February 23, 2000

Bowling Green, Ky. -- For the second consecutive state tournament, the William E. Bivin Forensic Society at Western Kentucky University placed first in all events.

Western won the overall sweepstakes with three times as many points as second-place finisher Murray State University.

Individual results from the Feb. 18-19 event at Asbury College are as follows:

Amy Jones, a Morehead junior, placed first in rhetorical criticism, first in persuasion, first in informative, second in duo, third in impromptu and first in pentathlon.

Shadana Dickerson, an Adairville sophomore, placed first in prose, first in programmed oral interpretation, first in dramatic interpretation, first in poetry, sixth in duo and second in pentathlon.

Kerri Richardson, a Shelbyville senior, placed first in extemporaneous speaking, second in impromptu, fourth in debate speaker points and fifth in debate.

David Wilkins, a Bardstown sophomore, placed first in impromptu, fifth in extemporaneous speaking, third in debate speaker points and fourth in debate.

David Laing, a Louisville sophomore, placed first in debate and second in debate speaker points.

Matt Gerbig, a senior from Evansville, Ind., placed first in after-dinner speaking, sixth in prose, third and sixth in duo, second in dramatic interpretation, third in poetry and third in pentathlon.

Jace Lux, a senior from Evansville, Ind., placed first in duo, second in persuasion, fifth in prose and sixth in dramatic interpretation.

Keith Blaser, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., placed second in prose, first and third in duo, fourth in dramatic interpretation, fifth in after-dinner speaking and fourth in pentathlon.

Phillip Wininger, a Bowling Green sophomore, placed second in rhetorical criticism, sixth in extemporaneous speaking, fourth in persuasion and third in informative.

Andrew Chamberlain, a freshman from Franklin, Tenn., placed third in programmed oral interpretation, second in after-dinner speaking and was the outstanding novice in impromptu.

Miranda Eubank, a Glasgow sophomore, placed third in rhetorical criticism.

Stephen Barnett, a Versailles senior, placed fourth in rhetorical criticism, second in duo, fifth in dramatic interpretation and sixth in pentathlon.

Wesley Shirley, a Hodgenville senior, placed fifth in rhetorical criticism, third in persuasion, sixth in informative, third in after-dinner speaking, sixth in poetry and fifth in pentathlon.

Sarah Sparks, a Morehead sophomore, placed third in extemporaneous speaking and sixth in impromptu.

Alisa Ponananta, a Florence sophomore, placed second in programmed oral interpretation, second in informative and second in poetry.

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

Shellei Knuckles, a Florence junior, placed fifth in programmed oral interpretation, fourth in duo and fourth in after-dinner speaking.

Merritt Johnson, a Franklin freshman, placed fifth in debate speaker points.