Cornfield Clash 2026

March 12-14, 2026

HOSTED BY

Concordia University Nebraska
800 N Columbia Ave
Seward, NE 68434

Welcome, Community Judges!
Please click on the Community and Alumni Judge Registration on the left to register!

• • • • • • • • No experience required - Training is provided
              • 2-3 hour time commitment
              • Complimentary refreshments and meals
              • You select your time slot to judge according to your availability
              • More about the specific events can be found HERE

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

Registration
Registration Opens - Friday, February 6, 10:00am CST
Registration Closes - Friday, February 20, 11:59pm CST
Script Submission Opens - Monday, March 2nd at 8:00 pm CST
Script Submission Deadline - Thursday, March 6, 11:00pm CST

2026 Registration & Event Fees
Family Registration Fee - $15
Team Policy - $40 per debater
Lincoln Douglas - $40 per debater
Parliamentary - $40 per debater
Speech - $40 for first 3 events - $15 for each additional event - limit of 6

Events should fill up quickly, but don't worry, we have plenty of competition rooms at Concordia, so we should be clearing waitlists quickly.

2026 Payment & Late Fees
-Accounts not fully paid 24 hours after registration close date & time incur a late fee of $30 and will be moved to the waitlist
-No Refunds after registration closes
-Partner Events are considered registered when BOTH PARTNERS are registered and fully paid
-Drop fee of $20 for each event dropped after registration closes

-Meals can be ordered through March 4

This is a NITOC Modeled Tournament
StoaUSA rules for Events, Eligibility, and Dress Code will be followed

Events Offered

• Team Policy Debates
• Lincoln Douglas Value Debate
• Parliamentary Debate
• All Stoa Speech Events

Registration Guidelines and Information
Participants must be Stoa members in order to compete in Stoa tournaments. Stoa membership will not be offered onsite. For information on becoming a member of Stoa, please go to: Stoa Registration 

A completed Cornfield Clash registration includes:

• Stoa Membership
• Student Registration
• Parent Judge Registration (please read info below)
• Payment via Stripe (see details during registration process)

A Team Policy Team, Parli Team or Duo Team is not considered registered unless BOTH PARTNERS are registered and paid - Spots can be given to other Teams that register later if both of their partners register and pay, before previously signed up paid single partners register the other partner and pay.

Upon registering you are affirming STOA eligibility, and agreeing to abide by NITOC Stoa Dress Code requirements and STOA speech and debate rules. See the website for details:
NITOC Dress Code

Chaperones
All competitors must be chaperoned by someone 21 years or older. If a parent will not be on site, a signed medical release form must be provided for the chaperone. All chaperones need to be willing to judge. Sorry, no un-chaperoned competitors allowed.

QUESTIONS?  Please contact us at: ForgeSpeechAndDebate@gmail.com