Christian Llop Wins Lincoln Douglas Debate

Freshman Crisitan Llop Places 1st in the Lincoln Douglas Debate and
Becomes the Blue Key Champion



The Columbus Debate team competed at the annual Blue Key National Invitational at the University of Florida this past weekend. After three days of competition and lots of hard work, Columbus Debate returns as tournament champions in Lincoln Douglas Debate. After over 12 rounds of competition, 2,000 students from 10 states and the biggest debate event of the state, Cristian Llop, a freshman, brings home 1st place and is Lincoln Douglas Debate Blue Key Champion! This is the first time in Blue Key history, that a freshman has won the title.
Also, Michael Landaburu, Nick Anderson, Lorenzo Rodriguez and Alex Bornote received notable mentions at the debate.
Congratulations to the team and especially to Cristian for this achievement.