final prelim scores are
Varsity---
AS - 3-3

Novice---
CK - 3-3
EL - 3-3

Tomorrow Houston AS faces Trinity in quarters! Go Coogs!

The first day of competition had two preliminary rounds, here is how we did:
In Varsity---
AS: 2-0

In Novice---
CK: 1-1
LE: 0-2

We still have four more prelims and lots of speeches to give, but are ready to give it our all!

This weekend the Cougars are taking on the UTSA Earthseed Invitational in San Antonio! With us, we have Houston AS in Varsity and Houston CK and LE in Novice. Good luck and Go Coogs!

HOUSTON CONQUERS THE KANSAS SNOW STORM

Starting with Semis, DF downed to Trinity while KY walked over SA to finals.

AND KY AVENGED DF BY BEATING TRINITY AND WINNING THE TOURNAMENT !!

We've had an amazing showing these past two tournaments. GO COOGS!!!

We're also coming home with many speaker awards.
In open,
OUR FIRST PLACE SPEAKER KIRAN KHAN
2ND - Aaron Fernandez
3RD - Bryce Sheffield
5TH - Hector Doratt
6TH - Nine Abad
9TH - Sripad Yadigiri

In novice,
3RD - Ramana Aqeel
5TH - Rawan Barazi

Looking forward to elims tomorrow

We've kept the momentum going as Coogs keep winning on day two!

In Open, teams KY and DF both went 6-0! SA finished just behind them at an incredible 5-1! Each team also won their quarters round!

In Novice, EK went 3-3 and downed in the finals round, while AB went 1-5.

After day ONE of tournament TWO our teams already have THREE wins!
In Open
KY: 3-0
DF: 3-0
AS: 2-1

In Novice
AB: 1-2
EK: 1-2

Go Coogs!

Snow is coming down in Kansas, and the second half of the Sunflower Swings has been moved online amid unsafe weather. Thankfully, we will still be able to compete tomorrow from the safety of the hotel! Let's keep up the momentum and get some wins!

Day 3---

Open:
DF made it to quarterfinals before downing on a 3-0
KY walked over SA after an unlucky bracket pairing, but made it to finals! They lost a hard round on a 2-1

Novice breakout:
CK, at their first tournament together, won the novice division on a 3-0!
Go Coogs!!!

That's not all, as we are coming home with plenty of speaker awards!
In Open top 10,
Aaron Fernandez was our FIRST PLACE speaker!
Third - Kiran Khan
Fifth - Hector Doratt
Eighth - Sripad Yadagiri

In JV top 10,
Fourth - Syeda Khan
Seventh - Loagan Cole
Tenth - Rawan Barazi

After prelims are done, the Coogs couldn't be feeling better.
In open:
KY: 5-1
DF: 5-1
SA: 4-2
They all will get a bye for the first round of elims!

In JV:
AB: 2-4
CK: 3-3
Houston CK moves onto finals!

Day one of part one is complete and we are feeling great!
In open:
KY: 3-0
SA: 3-0
DF: 2-1

In JV:
AB: 1-2
CK: 2-1

Go Coogs!

Welcome to the second half of the season! The Coogs will be in Kansas for the next week competing at the Sunflower Swings hosted by the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. We have 3 teams in Open and 2 in JV debate. Good luck Coogs!