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2015-2016 Awards & Honors

Louisiana State University - Mardi Gras Classic - Baton Rouge, LA - Jan. 29-31, 2016
Lee College:             Champions – Debate Sweepstakes
Carley Anderson:      Champion – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
                                 Champion – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Cody Buchanan:       Semifinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
                                 4th Place – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award   
Kyle Diamond:           Co-Champions – Team IPDA Debate
                                  Champion – Varsity IPDA Debate
                                 4th Place – Team IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Josh Lyrock:              Co-Champions – Team IPDA Debate
                                 3rd Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award

Emmanuel Perez:      Co-Champions – Team IPDA Debate
                                 2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate Speaker Award
John Prochazka:       Semifinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate        
                                
Rigo Ruiz:                  Co-Champions – Team IPDA Debate
                                  2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate   


Louisiana State University - Shreveport - Southern Forensics Association Championship - Shreveport, LA - Jan. 29-31, 2016
Lee College:             Champions – Debate Sweepstakes
Carley Anderson:      Octofinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Cody Buchanan:       Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate   
Kyle Diamond:           2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                  Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Josh Lyrock:              Semifinalist – Team IPDA Debate
Jerry McCauley:        2nd Place – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
                                 2nd Place – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza:     Octofinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Ricardo Nunez:        
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
Emmanuel Perez:      Semifinalist – Team IPDA Debate
John Prochazka:       Quarterfinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate        
                                
Rigo Ruiz:                  2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                  4th Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award    
Shawn Start:             Double-Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate  


John Brown University - State Line Swing - Siloam Spring, AR - Jan. 15-17, 2016
Lee College:             2nd Place – Overall Debate Sweepstakes
Kyle Diamond:          Champion – 
Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                 Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Josh Lyrock:             Semifinalist – Team IPDA Debate
Emmanuel Perez:     Semifinalist – Team IPDA Debate
Rigo Ruiz:                 2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                 4th Place – Team IPDA Debate Speaker Award

Mississippi College - Deep South Debates - Clinton, MS - Nov. 13-14, 2015
Lee College:             Champions – Community College Sweepstakes
                                 2nd Place – Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Buchanan:      Semifinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
Kyle Diamond:          Champion –
Overall IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 Champion – Varsity IPDA Debate
                                 Champion – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Josh Lyrock:             Semifinalist – Professional IPDA Debate
Joselyn Mendoza:     Semifinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Ricardo Nunez:        
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA Debate

                                 3rd Place – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Rigo Ruiz:                 Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Hayley Turner:          Quarterfinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate

East Texas Baptist University - Tiger Invitational - Marshall, TX - Nov. 13-14, 2015
Lee College:             Champions – Community College Sweepstakes
                                 3rd Place – Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Buchanan:       Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
Kyle Diamond:           Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate

Lilly Gutierrez:           Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Josh Lyrock:              Quarterfinalist – Professional IPDA Debate
                                 5th Place – Professional IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Ricardo Nunez:         Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
Rigo Ruiz:                 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 Quarterfinalist
– Varsity IPDA Debate

Hayley Turner:          Quarterfinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate

Louisiana State University - Shreveport - Red River Swing - Shreveport, LA - Nov. 6-8, 2015
Lee College:              Champions – Debate Sweepstakes
                                  Champions – Overall Sweepstakes - Community Colleges
                                  Champions – Combined Sweepstakes
- Community Colleges
                                  Champions – Debate Sweepstakes - Community Colleges
Kyle Diamond:           2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                  2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Debate
                                  4th Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Josh Lyrock:              Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA Debate
                                 Semifinalist – Professional IPDA Debate
Jerry McCauley:        Octofinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Joselyn Mendoza:     Octofinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Ricardo Nunez:        
Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
Emmanuel Perez:      Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA Debate

                                  5th Place – Team IPDA Debate Speaker Award                                     
Rigo Ruiz:                  2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                  2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award     
                                  Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Chrome Salazar:
       Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
                                 2nd Place – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award       
Shawn Start:             Double-Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate  


University of Arkansas - Monticello - Weevil Wars - Monticello, AR - Oct. 2-4, 2015
Lee College:              Champions – Community College Sweepstakes
                                  Champions
– Debate Team Sweepstakes
Kyle Diamond:           Champion – Team IPDA Debate
                                  Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
                                  4th Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Josh Lyrock:              Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA Debate
                                 Quarterfinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
                                 5th Place – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award

Jerry McCauley:        Octofinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Emmanuel Perez:      Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA Debate

Rigo Ruiz:                  Champion – Team IPDA Debate
                                  Champion – Team IPDA Debate Speaker Award     
Kylie Turner:             Octofinalist – Novice IPDA Debate


University of Southern Mississippi - Hub City Swing - Hattiesburg, MS - Sept. 25-26, 2015
Lee College:              Champions – Hub City Swing Debate Sweepstakes
Kyle Diamond:           Champion – Team IPDA Debate

                                  Champion – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Josh Lyrock:              2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate
                                 5th Place – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 Quarterfinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Jerry McCauley:        Champion – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 Quarterfinalist – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Joselyn Mendoza:     2nd Place – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
Emmanuel Perez:      2nd Place – Team IPDA Debate

Rigo Ruiz:                  Champion – Team IPDA Debate
                                  Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
                                  6th Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Chrome Salazar:
       Semifinalist – Novice IPDA Debate
                                 6th Place – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award       
Shawn Start:             5th Place – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award


Lee College - Mendoza Debates - Baytown, TX - Sept. 18-20, 2015       
Kyle Diamond:           3rd Place – Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award
                                 
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Jerry McCauley:        Champion – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate
                                 5th Place – Junior Varsity IPDA Debate Speaker Award


The Joseph D. Mendoza Debate Society at Lee College is funded in part by funds allocated by the Lee College Student Government Association.
Lee College
P.O. Box 818
Baytown, TX  77522

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