National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence

The National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence operates an invitation-only national championship tournament once per year for parliamentary debate (a.k.a. parli). NPTE attracts the top teams in the nation that compete in the parli debate format supported by the National Parliamentary Debate Association.

Teams qualify for the NPTE based on their season-long performances at various invitational tournaments around the United States. The ranking system awards points for both preliminary and elimination round performances. Only the top 64 teams in the nation are invited to attend the NPTE.

Recent Champions

Year	Team	School
2015	Josh Rivera & Zach Schneider	Southern Illinois University
2014	McKay Campbell & Emily Halter	Lewis & Clark College
2013	Josh Rivera & Mike Selck	Southern Illinois University
2012	Lauren Knoth & Josh Ramsey	Washburn University
2011	Hank Fields & Matt Gander	University of Oregon
2010	Than Hedman & William Van Treuren	University of Colorado, Boulder
2009	Max Alderman & David Pena	University of Nevada, Reno
2008	Kevin Calderwood & Kyle Dennis	Southern Illinois University
2007	Kevin Garner & Luke Landry	William Jewell College
2006	Josh Anderson & Rachel Safran	University of Puget Sound
2005	Ian Samuel & Marie Tenny	University of South Carolina
2004	Glenn Prince & J.D. Shipman	University of South Carolina
2003	Michael Owens & Joshua Wilkerson	University of Wyoming
2002	Kristine Clancy & Audrey Mink	California State University, Long Beach
2001	Heidi Ford & Alan Tauber	University of Oregon

Top Speakers

Year	Speaker	School
2015	Josh Rivera	Southern Illinois University
2014	Liz Fetherston	University of Oregon
2013	Josh Rivera	Southern Illinois University
2012	Lauren Knoth	Washburn University
2011	Joe Allen	Washburn University
2010	Adam Testerman	Texas Tech University
2009	David Pena	University of Nevada, Reno
2008	Jess Ryan	University of Wyoming
2007	Kevin Garner	William Jewell College
2006	Josh Anderson	University of Puget Sound
2005	Lilia Toson	William Jewell College
2004	Audrey Mink	California State University, Long Beach
2003	Michael Owens	University of Wyoming
2002	Michael Owens	University of Wyoming
2001	Amanda Myers	United States Air Force Academy

Those interested in learning more about the NPTE can visit the NPTE web page or can post questions on Net-Benefits.net - a parliamentary debate forum.

NPTE Board

Name	School Affiliation	Position
Joe Blasdel	McKendree University	President
Chuck Walts	University of Texas at Tyler	Vice President
Joe Gantt	Lewis and Clark College	Executive Secretary
Jim Hanson	Whitman College	Treasurer
Gina Lane	William Jewell College	At-Large
Derek Buescher	University of Puget Sound	At-Large
Konrad Hack	Concordia University	At-Large

External links

• National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence