HEMPSTEAD, NY – Over the second half of spring break in March, Lafayette College attended the Pi Kappa Delta Biennial Convention and Tournament hosted by Hofstra University.  Coach John Boyer and alum James Hilbert coached Ansh Mishra and Anastasiia Shakhurina  in debate, limited preparation, and interpretation events.  The tournament is one of the largest and oldest national tournaments in the nation!  After competing over four grueling days, Ansh received a superior award in Extemporaneous speaking.  This means he was in the top 10 percent of the event nationwide.  He also received an Excellent award (top 30%) in Impromptu speaking.  Anastasiia just missed the cut off in Prose interpretation.

Ansh Mishra – Superior in Extemp (9th out of 141 competitors) and Excellence in Impromptu (24th out of 182 competitors)