One of John Carroll’s oldest competitive teams (1891) is earning impressive results in its early events this season.
JCU Speech and Debate has competed in three tournaments this year and won championships at each event. Tate Farinacci ’25 won first place for his one-on-one argumentation at the national season-opening virtual tournament. He also won the award for top debater in the field.
Otterbein College hosted the first in-person and public speaking tournament of the year. Katarina Cannata ’25 won first place in the novice division of the International Parliamentary Debate Association style debate. Ricky Grasso ’25 placed third in the tournament. In public speaking events, Syd Oakleaf ’25 earned first place in public speaking for her After Dinner Speaking and took fourth place in extemporaneous speaking. Tate Farinacci ’25 took fifth place in extemporaneous and finished sixth in impromptu speaking.
