Kelsey Annu Essuman became the first junior debater to ever break at a TOC tournament and the first JBS debater to win a top speaker award at a TOC tournament.
Kelsey had a solid 4-1 prelim performance which garnered her the 6th seed in the tournament. Her Double Octo's appearance also earned her an additional TFA point.
The CX squad helped make this the most successful Law Magnet weekend at Grapevine in ten years. All three policy teams debated in break rounds. Rolando Velasquez and Emilio Lozano finished with a 3-2 record and earned the 24th spot. Rolando also placed 38th best speaker. Colton Donica and Lucero Pina also finished 3-2. Normally, a 3-2 record is enough to clear at Grapevine, but this year even a 4-1 team did not break since the tournament decided to only break to Octo's
The full squad next debates at Newman Smith where the novices will debate for the first time.
