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2014-2015 Awards & Honors

James Madison University - The James Madison Cup Debates & Public Forum - Harrisonburg, VA - April 20, 2015
Lee College:              Champions
– 2015 James Madison Cup

International Public Debate Association - National Championship Tournament - Boise, ID - March 27-29, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Sweepstakes
                                  Champion
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Community College Sweepstakes
                                  Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Division Sweepstakes
                                  2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Varsity Division Sweepstakes      
                                  2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Novice Division Sweepstakes   
                                  2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Scholastic Cup                     
                                  3rd Place
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate Squad Sweepstakes
                                  3rd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Scholastic Cup                           
                                  5th Place
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Overall Debate Sweepstakes 
                                  5th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Founders Cup    
Cody Bijou:
 
               Champion
– 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
                                  Champion
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate Speaking
                                  2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate Speaking
                                  3rd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
                                  4th Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate Speaking                                 
                                  Quarterfinalist
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate
Kyle Diamond:           Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
                                  Semifinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate
                                  4th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
                                  Double-Octofinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate
Reagan Dobbs:    
    Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
                                  2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
                                  3rd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate Speaking
Joselyn Mendoza:      8th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Novice Division
Dax Ramgoolam:       2nd Place
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate
Rigo Ruiz:                  2nd Place
– 2014/2015 IPDA Season Novice Debate
                                  2nd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate Speaking
                                  Semifinalist
– 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate
                                  Double-Octofinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate

University of Central Arkansas - End of Hi-Bear-Nation - Conway, AR - Mar. 13-15, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – End of Hi-Bear-Nation Community College Sweepstakes
                                  2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes

Cody Bijou:                Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           2nd Place - Varsity IPDA

                                  Champion – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs:         3rd Place - Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
                                  Quarterfinalist
– Varsity IPDA Debate
Rigo Ruiz:                  Champion – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
                                  2nd Place
– Novice IPDA Debate

College of the Mainland - Duck Debates - Texas City, TX - Mar. 6-7, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – Duck Debates Community College Sweepstakes

                                  3rd Place – Duck Debates Sweepstakes

Cody Bijou:                2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           Semifinalist - Varsity IPDA

Joselyn Mendoza:      2nd Place – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
                                  Quarterfinalist
– Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam:       Champion
– Novice IPDA Speaking Award
                                  Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz:                 
3rd Place – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
                                  Octofinalist – Novice IPDA

Arkansas Tech University - "Team Me Up" / "TECHnically Speaking" Team Debate Swing - Russellville, AR - Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – Team Debate Swing Sweepstakes Champion
                               
Cody Bijou:                Champion – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
                                  Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
                                  Champion
– "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award 
Kyle Diamond:      
   
2nd Place – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
                                  2nd Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
                                  5th Place
– "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award 
Reagan Dobbs:         Champion – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
                                  Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
David Issac:               2nd Place – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
                                  2nd Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
                                  4th Place
– "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award

Bossier Parish Community College - Eddy Shell Invitational - Bossier City, LA - Feb. 20-22, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – Eddy Shell Debates Community College Sweepstakes
                                  2nd Place – Eddy Shell Debates Overall Sweepstakes

                                  2nd Place – Eddy Shell Debates IPDA Sweepstakes
                                  3rd Place – Eddy Shell Debates Team IPDA Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou:                2nd Place
– Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           Champion – Varsity IPDA
                                  Quarterfinalist
– Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs:         Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
David Issac:               2nd Place – Novice IPDA
                                  Quarterfinalist
– Team IPDA
Joselyn Mendozz:      Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam:       Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA

John Brown University - Southern Forensics Championships - Siloam Springs, AR - Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – SFCT Community College Sweepstakes

                                  3rd Place – SFCT Overall Debate Sweepstakes

Cody Bijou:                2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
                                  Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
                                  Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           2nd Place - Varsity IPDA
                                  Octofinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs:        
4th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
                                  Quarterfinalist - Varsity IPDA
                                  Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
David Issac:               Champion
– Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: 
    Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam:       Octofinalist
– Novice IPDA
Emily Trevino:            Octofinalist
– Team IPDA

Texas Christian University - The "It's Not 30 Below" Swing - Fort Worth, TX - Jan. 16-17, 2015
Lee College:              Champion – "It's Not 30 Below" Community College Sweepstakes
                                  2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing:        
4th Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Cody Bijou:                Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           Quarterfinalist - Varsity IPDA

Reagan Dobbs:         Champion
– Varsity IPDA
                                  3rd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza:      Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA

                                  2nd Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Dax Ramgoolam:       Quarterfinalist
– Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz:                  Champion – Novice IPDA

                                 
Champion – Novice IPDA Speaker Award

Mississippi College - Deep South Debates - Clinton, MS - Dec. 5-6, 2014
Lee College:              Champion – Deep South Debates Community College Sweepstakes
                                  2nd Place – Deep South Debates Overall Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing:         Octofinalist
– Novice IPDA
Cody Bijou:                Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           Octofinalist
– Varsity IPDA
Reagan Dobbs:         Champion
– Varsity IPDA
                                  4th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza:      Octofinalist – Novice IPDA

Dax Ramgoolam:       Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz:                  Quarterfinalist
– Novice IPDA


East Texas Baptist University - Tiger Invitational - Marshall, TX - Nov. 14-15, 2014
Lee College:              Champion – Tiger Invitational Community College Sweepstakes

                                  2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing:         Semifinalist
– Novice IPDA
                                  5th Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Cody Bijou:                Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond:           Champion
– Varsity IPDA
                                  Champion – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs:         Quarterfinalist
– Varsity IPDA
                                  2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Cassie Kutev:            Octofinalist
– Novice IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: 
    Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam:       Octofinalist
– Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz:                  Champion – Novice IPDA

                     

LSU-Shreveport - 40th Annual Red River Swing - Shreveport, LA - Nov. 7-9, 2014
Lee College:              Jarzabek Award for Debate Ethics
                                  Champion – Red River Swing Community College Sweepstakes

                                  3rd Place – Red River Swing Overall Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou:                Champion
– Team IPDA
                                  Champion  – Team IPDA Speaker Award
                                  Champion – Varsity IPDA

                                  5th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Kyle Diamond:      
    3rd Place
– Team IPDA Speaker Award
                                  Quarterfinalist
– Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs:         Champion – Team IPDA
                                
  Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
                                  4th Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Rigo Ruiz:                  Semifinalist – Novice IPDA

                                  Quarterfinalist - Team IPDA

University of Arkansas - Monticello - Weevil Wars - Monticello, AR - Oct. 3-5, 2014
Lee College:              Champion
– UAM “Wrecking Crew” Sweepstakes (Highest Winning Percentage)
                                  Champion – UAM “Weevil Wars” Community College Sweepstakes

                                  3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Combined IPDA Sweepstakes
                                  3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Team IPDA Sweepstakes
                                  3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Individual IPDA Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou:                Champion
– Team IPDA
                                  4th Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
                                  Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
                                  2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Kyle Diamond:           Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA

                                  5th Place
– Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs:         Champion
– Team IPDA
                                  2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Cassie Kutev:            Double-Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam:       Octofinalist – Novice IPDA







The Joseph D. Mendoza Debate Society at Lee College is funded in part by funds allocated by the Lee College Student Government Association.
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