| Tournament | Tournament Records | Laurels | Ws Against |
| Georgia State | Aaronson-Smale 5-3 Dehmlow Dunne-Gallina 2-6 Novicoff-Tally 2-6 Perry-Pulluru (JV) 2-4 | Aaronson-Smale 23rd seed, Doubles. Loss to MSU (2-1) | Northwestern, U of Michigan, Emory, Georgia, Samford, Liberty, Navy, Houston Wayne State |
| Univ. of Kentucky | Aaronson-Smale 4-4 Tally-Novicoff 3-5 Dehmlow Dunne-Gallina 2-6 Pulluru-Perry (JV) 5-1 Njuguna-Kalyan (Novice) 4-2 | Pulluru-Perry semifinals, loss to Samford. Njuguna-Kalyan, Quarters, Loss to Minnesota (2-1). | Harvard, Emory, Michigan State, Minnesota, George Mason, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, Illinois, Missouri State, Samford, West Georgia, Wayne State, Georgia State. |
| Wayne State | Tally-Novicoff 3-4 Pulluru-Slade 0-6 Kalyan - Maverick (novice) no w/l recorded | Kalyan 3rd speaker | Michigan State, Michigan, Wayne State |
| Gonzaga | Hoffman-Ferguson 3-3 Dehmlow Dunne-Gallina 2-6 | Gonzaga, Dartmouth, Wyoming, UNLV, Cal State Fullerton | |
| Wake Forest | Aaronson-Smale 5-3 Hoffman-Ferguson 4-4 Gallina-Pulluru 0-5 (illness) | Aaronson-Smale doubles, L 5-0 Wake Forest | Harvard, U of Michigan, Georgetown, Dartmouth, James Madison, Central Florida, West Virginia, Missouri State, Liberty University |
| University of Southern California | Hoffman-Ferguson 3-3 Aaronson-Smale 3-3 Novicoff Tally 2-4 Dehmlow Dunne-Gallina 1-5 Pulluru-Slade 1-5 | Hoffman-Ferguson 32nd Seed | Wake Forest, UC Berkeley, Kansas University, Rochester, Fresno State, Washington Univ, CSU Northridge, UNLV, Southwestern, |
| Cal State Fullerton | Aaronson-Smale 4-2 Hoffman-Ferguson 3-3 Novicoff Tally 2-4 Dehmlow Dunne-Gallina 1-5 | Aaronson-Smale 24th seed, Loss Kentucky 2-1 Hoffman-Ferguson 31st seed, Loss to Northwestern 3-0 Gallina is awarded the "Best in Forensics" MVP award over 200 fellow competitors | Harvard, Kentucky, Georgetown, USC, Binghamton, UNLV, George Mason, Washington |
| Indiana University Hoosier Invitational Tournament | Smale-Aaronson 5-2 | Hoffman-Ferguson 3-3 Smale-Aaronson Semifinals Hoffman-Ferguson Quarters Novicoff-Tally just missed on speaks Njuguna-Kalyan Finalists Ferguson 3rd Speaker, Aaronson 4th Speaker, Hoffman 6th speaker. | Dartmouth, Michigan, MSU, Iowa, Louisville, Florida, Kentucky, Samford, Vanderbilt, Wayne, U. Northern |
| Northwestern Owen L Coon | Aaronson-Hoffman 5-3 | AH missed clearing on speaks. | Kansas, Wake Forest, Iowa, Michigan, Arizona State, JCCC |
| NDT District 5 Qualification @ MSU | Aaronson-Smale 3-3 (12 ballots) | FH wins tournament, takes 1 of 4 bids to NDT |
| Tournament | Tournament Records | Laurels | Ws Against |
| Georgia State | Smale-Ferguson 4-4, Hoffman-Aaronson 3-5 Gallina-Tally 1-7 | IU SF 47/121 | WGA, MSU, Wyo, JMU, MaryWash,UMiami, Cornell |
| Univ. of Kentucky | Hoffman-Aaronson 4-4, Smale-Ferguson 4-4, Gallina-Tally 1-7, Perry(JV swing) 1-5 | Pitt, Dartmouth, Minn, Harvard, MSU, Mich, Texas,Emory, Illinois C, | |
| Vanderbilt | Singer (JV swing) 2-3, Njuguna (N swing) 1-4 | Illinois C, Florida, Wayne | |
| Harvard | Aaronson-Hoffman 3-5 Ferguson-Smale 3-5 | Texas, Mich, Oklahoma, ASU, Oklahoma, Wyo, | |
| Wake Forest | Aaronson-Ferguson 4-4 Gallina-Tally 2-6 | Liberty, Wichita S., Northwestern, UMKC, Emporia, Military Academy | |
| ADA Fall Championship | Stuart-Perry 2-4 | Florida, Navy | |
| UNI Novice | Njuguna-Wooton (N) 1-4 Click (N-Swing) 4-1 | Illinois C, Northern Iowa | |
| Cal Berk Swing 1 | Aaronson-Ferguson 3-3 Hoffman-Smale 2-4 Gallina-Tally fun | L. Beach, Wyo, Baylor, Washington U, UNLV, | |
| Cal Berk Swing 2 | Hoffman-Smale 4-2 Aaronson-Ferguson 3-3 Gallina-Tally 1-5 | IU HS outrounds, 1st major national | Oklahoma, Baylor, KSU, Sanfran State, UC Berk, Liberty, Fresno State |
| Hoosier Invite | Smale-Hoffman 6-1 Aaronson-Ferguson 5-2 Tally-Gallina 2-4 Njuguna-Wooton (N) 4-2 Perry (Swing, JV) 5-1 | IU SH Semis TS IU AF Quarters, Aaronson 2nd speaker, Ferguson 4th speaker, Smale 10th Speaker, Njuguna (N) 3rd speaker, Perry (JV) Semifinals | Samford, Florida, N. Iowa, Minn, Mich, Iowa, MSU, Kentucky, Vanderbilt |
| Texas Open | Smale-Hoffman 4-4, Aaronson-Ferguson 4-4 | Pitt, Kansas, Baylor, Houston, Wake, Emory, JMU, Washington | |
| District 5 Qual | Aaronson-Ferguson 3-2, Smale-Hoffman 2-3 | IU AF qual to NDT, IU SH alternate to NDT | MSU, Mich, |
| NJDDT (JV) | Gallina-Tally 3-4, Perry (Swing) 3-4 | UTD, Washington, UNI, UT San Antonio, JCCC, C. Oklahoma | |
| NDT @ Binghamton | Aaronson-Ferguson 3-5 (10 ballots), Smale-Hoffman 3-5 (11 ballots) | Texas, Gonzaga, WSU, Iowa, Pitt |
A Strong Start to the Indiana University Debate Season
The Indiana University debate team kicked off their competitive season with impressive performances at the Owen L. Coon season opener hosted by Northwestern University and the JW Patterson debates at the University of Kentucky. With a blend of experience and fresh talent, the team made their presence known in the world of collegiate debate.
Novices Bring Home Third Place at the ADA Nationals
Indiana Debate began the month of March at the American Debate Association Nationals in Georgetown, marking the end of the season for most of our debaters. Vishnu Midithuri and Aaron Fernando ended their season as quarter-finalists at the ADA, and Midithuri was the 8th Speaker in the novice division. They also are the 3rd best novice debate team in the nation based on their performance throughout the year. Their high placings at ADA Nationals, the Texas Open, the Crowe Warken Debates, and winning the Hoosier Invitational Tournament earned them their high placing.
The Spring 2023 semester began with three tournaments. In early January, the Indiana Debate team traveled from Bloomington to Annapolis to compete in the Crowe Warken Debates at the US Naval Academy. From there we debated at the Hoosier Invitational Tournament and at the University of Texas.
IU Debate Argues Despite Covid
Our team as family proved robust as we leaned on each other for support through the doldrums of lockdown.Eleven students competed for IU debate during the Fall and Spring of 2020-2021 which was a win on its own. The most significant victory for the program included IU qualifying two of our varsity teams to the National Debate Tournament. Senior Mehul Gupta and Freshman partner Aryan Jasani qualified first followed by Junior duo, Janet Oluwayomi and Payton Holland.
