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Colgate Open

The Colgate University open.

5 editions2021 to 20261 with results

Breaking here

of teams broke in 2026 (4 of 27)
15%
safe on
12 pts
average speaks of the last team in, 2026
77.6
teams in 2026
27

What gets set here

Share of categorised motions across 1 edition. Bars run to 100%.

6 categorised motions across all editions.

  • Technology17%
  • Video Games17%
  • Economics17%
  • Philosophy17%
  • Social & Identity17%
  • International Relations17%

Grand final motions

  1. 2026This house opposes President Takaichi Sanae's efforts to remilitarize Japan.International Relations

Editions

Open an edition for its motions, break line and top speeches.

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators, from the 2 of 5 editions whose tab lists them.

  • Helena H.1 edition
  • 🇨🇦 Patrick C.1 edition
  • 🇨🇦 Ruth S.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Sandy G.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Umar B.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Sreyan K.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Meg K.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Pranav A.1 edition
  • Ruth A.1 edition

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How speakers score here

average speaker score, 1 edition
74.4
where most speakers land
71.8 to 77.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.6
  • 10th speaker76.8
  • 20th speaker74.8

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Records and top speakers

Top speakers in this series

  1. 1🇺🇸 Annaliese S.79.6
  2. 2🇺🇸 Tom C.79.0
  3. 3🇨🇦 Nitin A.78.6
  4. 4🇺🇸 Edgar C.78.6
  5. 5Albert S.78.6
  6. 6🇺🇸 Faith L.78.4
  7. 7🇺🇸 Stine I.78.0
  8. 8Ashlyn L.77.4
  9. 9🇨🇦 Isaac M.77.0
  10. 10🇨🇦 Liam M.76.8
  11. 11🇨🇦 Hamza A.76.6
  12. 12🇨🇦 Felix Z.76.6
  13. 13Rahim W.76.0
  14. 14🇺🇸 Elizabeth S.75.8
  15. 15🇺🇸 Alex L.75.8

Best speaker average at any one edition.

Records

  • Best speaker average🇺🇸 Annaliese S., 202679.6
  • Biggest field202188 teams
  • Strongest fieldAverage2023

Field strength by year

  • 2021Below Average
  • 2023Average
  • 2024Average
  • 2025Average
  • 2026Below Average

Older editions predate much of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they were.