WKU Forensic Team Wins
National Title, Two Other Events
January 29, 2004
Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University's forensic team split into four directions last weekend for four tournaments and returned to Bowling Green with three tournament championships, including one national title.
Ten members of the William E. Bivin Forensic Society took first place at the National Collegiate Honorary Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Jan. 23-25 tournament was open to members of all Honorary Forensic organizations and attracted 34 schools.
Eight team members competed at the California State-Long Beach/Mt. San Antonio College Invitational in Los Angeles on Jan. 23-25. Western Kentucky placed first in team sweepstakes at the first portion of the swing hosted by Mt. San Antonio College and fourth in the second portion hosted by California State-Long Beach behind Texas, Illinois State and Arizona State.
Ten team members competed at the Tennessee State University Swing in Nashville on Jan. 23-25. WKU placed third at the first tournament behind Alabama and Clemson and second in the second portion behind Alabama.
Eight more members competed at the Indiana University Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament in Bloomington, Ind., on Jan. 23-24. Western placed first in the debate tournament and had six of the eight quarterfinalists.
Individual results from the tournaments are as follows:
National Collegiate Honorary Tournament
Kate Hertweck, a junior from Evansville, Ind., national champion in persuasive speaking, second in impromptu speaking, second in informative speaking, and third in communication analysis.
Corey Alderdice, a Water Valley junior, national champion in communication analysis, second in poetry interpretation and third in persuasive speaking.
Elizabeth Au, a junior from Evansville, Ind., national champion in programmed oral interpretation, second in communication analysis and fifth in prose interpretation.
Courtney Wright, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., national champion in informative speaking, second in prose interpretation.
Margaret Au, a senior from Evansville, Ind., national champion in after-dinner speaking.
Stacy Bernaugh, a senior from Seaside, Calif., first in parliamentary debate speaker awards, fifth in informative speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Jennifer Purcell).
Jennifer Purcell, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, third in impromptu speaking, third in parliamentary debate speaker awards, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Stacy Bernaugh).
Chris Hagins, a senior from Summerfield, Fla., fifth in impromptu speaking, semifinalist in informative speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Eric Rogers).
Tony Damico, a Phoenix senior, third in informative speaking.
Eric Rogers, a Cave City senior, semifinalist in informative speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Chris Hagins).
California State-Long Beach/Mt. San Antonio College Invitational
Caleb Williams, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, informative speaking champion, third in communication analysis, semifinalist in after-dinner speaking in the Mt. San Antonio portion; informative speaking champion, semifinalist in communication analysis in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Evelio Silvera, a senior from Fort Myers, Fla., second in communication analysis, second in impromptu speaking in the Mt. San Antonio portion; extemporaneous speaking champion, second in communication analysis, second in persuasive speaking, fifth in informative speaking, semifinalist in persuasive speaking in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Lindsey Nave, a senior from Harrisburg, Ill., third in duo interpretation (with Ryan Howell), fourth in poetry interpretation, semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Mt. San Antonio portion; fourth in programmed oral interpretation, semifinalist in prose interpretation in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Rebecca Simms, a Lebanon junior, second in programmed oral interpretation in the Mt. San Antonio portion; fifth in prose interpretation in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Ryan Howell, a sophomore from Plymouth, Ind., third in duo interpretation (with Lindsey Nave) in the Mt. San Antonio portion; semifinalist in programmed oral interpretation and prose interpretation in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Ashley Mack, a freshman from Mesa, Ariz., third in after-dinner speaking in the Mt. San Antonio portion; semifinalist in poetry interpretation and prose interpretation in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Nick Romerhausen, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., fourth in extemporaneous speaking in the Mt. San Antonio portion; semifinalist in extemporaneous speaking and persuasive speaking in the California State-Long Beach portion.
Nicole Estenfelder, a Florence junior, semifinalist in poetry interpretation in the Mt. San Antonio portion.
Indiana University Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament
Justin Cress, a Florence sophomore, tournament champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate and No. 2 seed after preliminary rounds.
Jenny Corum, an Auburn junior, semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and No. 1 seed after preliminary rounds.
Hannah Reliford, a Georgetown junior, semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Nicole Hawk, an Upton sophomore, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, third in extemporaneous speaking.
Alex Rogers, a junior from Leawood, Kan., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Jordon Wadlington, an Eddyville sophomore, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Joelle Perry, a Florence freshman, first in extemporaneous speaking.
Tennessee State Swing
Chris Brasfield, a sophomore from Spring Hill, Tenn., informative speaking champion, fifth in persuasive speaking in the first portion.
Lydia Nelson, a freshman from Carver, Mass., third in communication analysis, fifth in informative speaking, seventh in prose interpretation in the first portion; second in informative speaking, fourth in duo interpretation (with Chris Blackford) in the second portion.
Adam Henze, a junior from Evansville, Ind., second in dramatic interpretation, fourth in communication analysis in the first portion; dramatic interpretation champion, third in poetry interpretation in the second portion.
Emily Gibson, a Hodgenville freshman, sixth in after-dinner speaking, sixth in impromptu speaking, sixth in communication analysis in the first portion; second in communication analysis, sixth in informative speaking in the second portion.
Grace Bruenderman, a Lexington sophomore, third in after-dinner speaking in the first portion; fifth in persuasive speaking, sixth in after-dinner speaking in the second portion.
Jeff Woods, a Florence junior, fifth in impromptu speaking in the first portion; second in impromptu speaking, fourth in after-dinner speaking in the second portion.
Chris Blackford, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., sixth in programmed oral interpretation in the first portion; fourth in duo interpretation (with Lydia Nelson), fourth in prose interpretation in the second portion.
Melissa Messer, a San Antonio freshman, second in after-dinner speaking, second in persuasive speaking, fifth in programmed oral interpretation in the second portion.
Ashley Courtney, a Mayfield sophomore, fourth in communication analysis, fifth in informative speaking in the second portion.
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.
