Columbia Debate:
Our Foot, Your Ass

Columbia University is home to one of the premier collegiate debate teams in the world.  In addition to capturing regional and national honors, our teams also receive accolades at debates throughout the world.  Columbia has dominated the American Parliamentary Debate Association capturing numerous titles including the National Championship, Novice of the Year (NOTY), Speaker of the Year (SOTY) and Team of the Year (TOTY).  Here are some highlights from the past six seasons:

2002-2003 Season Results
 

APDA Novice Tournament @ Columbia University

11th Place Speaker: Schuyler Brown (100 pts, 8 rks)

15th Place Team: Ady Barker & Patrick Higgins (3-1, 196 pts, 20 rks)
19th Place Team: Kwame Spearman & Max Diallo (3-1, 194 pts, 17 rks)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

3rd Place Novice Speaker: Jen Phillips (127 pts, 10 rks)
4th Place Novice Speaker: Lora Lithgow (126 pts, 10 rks)
5th Place Novice Speaker: Prem Trivedi (126 pts, 13 rks)
9th Place Novice Speaker: Ganesh Betanabhatla (125 pts, 10 rks)
11th Place Novice Speaker: Carolyn Simnett (124 pts, 14 rks)

1st Place Novice Team: Prem Trivedi & Ganesh Betanabhatla (3-2, 251 pts, 23 rks)
2nd Place Novice Team: Lora Lithgow & Carolyn Simnett (3-2, 250 pts, 24 rks)
5th Place Novice Team: Jen Phillips & Greta Gerwig (3-2, 249 pts, 23 rks)

10th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (131 pts, 8 rks)

2nd Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (5-0, 258 pts, 20 rks)
4th Place Team: Matt McMillan & Gary Feldon (4-1, 259 pts, 19 rks)

Williams College

8th Place Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (128.5 pts, 7 rks)

2nd Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Andy Tirrell (5-0, 255.5 pts, 18 rks)

Smith College

5th Place Novice Speaker: Ganesh Betanabhatla (124 pts, 10 rks)

2nd Place Novice Team: Ganesh Betanabhatla & Prem Trivedi (3-2, 246 pts, 23 rks)

4th Place Speaker: Andy Tirrell (132 pts, 7 rks)

8th Place Team: Andy Tirrell & Harrison Whitman (Brandeis) (4-1, 259 pts, 19 rks)

Harvard University

4th Place Novice Speaker: Kwame Spearman (128 pts, 9 rks)
9th Place Novice Speaker: Max Diallo (127 pts, 14 rks)

3rd Place Novice Team: Max Diallo & Kwame Spearman (3-2, 255 pts, 23 rks)

16th Place Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (131 pts, 10 rks)
18th Place Speaker: Andy Tirrell (131 pts, 11 rks)

11th Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Andy Tirrell (4-1, 262 pts, 21 rks)

American University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Prem Trivedi (129 pts, 8 rks)
3rd Place Novice Speaker: Ganesh Betanabhatla (129 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Novice Team: Ganesh Betanabhatla & Prem Trivedi (4-1, 258 pts, 19 rks)

4th Place Speaker: Gary Feldon (131 pts, 7 rks)
5th Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (130 pts, 6 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (130 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (5-0, 257 pts, 19 rks)
3rd Place Team: Matt McMillan & Gary Feldon (4-1, 261 pts, 18 rks)
6th Place Team: Ganesh Betanabhatla & Prem Trivedi (4-1, 258 pts, 19 rks)

University of Maryland, College Park

10th Place Speaker: Brett Shawn (132 pts, 9 rks)

Vassar College

5th Place Novice Speaker: Prem Trivedi (124 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Novice Team: Ganesh Betanabhatla & Prem Trivedi (2-3, 245 1/3 pts, 24 rks)


2001-2002 Season Results

APDA Novice Tournament @ Columbia University

5th Place Speaker: Todd Berzon (101 1/3 pts, 5 1/3 rks)
20th Place Speaker: Debra Tillinger (98 pts, 7 rks)

3rd Place Team: Todd Berzon & Maya Sequeira (4-0, 198 pts, 15 rks)
15th Place Team: Andy Hao & Doug Ackerman-Kravitz (3-1, 192 pts, 18 1/3 rks)
19th Place Team: Debra Tillinger & Ali Makhmalbat (2-2, 194 pts, 17 rks)
24th Place Team: Jessie Hock & Rishad Ahmed (2-2, 192 pts, 19 rks)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (134 pts, 6 rks)
6th Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (133 pts, 9 rks)
9th Palce Speaker: Harry Layman (132 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 266 pts, 17 rks)
2nd Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 264 pts, 19 rks)

Smith College

3rd Place Novice Speaker: Maya Sequeira (126 pts, 14 rks)

7th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (132 pts, 8 rks)

10th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman

The College of William & Mary

3rd Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (133 pts, 9 rks)

3rd Place Team: Matt McMillan & James Layman (UVA) (4-1, 264 pts, 19 rks)

University of Maryland, College Park

2nd Place Speaker: Harry Layman (135 pts, 7 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (134 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 269 pts, 17 rks)
8th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 262 pts, 22 rks)

Bryn Mawr College

2nd Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (134 pts, 13 rks)
4th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 8 rks)
5th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano (133 pts, 9 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Ryan Hecker (NYU) (4-1, 266 pts, 15 rks)
2nd Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 266 pts, 15 rks)

Fordham University

3rd Place Speaker: Harry Layman (129 1/3 pts, 8 1/3 rks)
4th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (128 pts, 9 1/3 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano (127 1/3 pts, 9 2/3 rks)

4th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 252 1/3 pts, 19 2/3 rks)
6th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 258 1/3 pts, 17 2/3 rks)
12th Place Team: Josh Salzman & Olga Lysenko (4-1, 246 2/3 pts, 24 1/3 rks)

Franklin & Marshall College

Matt McMillan & Debra Tillinger broke to Octos.

Johns Hopkins University

8th Place Novice Team: Todd Berzon & Christina Alfonso (Bryn Mawr) (2-3, 241 pts, 29 rks)

2nd Place Speaker: Harry Layman (135 pts, 6 rks)
3rd Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (135 pts, 7 rks)
5th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano (133 pts, 7 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (132 pts, 10 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (132 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (5-0, 267 pts, 16 rks)
2nd Place Team: Matt McMillan & James Messner (William & Mary) (4-1, 264 pts, 21 rks)
3rd Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (5-0, 267 pts, 16 rks)

George Washington University

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 8 rks)
5th Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (132 pts, 8 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano (131 pts, 11 rks)

2nd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 263 pts, 18 rks)
5th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (5-0, 263 pts, 19 rks)
7th Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Amy Phillips (NYU) (4-1, 260 pts, 21 rks)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

15th Place Team: Gary Feldon & Vishnu Sridharan (3-2, 257 pts, 22 rks)

World Universities Debating Championships @ Hart House, University of Toronto

48th Place Speaker (Top American): Jeff Williams (78.11 spks)
53rd Place Speaker: Harry Layman (78.00 spks)

30th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (17 pts, 156.11 spks)

Amherst College

11th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 9 rks)

6th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 265 pts, 23 rks)
14th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (3-2, 259 pts, 20 rks)

Georgetown University

7th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (132 pts, 10 rks)

New York University

5th Place Novice Team: Kevin Galligan & Alex Blenkinsopp (Harvard) (3-2, 254 pts, 23 rks)

5th Place Novice Speaker: Andy Hao (128 pts, 8 rks)

8th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (132 pts, 9 rks)

5th Place Team: Matt McMillan & Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (5-0, 259 pts, 21 rks)
9th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 262 pts, 18 rks)
15th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 259 pts, 21 rks)

Boston University

6th Place Novice Team: Andy Hao & Brian Cabana (3-2, 246 pts, 26 rks)

10th Place Novice Speaker: Andy Hao (127 pts, 7 rks)

University of Pennsylvania

5th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams
7th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano
18th Place Speaker: Harry Layman
19th Place Speaker: Brett Shawn

2nd Place Team: Max Mayer-Cesiano & Amanda Entin (NYU)

Yale University

21st Place Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (132.5 pts, 11 rks)

9th Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Amy Phillips (NYU) (4-1, 266 pts, 19 rks)
17th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Kevin Galligan (4-1, 259.5 pts, 22 rks)

American University

9th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano (130 pts, 12.6 rks)

1st Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (3-2, 258.33 pts, 23 rks)
4th Place Team: Matt McMillan (Ironman) (3-2, 259 pts, 22 rks)

Wellesley College

12th Place Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (130 pts, 9 rks)

University of Virginia

8th Place Novice Speaker: Andy Hao (126 pts, 11 rks)
9th Place Novice Speaker: Steve Branco (126 pts, 14 rks)

1st Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (137 pts, 8 rks)
2nd Place Speaker: Harry Layman (137 pts, 9 rks)
3rd Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (136 pts, 6 rks)

2nd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 274 pts, 17 rks)
3rd Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Matt McMillan (5-0, 269 pts, 16 rks)

Haverford College

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (110 pts, 5 rks)
20th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (107 pts, 12 rks)

6th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Matt McMillan (3-1, 217 pts, 17 rks)

Stanford University

10th Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Lisa Schapira (Cornell) (3-2, 261.5 pts, 24 rks)

Cornell University

9th Place Team: Matt McMillan & Arthur Traldi (William & Mary) (4-2, 311 pts, 29 rks)

Swarthmore College

5th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (105 pts, 5 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (3-1, 208 pts, 16 rks)
4th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (3-1, 204 pts, 16 rks)
12th Place Team: Matt McMillan & James Layman (UVA) (3-1, 205 pts, 18 rks)

Princeton University

7th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (128 pts, 10 rks)
11th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (126 pts, 10 rks)

4th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 254 pts, 19 rks)
11th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 246.3 pts, 22.5 rks)

University of Chicago

4th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan (134 pts, 8 rks)

3rd Place Team: Matt McMillan & Kate Myers (UMBC) (5-0, 264 pts, 20 rks)

Hybrids @ Amherst College

2nd Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Beth O'Connor (Yale)

APDA National Championships @ University of Maryland, Baltimore County

8th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (160 pts, 10 rks)

5th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (5-1, 319 pts, 24 rks)
14th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-2, 315.3 pts, 25 rks)

2000-2001 Season Results

APDA Novice Tournament @ Columbia University

6th Place Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (100 pts, 4 rks)
21st Place Speaker: Ariel Fox (98 pts, 7 rks)

5th Place Team: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner & Jamie Hodari (4-0, 195 pts, 13 rks)
10th Place Team: John Rhee & Kirk Mullings (4-0, 181 pts, 19 rks)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

8th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (133 pts, 9 rks)

5th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 265 pts, 19 rks)
7th Place Team: Matt McMillan & Cyrus Habib (4-1, 261 pts, 17 rks)

Smith College

2nd Place Novice Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (126 pts, 9 rks)

12th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (129 pts, 10 rks) (adj. speaks)
13th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (129 pts, 10 rks)
20th Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (127 pts, 7 rks)

13th Place Team: Cyrus Habib & Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (4-1, 249 pts, 20 rks)
14th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (3-2, 258 pts, 20 rks)

University of Maryland, College Park

3rd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 8 rks)
6th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (131 pts, 9 rks)
7th Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (131 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (5-0, 264 pts, 17 rks)
4th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 260 pts, 22 rks)

Harvard University

23rd Place Speaker: Josh Salzman (130 pts, 9 rks)
26th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (130 pts, 11 rks)

13th Place Team: Robin Effron & Josh Salzman (4-1, 260 pts, 20 rks)

Johns Hopkins University

4th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (134 pts, 7 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (134 pts, 11 rks)

6th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 268 pts, 18 rks)

Vassar College

4th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (131 pts, 7 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 258 pts, 21 rks)
9th Place Team: Robin Effron & Josh Salzman (3-2, 256 pts, 24 rks)

Brown University

12th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 7 rks)

10th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 261 pts, 19 rks)
15th Place Team: Josh Salzman & Ben Shultz (Harvard) (4-1, 257 pts, 18 rks)

Fordham University

6th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (129 pts, 11 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (128 pts, 8 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (127 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 257 pts, 19 rks)
10th Place Team: Robin Effron & Max Mayer-Cesiano (3-2, 252.3 pts, 24 rks)

University of Pennsylvania

5th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (132 pts, 6 rks)
12th Place Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (131 pts, 8 rks)

5th Place Team: Robin Effron & Josh Salzman (4-1, 259 pts)

Brandeis University

4th Place Novice Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (128 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (134 pts, 6 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (5-0, 264 pts, 18 rks)

George Washington University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (128 pts, 12 rks)

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 6 rks)
7th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (131 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 264 pts, 17 rks)

World Universities Debating Championships @ Glasgow University Union

389th Place Speaker: Harry Layman
398th Place Speaker: Matt McMillan

185th Place Team: Harry Layman & Matt McMillan

Georgetown University

8th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Steve Maloney (Maryland) (4-1, 261 pts, 20 rks)
10th Place Team: Robin Effron & Josh Salzman (4-1, 255.6 pts, 22.3 rks)

North American Debating Championships @ Cornell University

6th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (159 pts, 9 rks)
7th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (159 pts, 13 rks)

2nd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (5-1, 318 pts, 22 rks)
19th Place Team: Josh Salzman & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-2, 299 pts, 26 rks)

New York University

11th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (133 pts, 11 rks)
17th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (132 pts, 9 rks)

4th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 265 pts, 17 rks)
12th Place Team: Josh Salzman & Matt McMillan (4-1, 259 pts, 20 rks)
20th Place Team: Robin Effron & Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (4-1, 253 pts, 23 rks)

Yale University

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (136 pts, 6 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (5-0, 269 pts, 15 rks)

University of Virginia

7th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (136 pts, 8 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 270.5 pts, 21 rks)
4th Place Team: Matt McMillan & Adam Jed (Yale) (5-0, 269 pts, 20 rks)

Wellesley College

16th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (128 pts, 14 rks)

6th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Scott Luftglass (Yale) (3-2, 259 pts, 21 rks)

Stanford University

4th Place Team: Robin Effron & Kris Davis (Bryn Mawr) (4-1, 266 pts, 19 rks)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County II

3rd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (108 pts, 6 rks)
5th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (108 pts, 9 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-0, 216 pts, 15 rks)

Mount Holyoke College

10th Place Novice Speaker: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (127.5 pts, 15 rks)

1st Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (135 pts, 7.5 rks)

7th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (4-1, 262.5 pts, 22.5 rks)

Fairfield University

9th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (131 pts, 9 rks)

8th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Tyler Larson (NYU) (3-2, 257 pts, 25 rks)

Swarthmore College

2nd Place Speaker: Harry Layman (105 pts, 4 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (102 pts, 5 rks)

5th Place Team: Robin Effron & Cyrus Habib (4-0, 203 pts, 15 rks)

Princeton University

6th Place Team: Robin Effron & John Dolan (Swarthmore) (4-1, 255 pts, 22.5 rks)
7th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 254 pts, 17 rks)
10th Place Team: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1, 253 pts, 19 rks)

Pro-Ams @ City College of New York

The results have not yet been posted.

Hybrids @ University of Maryland, College Park

1st Place Speaker: Jeff Williams

2nd Place Team: Max Mayer-Cesiano & Steve Maloney (Maryland)
3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Beth O'Connor (Yale)

APDA National Championships @ Bryn Mawr College

13th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (+9 pts, 10 rks)

17th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-2, +13 pts, 27 rks)

1999-2000 Season

APDA Novice Tournament @ Columbia University

13th Place Speaker: Josh Salzman (98 pts, 4 rks)
16th Place Speaker: Max Mayer-Cesiano (98 pts, 7 rks)

5th Place Team: Max Mayer-Cesiano & Olga Lysenko (4-0, 189 pts, 16 rks)
20th Place Team: Josh Salzman & Charlie Aldneev (Princeton) (3-1, 190 pts, 17 rks)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

6th Place Novice Team: Max Mayer-Cesiano & Olga Lysenko (2-3, 244 pts, 29 rks)

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (134 pts, 7 rks)
11th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (132 pts, 10 rks)

1st Place Team: Jeff Williams & Robin Effron (4-1, 266 pts, 17 rks)
8th Place Team: Harry Layman & Daniel Lee (4-1, 261 pts, 17 rks)

Smith College

1st Place Novice Team: Matt McMillan & Brett Shawn (3-2, 248 pts)
4th Place Novice Team: Josh Salzman & Max Mayer-Cesiano (2-3, 251 pts)

3rd Place Novice Speaker: Matt McMillan (126 pts, 11 rks)

9th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Chris Kelly (UMBC) (3-2, 256 pts)

Harvard University

9th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (131 pts, 7 rks)

8th Place Team: Robin Effron & Daniel Lee (4-1, 259 pts, 20 rks)

University of Maryland, College Park

8th Place Speaker: Harry Layman (130 pts, 8 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (129 pts, 9 rks)

7th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 259 pts, 17 rks)

Johns Hopkins University

3rd Place Novice Team: Brett Shawn & Olga Lysenko (2-3, 247 pts, 22 rks)

9th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Daniel Lee (4-1, 259 pts, 20 rks)

Vassar College

4th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 8 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (132 pts, 12 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Robin Effron (4-1, 265 pts, 20 rks)

Brown University

3rd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (134 pts, 6 rks)

7th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Josh Salzman (4-1, 260 pts, 21 rks)

Fordham University

3rd Place Novice Speaker: Evan Mayo-Wilson (124 pts, 10 rks)

10th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 251 pts, 22 rks)

Brandeis University

4th Place Novice Speaker: Matt McMillan (127 pts, 9 rks)
6th Place Novice Speaker: Josh Salzman (127 pts, 11 rks)

3rd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (133 pts, 7 rks)
16th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (131 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Team: Jeff Williams & Robin Effron (4-1, 264 pts, 17 rks)
15th Place Team: Harry Layman & Daniel Lee (3-2, 256 pts, 29 rks)

George Washington University

1st Place Speech: Robin Effron
2nd Place Speech - Jeff Williams

4th Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (128 pts, 7 rks)
5th Place Speaker - Daniel Lee (128 pts, 8 rks)

1st Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 251 pts, 19 rks)
7th Place Team - Robin Effron & Daniel Lee (4-1, 252 pts, 23 rks)

World Universities Debating Championships @ Sydney University Union

152nd Place Team - Robin Effron & Daniel Lee

Georgetown University

2nd Place Novice Speaker - Josh Salzman (129 spks, 8 rks)

2nd Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (132 pts, 9 rks)

1st Place Team - Jeff Williams & Steve Maloney (Maryland) (4-1, 259 pts, 20 rks)
8th Place Team - Josh Salzman & Troy Berman (UMBC) (4-1, 253 pts, 22 rks)

North American Debating Championships @ Queen's University

Jeff Williams, Robin Effron, Daniel Lee, Harry Layman & Matt McMillan represent Columbia

New York University

2nd Place Novice Team - Josh Salzman & Matt McMillan (4-1, 259 pts, 22 rks)

2nd Place Novice Speaker - Josh Salzman (132 pts, 9 rks)

13th Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (134 pts, 9 rks)

8th Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 265 pts, 21 rks)
9th Place Team - Daniel Lee & Andrew Sepielli (Princeton) (4-1, 263 pts, 21 rks)
14th Place Team - Josh Salzman & Matt McMillan (4-1, 259 pts, 22 rks)

Princeton University

12th Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (128 pts, 8 rks)

1st Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 255 pts, 19 rks)

University of Virginia

5th Place Speaker -  Jeff Williams (133 pts, 5 rks)

6th Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 262 pts, 19 rks)

Cornell University

1st Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (162 pts, 9 rks)
2nd Place Speaker - Harry Layman (160 pts, 12 rks)

1st Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (6-0, 322 pts, 21 rks)
10th Place Team - Cyrus Habib & Graham Singh (Western Ontario) (3-3, 308 pts, 32 rks)

Stanford University

4th Place Novice Speaker - Evan Mayo-Wilson (129 pts)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County II

1st Place Novice Team - Matt McMillan & Emily Schleicher (NYU) (3-1, 264 pts, 17 rks)
3rd Place Novice Team - Josh Salzman & Evan Mayo-Wilson (2-2, 257 pts, 20 rks)

5th Place Novice Speaker - Matt McMillan (131 pts, 11 rks)

8th Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (134 pts, 8 rks)

4th Place Team - Jeff Williams & Andrew Sepielli (Princeton) (3-1, 268 pts, 18 rks)
8th Place Team - Matt McMillan & Emily Schleicher (NYU) (3-1, 264 pts, 17 rks)

Bryn Mawr College

3rd Place Team - Jeff Williams & Lindsay Gibson (Hopkins) (4-1, 264 pts, 18 rks)
10th Place Team - Robin Effron & Andrew Sepielli (Princeton) (3-2, 260.66 pts, 25 rks)

Fairfield University

6th Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 259 pts, 19 rks)

Yale University

13th Place Team - Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-1, 262 pts, 17 rks)

Pro-Ams @ City College of New York

10th Place Speaker - Harry Layman (131 pts, 6 rks)

8th Place Team - Harry Layman & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4-1)
10th Place Team - Jeff Williams & Matt McMillan (4-1)

APDA National Championships @ Swarthmore College

13th Place Speaker - Jeff Williams (157 pts, 11 rks)

1998-1999 Season

APDA Novice Tournament @ Columbia University

5th Place Speaker: Rae Liu (100 pts, 4 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Renee Gerni (100 pts, 8 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (99 pts, 5 rks)
15th Place Speaker: Brian Webster (99 pts, 9 rks)
18th Place Speaker: Sarah Richardson (98 pts, 5 rks)
20th Place Speaker: Hillel Adesnick (98 pts, 6 rks)

4th Place Team: Sarah Richardson & Harry Layman (4-0, 193 pts, 14 rks)
15th Place Team: Ginger Gentile & Renee Gerni (3-1, 196 pts, 19 rks)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

7th Place Team: Jess Wendover & Kris Davis (Bryn Mawr) (4-1, 251 pts, 24 rks)

Vassar College

1st Place Novice Speaker: Rae Liu (129 pts, 12 rks)
5th Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (127 pts, 18 rks)
7th Place Novice Speaker: Eric Ingala (125 pts, 11 rks)
9th Place Novice Speaker: Ginger Gentile (124 pts, 13 rks)

Harvard University

10th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (131 pts, 9 rks)

8th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Rob Wiygul (Williams) (4-1, 261 pts, 20 rks)

University of Maryland, College Park

2nd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (135 pts, 7 rks)

8th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (3-2, 261 pts, 21 rks)

Johns Hopkins University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (129 pts, 14 rks)

8th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (134 pts, 12 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (133 pts, 6 rks)

7th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Matt Adams (UVA) (5-0, 269 pts, 20 rks)

Brandeis University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (130 pts, 10 rks)

13th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (130 pts, 9 rks)
15th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (130 pts, 10 rks)

16th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Jeff Williams (3-2, 260 pts, 19 rks)

Franklin & Marshall College

1st Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (132 pts, 7 rks)
3rd Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (130 pts, 11 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (4-1, 261 pts, 17 rks)

Bryn Mawr College

2nd Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (129 pts, 10 rks)

1st Place Novice Team: Jeff Williams & Rae Liu (3-2)

2nd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (138 pts, 5 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (134 pts, 13 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (5-0, 272 pts, 18 rks)

University of Pennsylvania

5th Place Novice Team: Eric Ingala & Ginger Gentile (2-3, 240 pts, 25 rks)

2nd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (135 pts, 8 rks)

5th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Peter Guirguis (NYU) (5-0, 272 pts, 15 rks)
6th Place Team: Robin Effron & Andrew Sepielli (Princeton) (4-1, 257 pts, 22 rks)

Bucknell University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (131 pts, 9 rks)

2nd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (134 pts, 9 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (131 pts, 8 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (131 pts, 9 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (4-1, 265 pts, 17 rks)
6th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Russell Steinthal (3-2, 258 pts, 25 rks)

World Universities Debating Championships @ Ateneo de Manila University

24th Place Team (Top American Team): Jess Wendover & Matt Schwartz (17 pts)

27th Place Speaker (Top American Speaker): Matt Schwartz
85th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover

Amherst College

4th Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (125.9 pts, 11.6 rks)
5th Place Novice Speaker: Harry Layman (125.4 pts, 12 rks)

1st Place Novice Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (3-2, 251.3 pts, 23.6 rks)
5th Place Novice Team: Daniel Lee & Ginger Gentile (2-3, 243.1 pts)

4th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (132 pts, 6 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (130 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (4-1, 262 pts, 17 rks)

Georgetown University

4th Place Novice Speaker: Rae Liu (128 pts, 9 rks)
5th Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (127 pts, 8 rks)

6th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (132 pts, 7 rks)

9th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Steve Maloney (Maryland) (4-1, 250 pts, 22 rks)

Providence College

4th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (133 pts, 8 rks)
7th Place Speaker: John Castelly (132 pts, 11 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & John Castelly (3-2, 265 pts, 19 rks)

North American Debating Championships @ Smith College

2nd Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (154 pts, 13 rks)

11th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (159 pts, 10 rks)
13th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (159 pts, 12 rks)
17th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (157 pts, 9 rks)

8th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Jeff Williams (5-1, 311 pts, 22 rks)
9th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (6-0, 318 pts, 22 rks)

New York University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (132 pts, 8 rks)

1st Place Novice Team: Rae Liu & Seth Green (Princeton) (3-2, 257 pts, 22 rks)

1st Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (133 pts, 8 rks)
2nd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (133 pts, 8 rks)
4th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (132 pts, 8 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (5-0, 266 pts, 16 rks)
9th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Kris Davis (Bryn Mawr) (4-1, 258 pts, 25 rks)

Tufts University

8th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (128 pts, 8 rks)

7th Place: Robin Effron & Dahlia Kallan (Brandeis) (3-2, 253 pts, 18 rks)

Yale University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (131 pts, 10 rks)

2nd Place Novice Team: Daniel Lee & Gauri Khurana (3-2, 245 pts, 21 rks)
5th Place Novice Team: Renee Gerni & Ginger Gentile (3-2, 242 pts, 22 rks)

3rd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (136 pts, 6 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (134 pts, 9 rks)
11th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (133 pts, 10 rks)
14th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (131 pts, 10 rks)
21st Place Speaker: Robin Effron (130 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (5-0, 270 pts, 15 rks)
8th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Robin Effron (4-1, 261 pts, 20 rks)
15th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Rob Wiygul (Williams) (3-2, 262 pts, 24 rks)

Cornell University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams
5th Place Novice Speaker: Harry Layman

3rd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz
10th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams

1st Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Matt Schwartz (Princeton) (5-1)
7th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (4-2)

Wellesley College

3rd Place Novice Speaker: Daniel Lee (129 pts, 10 rks)

3rd Place Novice Team: Daniel Lee & Gauri Khurana (3-2, 256 pts, 22 rks)

8th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (131 pts, 9 rks)
14th Place Speaker: Daniel Lee (129 pts, 10 rks)

6th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (4-1, 258 pts, 19 rks)
11th Place Team: Daniel Lee & Gauri Khurana (3-2, 256 pts, 22 rks)

Swarthmore College

2nd Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (103 pts, 8 rks)

4th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (106 pts, 7 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Peter Guirguis (NYU) (4-0, 214 pts, 12 rks)
6th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Jon Cohen (Hopkins) (4-0, 210 pts, 15 rks)
10th Place Team: Jeff Williams & John Williams (Princeton) (3-1, 207 pts, 15 rks)

Fairfield University

2nd Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (136 pts, 8 rks)
8th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (134 pts, 9 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (5-0, 270 pts, 17 rks)

Princeton University

2nd Place Team - Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover

ProAms @ City College of New York

3rd Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (130 2/3 pts, 7 rks)

1st Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (135 pts, 16 rks)
3rd Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (133 pts, 15 rks)
10th Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (130 2/3 pts, 7 rks)

1st Place Team: Jess Wendover & Harry Layman (5-0, 262 pts, 18 rks)
2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Daniel Lee (4-1, 264 pts, 21 rks)
5th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Robin Effron (4-1, 259 pts, 19 rks)

APDA National Championships @ Fordham University

1st Place: Carissa Byrne & John Castelly
8th Place: Jess Wendover & Matt Schwartz

Hybrids @ Smith College

1st Place Novice Speaker: Jeff Williams (105 pts, 6 rks)

2nd Place Speaker: Jeff Williams (105 pts, 6 rks)
3rd Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (105 pts, 7 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Brad Maynes (Brandeis) (3-1, 209 pts, 17 rks)
5th Place Team: Jeff Williams & Emily Garin (Princeton) (3-1, 209 pts, 18 rks)

1997-1998 Season
Note: Does not include all tournaments

Fordham University

5th Place Speaker: Ben Henry (133 pts, 9 rks)
6th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (133 pts, 10 rks)

2nd Place Team: Ben Henry & Matt Schwartz (5-0, 266 pts, 19 rks)
10th Place Team: Jess Wendover & Russell Steinthal (3-2, 257 pts, 21 rks)

University of Pennsylvania

4th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (133 pts, 7 rks)
7th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (133 pts, 11 rks)

1st Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Peter Guirguis (NYU) (5-0, 266 pts, 18 rks)
6th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Adam Shapiro (4-1, 258 pts, 20 rks)
10th Place Team: Jess Wendover & Chris Edgar (Haverford) (4-1, 250 pts, 21 rks)

Bucknell University

2nd Place Novice Team: Robin Effron & Adam Shapiro (2-3, 243 pts, 23 rks)

5th Place Team: Ben Henry & Jason LaRue (Fairfield) (4-1, 259 pts, 20 rks)
9th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Julia Moses (3-2, 254 pts, 22 rks)

World Universities Debating Championships @ Deree

109th Place Team: Ben Henry & Jeff Stern (15 pts, 1336)

295th Place Speaker: Ben Henry (674)
356th Place Speaker: Jeff Stern (662)

Amherst College

6th Place Speaker: Ben Henry (129 pts, 7 rks)
7th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (129 pts, 8 rks)

3rd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Ben Henry (5-0, 258 pts, 15 rks)

North American Debating Championships @ McGill University

35th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne

11th Place: Carissa Byrne & Jess Wendover
29th Place: Matt Schwartz & Ben Henry

Colgate University

7th Place Speaker: Ben Henry (125 pts, 9 rks)
9th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (125 pts, 11 rks)

Georgetown University

8th Place Team: Jess Wendover & Jeff Stern (4-1, 254 pts, 22 rks)

New York University

7th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (132 pts, 7 rks)

3rd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Ben Henry (5-0, 262 pts, 19 rks)
7th Place Team: Robin Effron & Daniel Schiff (4-1, 247 pts, 24 rks)

Princeton University

5th Place Speaker - Ben Henry (128.75 pts, 7.5 rks)
9th Place Speaker - Jess Wendover (127 pts, 8 rks)

3rd Place Team - Matt Schwartz & Ben Henry (4-1, 253.75 pts, 23.75 rks)
8th Place Team - Carissa Byrne & Ben Karlin (Brown) (4-1, 253 pts, 18 rks)
19th Place Team - Jess Wendover & Russell Steinthal (3-2, 249 pts, 21 rks)

University of Virginia

2nd Place Novice Team: Adam Shapiro & Daniel Schiff

Cornell University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Robin Effron (156 pts, 14 rks)
4th Place Novice Speaker: Adam Shapiro (153 pts)

5th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (157 pts)
8th Place Speaker: Robin Effron (156 pts, 14 rks)

1st Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Matt Schwartz (Princeton) (5-1, 317 pts)
5th Place Team: Robin Effron & Adam Shapiro (4-2, 309 pts)
6th Place Team: Ben Henry & Jess Wendover (4-2, 304 pts)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County II

2nd Place Team: Ben Henry & Jess Wendover (3-2, 259 pts, 21 rks)

Wellesley College

9th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (130 pts, 7 rks)

6th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Matt Ahn (4-1, 256 pts, 18 rks)

Swarthmore College

4th Place Novice Speaker: Robin Effron (99 pts, 8 rks)

8th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (102 pts, 8 rks)

1st Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Peter Guirguis (NYU) (4-0)
10th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Adam Shapiro (3-1)
14th Place Team: Robin Effron & Jess Wendover (2-2)

Fairfield University

4th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (133 pts, 9 rks)

2nd Place Team: Matt Schwartz & John Thomas (Hopkins) (4-1, 268 pts, 18 rks)
7th Place Team: Robin Effron & Andrew Grossman (Cornell) (4-1, 249 pts, 22 rks)

Yale University

1st Place Novice Speaker: Robin Effron (104 pts, 6.6 rks)
9th Place Novice Speaker: Chitanya Sareen (100 pts, 7 rks)

1st Place Novice Team: Robin Effron & Daniel Schiff (3-1, 202.6 pts, 18.6 rks)

12th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (105 pts, 5 rks)

3rd Place Team: Carissa Byrne & John Bronsteen (Harvard) (3-1, 209.3 pts, 17.3 rks)
16th Place Team: Jess Wendover & Jeremiah Gordon (Princeton) (3-1, 208 pts, 14 rks)

ProAms @ City College of New York

2nd Place Novice Speaker: Marius Headtea (130 pts, 10 rks)

10th Place Speaker: Jess Wendover (130 pts, 9 rks)

8th Place Team: Matt Ahn & Marius Headtea
10th Place Team: Jess Wendover & Chitanya Sareen

APDA National Championships @ George Washington University

9th Place Novice Speaker: Robin Effron (150 pts, 18 rks)

18th Place Speaker: Carissa Byrne (156 pts, 10 rks)
19th Place Speaker: Matt Schwartz (156 pts, 11 rks)

13th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover (4-2, 309 pts, 28 rks)
16th Place Team: Carissa Byrne & Robin Effron (4-2, 306 pts, 28 rks)

Hybrids @ Smith College

7th Place Team: Matt Schwartz & Peter Guirguis (NYU) (3-2, 261 pts, 18 rks)

Novice of the Year (NOTY)

2001-2002 Season

37th Place: Maya Sequeira (15)
60th Place: Andy Hao (10)

2000-2001 Season

9th Place: Jessee Alexander-Hoeppner (50)

1999-2000 Season

18th Place: Josh Salzman (29)
24th Place: Matt McMillan (23.5)
28th Place: Evan Mayo-Wilson (17.5)

1998-1999 Season

1st Place: Jeff Williams (80)
??? Place: Rae Liu

1997-1998 Season

7th Place: Robin Effron

Speaker of the Year (SOTY)

2001-2002 Season

9th Place: Jeff Williams (71.5)
12th Place: Harry Layman (51.5)
18th Place: Evan Mayo-Wilson (41)
37th Place: Matt McMillan (12.5)
52nd Place: Max Mayer-Cesiano (8.5)

2000-2001 Season

4th Place: Jeff Williams (79.5)
28th Place: Harry Layman (13.5)

1999-2000 Season

6th Place: Jeff Williams (67.5)
33rd Place: Harry Layman (9.5)

1998-1999 Season

5th Place: Matt Schwartz
7th Place: Jess Wendover

Team of the Year (TOTY)

2001-2002 Season

3rd Place: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (61)
5th Place: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (47)
46th Place: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Matt McMillan (4)

2000-2001 Season

5th Place: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (60)
38th Place: Evan Mayo-Wilson & Max Mayer-Cesiano (4)

1999-2000 Season

3rd Place: Jeff Williams & Harry Layman (44)
9th Place: Jeff Williams & Robin Effron (26)

1998-1999 Season

2nd Place: Matt Schwartz & Jess Wendover

1997-1998 Season

4th Place: Matt Schwartz & Ben Henry

1996-1997 Season

8th Place: Matt Schwartz & Pete Gutierrez

Past Major Tournament Results

1996-1997 Season

North American Debating Championships

14th Place Speaker - Sanoj Stephen (158 pts, 11 rks)
17th Place Speaker - Carissa Byrne (157 pts, 7 rks)

8th Place Team - Carissa Byrne & Matt Schwartz (5-1, 311 pts)

National Championships

6th Place Novice Speaker - Jess Wendover (149 pts, 18 rks)

10th Place Team - Sanoj Stephen & Matt Ahn (5-1, 310 pts, 26 rks)
19th Place Team - Carissa Byrne & Matt Schwartz (4-2, 303 pts, 26 rks)

1992-1993 Season

World Universities Debating Championships

Quarterfinalists -- Ken Ehrenberg & Morty Dubin

National Championships

2nd Place Speaker - Ken Ehrenberg

1st Place Team - Morty Dubin & Thanos Basdekis
4th Place Team - Ken Ehrenberg & Nico Herrera

1991-1992 Season

World Universities Debating Championships

Quarterfinalists -- Ken Ehrenberg & Morty Dubin

National Championships

3rd Place Team - Ken Ehrenberg & Morty Dubin

If anyone out there knows any more results from Columbia team history, please email Matt McMillan.