2000-2001

NFA 31st annual (WKU)

TEAM - 5th Overall
Seth C. Hawkins Founders Cumulative Sweepstakes Award

Individual

  • Shadana Dickerson: 2nd in prose interpretation, quarterfinals in poetry interpretation.
  • Amy Jones: 4th in informative speaking, 5th in impromptu speaking, a quarterfinalist in after-dinner speaking, a quarterfinalist in persuasive speaking and 12th in individual sweepstakes.
  • Keith Blaser: semifinals in prose interpretation, semifinals in duo interpretation (with Drew Allen) and quarterfinals in poetry interpretation.
  • Drew Allen: semifinals in duo interpretation (with Keith Blaser), quarterfinals in duo interpretation (with Katie Tyree) and quarterfinals in prose interpretation.
  • Phillip Wininger: semifinals in extemporaneous speaking and quarterfinals in informative speaking.
  • David Wilkins: quarterfinals in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinals in after-dinner speaking, quarterfinals in impromptu speaking and octofinals in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
  • Sarah Sparks: octofinals in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
  • Natalie Croney: quarterfinals in prose interpretation.
  • Katie Tyree: quarterfinals in duo interpretation (with Drew Allen).



DSR (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

TEAM - 1st Debate Sweeps / 2nd Individual Sweeps

  • David Wilkins: Lincoln Douglas debate championship, 2nd in after-dinner speaking.
  • Phillip Wininger: national championship in rhetorical criticism.
  • Shadana Dickerson: 4th in poetry interpretation, 3rd in prose and 3rd in duo (with Margaret Au).
  • Raegan Gibson: 3rd in Lincoln Douglas Debate.
  • Keith Blaser: 6th in persuasion and 6th in duo (with Drew Allen).
  • Margaret Au: 3rd in duo (with Shadana Dickerson).
  • Katie Tyree: 5th in poetry interpretation.
  • Alisa Ponananta: 4th in informative speaking.
  • Drew Allen: 6th in duo (with Keith Blaser).
  • Sarah Sparks: excellent award in student congress.
  • Eric Rogers: excellent award in student congress.



IFA INTERNATIONAL (Prague)

TEAM - 1st in the World (3rd consecutive)

Individual

  • Amy Jones: 1st in persuasive speaking.
  • David Laing: 1st in impromptu speaking.
  • Drew Allen: 1st in poetry.
  • Amy Jones: 2nd in informative speaking; 5th in prose; 7th in after-dinner speaking.
  • Drew Allen: 3rd in duo interpretation (with Keith Blaser).
  • Keith Blaser: 2nd in persuasive speaking; 3rd in duo interpretation (with Drew Allen).
  • Phillip Wininger: 4th in impromptu speaking; 3rd in parliamentary debate; 4th in informative speaking.
  • Sarah Sparks: 5th in impromptu speaking; quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
  • David Laing: quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
  • Corey Alderdice: semifinals in impromptu speaking.
  • Katie Tyree: 4th in poetry.
  • Margaret Au: 5th in poetry.
  • David Wilkins: 3rd in parliamentary debate.



KFA State

TEAM - 1st Overall (eighth consecutive)

Individual

  • Amy Jones: 1st in all five events she entered, 1st in individual sweepstakes award and received the Harlen Hamm Award as outstanding student.
  • Amy Jones: 1st in individual sweepstakes, 1st in after-dinner speaking, 1st in impromptu speaking, 1st in informative speaking, 1st in persuasive speaking and 1st in rhetorical criticism.
  • Margaret Au: 2nd in individual sweepstakes, 1st in programmed oral interpretation, 3rd in poetry, 4th in dramatic interpretation, 4th in prose, 4th in rhetorical criticism and 5th in duo interpretation.
  • Phillip Wininger: 3rd in individual sweepstakes, 2nd in persuasive speaking, 2nd in rhetorical criticism, 3rd in extemporaneous speaking and 3rd in informative speaking.
  • Eric Rogers: 4th in individual sweepstakes, 1st in prose, 3rd in rhetorical criticism, 4th in impromptu speaking, 4th in persuasive speaking and 5th in extemporaneous speaking.
  • Corey Alderdice: 5th in individual sweepstakes, 2nd in duo interpretation, 4th in poetry, 5th in duo interpretation and 5th in after-dinner speaking.
  • Katie Tyree: 6th in individual sweepstakes, 2nd in duo interpretation, 5th in poetry and 6th in prose.
  • David Laing: 1st speaker in parliamentary debate, semifinalist in parliamentary debate, 3rd in impromptu speaking, 6th in extemporaneous speaking and 6th in persuasive speaking.
  • Alisa Ponananta: 2nd in informative speaking, 2nd in poetry and 2nd in programmed oral interpretation.
  • David Wilkins: semifinalist in parliamentary debate, 2nd in extemporaneous speaking and 5th in impromptu speaking.
  • Sarah Sparks: 4th in extemporaneous speaking and 4th in informative speaking.
  • Natalie Croney: 1st in poetry and 2nd in dramatic interpretation.
  • Shameka Neely: 1st in dramatic interpretation and 3rd in programmed oral interpretation.
  • Melissa Vincent: 2nd in after-dinner speaking and 5th in programmed oral interpretation.
  • Trey Barbee: 3rd in dramatic interpretation and 4th in after-dinner speaking.
  • Tony Milner: 6th in rhetorical criticism.

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