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WKU Home -> News -> Release
 WKU placed third in the first half of the Suffolk University/University of Florida Swing Tournament in Boston. Illinois State University and the University of Florida placed first and second, respectively. The Florida portion of the Feb. 11-12 tournament was canceled due to inclement weather in the Boston area. Other members of the team placed third overall in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire/Ripon College Swing Tournament in Eau Claire. Bradley University and Illinois State University placed first and second in the Feb. 11-12 tournament. A third group of six team members competed in the Arizona State University Invitational Feb. 11-12 in Tempe, Ariz. Chris Neill, a sophomore from Petoskey, Mich., top speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Lydia Nelson, a junior from Carver, Mass., tournament champion in after dinner speaking. Barry Fields, a Bowling Green junior, third in informative speaking, fifth in communication analysis, sixth in persuasive speaking. Justin Cress, a Florence senior, second speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Individual results for the Wisconsin-Eau Claire/Ripon Swing Cornelius Lee, a freshman from Killeen, Texas, tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with partner J.D. VanSlyke), semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Eau Claire portion; third in prose interpretation in the Ripon portion. Natalie Sintek, a sophomore from Eagan, Minn., tournament champion in poetry interpretation in the Eau Claire portion; second in poetry interpretation in the Ripon portion. J.D. VanSlyke, a freshman from Wylie, Texas, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with partner Cornelius Lee), semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Eau Claire portion. Micah Mason, a freshman from Desoto, Texas, second in programmed oral interpretation, fourth in duo interpretation (with partner David Tuck), fifth in informative speaking, fifth in individual sweepstakes in the Eau Claire portion; third in programmed oral interpretation, third in duo interpretation (with Tuck), third in combined individual sweepstakes in the Ripon portion. David Tuck, a freshman from Alexandria, Va., fourth in duo interpretation (with partner Micah Mason) in the Eau Claire portion; second in communication analysis, third in duo interpretation (with Mason) in the Ripon portion. Beth Berger, a Lexington sophomore, sixth in poetry interpretation in the Ripon portion. Ashley Litsey, a Hodgenville freshman, semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Ripon portion. James Victery, an Indianapolis freshman, semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Ripon portion. Individual results for the Arizona State University Invitational Grace Bruenderman, a Lexington senior, tournament champion in communication analysis, second in after dinner speaking, fifth in poetry interpretation. Melissa Messer, a San Antonio junior, tournament champion in prose interpretation, second in individual sweepstakes, fifth in after dinner speaking. Courtney Wright, a senior from Evansville, Ind., second in impromptu speaking, third in individual sweepstakes, third in poetry interpretation, sixth in prose interpretation. Benjamin Pyle, a sophomore from Harrisburg, Ill., second in communication analysis, fourth in poetry interpretation. Stephanie Youroukos, a junior from Mount Vernon, Ill., fourth in after dinner speaking. Ryan Howell, a senior from Plymouth, Ind., sixth in dramatic interpretation. More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu. |
