Tournament Document: COMING SOON<3

Please come to our social event on campus, Friday, February 14th @ 6:30pm-9pm in Penfield hall! We would love to see you and your team there! The invitation is linked --->

THERE WILL BE NO JUDGE STRIKES!

The Second Annual Mercer Frank Macke Debate Tournament: “The Macon Macke”

Dear NPDA Debate Community,

Mercer University invites you to the second annual Mercer “Macon Macke” Debate Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, February 15-16, 2025. The tournament will be held in person on Mercer University’s campus in Macon, GA. The tournament will offer NPDA/NPTE debate.

We will have one debate tournament with 5 (or appropriate, if a small draw) preliminary rounds of NPDA debate with appropriate elimination rounds. There will be an open division offered as well as a novice division (if entries allow). To qualify as a novice, students should have no high school debate experience and be in their first semester of college debate.

The Tournament Name

The tournament is named after Dr. Frank Macke, an emeritus professor from Mercer University. Dr. Macke started coaching debate as a grad student at Missouri State University in 1978, coached for two years as a Ph.D. student at Southern Illinois University, and then headed the program at Western Illinois University from 1982 through 1988. Professor Macke coached the Mercer debate team from Fall 1988 to Spring 1993. He went on to serve as a mentor for three successful Mercer debate coaches after him. A lifetime advocate for debate, the tournament name is a reflection that every Mercer debate success is a reflection of his support.