Date:
10/27/2004
Contact: Wendel Sloan at 505.562.2253
PORTALES—Eastern New Mexico University's Debate and Forensics Program has broken into the Top 10 debate programs in the country, ranking #10 in the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) National Ranking and #11 in the American Forensics Association (AFA) Ranking. ENMU is number 1 in both the CEDA Rocky Mountain Region and the AFA District 9.
"Every member has aided our present ranking," coach Mick Souders said. "Each ballot won by our teams contributes to the national standing. The difference between #10 ENMU and #11 Arizona State University is less than one ballot. Every single round we win matters at this point."
According to Dr. Anthony Schroeder, program director, "Participation in regional and national tournaments is essential to maintaining the ranking. We have the debaters to be competitive at both the novice and varsity levels."
Unlike sports, in debate the Greyhounds compete against schools of all sizes, from huge Division I schools like UC-Berkeley to tiny junior colleges like Southwestern College in California. More than 160 colleges and universities are presently participating in collegiate policy debate.
CEDA TOP 25 OVERALL RANKINGS
- University of California-Berkeley
- San Francisco State University
- Wayne State University (MI)
- California State University-Fullerton
- California State University-Chico
- California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo
- Whitman College (WA)
- Southwest Missouri State University
- Arizona State University
- Eastern New Mexico University
- U.S. Military Academy
- Baylor University (TX)
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Redlands (CA)
- John Carroll University (OH)
- Liberty University (VA)
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Cornell University
- Mary Washington College (VA)
- California State University-Northridge
- State University of New York-Binghamton
- Emporia State University (KS)
- Augustana College (IL)
- University of Rochester (NY)
- Gonzaga University (WA)
AFA OVERAL TOP 25 RANKINGS
- University of California-Berkeley
- San Francisco State University
- California State University-Fullerton
- Wayne State University (MI)
- Whitman College (WA)
- California State University-Chico
- California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo
- University of Redlands (CA)
- Southwest Missouri State University
- Emporia State University (KS)
- Eastern New Mexico University
- Baylor University (TX)
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- U.S. Military Academy
- Liberty University (VA)
- Arizona State University
- John Carroll University (OH)
- Mary Washington College (VA)
- Gonzaga University (WA)
- California State University-Northridge
- University of Southern California
- Kansas State University
- University of Pittsburgh
- Augustana College (IL)
- California State University-Long Beach