Jason Baldwin Wins the TOC

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The 1993 Tournament of Champions concluded with an epic final round between Vestavia Hills High School’s Jason Baldwin and Christopher Columbus High School’s Carlos Gonzalez. The final panel consisted of Les Phillips, Sue Wenzlaff, and Kate Hamm. On a 3-0 decision, Jason defeated Carlos to wrap up a perfect tournament. Congratulations to both!

Jason was coached by Marilee Dukes; Carlos was coached by Lee Myers.

The complete field for the 1993 TOC is available.

Underclassmen Ann Miura of Palo Alto High School and Liz Rogers of Shenendehowa High School advanced into the elimination rounds and received auto-qualifications to the 1995 Tournament of Champions.

La Cueva High School’s Michael Erickson, who won the TOC as a junior, was defeated in octafinals. Academy of the Holy Name’s Laura Ann Fernandez, who advanced into the elimination rounds as a sophomore, was the seventeenth seed.

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The first judge listed on each panel served as the chair.

(17) Holy Names LF (Laura Ann Fernandez)

OCTAS
(1) Vestavia Hills JB over (16) Vestavia Hills BE (Brian Erickson)
(2) Hockaday MA def. (15) Albany JA (Jonathan Axelrod)
3-0 (Charles Oakes, Nick Nelsen, Tina Cochran)
(3) Christopher Columbus CG def. (14) Isidore Newman JO (Justin Osofsky)
2-1 (Kate Hamm, Ross Taylor, Susan Tennant)
(4) Bishop Kearney def. (13) Palo Alto JT (Jamie Trish)
3-0 (David Richardson, Chris Chanin, Nancy Walker)
(12) Vestavia Hills JC def. (5) Thomas Jefferson BB (Bryan Burdette)
3-0 (Eric Di Michele, Terri Mack, Heather Newsome)
(11) Palo Alto AM def. (6) Centerville BG (Bobby Ghaheri)
2-1 (Julie Sheinman, Rich Mercadante, Jay Rye)
(10) South Plantation JS def. (7) La Cueva ME (Michael Erickson)
2-1 (Peter Ruscitti, Marilee Dukes, Dan Matheny)
(8) Scarsdale JB def. (9) Shenedehowa LR (Liz Rogers)
2-1 (Carol Anderson, Kathy Ulrich, Victor Jih)

QUARTERS
(1) Vestavia Hills JB def. (8) Scarsdale JB (Jeffrey Beals)
3-0 (Nancy Walker, Fred Robertson, Sue Wenzlaff)
(7) South Plantation JS def. (2) Hockaday MA (Meredith Armstrong)
3-0 (Jay Rye, Julie Sheinman, Susan Tennant)
(3) Christopher Columbus CG def. (6) Palo Alto AM (Ann Miura)
2-1 (Marilee Dukes, Eric Di Michele, Tina Cochran)
(4) Bishop Kearney CR def. (5) Vestavia Hills TC (Tanner Colby)
2-1 (Kathy Ulrich, Victor Jih, Kate Hamm)

SEMIS
(1) Vestavia Hills JB def. (4) Bishop Kearney CR (Christopher Regan)
3-0 (Victor Jih, Kate Hamm, Fred Robertson)
(3) Christopher Columbus CG def. (2) South Plantation JS (Josh Sheptow)
2-1 (Sue Wenzlaff, Susan Tennant, Chris Chanin)

FINALS
(1) Vestavia Hills JB def. (3) Christopher Columbus CG (Carlos Gonzalez)
3-0 (Les Phillips, Sue Wenzlaff, Kate Hamm)

TOC CHAMPION
(1) Vestavia Hills JB (Jason Baldwin)

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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Jason Baldwin — Vestavia Hills High School (AL) [Walter Alan Ulrich Award]
2. Michael Erickson — La Cueva High School (NM)
3. Jeffrey Beals — Scarsdale High School (NY)
4. Liz Rogers — Shenendehowa High School (NY)
5. Meredith Armstrong — The Hockaday School (TX)
6. Josh Sheptow — South Plantation High School (FL)
7. Carlos Gonzalez — Christopher Columbus High School (FL)
8. Kevin Lamb — Cypress Creek High School (TX)
9. Ann Miura — Palo Alto High School (CA)
10. Lisa Ellis — Pinewood School (CA)
11. Stephen Oster — The Collegiate School (NY)
12. Christopher Regan — Bishop Kearney High School (NY)
13. Mary Welch — Omaha Westside High School (NE)
14. Tanner Colby — Vestavia Hills High School (AL)
15. Claire Carman — Vestavia Hills High School (AL)

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As part of my ongoing project of insuring an institutional memory for Lincoln-Douglas debate, I have been carefully organizing, transcribing, and digitizing materials I have found in the Chellgren Center Debate Office at the University of Kentucky. My thanks to Linda Barker, J.W. Patterson, and Roger Solt for their assistance!

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