Welcome to the home page for the 2026 Wenzel-Soller Tournament tournament hosted by College of Lake County on Nov 13-14, 2026
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Dear Forensics Colleagues,
The College of Lake County and Highland Community College speech and debate teams are excited to invite you to the Wenzel-Soller Tournament in-person on the College of Lake County campus on Friday and Saturday, November 13 & 14. This tournament will be a combined debate and individual events tournament, with the debate portion also co-hosted by our friends at the Lincoln Parliamentary Debate League (LPDL).
This tournament is named after three important figures in our respective program histories: Alan Wenzel (of Highland) and Rick Soller and Nedra Adams-Soller (of CLC). We can think of no better way to honor their legacies than by celebrating student voices. We are thrilled to welcome returning students back and to cheer new students along as they begin their forensics experiences this season.
This is a community college tournament with the caveat that the debate portion is OPEN. This means that, for the IE portion, only community college students or four-year university students in their first four semesters of competition are eligible to compete. For the debate portion, any student with college competition eligibility may compete. There will be combined (speech and debate) sweeps (both individual and team) awards given at the IE award ceremony, but only to community college students or any four-year university student in their first four semesters of competition.
Entries are due on forensicstournament.net no later than Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 PM CST. Information on rules, fees, registration, schedule, etc. can be found below. We look forward to hosting you and your team in November! Please do not hesitate to contact Harry (CLC) with questions!
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Harry Bodell Co-Director of Forensics College of Lake County Email: hbodell@clcillinois.edu Phone: (630) 743-1973
Joel Chmara Co-Director of Forensics College of Lake County Email: com585@clcillinois.edu Phone: (773) 540-1060
Stefanie Epifanio Co-Director of Forensics College of Lake County Email: smartinez45@clcillinois.edu Phone: (847) 543-2628 |
Carolyn Clarke
Kevyn Ann Sutter Assistant Director of Forensics Highland Community College Phone: (815) 656-0727
Rhys Love Assistant Director of Forensics Highland Community College Phone: (815) 297-4847 |
College of Lake County – Grayslake Campus
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
Location & Parking: The tournament will be hosted on the College of Lake County main campus in Grayslake (address above). All rooms will be in the same building – we hope to limit rooms primarily to the B and C wings.
Parking is free and unrestricted as long as you do not park in a handicapped spot or any other spot labeled as reserved. For easiest access to the B Wing for registration, park in Lot 3 or Lot 4.