WKU Forensic Team Members Compete In Three States

October 15, 2007

Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University forensic team members traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Berea, Ky., and Portland, Ore., to take part in tournaments the weekend of Oct. 13-14.

Twelve members traveled to the Alabama Crimson Classic Tournament, on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where WKU was crowned best overall in sweepstakes, topping teams from Tennessee State University and McKendree College.

At the Berea College/University of the Cumberlands tournament, the team of 12 captured the overall sweepstakes title with Miami (Ohio) University taking second and Eastern Illinois University taking third.
Six members of the debate team traveled to Portland, Ore., for the Lewis and Clark Pioneer Invitational, qualifying members for the national tournaments.

Results from the Alabama Crimson Classic Forensics Tournament are as follows:
Joele Denis, a junior from Hollywood, Fla., tournament champion in individual sweepstakes, fourth in dramatic interpretation, fifth in duo interpretation (with Samantha Harrison), fifth in impromptu speaking and sixth in programmed oral interpretation in the Alumni portion; tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation, second in communication analysis, third in duo interpretation (with Samantha Harrison) and third in individual sweepstakes in the Crimson Classic portion.
Saeed Jones, a senior from Lewisville, Texas, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Ben Unanaowo), third in persuasive speaking and fifth in individual sweepstakes in the Alumni portion; tournament champion in persuasive speaking, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Ben Unanaowo), tournament champion in poetry interpretation and fifth in individual sweepstakes in the Crimson Classic portion.
Ben Unanaowo, a senior from Union City, Calif., tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones) and fourth in poetry interpretation in the Alumni portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Saeed Jones) and tournament champion in prose interpretation in the Crimson Classic portion.
Daniel Johnson, a sophomore from Independence, Mo., tournament champion in dramatic interpretation and second in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson) in the Alumni portion; second in informative speaking and sixth in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson) in the Crimson Classic portion.
Adam Swanson, a sophomore from Rosemount, Minn., second in duo interpretation (with Daniel Johnson), fourth in prose interpretation and fifth in communication analysis in the Alumni portion; sixth in duo interpretation (with Daniel Johnson) in the Crimson Classic portion.
Maggie Waid, a senior from Symsonia, third in poetry interpretation and sixth in duo interpretation (with Ben Pyle) in the Alumni portion; second in duo interpretation (with Ben Pyle) and sixth in poetry interpretation in the Crimson Classic portion.
Natalie Sintek, a senior from Eagan, Minn., third in informative speaking and fourth in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) in the Alumni portion; fourth in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) and fourth in informative speaking in the Crimson Classic portion.
Ben Pyle, a senior from Harrisburg, Ill., fifth in dramatic interpretation, fifth in poetry interpretation and sixth in duo interpretation (with Maggie Waid) in the Alumni portion; second in duo interpretation (with Maggie Waid) and fourth in poetry interpretation in the Crimson Classic portion.
Samantha Harrison, a sophomore from Carrollton, Texas, fifth in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis) in the Alumni portion; third in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis) in the Crimson Classic portion.
Ganer Newman, a junior from Sherman Oaks, Calif., fourth in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek) in the Alumni portion; fourth in duo interpretation (with Natalie Sintek) in the Crimson Classic portion.
Jeffrey Boggess, a sophomore from Hayward, Calif., second in programmed oral interpretation, second in poetry interpretation and sixth in prose interpretation in the Crimson Classic portion.
Carrie Guggenmos, a sophomore from Fullerton, Calif., second in persuasive speaking in the Alumni portion; fourth in communication analysis in the Crimson Classic portion.

Results from the Berea College/University of Cumberlands Tournament are as follows:
Rachel Wigginton, a junior from Glendale, tournament champion in poetry interpretation, tournament champion in after-dinner speaking and second in prose interpretation in the Cumberlands portion; tournament champion in poetry interpretation, second in after-dinner speaking and sixth in prose interpretation in the Berea portion.
Kelly Lootz, a freshman from Plymouth, Mass., tournament champion in dramatic interpretation, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt) and fourth in informative speaking in the Cumberlands portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt), tournament champion in dramatic interpretation and third in informative speaking in the Berea portion.
Colby Holt, a freshman from Paducah, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Kelly Lootz), fourth in prose interpretation and fifth in persuasive speaking in the Cumberlands portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Kelly Lootz), tournament champion in persuasive speaking and fifth in prose interpretation in the Berea portion.
Desiree Guerrero, a freshman from Fullerton, Calif., tournament champion in persuasive speaking in the Cumberlands portion; fifth in persuasive speaking and sixth in informative speaking in the Berea portion.
Josh Ramsey, a sophomore from Fort Scott, Kan., top debate speaker and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Jason Carey) in the Cumberlands portion.
Chelsea Harman, a freshman from Hickory, second in dramatic interpretation, fifth in prose interpretation and fifth in informative speaking in the Cumberlands portion; tournament champion in informative speaking, tournament champion in prose interpretation and second in dramatic interpretation in the Berea portion.
Jason Carey, a sophomore from Hutchinson, Kan., third debate speaker and octafinalist in parliamentary debate (with Josh Ramsey) in the Cumberlands portion; tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking in the Berea portion.
Robert Whittley, a freshman from Glenview, Ill., tournament champion in prose interpretation and third in informative speaking in the Cumberlands portion; second in informative speaking and second in prose interpretation in the Berea portion.
Ethan Millspaugh, a freshman from Coppell, Texas, third in after-dinner speaking and third in prose interpretation in the Cumberlands portion; tournament champion in after-dinner speaking in the Berea portion.
Todd Rainey, a freshman from Indianapolis, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Brandon Merrell) in the Cumberlands portion.
Brandon Merrell, a freshman from Snohomish, Wash., quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Todd Rainey) in the Cumberlands portion.
Michael Courtney, a freshman from Mayfield, second in persuasive speaking in the Cumberlands portion; second in persuasive speaking in the Berea portion.

Results from the Lewis & Clark Debate Tournament are as follows:
Elizabeth Mullins, a sophomore from Plymouth, Mass., top debate speaker and quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Logan Parke).
Jessica Furgerson, a sophomore from San Antonio, Texas, second in impromptu speaking, second in persuasive speaking, fourth in extemporaneous speaking, quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Rachel Mosley) and 11th debate speaker.
Logan Parke, a sophomore from Little Rock, Ark., third debate speaker and quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Liz Mullins).
Rachel Mosley, a junior from Lake Tahoe, Calif., quarterfinalist in parliamentary debate (with Jessica Furgerson) and ninth debate speaker.
Brian Bloss, a junior from Coppell, Texas, sixth in extemporaneous speaking and eighth debate speaker.
Kelcey Hathaway, a sophomore from Garden City, Kan., sixth debate speaker.
               
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