WKU Forensics Team Competes
At Three Tournaments

February 04, 2003

Bowling Green, Ky. - Members of Western Kentucky University's forensic team competed at three speech and debate tournaments last weekend, taking first place at one tournament, second place at another and third at the other.

Fifteen members traveled to Nashville, Tenn., for the American Forensics Association (AFA) District 6 Qualifier Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Competitors could take events that had not completely qualified for the AFA National Tournament. The team placed second behind Alabama.

Twenty members also competed at the Tennessee State Invitational Feb. 1-2 in Nashville. The team took first place in team sweepstakes ahead of schools such as Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Miami (Ohio).

Twelve members traveled to St. Louis, Mo., for the Webster University Invitational Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The team placed third in individual events sweepstakes and third in overall (individual events and debate combined) sweepstakes.

WKU's William E. Bivin Forensic Society will compete Feb. 8-9 at Oklahoma University in Norman and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Nashville tournament results
Results from the AFA Qualifier and Tennessee State event are as follows:

Jacob Peregoy, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., fourth in duo interpretation (with Keith Blaser), sixth in after-dinner speaking, sixth in dramatic interpretation in AFA qualifier; fifth in poetry interpretation in TSU tourney.

Caleb Williams, a sophomore from Lewisville, Texas, after-dinner speaking champion, third in communication analysis in AFA qualifier; fifth in impromptu speaking in TSU tourney.

Courtney Wright, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., second in programmed oral interpretation, fifth in prose interpretation in AFA qualifier.

Rebecca Simms, a Lebanon sophomore, third in programmed oral interpretation, fourth in after-dinner speaking in AFA qualifier; poetry interpretation champion, fifth in programmed oral interpretation in TSU tourney.

Nicole Estenfelder, a Florence sophomore, communication analysis champion in AFA qualifier.

Lindsey Nave, a junior from Harrisburg, Ill., second in communication analysis in AFA qualifier; seventh in duo interpretation (with Tony Damico) in TSU tourney.

Jeff Woods, a Florence sophomore, third in informative speaking in AFA qualifier; fourth in persuasive speaking in TSU tourney.

Elizabeth Au, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., fourth in communication analysis in AFA qualifier; fourth in communication analysis, fourth in duo interpretation (with Margaret Au), fourth in prose interpretation, sixth in duo interpretation (with Jacob Peregoy) in TSU tourney.

Chris Blackford, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., fourth in programmed oral interpretation in AFA qualifier; second in dramatic interpretation, sixth in poetry interpretation, sixth in programmed oral interpretation in TSU tourney.

Keith Blaser, a senior from Evansville, Ind., fourth in duo interpretation (with Jacob Peregoy) in AFA qualifier; duo interpretation champion (with Adam Henze), third in after-dinner speaking in TSU tourney.

Margaret Au, a junior from Evansville, Ind., fifth in informative speaking in AFA qualifier; fourth in dramatic interpretation, fourth in duo interpretation (with Elizabeth Au) in TSU tourney.

Tony Damico, a Phoenix junior, fifth in dramatic interpretation in AFA qualifier; fourth in after-dinner speaking, fourth in informative speaking, seventh in duo interpretation (with Lindsey Nave) in TSU tourney.

Nick Romerhausen, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., communication analysis champion, third in informative speaking in TSU tourney.

Adam Henze, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., duo interpretation champion (with Keith Blaser), fourth in programmed oral interpretation in TSU tourney.

Corey Alderdice, a Water Valley junior, second in persuasive speaking in TSU tourney.

Joel Smith, a Murray sophomore, second in informative speaking in TSU tourney.

Grace Bruenderman, a Lexington freshman, sixth in communication analysis in TSU tourney.

Webster University Invitational
The following WKU team members won awards at the Webster University Invitational:

Justin Cress, a Florence freshman, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Nicole Hawk), ninth place in parliamentary debate speaker awards, an excellence award in extemporaneous speaking.

Stacy Bernaugh, a senior from Seaside, Calif., finalist in parliamentary debate, second place in parliamentary debate (with Jenni Purcell); quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, fourth place in Lincoln-Douglas speaker awards; second in duo interpretation (with David Burns), sixth in extemporaneous speaking.

Jenni Purcell, a sophomore from Lewisville, Texas, finalist in parliamentary debate, second place in parliamentary debate (with Stacy Bernaugh); third place in parliamentary debate speaker awards, fifth place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate speaker awards; third in extemporaneous speaking, excellence award in impromptu speaking.

Kate Hertweck, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., extemporaneous speaking champion, excellence award in persuasive speaking.

David Burns, a sophomore from Dayton, Ohio, dramatic interpretation champion, second in duo interpretation (with Stacy Bernaugh).

Jenny Corum, an Auburn sophomore, sixth in persuasive speaking.

Raegan Gibson, a senior from Evansville, Ind., finalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, second in Lincoln-Douglas Debate; third in communication analysis, fifth in persuasive speaking.

Nicole Hawk, an Upton freshman, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Justin Cress), excellence award in impromptu speaking.

Evan Floyd, a sophomore from West Chester, Ohio, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, first place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate speaker awards, third in impromptu speaking.

Alex Rogers, a sophomore from Leawood, Kan., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

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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