Published on February 6, 2025 by Gunnar Sadowey
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The Samford University debate team of Aaron Gill and Laurel Pack delivered a strong performance at the Texas Open Debate Tournament held at the University of Texas in Austin. The event, which serves as the final national debate competition before the national championships, attracted more than 150 teams from institutions across the country.
The Samford duo finished in the top half of the tournament, securing victories against debate teams from Southern Nazarene University, the U.S. Naval Academy, Purdue University and Northwestern University.
The team is now preparing for their next competition, the Mid-American Challenge, which will be hosted by Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
