Debate team

provide the team with year-round competition against universities inVirginia,Maryland,Pennsylvania,and the D.C.area. One Liberty team member represented thedistrict ina national tournament by winning the extemporary speaking category at the regional tournament.

By granting the Liberty Debate team membership, the prestigious organizations gave their approval tothe team's involvements While competing against universities such asGeorge Mason, James Madison, Randolph-Macon, Va. Tech., and Washington andLee,the team enjoyed its greatest successes at theCollege ofWilliam andMary and theCitadel The team's varsity debators,

Pyle,also participated inthe nationaltournament atthe Gniversity ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill The debaters tested their skills against heralded competition from Dartmouth, Harvard, and Yale. According to Coach Kramer, Liberty wasrecognized at this year's tournaments as a "major competitor." Kramer says the Liberty team isenjoying a "coming respect" from itscompetitors

This year's team served as forerunner for future Liberty teams Inthewords of Coach Kramer, the Liberty debate team willcontinue seeking to "present issues in an Intelligent manner."