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Wisconsin State Debate Tournament Accomplishments

The Wisconsin Debate Coaches’ Association has been hosting the State Tournament of Champions since the 1991-1992 season. Since then, it has become Wisconsin’s premier championship event in Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate. While Brookfield Central has put together a dominant run at the State TOC, Marquette has been one of the most successful programs in the tournament’s history and is one of only two schools (the other is Appleton East) to claim state championships in both Policy and Lincoln-Douglas debate.

Beginning with the 2006-2007 season, the State TOC combined with the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Championship to form the unified Wisconsin State Debate Tournament. In both 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, Marquette cleared at least one entry to the elimination rounds of Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate.

Policy Debate at the WDCA State TOC

Marquette has won the policy debate championship in 2000-2001, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 and finished as the runner-up three times. The Hilltoppers cleared at least one team in seven consecutive seasons between 1997-1998 and 2003-2004 and have cleared 21 teams to the tournament’s elimination rounds since 1997.

The following is an incomplete list of Marquette teams that have cleared to elimination rounds at the Wisconsin State Debate Tournament (formerly the WDCA State TOC).

State Championships

State Runners-Up

State Semifinalists

State Quarterfinalists

In addition to team accomplishments, Webster Club debaters have received six top speaker awards including three in a row from 1999-2000 through 2001-2002. In total, the Hilltoppers have received 28 top ten speaker awards since 1997.

State Top Speakers

State Speaker Awards

Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the WDCA State TOC

Lincoln-Douglas Debate was added to the State TOC as a fully-sanctioned event for the 2001-2002 season after being held as a probationary event in 2000-2001. The Hilltoppers closed out the finals in 2000-2001 and closed out the semifinals in 2001-2002, clearing a record five debaters to the quarterfinals, and won the championship again in 2008-2009. In total, 17 Marquette students have cleared to the elimination rounds in the event’s six-year history as a fully-sanctioned event.

State Championships

State Runners-Up

State Semifinalists

State Quarterfinalists

Public Forum Debate at the WDCA State TOC

Marquette began competing in Public Forum Debate during the 2006-2007 season. In the three Wisconsin State Debate Tournaments since then, the Hilltoppers have cleared two teams to the elimination rounds including a semifinalist in 2007-2008.

State Semifinalists

State Quarterfinalists

Sweepstakes Awards at the WDCA State TOC

Before their recent elimination, both a Sweepstakes and Coaches’ Award were presented to the top teams at each year’s State Tournament of Champions. Any school with at least one varsity policy team and at least one entry in any two of the junior varsity policy, novice policy, or Lincoln-Douglas divisions was eligible to win the sweepstakes award. One point was awarded for each win recorded by the top policy teams and/or Lincoln-Douglas debaters designated for sweepstakes competition.

Sweepstakes Award

Coaches’ Award

Last Updated on September 4th, 2009

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