Bowling Green, Ky. - Members of the Western Kentucky University Forensics Team concluded the first half of their season the weekend of Dec. 3-5 with both debate and individual events victories at the Ohio State University/Otterbein College Swing Tournament.

The WKU debaters won the Lincoln-Douglas debate title at the OSU portion of the swing and took second place in the Otterbein portion. Despite a small individual events entry, Western placed first in the Otterbein tournament and third in the OSU portion. In combined debate/individual events sweepstakes, Western took first place.

The WKU Forensics Team concludes its semester this weekend by hosting the annual Hilltopper Classic on Western's campus. The high school forensics tournament will feature schools from four states.

Individual results from the Ohio State/Otterbein tournament are as follows:

Joelle Perry, a Florence sophomore, tournament champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate (winning on a 3-0 decision over the University of Missouri's Nick Dudley), third in impromptu speaking in the OSU portion; tournament champion in impromptu speaking, runner-up in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Otterbein portion; third overall speaker for the combined debate tournaments.

Adam Heugel, a freshman from Rosenberg, Texas, tournament individual sweeps champion, tournament champion in informative speaking, fourth in extemporaneous speaking, fifth in impromptu speaking, fifth in after dinner speaking in the Otterbein portion.

Ryan Howell, a junior from Plymouth, Ind., tournament champion in after dinner speaking, third in poetry interpretation in the OSU portion; second in prose interpretation, third in after dinner speaking in the Otterbein portion.

Chad Meadows, an Owensboro freshman, fifth in extemporaneous speaking in the OSU portion; tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking in the Otterbein portion.

Justin Cress, a Florence junior, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, second in extemporaneous speaking, fourth in impromptu speaking in the OSU portion; third in impromptu speaking, third in extemporaneous speaking in the Otterbein portion.

Benjamin Pyle, a freshman from Harrisburg, Ill., third in duo interpretation (with partner Maggie Waid), third in dramatic interpretation in the OSU portion; third in duo interpretation (with Waid), third in poetry interpretation, fifth in rhetorical criticism in the Otterbein portion.

Nicole Hawk, an Upton junior, second in impromptu speaking, fourth in extemporaneous speaking in the OSU portion; second in impromptu speaking, second in extemporaneous speaking in the Otterbein portion.

Maggie Waid, a Symsonia freshman, third in duo interpretation (with partner Benjamin Pyle), fifth in dramatic interpretation in the OSU portion; third in duo interpretation (with Pyle), fourth in poetry interpretation in the Otterbein portion.

Jennifer Purcell, a senior from Lewisville, Texas, semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the OSU portion; semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Otterbein portion.

Jennifer Corum, an Auburn senior, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the OSU portion; quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Otterbein portion.

Jordon Carr, a Water Valley freshman, sixth in dramatic interpretation in the OSU portion; fourth in rhetorical criticism in the Otterbein portion.

Ashley Burgdorf, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., fifth in extemporaneous speaking in the Otterbein portion.

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