The MSU Debate Team received a first-round bid for the National Debate Tournament.
“First-round bids are based on season-long performance as evaluated by a panel of coaches from around the country,” MSU Debate Team head coach Will Repko said in a press release. “Marge and Tyler have debated well all season long and are deserving of this recognition.”
The bid designates the team as one of top 16 teams in the country.
This is the fifth consecutive year MSU has earned one or more first-round bids.
The national tournament will be held at the Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, from March 30 until April 5.
The MSU team members receiving early bids are international relations senior Tyler Thur and mathematics senior Margaret Strong.
By receiving an at-large, first-round bid, these students automatically qualify for the national tournament.
Other colleges that earned at-large bids include University of Michigan, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Rutgers University, the University of California-Berkeley, Emory University, Georgetown University, Wake Forest University, University of Kentucky, Liberty University, University of Vermont and University of West Georgia, according to the press release.
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