Members of WKU Forensic
Team Compete At Three Sites
October 01, 2003
Bowling Green, Ky. - Members of Western Kentucky University's forensic team had a successful weekend at three speech and debate events.
Twelve members of the William E. Bivin Forensic Society won the overall championship, placed first in debate and second in individual events sweepstakes at the Truman State Swing Tournament in Kirksville, Mo.
Meanwhile, seven team members took first place at the Clemson/West Florida Swing Tournament in Clemson, S.C., and seven other team members placed second at the Middle Tennessee State University Swing Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
This weekend, the WKU forensic team will host its annual Red Hot Swing with Miami (Ohio) University as well as travel to George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Truman State Swing Tournament
During both tournaments in the Sept. 26-28 swing, WKU placed second in individual events sweepstakes to Illinois State and ahead of Kansas State, Nebraska and Creighton. WKU placed first in debate sweepstakes for the weekend ahead of schools such as Creighton, Central Michigan and Missouri Southern.
Individual results follow from debate and two individual events tournaments:
Evelio Silvera, a senior from Fort Myers, Fla., individual sweepstakes champion of both tournaments combined; final 16 in parliamentary debate (with Joelle Perry); individual events sweepstakes champion, after-dinner speaking champion, third in extemporaneous speaking, third in informative speaking, third in persuasive speaking, fifth in impromptu speaking in first tournament; individual events sweepstakes champion, after-dinner speaking champion, extemporaneous speaking champion, impromptu speaking champion, third in persuasive speaking, fifth in informative speaking at second tournament.
Stacy Bernaugh, a senior from Seaside, Calif., parliamentary debate champion (with Jennifer Purcell), quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, second in parliamentary debate speaker awards; third in impromptu speaking, sixth in persuasive speaking in first tournament; second in extemporaneous speaking, third in impromptu speaking in second tournament.
Jennifer Purcell, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, parliamentary debate champion (with Stacy Bernaugh), final 16 in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, second in Lincoln-Douglas Debate speaker awards, fourth in parliamentary debate speaker awards; extemporaneous speaking champion, impromptu speaking champion in first tournament; second in impromptu speaking, third in extemporaneous speaking in second tournament.
Jenny Corum, an Auburn sophomore, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Hannah Reliford), fourth in Lincoln-Douglas Debate speaker awards; fifth in impromptu speaking in second tournament.
Hannah Reliford, a Georgetown junior, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Jenny Corum), ninth in Lincoln-Douglas Debate speaker awards.
Joelle Perry, a Florence freshman, final 16 in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, final 16 in parliamentary debate (with Evelio Silvera); seventh in extemporaneous speaking in second tournament.
Jordon Wadlington, an Eddyville sophomore, final 16 in Lincoln-Douglas debate, eighth in Lincoln-Douglas Debate speaker awards.
Justin Cress, a Florence sophomore, final 16 in Lincoln-Douglas debate; fourth in extemporaneous speaking in second tournament.
Nicole Estenfelder, a Florence junior, fourth in programmed oral interpretation, fifth in dramatic interpretation, fifth in rhetorical criticism in first tournament; second in dramatic interpretation, second in programmed oral interpretation in second tournament.
Ryan Howell, a sophomore from Plymouth, Ind., second in poetry interpretation, third in programmed oral interpretation in first tournament; third in programmed oral interpretation in second tournament.
Nicole Hawk, an Upton sophomore, sixth in extemporaneous speaking, sixth in impromptu speaking in first tournament; fourth in impromptu speaking in second tournament.
Clemson/West Florida Swing Tournament
At Clemson, S.C., the seven WKU team members won both tournament championships ahead of Berry College, Clemson, Florida and Morehead State. Individual results from the Clemson and West Florida portions of the Sept. 26-28 swing tourney are as follows:
Courtney Wright, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., individual sweepstakes champion, after-dinner speaking champion, dramatic interpretation champion, duo interpretation champion (with Adam Henze), second in duo interpretation (with Rebecca Simms), fourth in programmed oral interpretation in Clemson tournament; second in individual sweepstakes, second in duo interpretation (with Henze), third in after-dinner speaking, third in dramatic interpretation, third in duo interpretation (with Simms), third in programmed oral interpretation in West Florida tournament.
Nick Romerhausen, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., second in individual sweepstakes, impromptu speaking champion, persuasive speaking champion, second in after-dinner speaking, second in informative speaking, fourth in communication analysis in Clemson tournament; individual sweepstakes champion, communication analysis champion, impromptu speaking champion, persuasive speaking champion, second in informative speaking, fifth in after-dinner speaking in West Florida tournament.
Chris Blackford, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., second in poetry interpretation, second in prose interpretation, third in dramatic interpretation in Clemson tournament; second in poetry interpretation, fifth in dramatic interpretation in West Florida tournament.
Jeff Woods, a Florence junior, second in persuasive speaking, third in communication analysis, third in informative speaking in Clemson tournament; informative speaking champion, second in persuasive speaking, third in communication analysis in West Florida tournament.
Rebecca Simms, a Lebanon junior, second in duo interpretation (with Courtney Wright), fifth in after-dinner speaking, fifth in poetry interpretation in Clemson tournament; third in duo interpretation (with Wright), fourth in after-dinner speaking, fourth in poetry interpretation in West Florida tournament.
Adam Henze, a junior from Evansville, Ind., duo interpretation champion (with Courtney Wright), third in prose interpretation in Clemson tournament; second in duo interpretation (with Wright), second in prose interpretation in West Florida tournament.
Ashley Mack, a freshman from Mesa, Ariz., prose interpretation champion, third in after-dinner speaking in Clemson tournament; after-dinner speaking champion, sixth in prose interpretation in West Florida tournament.
MTSU Swing Tournament
At Murfreesboro, Tenn., seven team members placed second in both portions of the tournament behind Alabama and ahead of Tennessee State, Arkansas and Cumberland College. Individual results from the Sept. 26-28 swing tournament are as follows:
Chris Brasfield, a sophomore from Spring Hill, Tenn., fourth in individual sweepstakes, poetry interpretation champion, second in dramatic interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Ashley Courtney), second in rhetorical criticism in first tournament; second in individual sweepstakes, poetry interpretation champion, second in programmed oral interpretation, second in rhetorical criticism, third in dramatic interpretation, fourth in prose interpretation in second tournament.
Ashley Courtney, a Mayfield sophomore, prose interpretation champion, second in duo interpretation (with Chris Brasfield), second in persuasive speaking in first tournament; persuasive speaking champion in second tournament.
Corey Alderdice, a Water Valley junior, second in impromptu speaking in first tournament; second in impromptu speaking in second tournament.
Caleb Williams, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, third in informative speaking in first tournament; impromptu speaking champion, second in informative speaking in second tournament.
Grace Bruenderman, a Lexington sophomore, fourth in rhetorical criticism in first tournament; fifth in informative speaking, sixth in rhetorical criticism in second tournament.
Lydia Nelson, a freshman from Carver, Mass., fourth in prose interpretation in first tournament; third in after-dinner speaking in second tournament.
Elizabeth Au, a junior from Evansville, Ind., sixth in programmed oral interpretation in first tournament.
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