The University of Georgia team of Austin Layton and Mike Lacy has been awarded a first round at-large bid to the 2011 National Debate Tournament, to be held in Dallas, TX in March.

Recognizing UGA LL as one of the 16 top two-person debate teams in the country, recieving a "first round" is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in policy debate. Voted on by coaches around the country, the bid automatically qualifies the team for the NDT.

Layton, sophomore (UGA '13), and Lacy, junior (UGA '12) put together a solid season-long performance, including advancing to the quarter-finals of the University of Kentucky tournament in February.

Other UGA teams will be attempting to qualify for the NDT at the district tournament, next weekend in Atlanta, GA.

A few judges provided written comments on their debates at the University of Georgia college debate tournament, held on the UGA campus MLK weekend (Jan 15-17). I'm sure the coaches of affected teams will find them helpful -- so we decided to post them publicly.

The Georgia Debate Union had a very strong finish to the 2009-2010 debate season at the National Debate Tournament in Berkeley, CA. UGA CL (Brittany Cambre & Mike Lacy) finished as an Octafinalist and had a 6-2 record in the preliminary rounds, including wins over the University of Texas, the University of Kansas, Wake Forest University, and Trinity University.

Results for the 2010 Bulldog Debates are now available.

Elim results are at the bottom of the documents.