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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


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