February 3, 2000

Bowling Green, Ky. -- The William E. Bivin Forensic Society at Western Kentucky University placed first in the overall sweepstakes competition at Indiana University.

Western finished with 216 points in the Jan. 27-29 event. Ohio State University was second with 98 points.

Individual results are as follows:

Shadana Dickerson, an Adairville sophomore, placed first in individual sweepstakes, first in prose, first in poetry, second in programmed oral interpretation, second in dramatic interpretation and fourth in duo.

Phillip Wininger, a Bowling Green sophomore, placed third in persuasion, fifth in extemporaneous speaking and fifth in informative.

Amy Jones, a Morehead junior, placed second in persuasion, second in informative and seventh in after-dinner speaking.

John Allen, a Morehead sophomore, placed fourth in prose, fifth in duo and fifth in programmed oral interpretation.

Stephen Barnett, a Versailles senior, placed fourth in persuasion and third in dramatic interpretation.

Matt Gerbig, a senior from Evansville, Ind., placed second in prose, fourth in duo, third in poetry, fourth in dramatic interpretation, third in individual sweepstakes and seventh in duo.

Keith Blaser, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., placed first in novice prose, third in novice poetry, third in programmed oral interpretation, fifth in dramatic interpretation and seventh in duo.

Andrew Chamberlain, a freshman from Franklin, Tenn., placed first in novice
after-dinner speaking, first in novice poetry, sixth in novice prose and seventh in programmed oral interpretation.

Shellei Knuckles, a Florence junior, placed fifth in duo.

Eric Rogers, a Cave City freshman, placed sixth in novice after-dinner speaking.

Alisa Ponananta, a Florence sophomore, placed fifth in poetry and sixth in programmed oral interpretation.

Chandel Shanklin, a Bowling Green freshman, placed fourth in programmed oral interpretation and sixth in dramatic interpretation.

Miranda Eubank, a Glasgow sophomore, placed sixth in rhetorical criticism and seventh in persuasion.

Wesley Shirley, a Hodgenville senior, placed sixth in informative speaking.