MACON – Mercer University's debate team competed in the American Debate Association (ADA) Fall Championship this past weekend at Wake Forest University.
The team of Cassie Malcolm, a junior English major, and Garrett Williams, a junior politics, philosophy and economics (PPE) major, reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, held Nov. 11-13 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Additionally, Malcolm was ranked as the 10th-place individual speaker.
“Even though this was their first tournament of the entire year, these two remarkable students made it to the quarterfinals at the ADA Fall Championship,” said Dr. Vasile Stanescu, director of debate at Mercer. “I continue to be impressed by the success of the Mercer education on the national stage.”
Mercer will next compete in the 12th annual Mile High Swing Jan. 4-7 at the University of Utah.
