The Laramie County Community College’s speech team competed on Feb. 1–3 in three-day tournaments on its home turf. The tournaments were co-hosted with Hastings College, and 18 schools attended, making this the largest tournament event held at LCCC.
The debate team consisting of Alyx Reed and Skeeter Yasko placed eighth of 20 teams, advancing to the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, they were beaten in the first round of the quarterfinals. However, of 40 individual speakers, the two placed 10th and 11th.
One of the many topics Reed and Yasko saw in competition was “Should the United States increase its presence in Syria?” which Reed and Yasko were against. “It was our easiest topic. With the information we found, we just slaughtered the opposition,” Yasko said.
Megan Kraushaar, another member of the speech team, placed fifth in the LCCC poetry portion and second in the Hastings College poetry portion of the tournament.
The debate team consisting of Alyx Reed and Skeeter Yasko placed eighth of 20 teams, advancing to the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, they were beaten in the first round of the quarterfinals. However, of 40 individual speakers, the two placed 10th and 11th.
One of the many topics Reed and Yasko saw in competition was “Should the United States increase its presence in Syria?” which Reed and Yasko were against. “It was our easiest topic. With the information we found, we just slaughtered the opposition,” Yasko said.
Megan Kraushaar, another member of the speech team, placed fifth in the LCCC poetry portion and second in the Hastings College poetry portion of the tournament.