2022-2023 Tournament Schedule
This tournament calendar and dates are subject to change, but we hope this provides a good snapshot of the year ahead. The most up-to-date information about any tournament will always come from the tournament hosts on their Tabroom.com homepage or invitation.
Anyone is welcome to register for regular season local NMSDA tournaments provided they attend practice or arrange for outside coaching and preparation the month before competition. National circuit travel tournaments (in italics) are largely reserved for seasoned members of the team and require application for consideration.
Students are not expected nor encouraged to attend every tournament. We encourage competitors to commit to at least one NMSDA local tournament per semester (outside of State and Nat Quals) to be considered active members of the team.
Priority registration for travel tournaments, the State Championship, and the Nationals District Qualifier will go to students who have been actively competing.
Semester 1
9/21 (Weds) — Capitol Congress (Santa Fe, NM)
10/15 (Sat) — East Mountain Top of the World Invitational (Sandia Park, NM)
10/28–10/30 (Fri–Sun) — UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COUGAR CLASSIC (Houston, TX)
11/11–11/12 (Fri-Sat) — Cottonwood Classical (Albuquerque, NM)
12/2–12/3 (Fri–Sat) — Santa Fe Prep Griffin Growl (Santa Fe, NM) Springboard Capstone (Online)
12/9–12/11 (Fri–Sun) — ISIDORE NEWMAN INVITATIONAL (New Orleans, LA)
Semester 2
1/6–1/8 (Fri–Sun) — ASU HDSHC INVITATIONAL (Tempe, AZ)
1/13–1/14 (Fri–Sat) — La Cueva Cave Classic (Online)
1/27–1/28 (Fri–Sat) — V. Sue Cleveland Eye of the Storm (Rio Rancho, NM)
2/11 (Sat) — Novice State Congress / Varsity District Qualifier for Congressional Debate (Albuquerque, NM)
2/18–2/20 (Sat–Mon) — BERKELEY CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL (Berkeley, CA)
2/23–2/25 (Thurs–Sat) — ***NEW MEXICO STATE SPEECH & DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP*** (Albuquerque, NM)
3/16–3/18 (Thurs–Sat) — ***DISTRICT NATIONAL QUALIFIER*** (Albuquerque, NM)
6/13–6/18 (Mon–Sat) — *****NSDA NATIONALS***** (Phoenix, AZ)
September 2022
Capitol Congress
Tournament dates: Wednesday, 9/21
Our first tournament of the year will be the Capitol Congress tournament hosted by the New Mexico Speech & Debate Association (NMSDA). This is a fantastic first tournament for anyone new to the team!
October 2022
East Mountain Top of the World
Tournament dates: Saturday, October 15th
Our first (regular) tournament of the year will be the East Mountain Top of the World Invitational hosted by EMHS in Sandia Park (Tijeras). It will offer all of our MAIN Speech & Debate events, but no Congress.
This tournament will be a great place to try out a new Speech or Debate event for our new members.
*Attendance at October practices is required to register unless other arrangements are made with coaching staff.
University of Houston Cougar Classic
Tournament Dates: Fri–Sun, 10/28–10/30
The first regular season national circuit opportunity for experienced members of the team.
*Only returning members are eligible for consideration and additional preparation outside of practice is expected. Students must fill out a form to apply for consideration. Approved entries will be notified shortly after application.