March 02, 2009
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Twenty-seven members of the Western Kentucky University Forensic Team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio, and Peoria, Ill., during the weekend of Feb. 28-March 1.
Fourteen members of the WKU team swept the Bowling Green State University tournament, followed by Eastern Michigan University and University of Akron.
Individual results for the Bowling Green State University Tournament are as follows:
Ethan Millspaugh, a sophomore from Coppell, Texas, tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation, tournament champion in communication analysis and tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Chelsea Harman) in the BGSU portion; second in programmed oral interpretation, second in communication analysis and fifth in duo interpretation (with Chelsea Harman) in the Miami portion.
Chelsea Harman, a sophomore from Hickory, tournament champion in dramatic interpretation and tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Ethan Millspaugh) in the BGSU portion; tournament champion in informative speaking, third in dramatic interpretation and fifth in duo interpretation (with Ethan Millspaugh) in the Miami portion.
Colby Holt, a sophomore from Paducah, tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation and tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Samantha Harrison) in the Miami portion; second in programmed oral interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Chelsea Harman) and fifth in informative speaking in the BGSU portion.
Ashley Litsey, a senior from Hodgenville, tournament champion in poetry interpretation and third in prose interpretation in the BGSU portion; tournament champion in poetry interpretation in the Miami portion.
Samantha Harrison, a junior from Carrollton, Texas, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt), third in persuasive speaking and sixth in prose interpretation in the Miami portion; second in prose interpretation, second in persuasive speaking, and second in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt) in the BGSU portion.
Katie Nedvidek, a junior from Danville, tournament champion in informative speaking and second in communication analysis in the BGSU portion; fourth in informative speaking and fourth in communication analysis in the Miami portion.
Celena Allen, a freshman from Hayward, Calif., tournament champion in dramatic interpretation in the Miami portion; third in dramatic interpretation in the BGSU portion.
Mario Nguyen, a freshman from Plano, Texas, tournament champion in impromptu speaking and fifth in persuasive speaking in the Miami portion.
Desiree Guerrero, a sophomore from Fullerton, Calif., second in after-dinner speaking and third in communication analysis in the BGSU portion; second in after-dinner speaking in the Miami portion.
Rob Strobel, a sophomore from Lexington, second in impromptu speaking in the Miami portion; third in extemporaneous speaking and fourth in informative speaking in the BGSU portion.
Corey Gomez, a freshman from Newark, Calif., second in dramatic interpretation in the Miami portion; fourth in dramatic interpretation in the BGSU portion.
Joshua Harzman, a sophomore from Salina, Kan., second in persuasive speaking in the Miami portion; sixth in persuasive speaking in the BGSU portion.
Taron Grizzell, a freshman from Union City, Calif., second in dramatic interpretation in the BGSU portion.
J.D. VanSlyke, a senior from Wylie, Texas, third in impromptu speaking and fifth in after-dinner speaking in the BGSU portion; third in after-dinner speaking and third in impromptu speaking in the Miami portion.
Individual results for the Mid-American Forensic League Tournament are as follows:
Joele Denis, a senior from Hollywood, Fla., tournament champion in after-dinner speaking and third in duo interpretation (with Alexander Wozencraft) in the ISU portion; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson) and seventh in duo interpretation (with Alexander Wozencraft) in the Bradley portion.
Kelly Lootz, a sophomore from Plymouth, Massachusetts, tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation in the Bradley portion; tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation in the ISU portion.
Jerome Davis, a junior from Austell, Ga., tournament champion in poetry interpretation, second in prose interpretation, and third in duo interpretation (with Robert Whittley) in the Bradley portion; fifth in programmed oral interpretation and fifth in prose interpretation in the ISU portion.
Adam Swanson, a junior from Rosemount, Minn., tournament champion in informative speaking and tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis) in the Bradley portion; third in informative speaking in the ISU portion.
Ganer Newman, a senior from Sherman Oaks, Calif., tournament champion in communication analysis and third in poetry interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Cornelius Lee, a senior from Killeen, Texas, tournament champion in prose interpretation in the Bradley portion.
Rachel Wigginton, a senior from Glendale, tournament champion in communication analysis in the ISU portion.
Alexander Wozencraft, a freshman from Tulsa, Okla., third in poetry interpretation and third in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis) in the ISU portion; seventh in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis) in the Bradley portion.
Robert Whittley, a sophomore from Glenview, Ill., third in duo interpretation (with Jerome Davis) in the Bradley portion.
Jeffrey Boggess, a junior from Hayward, Calif., fourth in poetry interpretation in the Bradley portion; fourth in programmed oral interpretation in the ISU portion.
Carrie Guggenmos, a junior from Fullerton, Calif., fourth in informative speaking in the Bradley portion.
Seth Peckham, a junior from Alden, Kan., fourth in after-dinner speaking in the ISU portion.
Matt Whitman, a freshman from Austin, Texas, fourth in communication analysis in the ISU portion.
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