Barstow Debate captured third place in policy debate at the Jaguar Classic Novice Speech and Debate Tournament at Blue Springs South Oct. 11-12.
AliAkbar Khumri and Radvin Shahbazian advanced to quarterfinals with a strong performance in the preliminary rounds. They won the first elimination round debate before dropping in the semifinals to earn third place. This was their first-ever tournament in novice policy debate, as it was the opening weekend of the speech and debate season.
The debate team competes in Oklahoma City Oct. 18-20 to open the varsity season at the JW Patterson Invitational at Heritage Hall.