January 29, 2007
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University forensic team members traveled to St. Louis, Mo., Tallahassee, Fla., and Ypsilanti, Mich., to take part in three tournaments Jan. 26-27.
At the Webster Invitational in St. Louis, the debate team grabbed the debate sweepstakes championship, with Washburn University taking second and McKendree College going home with third place.
In District Qualifier/Florida Swing in Tallahassee, the WKU team qualified more students for the national tournament in April, taking the second-place sweepstakes trophy from the first portion and the championship trophy from the second portion.
At Eastern Michigan Tower Invitational, WKU’s five team members each walked away with a trophy, and the team placed second overall. Berry College was first overall with Northwestern University in third.
Results from the Webster Invitational are as follows:
Lauren Nelson, a sophomore from Wheaton, Ill., tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking, second in impromptu speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Chad Meadows), 12th parliamentary debate speaker, double octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Joelle Perry, a senior from Florence, first parliamentary debate speaker, semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, fourth speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Thomas Schally).
Jessica Furgerson, a freshman from San Antonio, second parliamentary debate speaker, fourth in informative speaking, sixth in impromptu speaking, double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Adam Heugel).
Chad Meadows, a junior from Owensboro, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Lauren Nelson), quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, excellence award in extemporaneous speaking, 15th parliamentary debate speaker.
Adam Heugel, a junior from Rosenburg, Texas, excellence award in extemporaneous speaking, double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Jessica Furgerson).
Kasey Gardner, a senior from Simi Valley, Calif., third debate speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, fifth parliamentary debate speaker, octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Keyon Shokraie).
Keyon Shokraie, a senior from Somis, Calif., third parliamentary debate speaker, double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Kasey Gardner).
Brian Bloss, a sophomore from Coppell, Texas, semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, ninth speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, octofinalist in parliamentary debate with (Barry Fields).
Rachel Mosley, a sophomore from Lake Tahoe, Calif., semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with Joseph Allen), octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Joe Allen, a sophomore from Boise, Idaho, semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with Rachel Mosley), ninth parliamentary debate speaker, double octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Elizabeth Mullins, a freshman from Plymouth, Mass., second speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate, 16th parliamentary debate speaker, double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Logan Parke).
Thomas Schally, a junior from Stillwater, Minn., octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Joelle Perry), 20th parliamentary debate speaker.
Logan Parke, a freshman from Little Rock, Ark., double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Elizabeth Mullins), double octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Barry Fields, a senior from Bowling Green, double octofinalist in parliamentary debate (with Brian Bloss).
Maggie Work, a freshman from Evansville, Ind., double octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Results from the District Qualifier/Florida Swing are as follows:
Saeed Jones, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, tournament champion in persuasive speaking, third in prose interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; tournament champion in persuasive speaking at the FSU portion.
Maggie Waid, a junior from Symsonia, sixth in dramatic interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; tournament champion in prose interpretation, third in poetry interpretation, fourth in dramatic interpretation at the FSU portion.
Rachel Wigginton, a sophomore from Glendale, fifth in rhetorical criticism at the District Qualifier portion; tournament champion in poetry interpretation, fifth in rhetorical criticism at the FSU portion.
Stephanie Youroukos, a senior from Harrisburg, Ill., tournament champion in poetry interpretation, second in after-dinner speaking at the District Qualifier portion.
Cornelius Lee, a sophomore from Killeen, Texas, second in prose interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; third in duo interpretation (with J.D. VanSlyke), sixth in prose interpretation, sixth in dramatic interpretation, seventh in after-dinner speaking at the FSU portion.
Micah Mason, a sophomore from Desoto, Texas, second in programmed oral interpretation, third in persuasive speaking at the District Qualifier portion; sixth in persuasive speaking at the FSU portion.
Ashley Litsey, a sophomore from Hodgenville, third in programmed oral interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; fourth in prose interpretation at the FSU portion.
Beth Berger, a junior from Lexington, fourth in after-dinner speaking, sixth in rhetorical criticism at the District Qualifier portion; sixth in after-dinner speaking at the FSU portion.
Nick Courtney, a sophomore from Morristown, Tenn., third in rhetorical criticism, fifth in poetry interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; second in rhetorical criticism, sixth in informative speaking at the FSU portion.
Kevin Cheairs, a freshman from Bellevue, Neb., third in dramatic interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; third in prose interpretation at the FSU portion.
Daniel Johnson, a freshman from Independence, Mo., fourth in dramatic interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; fifth in dramatic interpretation at the FSU portion.
Jeffrey Boggess, a freshman from Hayward, Calif., sixth in poetry interpretation at the District Qualifier portion; fifth in poetry interpretation at the FSU portion.
Lydia Nelson, a senior from Carver, Mass., fifth in informative speaking at the District Qualifier portion; second in poetry at the FSU portion.
J.D. VanSlyke, a sophomore from Wylie, Texas, fourth in informative speaking at the District Qualifier portion; third in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee) at the FSU portion.
Drew Horner, a freshman from Morristown, Tenn., fourth in persuasive speaking at the FSU portion.
Natalie Sintek, a junior from Eagan, Minn., fifth in informative speaking at the FSU portion.
Seth Peckham, a freshman from Alden, Kan., seventh in rhetorical criticism at the FSU portion.
Results from the EMU Tower Invitational are as follows:
Ryan Brown, a sophomore from Morehead, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Carrie Guggenmos), tournament champion in informative speaking, second in prose interpretation, second in persuasive speaking.
Carrie Guggenmos, a freshman from Fullerton, Calif., tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Ryan Brown), second in dramatic interpretation, third in poetry interpretation.
Joseph Millhouse, a freshman from San Antonio, third in prose interpretation, third in dramatic interpretation, sixth in persuasive speaking.
Samantha Harrison, a freshman from Carrollton, Texas, second in impromptu speaking.
Katie Nedvidek, a freshman from Danville, third in after-dinner speaking.
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