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 A squad of individual events competitors and debaters won the Point Loma University “Sunset Cliffs Classic,” one of the country’s largest parliamentary debate regular-season tournaments. WKU edged Asuza Pacific University and California State University-Long Beach in the Feb. 3-5 tournament in San Diego. Keyon Shokraie and Kasey Gardner topped a field of more than 150 teams to win the parliamentary debate title. Joelle Perry and Megan Schrader placed second among 40 teams in the invitation-only Point Loma Round Robin. Individual events members took top honors in both halves of the Murray State University Swing Tournament. WKU finished ahead of North Central College and University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa in both parts of the Feb. 4-5 tournament. A second group of five debaters was the overall Lincoln-Douglas debate sweepstakes champion at the Capital City Classic in Topeka, Kan. Kansas Wesleyan University and Washburn University were hosts for the Feb. 4-5 tournament. Ashley Brasfield, a Mayfield senior, tournament champion in individual sweepstakes, tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation, second in communication analysis, second in informative speaking, finalist in prose interpretation. Joelle Perry, a Florence junior, top speaker in the parliamentary debate round robin, second in the parliamentary debate round robin (with Megan Schrader), octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Schrader). Kasey Gardner, a junior from Simi Valley, Calif., tournament champion in parliamentary debate (with Keyon Shokraie), 12th speaker in parliamentary debate. Keyon Shokraie, a junior from Somis, Calif., tournament champion in parliamentary debate (with Kasey Gardner), quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Megan Schrader, a freshman from Lowell, Ark., second in the parliamentary debate round robin (with Joelle Perry), octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Perry), 12th speaker in the parliamentary debate round robin, 14th speaker in parliamentary debate. Rachel Mosley, a freshman from Verdi, Nev., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Lauren Nelson), 16th speaker in parliamentary debate. Lauren Nelson, a freshman from Wheaton, Ill., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Rachel Mosley), 17th speaker in parliamentary debate. Barry Fields, a Bowling Green junior, finalist in informative speaking, semifinalist in impromptu speaking. Ashley Burgdorf, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., semifinalist in extemporaneous speaking, semifinalist in impromptu speaking. Brian Bloss, a freshman from Coppell, Texas, semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Individual results for the Murray State University Swing Saeed Jones, a sophomore from Lewisville, Texas, tournament champion in persuasive speaking, tournament champion in impromptu speaking, second in duo interpretation (with Ben Unanaowo) in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in persuasive speaking, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Unanaowo) in the Alumni Invitational. Ryan Howell, a senior from Plymouth, Ind., tournament champion in informative speaking, third in poetry interpretation, sixth duo interpretation (with Stephanie Youroukos) in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in poetry interpretation, second in dramatic interpretation, fourth in duo interpretation (with Youroukos) in the Alumni Invitational. Natalie Sintek, a sophomore from Eagan, Minn., tournament champion in prose interpretation, second in poetry interpretation, fifth in dramatic interpretation in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in dramatic interpretation, third in poetry interpretation in the Alumni Invitational. Ashley Litsey, a Hodgenville freshman, tournament champion in poetry interpretation, sixth in prose interpretation in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in informative speaking, third in prose interpretation, fourth in poetry interpretation in the Alumni Invitational. Stephanie Youroukos, a junior from Mount Vernon, Ill, sixth in after dinner speaking, sixth in duo interpretation (with Ryan Howell) in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in after dinner speaking, fourth in prose interpretation, fourth in duo interpretation (with Howell) in the Alumni Invitational. Nick Romerhausen, a senior from Evansville, Ind., fourth in duo interpretation (with Maggie Waid), fifth in impromptu speaking in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in communication analysis, sixth in duo interpretation (with Waid) in the Alumni Invitational. Melissa Messer, a San Antonio junior, tournament champion in after dinner speaking in the Krider Invitational; third in informative speaking, fifth in after dinner speaking in the Alumni Invitational. Ben Unanaowo, a sophomore from Union City, Calif., second in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones) in the Krider Invitational; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Jones) in the Alumni Invitational. Courtney Wright, a senior from Evansville, Ind., second in individual sweepstakes, second in after dinner speaking, third in prose interpretation, third in impromptu speaking, fifth in duo interpretation (with Benjamin Pyle) in the Krider Invitational; third in after dinner speaking, fifth in individual sweepstakes, seventh in prose interpretation in the Alumni Invitational. Micah Mason, a freshman from Desoto, Texas, third in programmed oral interpretation, fifth in informative speaking in the Krider Invitational; second in programmed oral interpretation, fifth in informative speaking in the Alumni Invitational. Lydia Nelson, a junior from Carver, Mass., fourth in prose interpretation in the Krider Invitational; second in prose interpretation in the Alumni Invitational. Nick Courtney, a freshman from Morristown, Tenn., second in informative speaking in the Krider Invitational; sixth in informative speaking in the Alumni Invitational. Rachel Wigginton, a Glendale freshman, third in communication analysis, fourth in informative speaking in the Krider Invitational. Maggie Waid, a Symsonia sophomore, fourth in duo interpretation (with Nick Romerhausen) in the Krider Invitational; sixth in duo interpretation (with Romerhausen) in the Alumni Invitational. Benjamin Pyle, a sophomore from Harrisburg, Ill., fifth in duo interpretation (with Courtney Wright) in the Krider Invitational; fifth in communication analysis in the Alumni Invitational. Grace Bruenderman, a Lexington senior, fifth in communication analysis in the Krider Invitational. Joel Smith, a Murray sophomore, fifth in dramatic interpretation in the Alumni Invitational. Individual results for the Capital City Classic Swing Chad Meadows, an Owensboro sophomore, tournament champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate, second speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Kansas Wesleyan portion; a quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with partner Adam Heugel), an octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, 10th speaker in parliamentary debate in the Washburn portion. Justin Cress, a Florence senior, top speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Kansas Wesleyan portion; octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Washburn portion. Adam Heugel, a sophomore from Rosenberg, Texas, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, sixth speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Kansas Wesleyan portion; second in Lincoln-Douglas debate, second speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate in the Washburn portion. Joshua Stewert, a junior from Lake Charles, La., semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, seventh speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Kansas Wesleyan portion; seventh speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Washburn portion. Chris Niell, a sophomore from Petoskey, Mich., fifth speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Kansas Wesleyan portion; third speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Washburn portion. 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.
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