Tournament Announcement Doc

You are cordially invited to attend The 1st Annual Krabacher Classic at Denison University!

This tournament is named to honor Dr. Anne C. Krabacher, the administrative director of the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement at Denison University since 2023. In this role, Dr. Krabacher has served as a tireless advocate for liberal arts education, ensuring that students have access to a robust and academically rigorous plan of study that enables them to both make sense of the world around them as well as make it a better place. She has also been an incredible advocate for the Denison University debate team; as such, it is our honor to name this tournament after her.

EVENTS

IPDA Debate

- There will be 4 prelim rounds with a break to semifinals, as well as a Novice breakout final.

- Entry fee is $20/competitor. Each entry requires 2 rounds of judge commitment; schools incur a $75 fine per uncovered entry. Judges are committed through the first elim round or the round after their school's last debater is eliminated from the tournament, whichever happens last.

- Elim brackets will not be broken.

NPDA Parliamentary Debate

- There will be 5 prelim rounds, with a break to partial octafinals, as well as a Novice breakout semifinal if possible.

- Prep time is 30 minutes.

- Entry fee is $40/team. Each entry requires 3 rounds of judging; schools incur a $150 fine per uncovered entry. Judges are committed through the first elim round or the round after their school's last entry has been eliminated from the tournament, whichever happens last.

- Hybrid teams and maverick entries are allowed.

- All winning records will clear to elims, and elim brackets will be broken.

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Dalton Richardson, MA

The Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement

Denison University | Granville, Ohio

dalton.r.richardson@gmail.com