November 12, 2002
WKU Forensics Team Wins At Bradley; Woodring Honored
Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University's forensics team took first place Saturday at the Bradley University Invitational, one of the nation's largest and most competitive speech tournaments.
WKU's William E. Bivin Forensic Society finished with 177 sweepstakes points followed by Miami of Ohio with 61 in the competition that featured 32 of the nation's top forensics programs. Arizona State, Northwestern and Nebraska rounded out the top five at Peoria, Ill.
Judy Woodring, director of WKU's forensics program, received the Norton Outstanding Forensic Director Award for outstanding coach. Former Western forensics students and Western's administration nominated Woodring for the honor.
Individual winners at the Nov. 9 event are as follows:
Keith Blaser, a senior from Evansville, Ind., after-dinner speaking champion, duo interpretation champion (with Jacob Peregoy), second in prose interpretation, semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Chris Brasfield, a Fulton freshman, second in dramatic interpretation, third in novice informative speaking, fifth in novice after-dinner speaking.
Nick Romerhausen, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., second in novice after-dinner speaking, third in novice extemporaneous speaking, fifth in novice impromptu speaking.
Drew Allen, a junior from Brentwood, Tenn., second in poetry, third in duo interpretation (with David Burns).
Jacob Peregoy, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., duo interpretation champion (with Keith Blaser), sixth in duo interpretation (with Elizabeth Au).
Rebecca Simms, a Lebanon sophomore, fifth in programmed oral interpretation, sixth in poetry interpretation, semifinalist in persuasive speaking.
Chris Blackford, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., fifth in novice poetry interpretation, fifth in novice prose interpretation.
David Burns, a sophomore from Dayton, Ohio, third in duo interpretation (with Drew Allen), semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Joel Smith, a Murray sophomore, fourth in after-dinner speaking, semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Evelio Silvera, a junior from Fort Myers, Fla., sixth in after-dinner speaking, semifinalist in extemporaneous speaking.
Courtney Smith, a junior from Downers Grove, Ill., sixth in prose interpretation, semifinalist in informative speaking.
Jennifer Taylor, a junior from Harrisburg, Ill., sixth in impromptu speaking, semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Ashley Courtney, a Mayfield freshman, novice persuasive speaking champion.
Nicole Hawk, an Upton freshman, novice extemporaneous speaking champion.
Ryan Howell, a freshman from Plymouth, Ind., novice prose interpretation champion.
Tony Damico, a Phoenix junior, second in programmed oral interpretation.
Caleb Williams, a sophomore from Lewisville, Texas, second in informative speaking.
Nicole Estenfelder, a Florence sophomore, third in informative speaking.
Jennifer Purcell, a sophomore from Lewisville, Texas, third in persuasive speaking.
Raegan Gibson, a senior from Evansville, Ind., fifth in communication analysis.
Kate Hertweck, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., fifth in extemporaneous speaking.
Elizabeth Au, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., sixth in duo interpretation (with Jacob Peregoy).
Lindsey Nave, a junior from Harrisburg, Ill., semifinalist in prose interpretation, semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Margaret Au, a junior from Evansville, Ind., semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Jeff Woods, a Florence sophomore, semifinalist in informative speaking.
Adam Henze, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
Five WKU team members, not competing at the Bradley University Invitational, traveled to St. Anselm College in New Hampshire to compete in varsity debate.
The team of Evan Floyd (novice), Justin Cress (novice), Hannah Reliford (varsity), Ashleigh Rogers (novice) and Jordan Wadlington (novice) took second place in debate sweepstakes against varsity level debaters.
Individual debate awards are as follows:
Evan Floyd, a sophomore from West Chester, Ohio, top speaker award, third place in debate.
Hannah Reliford, a Georgetown sophomore, 11th-place speaker award, fourth in debate.
Jordan Wadlington, an Eddyville freshman, fifth in debate, sixth-place speaker award.
Justin Cress, a Florence freshman, quarterfinalist in debate, fourth-place speaker award.
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 to WKUNews@wku.edu.
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