Speech and Debate

Achievements

• 2023 and 2022 National Debate Team Champions in Lincoln Douglas Debate Team at National Forensics Association
• Nicholas Wallenburg 2023 Lincoln Douglas Debate Individual National Champion
• 9th Place Speech Team in the Nation at American Foresnics Association's National Speech Tournament 2023
• Becca Human 2019 National Champion Extemporaneous Speaking at the American Forensics Association's National Speech Tournament 
• Colten White 2018 National Champion in Lincoln Douglas Debate
• 5th place finish in Debate at the National Forensics Association's Annual Tournament 2019
• 8th place finish in Speech at the American Forensics Association's National Individual Events Tournament 2019
• UNL Speech and Debate Win 7th Straight Big Ten Tournament Title
• Eight Big Ten Conference Challenge Tournament Championships
• Eight individual national champions since 2000 and 8 national runners up since 2000
• National champions in all three areas of individual events competition in speech and in debate
• Team has placed among top twenty teams nationally for the past twenty three years in a row
• One of only two teams in the country to place in the top 15 in the nation in both Individual Events and Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Alumnus Nick Herink earned second place at the national tournaments for the American Forensics Association and National Forensics Association.

Resources

• Speech Camp: the Cornhusker Summer Forensics Institute
• We want you: opportunities with Cornhusker Speech and Debate
• Frequently asked questions
• Application for speech scholarships
• Application for debate scholarships

Donate to Speech and Debate

• Donald O. Olson Memorial Fund for Speech & Debate
• Joan Krueger Wadlow Scholarship Fund & Debate
• Jack Kay Scholarship Fund for Speech and Debate

All gifts cover the expenses needed to travel, register students for competition, host tournaments, and purchase supplies.