Celebrating and Elevating the Urban Debate Network
2023 UDNC
March 31 – April 2
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Dallas, TX
NAUDL’s Urban Debate National Championship (UDNC) returns to an in-person event this year and we are so thrilled to welcome student qualifiers and coaches to the SMU campus for this marquee tournament.
The UDNC will be held March 30th – April 2nd with teams arriving Thursday, March 30th, and rounds beginning on Friday, March, 31st.
Registration will be in two waves: First on Thursday, March 30th before 4 PM at the Hilton Dallas/Park Cities. The second wave will be on Friday, March 30th at 9 AM at SMU. Finals will take place on Sunday, April 2nd with all teams departing by that evening. The full event schedule is posted at Tabroom.com.
All qualification or eligibility questions should be directed to your local league. Qualified teams will be admitted to the tournament only after ALL requested materials have been received by the NAUDL. Please also contact your league for any questions regarding travel.
Registration and logistics questions can be directed to Taylor Beck at taylorbeck@urbandebate.org.
We hope the UDNC is a wonderful culminating event for your season and look forward to seeing you in Dallas!
2023 UDNC Participants
Each year, our 22 league partners receive two entries for high school debate pairs to compete at NAUDL’s Urban Debate National Championship (UDNC). Teams must consist of students who attend the same school and qualifiers must compete in at least three league sponsored tournaments during the current academic year. After a season of preparation, these hard-working and dedicated students will represent their leagues and schools at this tournament. This year, our Finalists will also be recipients of four newly established Boies Schiller Flexner Scholarships to support their educational goals.
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(UDL = Urban Debate League)
Atlanta UDL
Decatur High School
Maggie Stearns & Ida Chapman
Atlanta UDL
North Atlanta High School
Ella Kaufman & Maten Berg
Bay Area UDL
Oakland Technical High School
Mia Tran & Lucy Margulis
Bay Area UDL
Richmond High School
Karina Salmeron & Genesis Gomez
Boston Debate League
Boston Latin Academy
Brandon Ren & Rowan Mozak
Boston Debate League
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Presley Simelus & Helena De Almeida
Chicago Debates
Kenwood Academy High School
Amanti Washington & Khamari Hall
Chicago Debates
Kenwood Academy High School
Biance Perkins & Taniyah Banks
Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
Eduardo Campuzano & Leroy Tamfu
Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
The Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet
Ari Arceo & Valen Garcia
Debate! Kansas City
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
Bennett Addink & Isaac Lainez
Debate! Kansas City
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
Eli Davis & Max Pedreros
Denver UDL
Denver North High School
Finnegan Shea & Aaron Pratt
Denver UDL
Denver North High School
Agnys Jones & Finnegan Marshall
Detroit UDL
Berkley High School
Nadia Fobbs & Lydia Binelli
Detroit UDL
University High School Academy
Natalie Fall-White & Temilola Ororunsola
Houston UDL
Heights High School
Alara Eyuboglu & Easton Peters
Houston UDL
Heights High School
Matthew Gonzales-Gordon & Alex Prieto
Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League (Winners)
Port of Los Angeles High School
Delmy Lopez Perez & Jun Kwon
Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League
Downtown Magnets High School
David Martinez-Hernandez & Shariqa Sultana
Metro Memphis UDL
White Station High School
Aditi Arunprakash & Catherine Cheng
Metro Memphis UDL
White Station High School
Aditi Mishra & Soumya Bandaru
Miami-Dade UDL
Miami Senior High School
Rocio Pelaez & Issabela Martinez
Miami-Dade UDL
South Miami Senior High School
Jeannie Paguaga & Nichole Batista
Minnesota UDL (Finalists)
St. Paul Central High School
Cayden Mayer & Maren Lien
Minnesota UDL
St. Paul Central High School
Kieran LeVitre & Eleanor Johnson
Nashville UDL
Hume-Fogg Academic High School
Evie Todaro & Hannah Chen
Nashville UDL
Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School
Nathaniel Halevi & Anya Sibtain
NYC UDL
Brooklyn Technical High School
Suleman Ranjha & Micah Scott
NYC UDL
The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences
Sheima Ben-Abdallah & Alyssa Santiago
Portland UDL
McDaniel High School
Keegan Martin & Meredith Gifford
Portland UDL
McDaniel High School
Caden Berg & Isaac Pedersen
Silicon Valley UDL
Yerba Buena High School
Ryan Nguyen & Vu Quang
Silicon Valley UDL
Yerba Buena High School
Maridel De Los Reyes & Jasper Nguyen
Tulsa Debate League
Thomas Edison Preparatory
Jackson Ballinger & Lucas Ballinger
Tulsa Debate League
Will Rogers High School
Yobani Bustos-Catalan & David Martin
Washington UDL
Capital City Public Charter School
Liv Birnstad & Joey Villaflor
Washington UDL
School Without Walls High School
Jener Balk & Akesh Mallia