Conoco Phillips Debate Tournament Results

Champions Lenzi Daniel & Harlin Oh

The Conoco Phillips debate tournament was held at Davis High School in Houston, TX November 19-20. The tournament provides scholarship opportunities for debaters in the Houston area. The tournament would not have been possible without the financial support of Conoco Phillips and the cooperation of the National Forensic League and the Houston Urban Debate League.

This year's tournament was the largest in the history of the Conoco Phillips debate tournament and was also the largest turnout for a tournament in the Houston Urban Debate League. Bryan Weber, Director of the Houston Urban Debate League felt that the scholarships not only increased participation in the tournament but also increased the excitement level of both debaters and coaches. 55 teams started the tournament with the top 16 advancing to elimination rounds. The top 8 teams received scholarships. They are as follows:

1st place, $1,500 each: Lenzi Daniel & Harlin Oh, Westside High School
Coached by Ruby Pham
2nd place, $1,000 each: Andrew Miner & Daniel Moreno, North Houston Early College Prep
Coached by Natalie King
3rd place, $750 each: Elisa Esparaza & Tyra Skinner, North Houston Early College Prep
Coached by Natalie King
4th place, $500 each: Lauren Anderson & Edrick Rougeau, Houston Academy for International Studies
Coached by Amanda Frank
5th place, $300 each: Christian Armstrong & Christopher Flix, Yates High School
Coached by Rennette Brown
6th place, $200 each: Matthew Ealy & Frederick Wrigh, Yates High School
Coached by Rennette Brown
7th place, $100 each: Adrianna Eckford & Miesha Johnson, Westside High School
Coached by Ruby Pham
8th place, $100 each: Emily Ancira & Daniel Molina, Eastwood Academy
Coached by Jameson Norman