February 07, 2001

WKU Forensics Team Third In California Tournament

Bowling Green, Ky. - The William E. Bivin Forensic Society at Western Kentucky University finished third last weekend at a 73-team tournament in San Diego.

Western scored 88 points to finish behind California State at Long Beach and
Northern Arizona University at the Point Loma Nazarene University Sunset Classic.
Individual results from the Feb. 3-4 event were:

Amy Jones, a Morehead senior, first in persuasive speaking, first in informative speaking, sixth in poetry and third in individual sweepstakes.

Sarah Sparks, a Morehead junior, semifinals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

Melissa Vincent, a Bowling Green freshman, first in novice informative speaking and fifth in persuasive speaking.

Phillip Wininger, a Bowling Green junior, fifth in informative speaking and semifinals in extemporaneous speaking.

Raegan Gibson, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., third in novice rhetorical criticism and quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

David Wilkins, a Bardstown junior, fourth in impromptu speaking.

Corey Alderdice, a Water Valley freshman, semifinals in duo with Katie Tyree,
a freshman from Plymouth, Ind.; and semifinals in impromptu speaking.

Drew Allen, a freshman from Brentwood, Tenn., semifinals in duo with Tyree.

For more information, contact Judy Woodring, forensics director, at (270) 745-6340. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message
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