Chris Theis Defends Iowa Round Robin Title
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A flock of eight spectacular, bronze hawks were perched in the hallways here at the University of Iowa. These commemorative awards were presented to the debaters who advanced to the Elite Eight at this year’s Iowa Round Robin!
The by-invitation tournament, hosted by the A. Craig Baird Debate Forum at the University of Iowa, came to a close this afternoon with a final round featuring Apple Valley High School’s Chris Theis and Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School’s Paul Tyger. Chris defeated Paul on a 3-0 decision to defend his title. (This is not only the second time Chris has won the Iowa Round Robin: it’s actually the third time in a row he has advanced to finals.)
Congratulations to both debaters!
Chris coached by Pam Cady Wycoff, Cherian Koshy, and Tim Hogan. Paul is coached by Jerry Crist, Gary Johnson, and Murvin Auzenne.
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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
THE ELITE EIGHT
(1) Apple Valley CT def. (8) Walt Whitman DW (David Winer)
3-0 (Dr. David Hingstman, Jon Cruz, Scott Tomsu)
(2) St. Louis Park CT def. (7) Apple Valley MK (Michelle Keohene)
3-0 (Dan Meyers, Jonathan Massey, Paul Johnson)
(3) Strake Jesuit PT def. (6) Bronx Science MD (Matt Dunay)
3-0 (Cherian Koshy, Amanda Bryan, Brian Severson)
(5) Meadows AK def. (4) Bronx Science SS (Saboor Sheerazi)
2-1 (Zach Prax, *Jane Munksgaard, Christian Tarsney)
THE FINAL FOUR
(1) Apple Valley CT def. (5) Meadows AK (Adrienne Keamy)
3-2 (Paul Johnson, *Brian Severson, *Garrett Albelkop, Christian Tarsney, Jon Cruz)
(3) Strake Jesuit PT def. (2) St. Louis Park CT (Catherine Tarsney)
4-1 (Dr. David Hingstman, Jane Munksgaard, Jonathan Massey, Cherian Koshy, *Dan Meyers)
THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
(1) Apple Valley CT def. (3) Strake Jesuit PT (Paul Tyger)
3-0 (Dr. David Hingstman, Kyle Vint, Chris Stone)
CHAMPION
(1) Apple Valley CT (Chris Theis)
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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Chris Theis — Apple Valley High School (MN)
2. Matt Dunay — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
3. Saboor Sheerazi — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
4. Catherine Tarsney — St. Louis Park High School (MN)
5. Paul Tyger — Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School (TX)
6. Michelle Keohane — Apple Valley High School (MN)
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Posted from: 205.134.251.132
March 14th, 2008 11:48
[…] Iowa Round Robin — Coverage […]
Posted from: 24.174.12.201
March 14th, 2008 12:53
Ben, PT Cruiser, and Matt are all there…Who else?
Posted from: 24.174.12.201
March 14th, 2008 12:54
And oh, yes, I just made it official Paul. You can hate me now, but it’s too late! Good luck man
Posted from: 65.124.181.2
March 14th, 2008 14:23
I’ll post as soon as I have the field, but Matt Dunay and Saboor Sheerazi will be competing for Bronx Science.
Posted from: 38.118.12.10
March 14th, 2008 14:28
David Winer, Ben Lewis, and Emily Massey are there from Whitman. Good luck folks!
Posted from: 65.124.181.2
March 14th, 2008 14:29
My understanding, from Saboor’s conversation with Paul — we’re at the airport right now in Newark — is that there are twelve people in the field this year. The tournament will have three pods of four folks each, with each person facing each other twice (once as aff, once as neg). My understanding as that the tournament will still break to a bracket starting with quarters. I’ll confirm this once I’m there, but that’s the Strake Jesuit PT report from Iowa City.
Posted from: 69.121.162.215
March 14th, 2008 15:18
Good luck bronx!
Posted from: 128.135.190.118
March 14th, 2008 15:40
Meadows AK will be there
Posted from: 136.152.129.160
March 14th, 2008 15:50
3 pods to 8 debaters clearing… that means two from each pod, with the 7th and 8th being a third from their pod.
Very strange bracket. Assuming pods A and C have three debaters clear out of four, and B has 2 of 4, the bracket might look like:
A1 vs. C3
B1 vs. A3
C1 vs. B2
A2 vs. C2
strange.
Posted from: 63.254.131.86
March 14th, 2008 16:06
i don’t know if there will be eight debaters in quarters. the 7th and 8th seeds may be byes.
Posted from: 169.229.81.189
March 14th, 2008 17:35
that would make more sense. #1 and #2 get byes, 3-8 debate. I think that’s what they did the year I was there, though I can’t exactly remember.
Posted from: 12.205.118.84
March 14th, 2008 18:46
So is there any definite knowledge as to the format and competitors yet?
Posted from: 72.80.243.227
March 14th, 2008 19:34
BRONX CLOSE OUT!
Posted from: 71.236.67.195
March 14th, 2008 20:00
re: jay’s comment - my junior year they did partial octas (top two seeds got byes). no clue about this year, its a much smaller field than when i attended so that obviously changes things.
Posted from: 63.254.131.86
March 14th, 2008 21:16
They’ve released pods; they just have last names on them, and there are a couple I don’t know (sorry to those people), but here’s the pool:
(1) Apple Valley CT (Chris Theis)
(3) Apple Valley MK (Michelle Keohene)
(3) Bronx MD (Matt Dunay)
(1) Bronx SS (Saboor Sheerazi)
(2) Meadows AK (Adrienne Keamy)
(3) St. Louis Park CT (Catherine Tarsney)
(2) St. Louis Park LS (Leah Shapiro)
(2) Strake PT (Paul Tyger)
(3) Walt Whitman BL (Ben Lewis)
(2) Walt Whitman EM (Emily Massey)
(1) Winer?
(1) Young?
Posted from: 63.254.131.83
March 14th, 2008 21:35
Winer is from Whitman and Young is from Millard West
Posted from: 63.254.131.83
March 14th, 2008 21:51
RE: Break procedure
The top two seeds out of each pod will advance. The top two students overall from the remaining students will advance. Seeds will be determined by prelim record for the quarters debate. Scholarships go to the semifinalists.
Rounds begin at 9am tomorrow. No disclosure so Jon will post results tomorrow night.
Rock on.
Posted from: 216.62.156.183
March 14th, 2008 21:53
tyger style bring it home
Posted from: 64.91.217.43
March 14th, 2008 23:42
are they using the mar / apr or jan / feb resolution?
Posted from: 63.254.131.86
March 14th, 2008 23:54
nukes
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 15th, 2008 15:25
I’m assuming everyone hits everyone else in their pod twice?
Posted from: 72.80.230.215
March 15th, 2008 15:32
actually Matt you only debate 3 rounds in your pod… MHL style. LOL
Posted from: 24.164.191.184
March 15th, 2008 19:33
win dunay.
Posted from: 69.119.93.209
March 15th, 2008 19:35
mr. emstred stop spammin up the vbd threads
jk
:3
yes i used an anime smiley
Posted from: 71.215.91.49
March 15th, 2008 19:43
Good Luck to all MNrs
Posted from: 69.121.162.215
March 15th, 2008 20:03
YES BRONX.
Posted from: 72.80.230.215
March 15th, 2008 20:09
CONGRATS SABOOR AND DUNAY!
Posted from: 70.19.43.107
March 15th, 2008 20:14
CLOSEOUT
Posted from: 71.163.39.67
March 15th, 2008 20:14
Congrats David!
Posted from: 72.66.67.112
March 15th, 2008 20:15
congrats david! :-)
Posted from: 69.119.93.209
March 15th, 2008 20:25
go saboor and dunay
Posted from: 69.119.93.209
March 15th, 2008 20:46
oh and uh
CLOSEOUT
Posted from: 24.215.130.4
March 15th, 2008 20:57
congratz saboor and dunay!
Posted from: 205.188.116.76
March 15th, 2008 21:28
saboor and dunay go go go
Posted from: 67.159.47.170
March 15th, 2008 22:02
ok let’s face it guys, there will be no closeout. competition here is not even going to be close. chris theis is just going to crush everyone. that is all.
Posted from: 98.197.211.14
March 15th, 2008 22:40
Paul Tyger is going to close out finals by himself.
Posted from: 72.80.235.152
March 16th, 2008 05:44
Don’t mess with the BX steez.
Posted from: 64.12.116.76
March 16th, 2008 08:11
Yay Saboor + Dunay!!!
lets go brx sci! :-)
Posted from: 128.135.190.118
March 16th, 2008 08:13
medows ak v bronx ss
bellus, prax, tarsney
av mk v slp ct
meyers, ?, ?
Posted from: 128.255.140.57
March 16th, 2008 08:26
(1) Apple Valley CT vs. (8) Walt Whitman DW
(2) St. Louis Park CT vs. (7) Apple Valley MK
Meyers, Massey, Johnson
(3) Strake PT vs. (6) Bronx MD
(4) Bronx SS vs. (5) Meadows AK (seeds might be the reverse in this round, I’m not sure)
Posted from: 68.108.104.144
March 16th, 2008 08:27
Good Luck Adrienne!
Posted from: 208.120.130.198
March 16th, 2008 08:32
dunay+saboor close-out….so yeah.!
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 16th, 2008 08:33
good luck Matt and Saboor
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 16th, 2008 08:38
oh, and abhi- the seeding makes it so that it is impossible for them to close out
Posted from: 128.135.190.118
March 16th, 2008 08:42
matt ross…
1/8 v 4/5
2/7 v 3/6
is how a ncaa bracket functions…
the 1 and 2 seeds dont hit till finals if it falls perfectly so technically they still can close out…
Posted from: 208.120.130.198
March 16th, 2008 08:49
oh matt ross got schooled.
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 16th, 2008 08:59
nevermind…
Posted from: 128.135.190.118
March 16th, 2008 09:09
i’ve heard
Meadows AK def. Bronx SS
SLP CT def. AV MK
not 100%
Posted from: 128.135.190.118
March 16th, 2008 09:13
confirmed both of them
Posted from: 24.215.189.183
March 16th, 2008 09:50
does anyone know about the Dunay v. Paul Tyger round
Posted from: 71.163.39.67
March 16th, 2008 10:01
Paul Tyger def. Dunay
Chris Theis def.David Winer
just heard over the phone
Posted from: 128.135.190.118
March 16th, 2008 10:15
PT v CathertineT
AK v CTheis
Posted from: 70.7.226.99
March 16th, 2008 11:44
Theis def Keamy (3-2)
Tyger def Tarsney (4-1)
Posted from: 70.241.75.145
March 16th, 2008 12:10
go paul
Posted from: 71.169.241.51
March 16th, 2008 13:13
I second David in post 36–Take this, Paul.
Posted from: 128.255.161.241
March 16th, 2008 13:37
Congratulations to Chris and Paul!
I’d just like to say that, every time I run a tournament, I strive to be the best host possible. I try to make sure all the attending competitors and coaches and judges are happy, well fed, and well taken care of. I try to make sure that they are treated to enjoyable rounds by ensuring my best to have fierce competition in a friendly environment.
Really, though, I’ve come to realize that every time I run a tournament, I’m just striving to do what Paul Bellus has mastered. This is my second time at the Iowa Round Robin and I must say that it sets the standard for hospitality. Paul’s ability to attract a competitive field and provide said field with excellent critics is just awesome. I can only say that if you are fortunate enough to receive an invitation to this event in the future, you should absolutely make sure to come. You will not regret it. The preparation for post-season tournaments is invaluable, but the experience itself is what makes me want to come back year after year.
Posted from: 64.91.217.43
March 16th, 2008 13:38
why is paul tyger so good?
Posted from: 69.151.211.228
March 16th, 2008 13:51
Nice job Chris and Paul.
Posted from: 208.59.19.194
March 16th, 2008 14:04
wattup theis n tyger
Posted from: 66.211.2.114
March 16th, 2008 14:08
Congrats to AV. Damn you, but congrats.
Posted from: 68.209.198.15
March 16th, 2008 14:31
congrats chris and paul
Posted from: 66.233.57.238
March 16th, 2008 15:01
pizzaul and the is, well done.
Posted from: 68.48.175.11
March 16th, 2008 15:05
Congrats to Chris, Cherian, and the AV Crew (and yes Cherian, I called this last week!).
Posted from: 69.12.136.2
March 16th, 2008 16:13
huzzah for adrienne, paul, and of course chris
Posted from: 152.17.60.223
March 16th, 2008 16:43
Congrats Bronx Science MD and SS you guys are amazing!
Posted from: 75.73.219.151
March 16th, 2008 17:53
LOLZ YEY CRIS
Posted from: 71.174.108.109
March 16th, 2008 17:56
Congrats Paul, Matt, Saboor, Chris, and Catherine
Posted from: 66.41.241.136
March 16th, 2008 19:10
Theis
Posted from: 75.73.219.166
March 16th, 2008 19:36
typical
Posted from: 70.2.184.237
March 16th, 2008 19:56
paul you are amazing…and owe me a bouncy ball
Posted from: 75.73.214.32
March 16th, 2008 19:58
another ctheis closeout!
Posted from: 64.91.217.43
March 16th, 2008 21:58
so on this topic paul has been in finals 3 times now. and the rockets have won 22 in a row
Posted from: 98.197.211.14
March 16th, 2008 22:12
Paul Tyger is the best debater in the country.
Mad Rep.
Posted from: 66.37.233.51
March 17th, 2008 04:40
I should own up - it was not Christian Tarsney pulling double duty and judging 2 different quarterfinal debates - that 3rd judge on the panel between Thies and Winer was me.
I’d also like to add congratulations to the debaters in this field - this, as it normally is, was a great tournament and Bellus was the usual incredible host.
Posted from: 69.33.53.226
March 17th, 2008 08:21
The split (3-2) in semis (Chris v. Adrienne) was interesting. Who was aff?
Can anyone talk about arguments that were being run/interesting positions?
Congrats to all!
Posted from: 75.134.137.132
March 17th, 2008 09:41
Mr. Timmons, I was the one affirming in that round. The round basically came down to an extension from the AC that said all offensive arguments have to be linked to a standard. There was a non-violence under view that linked to neither standard directly. In the 2AR, because of a lack of time, I only went for the no link argument and not any of the others. The breakdown of the judges then was essentially a policy vs LD split based on whether a standard link was necessary. I am sure that Jon, or someone else on that panel would be able to give a better explanation from a judges point of view though.
Posted from: 169.204.230.202
March 17th, 2008 11:00
i know who invented that argument.
Posted from: 205.196.178.196
March 17th, 2008 11:26
Good job Paul.
Posted from: 68.104.4.9
March 17th, 2008 11:45
AT - Severson’s decision was essentially: I don’t care if you say things must be linked to a standard, you still have defend your assumptions (re: the violence bad off-case). And, like Chris said, all he went for was the you-must-link arg and substantively dropped the off. Hope that helps.
Posted from: 66.168.67.186
March 17th, 2008 19:07
Thanks to Paul Bellus, the rest of the Iowa team, and staff for their generosity and hospitality. It’s unheard of for a competitive college team to take the time two weeks before the NDT to spend time hosting and judging a high school LD round robin. We certainly appreciate everything that you do to make this experience a positive one for the students including holding this overwhelmingly generous event. It was also great to see Dr. Dave Hingstman and debate legend Jonathan Massey judging rounds. As I said to Dan in semis, it’s not often that we are the odd ones out on the panel and it’s certainly not often that one is able to be humbled by a truly distinguished panel.
Posted from: 167.206.203.14
March 19th, 2008 11:07
Iowa was a great tournament, the hospitality was the best I’ve ever experienced. And the cornbread was really good too. Thanks a lot to Paul Bellus and the whole Iowa squad - great job!
Posted from: 69.180.210.210
March 28th, 2008 20:53
congrats theis