The Simpson College Speech and Debate Team placed third in the Overall Sweepstakes at the 45-team Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament last week hosted by Ohio University.

The Storm claimed second in the Debate Sweepstakes as a team, and featured a pair of individual national runner-up honors: Garrett Bond in Novice IPDA Debate and Sydni Powell in Congressional Debate. Bond was also a national runner-up in To Honor, a specialty event at PKD this year that focused on how the legacy of organized college forensic activity can be improved in the future.

Find more individual results below.

Andrew Samountry
Quarterfinalist in NPDA Debate with Rachel Garcia
7th Place Speaker Award in NPDA Debate

Leah Salazar
Presiding Officer Award
Third Place in Congressional Debate

Breanna Drahota
Presiding Officer Award

Wesley McDowell
Third Place Speaker Award in JV IPDA Debate
Octofinalist in JV IDPA Debate

Garrett Bond
National Runner-Up (Second Place) in Novice IPDA Debate

Rachel Garcia
Quarterfinalist in NPDA Debate with Andrew Samountry

Sydni Powell
National Runner-Up (Second Place) in Congressional Debate
Outstanding Presiding Officer Award

Anja Waugh
Eighth Place Speaker Award in Open IPDA Debate

Madeline Waddingham
Seventh Place Speaker Award in JV IPDA Debate
Octofinalist in JV IPDA Debate

Andrew Samountry
Semifinalist in Poetry Interpretation
Quarterfinalist in Duo Interpretation with Ryan Corcoran
Quarterfinalist in Program of Oral Interpretation
Excellence in Prose Interpretation

Ari Ziegler
Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking

Leah Salazar
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking

Breanna Drahota
Sixth Place in Student Scholarship

Wesley McDowell
Top Novice in Extemporaneous Speaking
Top Novice in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Fifth Place in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place in To Honor
Semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking

Ryan Corcoran
Semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Semifinalist in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Duo Interpretation with Andrew Samountry

Aidan Jones
Top Novice in Impromptu Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Impromptu Speaking
Excellence in Interviewing

Ryan Magalhaes
Fourth Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
Semifinalist in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Excellence in Impromptu Speaking

Garrett Bond
National Runner-Up (Second Place) in To Honor

Rachel Garcia
Excellence Award in Interviewing
Excellence Award in Student Scholarship

Sydni Powell
Excellence Award in Interviewing

Ella Glawatz
Fifth Place in Public Narrative
Excellence Award in Interviewing
Excellence in Student Scholarship
Excellence in Persuasive Speaking

Jesse Pladsen
Sixth Place in Public Narrative

Anja Waugh
Fourth Place in Student Scholarship
Semifinalist in Editorial Impromptu Speaking
Excellence in Extemp Commentary

Madeline Waddingham
Quarterfinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Quarterfinalist in Impromptu Speaking