MJC Speech and Debate Team Wins Sweepstakes Awards at Three Tournaments

The Modesto Junior College Speech and Debate Team swept up First Place Sweepstakes awards at their first three tournaments of the 2017 fall semester!  MJC out-spoke both two-year and four-year institutions to win the coveted top prizes.

MJC started the competitive season by winning the First Place Sweepstakes Award at the Golden Gate Opener held September 22-24, 2017 at San Francisco State University.

During the three day event, more than 270 competitors from 18 colleges and universities competed in a gauntlet of both speech and debate events, and when the dust settled on Sunday, the MJC team had collectively earned 174 sweepstakes points to be crowned champion and took home the top team award.

The MJC squad swept up another first place sweepstakes award at the Santa Rosa Invitational Forensics Tournament held October 6-7, 2017, at Santa Rosa Junior College. Teams earn sweepstakes points when individual competitors break into final rounds. After two long days of debate, platform speaking, oral interpretation and limited preparation, the ten competing MJC team members brought home 19 awards.

MJC continued their winning streak at the Biggest Little City Classic on October 20-22, bringing home both First Place Individual Events Sweepstakes and First Place Overall Sweepstakes awards.  The event, held in Reno, NV, was MJC’s third tournament of the season.

The MJC team included 14 students competing in debate, platform speaking, oral interpretation and limited preparation events, bringing home 19 awards. Individual competitors earn sweepstakes points when they break into final rounds, and MJC accumulated enough points at this tournament to win the top team award.

Coach Ryan Guy said, “I couldn’t be more proud of our squad. Their work and perseverance have not only made them fierce competitors but also earned them the respect of the entire forensics community.”

On November 3-5, MJC Speech and Debate traveled to Stockton for another round of competition. For more information about the team including travel schedule and results,
visit www.MJCForensics.org.