Published on October 19, 2017 by Sean Flynt  
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Â鶹¹û¶³ debaters celebrate honors from the Vanderbilt tournament

Members of Â鶹¹û¶³’s debate team earned a number of honors at a Vanderbilt University debate tournament Oct. 14-15.

Kiarra Broadnax of Smiths Station, Alabama, was named fifth speaker in the novice division competition alongside teammate Julie Ramsey of Kunming, China.

In the junior varsity division, Â鶹¹û¶³ debaters Kevin Aubrey of Lafayette, Louisiana and Sarabeth Wendt of Round Rock, Texas, were named sixth and tenth speaker, respectively.

Niki Brooks of Alpharetta, Georgia, was named sixth speaker in the varsity division competition alongside teammate Robbie Nikont of Lakewood, Colorado. Brooks and Nikont reached the “elite eight” of their division.

The Â鶹¹û¶³ team of Jamie Davenport and Moriah Windus of Ozark, Alabama, also competed in the varsity division.

In addition to its nationally competitive teams, Â鶹¹û¶³’s debate program hosts the Â鶹¹û¶³ Public Debate Series, the Bishop Guild Debate Tournament, the Birmingham Area Debate League and a Summer Debate Institute for high school students. 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.