WKU Debate

WUWU was a movie

2 teams entered our second policy tournament of the season. Than you Missouri State Debate for hosting and congrats to Nik and Josh for Top 8 and Chase and Nik for Top 10 💁🏽

WKU SS wins their Octos debate 📈 WKU SI drop and finishes in the Top 10 🎖️

🚨Both teams ended positive at the Missouri State College Tournament. 🚨 ✅ 4-2 WKU SS (Nik and Josh) ✅ 4-2 WKU SI (Chase and Kole)

WKU is at the TOC judging in various events. HMU if you want a sticker.

@schwonahonagan 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 we appreciate your sacrifice

WKU’s Rae Fournier has won the final round on a 6-1 decision and finished as the season’s national champion in NFA Lincoln-Douglas debate. They are also the tournament’s top speaker and WKU is the LD sweepstakes Champion team! TOPS!

After 10 debates, starting with over 100 debaters - we are down to the final round. The last two standing. We are so proud to announce that Rae Fournier will negate against the University of Pittsburgh. GO TOPS!!!

Update from NFA Day 4. 4 WKU Debaters advance to the Elite 8 at the NFA tournament in Detroit. Congrats to Rae, JaKayla, Nik, and Antonina.

7 WKU Debaters advance to the Sweet 16 at the NFA tournament in Detroit. We started with 101. Congrats to Kole, JaKayla, Nik, Chase, Sage, Antonina, and Rae!

We have our first results at NFA We brought 10 debaters to the tournament and 9 will finish with a winning record and compete in the single elimination rounds. Congrats to: Antonina, Ameya, Chase, Josh, Nik, Rae, JaKayla, Kole, and Chase

Congrats to Rae Fournier and Sage Carter who competed at the 2025 National Debate Tournament: the country’s premiere policy debate competition. Their season long success and qualification at the 79th NDT helps to reignite WKU’s rich tradition in 2-person policy debate.

Day 2 WKU CF is 3-3 with 7 ballots

Day 1 WKU CF is 2-1 with 5 ballots Learning a ton and enjoying our experience

WKU is honored to debate the 79th National Debate Tournament, one of only 78 teams to qualify for the prestigious competition in Spokane, Washington.

@realCRShockley I know I was crying

@DebateWku And they did it reading one-off Baudrillard. Inspirational.

Rae Fournier, Sage Carter and sophomore Nik Schintgen of Lansing, Kansas, “closed out” the Open division of the tournament, sharing a national championship in a three-way tie. wku.edu/news/articles/…

@friendlyblkrad This is the second time WKU has had the top 3 at the Grand Prix, the other time in 2023 with Tess, Madelynn, and redacted

@DebateWku Wow! What a feat. I wonder if this has happened before?

WKU Forensics swept the championship rounds at the Alexis Elliott Memorial Round Robin and Spring Classic hosted on February 21-23. View the competition results at: bit.ly/3FbGv4H Follow along with @wkuforensics and @DebateWku as the team gears up for its nationals season. Go Tops!

At the WKU Spring tournament Antonina and Rae closed out the finals. Sage was Top 4. Josh, Chase, Nik, and JaKayla were top 9. Speaker Awards: Rae 1, Antonina 3, Nik 4, Sage 5, Josh 6, Chase 7. Oli got 2nd and 5th speaker in Novice. TOPS!