Owen Casey is a Sophomore at Duke University studying Political Economy, Data Science, and Energy, with experience in geopolitical consulting. In high school, he won the NSDA Senate Leadership Bowl, Yale, and the Tournament of Champions (PO), in addition to placements at the Harvard Round Robin, Princeton, UKSO, and Bronx, and finals at Harvard (2x) and NSDA Senate (2x). Cumulatively, he was ranked 3rd by the NSDA (2025) and 1st by the Congressional Debate Index (Fall 2023), with 17 TOC bids. He was the founding member of his school’s congressional debate team, helped build the Equality in Forensics congressional coaching program, and now debates across the world as a varsity member of the Duke Debate Society. As a coach, he specializes in judging appeal and helping students find their unique and individual voices. He is thrilled to be a Junior Instructor this summer (even if he is a rival of UNC deep down).
