WKU Forensic Team Competes
At Illinois Swing Tournament

October 13, 2003

Bowling Green, Ky. - Thirteen members of Western Kentucky University's forensic team competed Oct. 11-12 at the Illinois Swing hosted by Illinois State and Northcentral College in Normal, Ill.

Western's William E. Bivin Forensic Society placed second in overall individual events sweepstakes behind Bradley University. At the first tournament WKU placed second behind Bradley and on the second day WKU placed third behind Illinois State and Bradley.

This weekend, team members will travel to Muncie, Ind., for the Ball State University Invitational and to Omaha, Neb., for the Creighton/Concordia Swing.

The following students placed in the final rounds of the Illinois Swing:

Evelio Silvera, a senior from Fort Myers, Fla., second in individual sweepstakes, informative speaking champion, second in after-dinner speaking, sixth in persuasive speaking in Illinois State tournament; third in individual sweepstakes, third in extemporaneous speaking, fourth in informative speaking, fifth in after-dinner speaking in Northcentral College tournament.

Chris Brasfield, a sophomore from Spring Hill, Tenn., second in dramatic interpretation, fourth in poetry interpretation, fifth in communication analysis, fifth in duo interpretation (with Ashley Courtney), fifth in programmed oral interpretation, sixth in prose interpretation in Illinois State tournament; sixth in communication analysis in Northcentral College tournament.

Tony Damico, a Phoenix senior, third in duo interpretation (with Adam Henze), fourth in prose interpretation, sixth in programmed oral interpretation in Illinois State tournament; fourth in duo interpretation (with Henze), fourth in programmed oral interpretation in Northcentral College tournament.

Adam Henze, a junior from Evansville, Ind., duo interpretation champion (with Courtney Wright), third in duo interpretation (with Tony Damico) in Illinois State tournament; second in prose interpretation, third in duo interpretation (with Wright), fourth in duo interpretation (with Damico) in Northcentral College tournament.

Jennifer Purcell, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, impromptu speaking champion, third in extemporaneous speaking in Illinois State tournament.

Ashley Mack, a freshman from Mesa, Ariz., second in novice poetry interpretation, third in after-dinner speaking, third in prose interpretation in Illinois State tournament; third in novice poetry, sixth in after-dinner speaking in Northcentral College tournament.

Ashley Courtney, a Mayfield sophomore, fifth in duo interpretation (with Chris Brasfield), fifth in poetry interpretation in Illinois State tournament.

Margaret Au, a senior from Evansville, Ind., programmed oral interpretation champion in Illinois State tournament; programmed oral interpretation champion, fourth in poetry interpretation in Northcentral College tournament.

Courtney Wright, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., duo interpretation champion (with Adam Henze) in Illinois State tournament; second in programmed oral interpretation, third in duo interpretation (with Henze) in Northcentral College tournament.

Stacy Bernaugh, a senior from Seaside, Calif., fourth in extemporaneous speaking in Illinois State tournament; second in impromptu speaking, third in persuasive speaking in Northcentral College tournament.

Ryan Howell, a sophomore from Plymouth, Ind., second in poetry interpretation in Illinois State tournament; fifth in programmed oral interpretation in Northcentral College tournament.

Joelle Perry, a Florence freshman, second in impromptu speaking in Illinois State tournament; seventh in extemporaneous speaking in Northcentral College tournament.

Lydia Nelson, a freshman from Carver, Mass., fourth in persuasive speaking in Illinois State tournament; fourth in persuasive speaking in Northcentral College 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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