The Samford University debate team of Carly Davis, of Windermere, Florida, and Wesley Staples, of Killen, won the novice division of the Hoosier Invitational Debate Tournament on Jan. 30–Feb. 1. Davis was named top speaker. Staples was named second speaker.
Other Samford teams in every division scored winning records. The varsity team of Natalie Bennie, of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Marley Davis, of Mount Olive, defeated teams from the University of Florida in Gainesville, the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Michigan State University in East Lansing and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. The junior varsity team of Hope Reamer, of Mountain Brook, and Ashley Herring, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, defeated teams from Lakeland College in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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