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The 2020 CEDA National Tournament will be at West Virginia University from April 4-7!

Here is the schedule:

Friday, April 3, 2020 - Arrival/Opening Award Ceremony

Saturday, April 4, 2020 - First Day of Preliminary Debates – on campus

Sunday, April 5, 2020 - Second Day of Preliminary Debates – on campus

Monday, April 6, 2020 - First Day of Elimination Debates & Awards – at hotel  

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - Second Day of Elimination Debates – at hotel

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - Remaining Teams Depart

Yes, there will be a novice breakout elimination debates!

Hotel Information

The tournament will be hosted at:

Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place

2 Waterfront Place

Morgantown, West Virginia 26501

(304) 296-1700

The block rate is $149.00+tax/room for April 3-8, 2020. The block rate expires March 14, 2020 so please make your reservations before that.

The block at the hotel is called WVU Cross Examination Debate Association.

You may reserve rooms online at https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1565292343077&key=GRP&app=resvlink.

Travel Information

Airports: There is a regional airport in Morgantown (MGW) The closest large airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) - about a 1.5-hour drive to WVU.

**For those staying in the mid-Atlantic after the NDT at JMU, you could choose to fly to one of the DC airports – Baltimore-Washington (BWI), Dulles (IAD) or Reagan (DCA) – which are about a 3 to 3.5-hour drive to WVU. It is about a 3-hour drive from JMU to WVU.

Transportation to campus: You will likely have a vehicle already, but Uber/Lyft is available to and from the campus on Saturday and Sunday.

Eligibility Documents

Please submit eligibility documents electronically to cedanats@cedadebate.org by March 27th, 2020.  Please use a pdf file format and write Your School Name (e.g. Idaho State) - Eligibility in the subject line.  You will receive a confirmation email when your forms have been received.  If you cannot submit documents electronically, you may submit them upon registration, or you may mail them to:

Patrick Waldinger

5100 Brunson Drive

Coral Gables, FL 33124-2105

If you submit paper documents, please include a brief note with your email address so that we can confirm receipt. 

We look forward to seeing you in Morgantown!