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October 23, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted
The 天涯社区官网 Debate and Forensics team participated in its second tournament of the year Oct. 17-19 at the University of Central Missouri and 天涯社区官网鈥檚 Chase Pumford was a standout performer.
Pumford, a sophomore from Great Bend, earned a sixth place individual speaker award in National Forensic Association Lincoln Douglas (NFA-LD) Debate and tied for third in NFA-LD Debate.
天涯社区官网 Forensics Coach Bill Sheffield said Pumford really shined at this event.
鈥淭his was a great breakout tournament for Chase,鈥 he said.听 鈥淚n only his second NFA-LD competition, he was able to compete with some of the best debaters in the country.听 He was the only community college competitor in the entire open division.听 He was battling the big dogs and held his own.听 He鈥檚 helping to put 天涯社区官网 on the debate world map.鈥