KU News Release

Just like men’s basketball team, KU debaters win at K-State

LAWRENCE — The men’s basketball team was not the only University of Kansas group to have a successful weekend at Kansas State University in Manhattan. KU debaters took the first-place team trophy at the Soul of America debate tournament hosted Feb. 13-15 by K-State.

Brett Bricker, a senior from Wichita, and Mark Wilkins, a sophomore from Topeka, won first place overall in the tournament by winning eight debates over three days. Bricker won the award for best individual debater.

Andrew Jack, a junior from Lawrence and Manhattan, and Tim Ellis, a freshman from Manhattan, finished in fifth place. Jack was the eighth-place individual debater, and Patrick Kennedy, a sophomore from Leawood, was ninth individually. In the junior varsity division, Denise DeArmond, a freshman from Augusta and El Dorado, and Seth Winkler, a freshman from Wichita, took fifth place.

In addition to KU and K-State, other schools competing at the tournament were Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas City Kansas Community College, University of Central Oklahoma, the University of North Texas, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas-San Antonio and Wichita State University.

Debate team members are listed below by hometown, year in school, major, parents’ names (when available) and high school.

BUTLER COUNTY
From Augusta 67010 and El Dorado 67042
Denise DeArmond, freshman in political science preparing to study law, daughter of Steve and Samantha DeArmond; Augusta High School.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66049 and Manhattan
Andrew Jack, junior in chemical engineering, son of Steven Jack of Lawrence and Pamela Jack of Manhattan; Manhattan High School.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood 66206
Patrick Kennedy, sophomore in engineering, son of Chris and Joan Kennedy; Shawnee Mission East High School. Prairie Village.

RILEY COUNTY
From Manhattan 66502
Tim Ellis, freshman in chemical engineering, son of Daniel and Tresa Ellis; Manhattan High School.

From Manhattan 66503 and Lawrence
Andrew Jack. See DOUGLAS COUNTY

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67206
Brett Bricker, senior in mathematics, son of Gary and Norma Bricker; Wichita High School Southeast.

From Wichita 67218
Seth Winkler, freshman in theatre and film; Wichita High School Southeast.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Topeka 66604 and 66610
Mark Wilkins, sophomore in political science, son of Brent Wilkins (66610) and Janis Hinkle (66604); Washburn Rural High School.

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