DEBATE
STATE CHAMPIONS HISTORY

4-Speaker Champions
YEAR CLASS CHAMPION LOCATION
6A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
Garden City HS
5A
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights
4A
Buhler
3-2-1A
Wichita-The Independent School
2007
6A
Lawrence-Free State
Stilwell-Blue Valley HS
5A
Hutchinson
4A
Buhler
3-2-1A
Moundridge
2006
6A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
Derby HS
5A
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
4A
Buhler
3-2-1A
Moundridge
2005
6A
Overland Park-Blue Valley North
Topeka-Washburn Rural HS &
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
Topeka-Washburn Rural MS
4A
Tonganoxie
3-2-1A
Wichita-The Independent School
2004
6A
Overland Park-Blue Valley North
Salina-South HS &
5A
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
Salina-Central HS
4A
Tonganoxie
3-2-1A
Moundridge
2003
6A
Overland Park-Blue Valley North
Stilwell-Blue Valley HS &
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
Overland Park-Blue Valley West HS
4A
Tonganoxie
3-2-1A
Moundridge
2002
6A
Overland Park-Blue Valley North
Goddard HS & Amelia Earhart ES
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
4A
Tonganoxie
3-2-1A
Moundridge
2001
6A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS
5A
McPherson
4A
Tonganoxie
3-2-1A
Moundridge
2000
6A
Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
Derby HS
5A
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
4A
Haven
3-2-1A
Moundridge
1999
6A
Hutchinson
Garden City HS
5A
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
4A
Tonganoxie
3-2-1A
Lyons
1998
6A
Hutchinson
Lawrence HS
5A
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
4A
Haven
3-2-1A
Moundridge
1997
6A
Lawrence
Salina Central HS
5A
McPherson
4A
Lansing
3-2-1A
Lyons
1996
6A
Wichita-Southeast
Wichita State University
5A
Coffeyville-Field Kindley
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Silver Lake
1995
6A
Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
Topeka-Washburn University
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
4A
Topeka-Hayden
3-2-1A
Osage City

2-Speaker Champions
YEAR CLASS CHAMPION LOCATION
6A
Topeka-Washburn Rural; Schroeder/Schroeder
Garden City HS, Abe Hubert MS &
5A
OP-St. Thomas Aquinas; Clark/Wondrack
Kenneth Henderson MS
4A

Tonganoxie; Powell/Lawson

3-2-1A
Ellinwood; Billinger/Thill
2007
6A
Olathe Northwest; Parkinson/Egan
Stilwell-Blue Valley HS &
5A
Salina South; Higgins/Harzman
Overland Park-Blue Valley West HS
4A
Louisburg; Baumgardner/Baumgardner
3-2-1A
Silver Lake; Brokaw/Hanson
2006
6A
Shawnee Mission-East; Rubaie/Stenger
Derby HS
5A
OP-St Thomas Aquinas; Mendenhal/Timmons
4A
Louisburg; Baumgardner/Baumgardner
3-2-1A
Hoisington; Koval/Stoskopf
2005
6A
Topeka; Bellows-Blakely/Buck
Topeka-Washburn Rural HS &
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley; Trum/Allen
Topeka-Washburn Rural MS
4A
Andover; White/Papineau
3-2-1A
Ellinwood; Libby/Stevens
2004
6A
Manhattan; Johnson/Lee
Salina-South HS & Salina-Central HS
5A
Topeka-Seaman; Eisenbarth/Rezac
4A
Fort Scott; Johnson/Willey
3-2-1A
Silver Lake; Miller/Jennings
2003
6A
Topeka-Washburn Rural; Madden/Parulkar
Stilwell-Blue Valley HS &
5A
Buhler; Clark/Lu
Overland Park-Blue Valley West HS
4A
Tonganoxie; Becker/Reetz
3-2-1A
Halstead; Giles/Keller
2002
6A
Shawnee Mission-East; Nye/Stinson
Goddard HS & Amelia Earhart ES
5A
Salina-Central; Blick/Nuss
4A
Coffeyville-Field Kindley; Reddy/Reddy
3-2-1A
Whitewater-Remington; Bariel/Kasper
2001
6A
Shawnee Mission-East; Suni/Ardinger
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS
5A
Salina-Central; Blick/Nuss
4A
Tonganoxie; Stephenson/Manson
3-2-1A
Sterling; Johnson/Bender
2000
6A
Stilwell-Blue Valley; Whetter/Banks
Derby HS & Derby MS
5A
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights; Elliott/McDowell
4A
Tonganoxie; Smith/Manson
3-2-1A
Sterling; Bush/Willis
1999
6A
Topeka; Obley/Sebellius
Garden City HS, Abe Hubert MS &
5A
Andover; Carden/Cole
Kenneth Henderson MS
4A
Coffeyville-Field Kindley; Bush/Bell
3-2-1A
Little River; Cordell/Williamson
1998
6A
Topeka-Washburn Rural; Radhakrishna/Ahuja
Lawrence HS
5A
Andover; Roddy/Weltz
4A
Tonganoxie; Folsom/Dean
3-2-1A
Oakley; Teeter/Stark
1997
6A
Shawnee Mission-East; Dayani/Sokoloff
Salina Central HS
5A
Fort Scott; Hudson/Lyons
4A
Topeka-Hayden; Pavlacka/Pauzauskie
3-2-1A
Silver Lake; Bell/Doebele
1996
6A
Hutchinson; Nunns/Walker
Wichita East HS
5A
McPherson; Davis/Ferree
4A
Spring Hill; Corder/Thornburg
3-2-1A
Silver Lake; Bell/Hanson
1995
6A
Lawrence; Gottlieb/Francisco
Topeka HS & Topeka-Washburn 
5A
El Dorado; Halabi/Bolton
Rural HS
4A
Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian; Meis/Dible
3-2-1A
Sterling; Kruse/Heter

Debate Champions
YEAR CLASS CHAMPION LOCATION
1994
6A
Hutchinson
Salina Central HS
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
4A
Haven
3-2-1A
Hoisington
1993
6A
Hutchinson
Manhattan-Kansas State University
5A
Goddard
4A
Parsons
3-2-1A
Minneapolis
1992
6A
Shawnee Mission-East
Hays-Fort Hays State University
5A
Stilwell-Blue Valley
4A
Topeka-Hayden
3-2-1A
Caney-Caney Valley
1991
6A
Topeka-Washburn Rural
Emporia State University
5A
Winfield
4A
Parsons
3-2-1A
Silver Lake
1990
6A
Shawnee Mission-East
Emporia State University
5A
Salina Central
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Hesston
1989
6A
Wichita-Southeast
Topeka-Washburn University
5A
Hays
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Hoxie
1988
6A
Manhattan
Manhattan-Kansas State University
5A
Topeka-Washburn Rural
4A
Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian
3-2-1A
Osage City
1987
6A
Manhattan
Salina Central HS
5A
Coffeyville-Field Kindley
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Hoxie
1986
6A
Wichita-Southeast
Salina Central HS
5A
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Hoxie
1985
6A
Shawnee Mission-South
Topeka-Washburn University
5A
Topeka-Washburn Rural
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Sublette
1984
6A
Manhattan
Topeka-Washburn University
5A
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights
4A
Towanda-Circle
3-2-1A
Hoxie
1983
6A
Great Bend
Salina-Kansas Wesleyan University
5A
Topeka-Washburn Rural
4A
Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian
3-2-1A
Hutchinson-Trinity
1982
6A
Hutchinson
Emporia State University
5A
El Dorado
4A
Anthony-Harper-Chaparral
3-2-1A
St. Marys
1981
6A
Hutchinson
Emporia State University
5A
Emporia
4A
Wamego
3-2-1A
Osage City
1980
6A
Topeka
Topeka-Washburn University
5A
Topeka-Washburn Rural
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Whitewater-Remington
1979
6A
Topeka-West
Manhattan-Kansas State University
5A
Salina-South
4A
Concordia
3-2-1A
Whitewater-Remington
1978
5A
Topeka
Wichita State University
4A
Great Bend
3A
El Dorado
2-1A
Baldwin
1977
5A
Shawnee Mission-North
Manhattan-Kansas State University
4A
Salina-South
3A
El Dorado
2-1A
Moundridge
1976
5A
Hutchinson
Hays-Fort Hays State College
4A
Great Bend
3A
Fort Scott
2-1A
Moundridge
1975
5A
Shawnee Mission-North
Topeka-Washburn University
4A
Derby
3A
El Dorado
2-1A
Moundridge
1974
5A
Lawrence
Wichita State University
4A
Great Bend
3A
Abilene
2-1A
Moundridge
1973
5A
Lawrence
Salina-Kansas Wesleyan University
4A
Manhattan
3A
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights
2-1A
Moundridge
1972
5A
Lawrence
Emporia-Kansas State Teacher's
4A
Manhattan
College
3A
Fredonia
2-1A
Moundridge
1971
5A
Lawrence
4A
Garden City
3A
Fredonia
2-1A
Moundridge
1970
5-4A
McPherson
Manhattan-Kansas State University
3A
Fredonia
2-1A
Moundridge
1969
5-4A
Shawnee Mission-East
Wichita State University
3A
Nickerson
2-1A
Haven
1968
AA
Shawnee Mission-North
A
Hoisington, Fredonia
B
Langdon-Fairfield
1967
AA
Wichita-Southeast
A
Hugoton
B
Moundridge
1966
AA
Shawnee Mission-West
Lawrence-University of Kansas
A
Moundridge
Emporia-KS State Teacher's College
B
Emporia-Roosevelt
1965
AA
Topeka
A
Fredonia
B
Moundridge
1964
AA
Coffeyville
A
Russell
B
Pittsburg-Colgan
1963
AA
Emporia
A
Fredonia
Manhattan-Kansas State University
B
Moundridge
Emporia-KS State Teacher's College
1962
AA
Garden City
Lawrence-University of Kansas
A
Fredonia
Wichita State University
B
Ford
1961
AA
Garden City
Manhattan-Kansas State University
A
Haven
B
Lehigh
Sterling College
1960
AA
Pittsburg
A
St. John
B
Meade
1959
AA
Garden City
A
Abilene
B
Pretty Prairie
1958
AA
Shawnee Mission
A
Fredonia
Emporia-KS State Teacher's College
B
Burrton
Hutchinson Junior College
1957
AA
Topeka
A
Haven
B
Moundridge
1956
AA
Topeka
A
Ulysses
B
Moundridge
1955
AA
Shawnee Mission
A
Fredonia
B
Haven
1954
AA
Topeka
A
Stafford
B
Haven
1953
AA
Topeka
A
Stafford
B
Haven
1952
AA
Topeka
A
Abilene
B
Haven
1951
AA
Hutchinson
A
Stafford
B
Madison
1950
AA
Hutchinson
A
Stafford
B
Winchester
1949
AA
Newton
A
Fredonia
B
Bucklin
1948
AA
Russell
A
Stafford
B
Winchester
1947
AA
Russell
A
Abilene
B
Halstead
1946
A
Hutchinson
Lawrence-University of Kansas
B
Stafford
C
Halstead
1945
A
Newton
B
Russell
C
Halstead
1944
A
Hutchinson
B
Ellsworth
C
Halstead
1943
A
Newton
B
Stafford
C
Fowler
1942
A
Topeka
B
Abilene
C
Moundridge
1941
A
Hutchinson
B
Abilene
C
Eskridge
1940
A
Russell
B
Fredonia
C
Cullison
1939
A
Russell
B
Abilene
C
Cullison
1938
A
Newton
B
Dodge City
C
Bucklin
1937
A
Newton
B
Mulvane
1936
A
Topeka
B
Mulvane
1935
A
Topeka
B
Canton
1934
A
Topeka
B
Canton, Mulvane
1933
A
Newton
B
Canton
1932
A
Topeka
B
Brookville
1931
A
Newton
B
Hepler
1930
A
Hoisington
B
Clearwater, Vinland
1929
A
McPherson
B
Pretty Prairie
1928
A
Eureka
B
Blue Rapids
1927
A
Chanute
B
Pretty Prairie
1926
A
Atchison
B
Mount Hope
1925
A
Winfield
B
Sedan
1924
A
Peabody
B
Pretty Prairie
1923
A
Atchison
B
Ness City
1922
Dodge City
1921
Sterling
1920
Chapman
1919
Neodesha
1918
Argonia
1917
Mount Hope
1916
Hoxie
1915
Hoxie
1914
El Dorado
1913
Burlington
1912
Ashland
1911
Ashland