Bowling Green, Ky. - The Western Kentucky University Forensic Team won its 15th consecutive Kentucky Forensic Association State Championship Feb. 18-19 at Morehead State University.

The WKU squad swept all other competitors in the state with a more than 200-point margin and earned 11 state individual titles along the way. The team won both the large school and grand sweepstakes award. Chris Brasfield captured the pentathlon award for the competitor with the highest point total in five or more events.

"It is the most difficult tournament I have encountered this year," said Judy Woodring, forensic director. "We are very fortunate to have won both the individual events and debate titles."

Other members of the WKU Forensic Team competed at the Whitman College Debate Invitational in Walla Walla, Wash., and the George Mason University/James Madison University Swing Tournament in Fairfax, Va. In those events, five WKU students won tournament titles.

Individual results for the KFA State Tournament are as follows:

Nicole Hawk, an Upton junior, tournament champion in parliamentary debate (with partner Logan Scisco), tournament champion in impromptu speaking, tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking.

Chris Brasfield, a Bowling Green junior, tournament individual sweepstakes champion, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with partner Natalie Sintek), second in informative speaking, semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Jordon Wadlington), third in poetry interpretation, fourth in extemporaneous speaking.

Jeff Woods, a Florence senior, tournament champion in after dinner speaking, tournament champion in persuasive speaking, fourth in impromptu speaking, fourth in informative speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Nick Romerhausen).

Natalie Sintek, a freshman from Eagan, Minn., tournament champion in dramatic interpretation, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with partner Chris Brasfield), second in after dinner speaking.

Luke Gilbert, a freshman from Talbott, Tenn., tournament champion in poetry interpretation, tournament champion in prose interpretation, fifth in duo interpretation (with partner Beth Berger).

Logan Scisco, a Danville freshman, tournament champion in parliamentary debate (with partner Nicole Hawk), second in impromptu speaking, second in extemporaneous speaking.

Adam Henze, a senior from Evansville, Ind., tournament champion in informative speaking.

Nick Romerhausen, a junior from Evansville, Ind., third in informative speaking, fourth in after dinner speaking, sixth speaker in parliamentary debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Jeff Woods).

Ashley Brasfield, a Mayfield junior, second in rhetorical criticism, second in dramatic interpretation, second in persuasive speaking.

Nicole Estenfelder, a Florence senior, second in programmed oral interpretation, third in after dinner speaking, third in prose interpretation.

Adam Huegel, a freshman from Rosenberg, Texas, third in persuasive speaking, third in extemporaneous speaking, fifth in after dinner speaking.

Maggie Waid, a Symsonia freshman, second in duo interpretation (with partner Benjamin Pyle), fifth in programmed oral interpretation, fifth in prose interpretation.

Chad Meadows, an Owensboro freshman, second speaker in parliamentary debate, fifth in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Ashley Burgdorf).

Ben Unanaowo, a freshman from Union City, Calif., second in poetry interpretation, third in dramatic interpretation.

Ashley Burgdorf, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., fourth speaker in parliamentary debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Chad Meadows).

Beth Berger, a Lexington freshman, fourth in prose interpretation, fifth in duo interpretation (with partner Luke Gilbert).

Benjamin Pyle, a freshman from Harrisburg, Ill., second in duo interpretation.

Jordon Wadlington, an Eddyville junior, semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Chris Brasfield).

Barry Fields, a Bowling Green sophomore, third in rhetorical criticism.

Individual results from the Whitman College Invitational are as follows:

Joelle Perry, a Florence sophomore, tournament champion in parliamentary debate (with partner Jennifer Purcell), second in extemporaneous speaking, fourth in impromptu speaking.

Jennifer Purcell, a senior from Lewisville, Texas, tournament champion in parliamentary debate (with partner Joelle Perry).

Caleb Williams, a senior from Lewisville, Texas, tournament champion in impromptu speaking, octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Hannah Reliford).

Jennifer Corum, an Auburn senior, fourth speaker (of 78) in parliamentary debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Justin Cress).

Justin Cress, a Florence junior, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Jennifer Corum).

Hannah Reliford, a Georgetown senior, octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Caleb Williams).

Individual results from the George Mason University/James Madison University Swing are as follows:

Jacqueline Adams, a Bowling Green sophomore, fourth in dramatic interpretation in the JMU portion; tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation, fourth in dramatic interpretation in the GMU portion.

Rebecca Simms, a Lebanon senior, tournament champion in prose interpretation in the JMU portion; second in duo interpretation (with partner Elizabeth Au) in the GMU portion.

Elizabeth Au, a senior from Evansville, Ind., second in duo interpretation (with partner Rebecca Simms), second in after dinner speaking, sixth in poetry interpretation in the GMU portion.

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For information, contact Judy Woodring at (270) 745-6340.