OU Shannon Self Debate Program members RJ Giglio and Nick Watts took top honors at the 40th annual Henry Clay National Tournament at the University of Kentucky earlier this month.
At this point, the OU debate trophy case now holds a first-place trophy for all the major tournaments held this year, OU Debate Program head coach Jackie Massey said in a press release.
“The Henry Clay tournament is one of the most important collegiate debate tournaments in the nation, and the OU victory is further evidence of the university’s leadership in speech and debate,” President David Boren said in the release.
Giglio, petroleum engineering junior, and Watts, history senior, beat out more than 160 teams for first place, including representatives from Northwestern, Emory and Harvard, according to a press release.
“We were really excited, it was the last preseason tournament of the year for me so it was really great winning,” Watts said.
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