Middle School Urban Debate National Tournament
WUDL Middle School Debaters from 2019: National Champions Maya and Aisha, Finalists Chloe and Isabel, and Semi-Finalists Christione and Lexi after the tournament with their awards
The Urban Debate Middle School National Tournament was born from a recognition that the younger scholars in Urban Debate work just as hard as their older compatriots and deserve a high quality, national, end of season competition to recognize excellence.
This tournament is designed around the middle school students, giving them the best judges, tournament staff, and competitive experience just like their older counterparts, instead of as an after-thought like at other competitions.
We're proud of our qualifiers:
2020: Remote, COVID Crisis
Samantha Perkins and David Sipos
National Champions
David: 7th Speaker
Inspired Teaching Demonstration School
Coach: Maggie Meiman
Jener Balk and Joey Villaflor
2nd Place
Jener: 13th Speaker
Joey: 14th Speaker
Capital City PCS
Coaches: Wil Hawk and Dani Camous
Tremayne Bivens and Stephanie Macieko
Stephanie: 18th Speaker
Benjamin Tasker Middle School
Coach: Neetika Singh
Stanley Azoroh and Cordell Eddings
Octo-Finalists
EL Haynes Middle School
Coach: Zoe Spielvogel
Simone Joyner and Akesh Malia
Octo-Finalists
6th Speaker: Akesh
Capital City PCS
Coaches: Wil Hawk (pictured) and Dani Camous
Brooke Roberson and Naimh O'Donovan
Octo-Finalists
Washington Latin PCS
Coaches: Selah Lee-Bey and Darrian Carroll
2019: Hardy Middle School, Washington D.C.
Maya Cleveland and Aisha Bah
2019 National Champions
Aisha: Top Speaker
Maya: 3rd Speaker
Kenmoor Middle School
Coaches: Carol Carter and Beth Novick
Chloe Mshana and Isabel Ramirez
2019 2nd Place
Chloe: 2nd Speaker
Greenbelt Middle School
Coach: Cesar Fortuna
Lexi Clarke and Christione Johnson
2019 Semi-Finalist
Christione: 5th Place
Greenbelt Middle School
Coach: Cesar Fortuna
Asha Verma and Isatou Jawara
2019 Quarter-Finalist
Asha: 4th Speaker
Isatou: 9th Speaker
Kenmoor Middle School
Coaches: Carol Carter and Beth Novick
Katrina Tracy and Juliette Krevat
2019 Quarter-Finalist
Hardy Middle School
Coaches: Perrine Punwani and Renae Salunga
D'Andre Person and Jackson Lewis
2019 11th Place
Washington Latin PCS
Coaches: Selah Lee-Bey and Jeff Hallock