October 06, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University forensic team members traveled to Gallatin, Tenn., Normal, Ill., and Philadelphia, Pa., to take part in three tournaments the weekend of Oct. 4-5.
At the Lafayette College Debate Tournament, WKU placed first in team sweepstakes followed by University of Pennsylvania and Patrick Henry College.
In Normal, Ill., WKU’s team of 14 swept both portions of the Seventy-Four Swing tournament with the top overall team sweepstakes. Ohio University placed second, and Eastern Michigan University placed third.
Results from the Volunteer State tournament are as follows:
Desiree Guerrero, a sophomore from Fullerton, Calif., tournament champion in persuasive speaking, fourth in poetry interpretation and sixth in informative speaking.
Michael Courtney, a sophomore from Mayfield, tournament champion in informative speaking, third in poetry interpretation and third in prose interpretation.
Chelsea Harman, a sophomore from Hickory, second in poetry interpretation, second in informative speaking and third in dramatic interpretation.
J.D. VanSlyke, a senior from Wylie, Texas, tournament champion in poetry interpretation and fourth in informative speaking.
Lillian Schoer, a junior from Billings, Mont., second in dramatic interpretation and fifth in prose interpretation.
Mario Nguyen, a freshman from Plano, Texas, tournament champion in dramatic interpretation and tournament champion in after-dinner speaking.
Samantha Harrison, a junior from Carrollton, Texas, third in impromptu speaking and third in informative speaking.
Taron Grizzell, a freshman from Union City, Calif., second in after-dinner speaking.
Results from the Lafayette College Debate Tournament are as follows:
Elizabeth Mullins, a junior from Plymouth, Mass., semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and third debate speaker.
Joshua Harzman, a sophomore from Salina, Kan., semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and fourth debate speaker.
Todd Rainey, a sophomore from Indianapolis, second debate speaker and quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Brandon Merrell, a sophomore from Snohomish, Wash., octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and seventh debate speaker.
Rachel Mosley, a senior from Lake Tahoe, Calif., octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and ninth debate speaker.
Thomas Schally, a senior from Stillwater, Minn., octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Results from the Seventy-Four Swing are as follows:
Seth Peckham, a junior from Alden, Kan., tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking and second in informative speaking in the ISU portion; tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking, tournament champion in informative speaking and second in impromptu speaking in the Bradley portion.
Adam Swanson, a junior from Rosemount, Minn., tournament champion in prose interpretation in the ISU portion; third in prose interpretation and third in dramatic interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Robert Whittley, a sophomore from Glenview, Ill., tournament champion in poetry interpretation and semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Cornelius Lee, a senior from Killeen, Texas, fourth in duo interpretation (with Ashley Litsey) in the ISU portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Ashley Litsey), second in duo interpretation (with Rachel Wigginton) and semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Ashley Litsey, a senior from Hodgenville, third in prose interpretation and fourth in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee) in the ISU portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee) in the Bradley portion.
Carrie Guggenmos, a junior from Fullerton, Calif., second in prose interpretation and second in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) in the ISU portion; third in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) in the Bradley portion.
Ganer Newman, a senior from Sherman Oaks, Calif., second in duo interpretation (with Carrie Guggenmos) in the ISU portion; third in duo interpretation (with Carrie Guggenmos) and fourth in prose interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Colby Holt, a sophomore from Paducah, second in poetry interpretation and semifinalist in prose interpretation in the ISU portion; fifth in poetry interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Rachel Wigginton, a senior from Glendale, second in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee) and sixth in prose interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Drew Horner, a junior from Morristown, Tenn., third in persuasive speaking and third in informative speaking in the ISU portion.
Ethan Millspaugh, a sophomore from Coppell, Texas, third in after-dinner speaking in the ISU portion; fifth in after-dinner speaking in the Bradley portion.
Katie Nedvidek, a junior from Danville, third in communication analysis in the ISU portion.
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