How competitively successful are CDL debaters nationally?
The CDL has qualified a team for the National Forensic League Championship for five consecutive years. In 2003, the CDL had the fifth-place team nationally (in a field of more than 400 teams from all 50 states). In 2004, the CDL had the 8th place team at Nationals. The CDL has won Midwest UDL Regionals for three consecutive years. The CDL won J.B. Fuqua Urban Debate League Celebration, held at Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia in 2003, 2005, and 2007, and placed second in 2001.
