WKU Forensic Team Competes
At Indianapolis Tournament

November 03, 2003

Bowling Green, Ky. - Ten members of Western Kentucky University's forensic team competed Nov. 1-2 at the Indianapolis Swing hosted by the University of Indianapolis and Butler University in Indianapolis.

At the first tournament WKU's William E. Bivin Forensic Society placed first ahead of Indiana University and Butler. On the second day, WKU placed second behind Ball State and ahead of Indiana.

Team members will travel to Manchester, N.H., this weekend to compete at the St. Anselm Invitational.

Individual results from the Indianapolis Swing are as follows:

Ryan Howell, a sophomore from Plymouth, Ind., duo interpretation champion (with Lindsey Nave), second in programmed oral interpretation, second in prose interpretation at the Indianapolis tournament; second in duo interpretation, second in programmed oral interpretation, third in prose interpretation at the Butler tournament.

Chris Blackford, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., prose interpretation champion, third in dramatic interpretation, third in poetry interpretation at the Indianapolis tournament; second in dramatic interpretation, sixth in prose interpretation at the Butler tournament.

Melissa Messer, a San Antonio freshman, programmed oral interpretation champion, third in informative speaking, third in persuasive speaking at the Indianapolis tournament; second in informative speaking, third in persuasive speaking, third in programmed oral interpretation at the Butler tournament.

Corey Alderdice, a Water Valley junior, informative speaking champion, fourth in prose interpretation, fifth in impromptu speaking at the Indianapolis tournament; impromptu speaking champion, prose interpretation champion, fourth in informative speaking at the Butler tournament.

Jacob Peregoy, a junior from Evansville, Ind., second in after-dinner speaking, fourth in informative speaking, fourth in poetry interpretation at the Indianapolis tournament; informative speaking champion, second in poetry interpretation, fifth in after-dinner speaking at the Butler tournament.

Grace Bruenderman, a Lexington sophomore, after-dinner speaking champion, rhetorical criticism champion at the Indianapolis tournament.

Armando Martinez, a freshman from Glendale, Ariz., dramatic interpretation champion, sixth in prose interpretation at the Indianapolis tournament; second in prose interpretation, third in dramatic interpretation at the Butler tournament.

Chris Brasfield, a sophomore from Spring Hill, Tenn., third in prose interpretation, fifth in informative speaking at the Indianapolis tournament; sixth in informative speaking at the Butler tournament.

Ashley Courtney, a Mayfield sophomore, poetry interpretation champion at the Indianapolis tournament; fifth in poetry interpretation at the Butler tournament.

Lindsey Nave, a senior from Harrisburg, Ill., duo interpretation champion (with Ryan Howell) at the Indianapolis tournament; second in duo interpretation at the Butler tournament.

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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