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WKU Forensic Team Wins Overall Title In Nebraska

October 23, 2007

Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University forensic team members traveled to Indiana and Nebraska to take part in four tournaments the weekend of Oct. 19-21.

WKU swept the Nebraska Double-Up Swing in Omaha with the overall team sweepstakes championship followed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Omaha. WKU won the debate sweepstakes with Truman State University in second and United States Air Force Academy in third.

At the Ball State “Age of Aquarius” Tournament in Muncie, Ind., WKU qualified several students for the national tournaments later in the year.

Results from the Nebraska Double-Up Speech and Debate Tournament are as follows:
Natalie Sintek, a senior from Eagan, Minn., tournament champion in informative speaking, tournament champion in prose interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) and quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Rachel Mosley) in the Creighton portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) and fourth in informative speaking in the Concordia portion.

Lauren Nelson, a junior from Wheaton, Ill., tournament champion in communication analysis, top parliamentary debate speaker, second Lincoln-Douglas debate speaker, fourth in extemporaneous speaking, octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Adam Heugel) in the Creighton portion; second in extemporaneous speaking and second in communication analysis in the Concordia portion.

Colby Holt, a freshman from Paducah, tournament champion in persuasive speaking in the Creighton portion; third in persuasive speaking, fourth in duo interpretation (with Kelly Lootz) and sixth in prose interpretation in the Concordia portion.

Ganer Newman, a junior from Sherman Oaks, Calif., second in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek) in the Creighton portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek) in the Concordia portion.

Carrie Guggenmos, a sophomore from Fullerton, Calif., second in persuasive speaking and sixth in communication analysis in the Creighton portion; tournament champion in persuasive speaking in the Concordia portion.

Beth Berger, a senior from Lexington, second in after-dinner speaking in the Creighton portion; tournament champion in after-dinner speaking in the Concordia portion.

Kelly Lootz, a freshman from Plymouth, Mass., fourth in dramatic interpretation and sixth in informative speaking in the Creighton portion; third in informative speaking, fourth in dramatic interpretation and fourth in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt) in the Concordia portion.

Jason Carey, a sophomore from Hutchinson, Kan., second in extemporaneous speaking and semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Creighton portion; fourth in extemporaneous speaking in the Concordia portion.

Todd Rainey, a freshman from Indianapolis, semifinalist in extemporaneous speaking and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Brandon Merrell) in the Creighton portion; fifth in extemporaneous speaking in the Concordia portion.

Thomas Schally, a junior from Stillwater, Minn., second parliamentary debate speaker and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Chad Meadows) in the Creighton portion.

Chad Meadows, a senior from Owensboro, fifth parliamentary debate speaker, octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Tom Schally) and octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Creighton portion.

Brandon Merrell, a freshman from Snohomish, Wash., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Todd Rainey) in the Creighton portion.

Brian Bloss, a junior from Coppell, Texas, semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with Kelcey Hathaway) in the Creighton portion.

Kelcey Hathaway, a sophomore from Garden City, Kan., semifinalist in parliamentary debate (with Brian Bloss) in the Creighton portion.

Rachel Mosley, a junior from Lake Tahoe, Calif., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Natalie Sintek) in the Creighton portion.

Logan Parke, a sophomore from Little Rock, Ark., quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Elizabeth Mullins) in the Creighton portion.

Joshua Harzman, a freshman from Salina, Kan., octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the Creighton portion.

Elizabeth Mullins, a sophomore from Plymouth, Mass., octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Logan Parke) in the Creighton portion.

Adam Heugel, a senior from Rosenburg, Texas, octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Lauren Nelson) in the Creighton portion.

Results from the Ball State “Age of Aquarius” Tournament are as follows:
Seth Peckham, a sophomore from Alden, Kan., tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking and tournament champion in informative speaking.

Micah Mason, a junior from Desoto, Texas, tournament champion in poetry interpretation, fourth in persuasive speaking and fourth in prose interpretation.

Saeed Jones, a senior from Lewisville, Texas, tournament champion in prose interpretation and second in impromptu speaking.

Chelsea Harman, a freshman from Hickory, third in informative speaking, third in dramatic interpretation and seventh in prose interpretation.

Robert Whittley, a freshman from Glenview, Ill., second in prose interpretation.

Desiree Guerrero, a freshman from Fullerton, Calif., sixth in informative speaking and sixth in persuasive speaking.

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