Lincoln Railsplitter Speech and Debate Tournament
2019 — Des Moines, IA/US
Tournament Schedule
2019 Railsplitter Speech & Debate Tournament Schedule
Friday, December 20, 2019 & Saturday, December 21, 2019
This schedule is tentative and will be accelerated when possible.
Friday registration will take place in the Lincoln Commons from 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM.
Saturday registration (for teams participating only on Saturday) will take place in the Lincoln Commons from 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM.
Friday, December 20, 2019: Individual Events
Round 1: 4:30 pm
Round 2: 5:45 pm
Round 3: 7:15 pm
Round 4 (Finals): 8:30 pm
*Extemp draw will take place 30 minutes prior to the start of each round.
Saturday, December 21: Debate Events
Congressional Debate:
Session 1: 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Session 2: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Public Forum Debate:
Round 1: 9:00 am
Round 2: 10:00 am
Round 3: 11:30 am
Round 4: 12:45 pm
Round 5: 2:00 pm
Out-rounds: 3:15 pm