2005-2006

NFA Nationals - (Eau Claire, WI)

TEAM - 1st Overall
LD Debate - 1st Overall (3rd consecutive)

  • Lydia Nelson: 1st in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek), 3rd pentathlon, 3rd in informative speaking, 4th in persuasion, semifinalist in after dinner speaking
  • Natalie Sintek: 1st in duo interpretation (with Lydia Nelson), 3rd in poetry, 5th pentathalon, 5th in after dinner speaking, quarterfinalist in prose
  • Saeed Jones: 1st in impromptu, 2nd in duo interpretation (with Ashley Litsey), 7th pentathlon, semifinalist in persuasion, quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with Ben Unanaowo)
  • Chris Brasfield: 1st in persuasion, semifinalist in prose, quarterfinalist in rhetorical criticism
  • Courtney Wright: 10th pentathalon, 3rd in after dinner speaking, semifinalist in impromptu, semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Benjamin Pyle), semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Joel Smith), quarterfinalist in prose, quarterfinalist in persuasion
  • Joelle Perry: 2nd speaker in LD debate, semifinalist in LD debate, 4th in impromptu, and elected the 2006-07 student representative for Lincoln-Douglas debate
  • Ashley Brasfield: 6th in rhetorical criticism, 6th in persuasion
  • Ashley Litsey: 2nd in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones), semifinalist in poetry
  • Nicole Hawk: 6th in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinalist in LD debate
  • Logan Scisco: 3rd in extemporaneous speaking.
  • John VanSlyke: 6th in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee)
  • Cornelius Lee: 6th in duo interpretation (with John VanSlyke)
  • Justin Cress: semifinalist in impromptu, quarterfinalist in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinalist in LD debate
  • Benjamin Pyle: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Courtney Wright), quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with Rachel Wigginton), quarterfinalist in informative speaking
  • Chad Meadows: quarterfinalist in extemporaneous speaking, double-octofinalist in LD debate
  • Nick Romerhausen: quarterfinalist in persuasion, quarterfinalist in impromptu
  • Ben Unanaowo: quarterfinalist in informative speaking, quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones)
  • Rachel Wigginton: quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with Benjamin Pyle), quarterfinalist in informative speaking
  • Lauren Nelson: quarterfinalist in impromptu, octofinalist in LD debate
  • Ryan Howell: semifinalist in informative speaking
  • Nick Courtney: semifinalist in poetry
  • Joel Smith: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Courtney Wright)
  • Barry Fields: quarterfinalist in impromptu
  • Micah Mason: quarterfinalist in poetry
  • Melissa Messer: quarterfinalist in rhetorical criticism
  • Adam Heugel: double-octofinalist in LD debate



AFA Nationals - (Gainesville, FL)

TEAM - 1st Overall

  • Natalie Sintek: 1st in individual sweepstakes, 2nd in programmed oral interpretation, 2nd in duo interpretation (with Lydia Nelson), 5th in prose interpretation, semifinalist in after dinner speaking, quarterfinalist in dramatic interpretation.
  • Ashley Brasfield: 1st in dramatic interpretation, quarterfinalist in communication analysis.
  • Lydia Nelson: 2nd in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek), 3rd in after dinner speaking, 5th in individual sweepstakes, semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Ryan Howell).
  • Chris Brasfield: 6th in persuasive speaking, semifinalist in informative speaking, quarterfinalist in programmed oral interpretation, 20th in individual sweepstakes.
  • Joelle Perry: 6th in extemporaneous speaking, semifinalist in impromptu speaking.
  • Benjamin Pyle: 5th in duo interpretation (with Rachel Wigginton).
  • Rachel Wigginton: 5th in duo interpretation (with Benjamin Pyle).
  • Ashley Litsey: 5th in poetry interpretation.
  • Saeed Jones: semifinalist in impromptu speaking, semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Ben Unanaowo), semifinalist in after dinner speaking.
  • Nick Romerhausen: semifinalist in impromptu speaking, quarterfinalist in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinalist in communication analysis.
  • Courtney Wright: semifinalist in prose interpretation, semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Joel Smith).
  • Justin Cress: semifinalist in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinalist in impromptu speaking.
  • Ryan Howell: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Lydia Nelson), quarterfinalist in poetry interpretation.
  • Cornelius Lee: semifinalist in programmed oral interpretation, quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with John VanSlyke).
  • Ben Unanaowo: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones), quarterfinalist in poetry interpretation.
  • Joel Smith: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Courtney Wright).
  • Chad Meadows: quarterfinalist in extemporaneous speaking.
  • Melissa Messer: quarterfinalist in communication analysis.
  • Logan Scisco: quarterfinalist in extemporaneous speaking.
  • David Tuck: quarterfinalist in communication analysis.
  • John VanSlyke: quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee).
  • James Victery: quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with Maggie Waid).
  • Maggie Waid: quarterfinalist in duo interpretation (with James Victery).



NPDA Parliamentary Debate Nationals - (Oregon State University)

TEAM - 3rd Overall

Total Season Team Sweepstakes - 2nd Overall

  • Joelle Perry: top speaker
  • Lauren Nelson: 4th speaker in novice



IFA INTERNATIONAL (Prague, Czech Republic)

TEAM - 1st in the World (7 of 8 years)

  • Nick Romerhausen: 1st in persuasive speaking, 1st in communication analysis, 3rd in impromptu speaking, 4th in after dinner speaking.
  • Natalie Sintek: 1st in duo interpretation (with Lydia Nelson), 1st in poetry interpretation, 3rd in after dinner speaking.
  • Lydia Nelson: 1st in after dinner speaking, 1st in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek).
  • Saeed Jones: 1st in impromptu speaking, 2nd in persuasive speaking, 4th in parliamentary debate (with Chris Brasfield), 5th in duo interpretation (with Nicole Hawk), 7th in poetry interpretation.
  • Ashley Brasfield: 1st in dramatic interpretation, 2nd in communication analysis, 3rd in persuasive speaking, semifinalist in prose interpretation.
  • Nicole Hawk: 1st in Lincoln-Douglas debate (co-champion, with Justin Cress), 2nd in impromptu speaking, 5th in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones).
  • Justin Cress: 1st in Lincoln-Douglas debate (co-champion, with Nicole Hawk).
  • Chris Brasfield: 2nd in informative speaking, 4th in persuasive speaking, 4th in dramatic interpretation, 4th in parliamentary debate (with Saeed Jones).
  • Benjamin Pyle: 2nd in poetry interpretation, 5th in persuasive speaking.
  • Grace Bruenderman: 4th in communication analysis, 5th in poetry interpretation.



KFA State - (1st Overall, for 15th consecutive)

Parli Debate

  • Keyon Shokraie: 1st parliamentary debate speaker, 1st in parliamentary debate (with Kasey Gardner), 1st speaker in parliamentary debate, 3rd in extemporaneous speaking, 4th in impromptu
  • Kasey Gardner: 1st in parliamentary debate (with Keyon Shokraie), 4th in extemporaneous speaking, 6th speaker in parliamentary debate
  • Saeed Jones: 1st pentathlon, 1st in duo interpretation (with Ashley Litsey), 1st in impromptu, 1st in poetry, 4th in persuasion, 4th in after dinner speaking
  • Ashley Litsey: 1st in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones), 1st in prose
  • Ryan Howell: 2nd in pentathlon, 1st in informative speaking, 2nd in duo interpretation (with Lydia Nelson), 3rd in poetry, 5th in programmed oral interpretation, 6th in dramatic interpretation
  • Natalie Sintek: 1st in programmed oral interpretation, 2nd in after dinner speaking, 3rd in dramatic interpretation, 6th in informative speaking
  • Ryan Brown: 1st in persuasion, 3rd in poetry, 4th in duo interpretation (with Maria Wallace), 5th in prose
  • Nicole Hawk: 1st in extemporaneous speaking, semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with Barry Fields), 5th in impromptu
  • Beth Berger: 1st in communication analysis, 2nd informative speaking
  • Barry Fields: 4th pentathlon, 2nd in persuasion, 3rd in informative speaking, 3rd in impromptu, semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with Nicole Hawk), 5th in communication analysis, 5th in extemporaneous speaking
  • Chris Brasfield: 3rd pentathlon, 2nd in dramatic interpretation, 3rd in communication analysis, 3rd in prose, 3rd in programmed oral interpretation, 4th in informative speaking
  • Lydia Nelson: 5th in pentathlon, 2nd in duo interpretation (with Ryan Howell), 3rd in after dinner speaking, 4th in prose, 4th in dramatic interpretation, 6th in persuasion
  • Joelle Perry: 2nd in impromptu, 4th speaker in parliamentary debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Megan Schrader)
  • Brian Bloss: 2nd in parliamentary debate (with John Morris), 2nd speaker in parliamentary debate
  • John Morris: 2nd in parliamentary debate (with Brian Bloss), 3rd speaker in parliamentary debate
  • Maria Wallace: 2nd in prose, 4th in duo interpretation (with Ryan Brown)
  • Stephanie Youroukos: 2nd in poetry, 7th in duo interpretation (with Joel Smith)
  • Melissa Messer: 3rd in persuasion, 6th in after dinner speaking
  • Megan Schrader: 5th speaker in parliamentary debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Joelle Perry)
  • Joel Smith: 5th in after dinner speaking, 7th in duo interpretation (with Stephanie Youroukos)
  • David Tuck: 2nd in communication analysis
  • Logan Scisco: 2nd in extemporaneous speaking
  • Rachel Wigginton: 4th in communication analysis

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