The University's ninth-place ranking caps a rapid climb from nowhere. Although debate has a long history at Rochester (the first forensic society was formed two days before the institution opened its doors on November 5, 1850), it had fallen on hard times in recent years.
The team collected another honor at this year's national tournament in Kansas. Senior Ryan Pitterson was among 30 debaters named Academic All-American. Pitterson plans to attend law school next year at either Harvard or Columbia University. This marks the second time a University student has been selected for All-American honors. In 1995, Anne-Marie Mason was the first University debater so honored. She is now a third-year law student at New York University.
The University also has been selected as the site of next year's national tournament, to be held in March. More than 400 debaters, representing almost every state in the country, will compete in the event.
"It's quite an honor to be selected to host the world's largest debate tournament," Coach Sam Nelson says. "Most of the sites chosen to host the tournament are much larger than the University of Rochester."
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