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Broncobuster Swing (Sun)
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Broncbuster/Ottawa Swing – College Forensics Tournament On Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, February 20-22, 2026, the GCCC Speech Team will host a face-to-face tournament in Garden City, KS. We welcome you to the Broncbuster/Ottawa Invitational and look forward to seeing you on our campus.
Contact Information for Questions Savannah Sanburg, Director of the GCCC Speech Team Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building Garden City Community College 801 Campus Drive Garden City, KS 67846 (Cell Phone: 620.833.4058)
JD Smith, Director of Forensics Ottawa University 1001 Cedar Street Ottawa, KS 66067 254-350-0119
Instructor/Dir. K-State Speech Team AQ Miller School of Media & Communication Kansas State University Nichols 316C 785-313-2377 craigb@ksu.edu
Helen Weeks, GCCC Assistant Coach Garden City Community College 801 Campus Drive Garden City, KS 67846
Entries will be due via Speech Wire no later than 8pm, Monday, February 16, 2026.
Conflict Patterns: No student may enter more than three events per flight. AFA rules will be followed at all events.
IPDA, ADS, CA, DUO, EXT, POE, and POI DUO, IMP, INF, PER, and PRO
Entry Fees and Judges: Entry fees will be $8.00 per entry. IPDA Debate will be charged $35.00 per debater. If you do not have a judge for your team, your school may be assessed for a judging fee.
All judges must be available to judge one round beyond the round in which their school students are eliminated.
Entry Deadline: Entries must be entered via Speech Wire no later than 3 pm, Friday, February 13, 2026. Entry fees will be assessed at 3 pm that Friday, after which time no refunds will be given.
Drops/Changes: Entries dropped after Wednesday afternoon will be assessed for an additional $10 per entry drop fee.
Judges dropped after 7 pm Monday will be assessed a $50 per judge drop fee. Judges dropped at registration will be assessed for a $100 per judge drop fee.
Entry changes can be made until Noon Thursday on Speech Wire. If the changes come after that time, please contact Savannah. phone/text or email (620.833.4058) savannah.sanburg@gcccks.edu .
If Paying by Check: Make the check payable to Garden City Community College *In the Memo: GCCC Phi Rho Pi: If paying by Credit Card, please call 620-275-9576 and speak to the GCCC Cashier’s Office (8:00am – 4:30pm M-Th, 8:00am – 4:00pm, Friday).
Awards: Team points will be awarded according to placement in final rounds (10 pts for first, 8 pts for second, 6 points for third, 4 points for fourth, 2 points for fifth, and 1 point for sixth or lower). Students wishing to be eligible for Individual Sweeps must be at least three events. Individual sweepstakes points will be awarded on the same system as team sweeps.
Ties will be broken on points to advance to finals. The tournament director will use her discretion to determine how many competitors advance to finals if there are fewer than twelve entries in that event. Ties in finals will be broken by judges' preference followed by speaker points. Most will result in placing first place in finals. Ties in team and individual sweeps will be broken by the number of firsts, seconds, thirds, etc. earned in final rounds.
Awards will be given to all finalists, the top three schools in sweeps, and the top three individuals in individual sweeps. If we have a two-year school entrance, there will be an award for the top two-year school.
Food Allergies: Breakfast items will be provided for all competitors at the hotel. For judges and coaches at the tournament, we will provide morning snack items. Please contact Savannah if anyone traveling with your team has a food allergy that needs to be addressed.
Lunch: GCCC Great Western Dining Hall will provide lunch for teams at a cost of $6.00 per person for each team. Students, Coaches, and Judges will receive a ticket for entry to the Dining Hall. Schools will be assessed for a lunch fee per student per team.
Adaptation for Physically Challenged Competitors: If anyone traveling with your squad has a physical disability or has concerns about accessibility or adaptations, please contact Savannah.
Tournament Schedule for Friday, February 20, 2026 01:00 Registration – IPDA 01:30 Draw for IPDA Round I 02:00 Round 1 Begins 03:15 Round 2 begins. 05:00 Dinner 06:00 Round 3 begins 07:45 Round 4 begins
Tournament Schedule for Saturday, February 21, 2026 07:15 Registration- Fouse Building 801 Campus Drive. 08:00 Extemp Draw/ Elimination Round 1 begins 08:15 Round One A: ADS, CA, DI, POE, POI 08:30 Round One A: EXT 09:45 Round One B: DUO, IMP, INF, PER, PRO 10:00 Elimination Round 3 begins 11:15 Round Two B: DUO, IMP, INF, PER, PRO 11:30 Finals IPDA 12:30 Lunch 01:00 Extemp Draw 01:15 Round Two A: ADS, CA, DI, POE, POI 01:30 Round Two B: EXT 02:45 Finals for B Events 04:15 Extemp Draw 04:30 Finals for An Events 04:45 EXT Finals ASAP Awards the KCB Bank Auditorium (**Joyce 1000)
Tournament Schedule for Sunday, February 22, 2026 07:15 Registration- Fouse Building 801 Campus Drive. 08:00 Extemp Draw 08:15 Round One A: ADS, CA, DI, POE, POI 08:30 Round One A: EXT 09:45 Round One B: DUO, IMP, INF, PER, PRO 11:15 Round Two B: DUO, IMP, INF, PER, PRO 12:30 Lunch 01:00 Extemp Draw 01:15 Round Two A: ADS, CA, DI, POE, POI 01:30 Round Two B: EXT 02:45 Finals for B Events 04:15 Extemp Draw 04:30 Finals for An Events 04:45 EXT Finals ASAP Awards the KCB Bank Auditorium (**Joyce 1000)
Please note- if the entry sizes warrant such a move, we will condense the schedule. We will keep you updated on all changes as soon as possible.
Lodging: Clarion Hotel – Tournament Hotel Clarion Hotel Room Rate of $110.00 per Night (QQ/K/D) Free Breakfast in the Morning! Arrange a hotel as soon as possible! This is an amazing room rate.
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