Team Sweepstakes - 1st in the Nation (6th time)
Debate Sweepstakes - 1st in the Nation (8th time)

1240 slots competing in individual events, and twenty-two schools competing in Lincoln-Douglas debate

• Joele Denis: national champion in pentathalon, national champion in poetry interpretation, second in dramatic interpretation, third in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson), semifinalist in rhetorical criticism, semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Alex Wozencraft), semifinalist in after-dinner speaking, and quarter-finalist in prose interpretation.
• Cornelius Lee: national champion in duo interpretation (with Ashley Litsey) and third in poetry interpretation.
• Ashley Litsey: national champion in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee) and fourth in poetry interpretation.
• Carrie Guggenmos: second in prose interpretation, fourth in pentathalon, fourth in poetry interpretation, semifinalist in poetry interpretation, quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) and quarter-finalist in informative speaking.
• Lauren Nelson: second in Lincoln-Douglas debate, fourth in impromptu speaking, third debate speaker, eleventh in pentathalon, and quarter-finalist in prose interpretation.
• Ganer Newman: second in rhetorical criticism, quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Carrie Guggenmos) and quarter-finalist in dramatic interpretation.
• Jerome Davis: second in duo interpretation (with Robert Whittley), semifinalist in dramatic interpretation, quarter-finalist in poetry interpretation.
• Jessica Furgerson: second debate speaker, semifinalist in impromptu speaking, semifinalist in extemporaneous speaking, and quarter-finalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Robert Whittley: second in duo interpretation (with Jerome Davis), quarter-finalist in prose interpretation, and quarter-finalist in dramatic interpretation.
• J.D. VanSlyke: second in informative speaking, quarter-finalist in after-dinner speaking, and quarter-finalist in poetry interpretation.
• Adam Swanson: third in pentathalon, third in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis), fifth in prose interpretation, sixth in informative speaking, semifinalist in dramatic interpretation, semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Mario Nguyen) and quarter-finalist in after-dinner speaking.
• Seth Peckham: third in extemporaneous speaking, quarter-finalist in after-dinner speaking, quarter-finalist in impromptu speaking, and quarter-finalist in rhetorical criticism.
• Rachel Wigginton: third in persuasive speaking and semifinalist in informative speaking.
• Sarah Spiker: semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Mario Nguyen: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson) and quarter-finalist in impromptu speaking.
• Frank Murdock: quarter-finalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Jeffrey Boggess: semifinalist in dramatic interpretation.
• Samantha Harrison: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt).
• Colby Holt: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Samantha Harrison).
• Alexander Wozencraft: semifinalist in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis).
• Elizabeth Mullins: ninth debate speaker.
• Joshua Harzman: tenth debate speaker.
• Kaleb Jessee: octafinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Celena Allen: quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell).
• Taron Grizzell: quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Celena Allen).
• Chelsea Harman: quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Ethan Millspaugh).
• Ethan Millspaugh: quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Chelsea Harman).
• Katie Nedvidek: quarter-finalist in after-dinner speaking.
• Todd Rainey: quarter-finalist in extemporaneous speaking.
• Lillian Schoer: quarter-finalist in after-dinner speaking.
• Khristan Solliday: quarter-finalist in impromptu speaking.

AFA Nationals - (Akron, Ohio)

Team Sweepstakes - 1st in the Nation (the 6th in eight years)
Records broken: Most AFA Finals In A Career (Natalie Sintek) and Most AFA Finals In One Year (Natalie Sintek, with six)

More than 273 member schools, and WKU was the only school to advance students to elim. round in every event. Rachel Wigginton, a senior from Glendale, was chosen to be part of the AFA 2009 All American Team.

• Jessica Furgerson: national champion in impromptu speaking, semi-finalist in extemporaneous speaking, and semi-finalist in informative speaking.
• Adam Swanson: fourth in prose interpretation, seventeenth in individual sweepstakes, quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Joele Denis), and quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Mario Nguyen).
• Jerome Davis: fourth in duo interpretation (with Robert Whittley) and quarter-finalist in poetry interpretation.
• Robert Whittley: fourth in duo interpretation (with Jerome Davis).
• Cornelius Lee: fifth in poetry interpretation, semi-finalist in duo interpretation (with Ashley Litsey), and quarter-finalist in programmed oral interpretation.
• Katie Nedvidek: fifth in after-dinner speaking.
• Carrie Guggenmos: sixth in prose interpretation, semi-finalist in poetry interpretation, and quarter-finalist in communication analysis.
• Ganer Newman: semi-finalist in poetry interpretation and quarter-finalist in dramatic interpretation.
• Lauren Nelson: semi-finalist in extemporaneous speaking and quarter-finalist in persuasive speaking.
• Seth Peckham: semi-finalist in extemporaneous speaking and semi-finalist in impromptu speaking.
• Chelsea Harman: semi-finalist in poetry interpretation.
• Ashley Litsey: semi-finalist in duo interpretation (with Cornelius Lee).
• Joele Denis: quarter-finalist in dramatic interpretation, quarter-finalist in poetry interpretation, quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson), and quarter-finalist in prose interpretation.
• Rachel Wigginton: quarter-finalist in persuasive speaking and quarter-finalist in prose interpretation.
• Mario Nguyen: quarter-finalist in duo interpretation (with Adam Swanson).

KFA State

(1st Team Sweepstakes, for 20th time)

• Team of Jessica Furgerson and Elizabeth Mullins: state champion in parliamentary debate.
• Team of Kelcy Hathaway and Rachel Mosley semifinalist in parliamentary debate.
• Team of Logan Parke and Thomas Schally quarter-finalist in parliamentary debate.
• Team of Brian Bloss and Kaleb Jessee quarter-finalist in parliamentary debate.
• Lauren Nelson: state champion in individual sweepstakes, state champion in extemporaneous speaking, second in impromptu speaking, second in informative speaking and third in poetry interpretation.
• Maggie Woodward: state champion in informative speaking, state champion in communication analysis and second in prose interpretation.
• Taron Grizzell: state champion in dramatic interpretation and state champion in duo interpretation (with Celena Allen).
• Celena Allen: state champion in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell) and second in dramatic interpretation.
• Katie Nedvidek: state champion in persuasive speaking, third in communication analysis, fourth in after-dinner speaking and fifth in informative speaking.
• Chris Hiller: state champion in prose interpretation and fourth in dramatic interpretation.
• Lillian Schoer: state champion in poetry interpretation and fourth in prose interpretation.
• Colby Holt: state champion in programmed oral interpretation and fourth in informative speaking.
• Jeffrey Boggess: second in poetry interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Corey Gomez), third in dramatic interpretation, fourth in programmed oral interpretation and fifth in prose interpretation.
• Corey Gomez: second in programmed oral interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Jeffrey Boggess) and fifth in dramatic interpretation.
• Khristan Solliday: second in communication analysis and sixth in extemporaneous speaking.
• Jason Carey: third in persuasive speaking and fourth in extemporaneous speaking.
• Alexander Wozencraft: third in prose interpretation and fourth in informative speaking.
• Thomas Schally: second in persuasive speaking.
• Sarah Spiker: third in extemporaneous speaking and ninth debate speaker.
• Logan Parke: third debate speaker.
• Jessica Furgerson: fourth debate speaker and fourth in persuasive speaking.
• Rob Strobel: fourth in communication analysis and fifth in impromptu speaking.
• Kaleb Jessee: fifth in after-dinner speaking.
• Elizabeth Mullins: sixth debate speaker.
• Brian Bloss: seventh debate speaker.
• Rachel Mosley: tenth debate speaker.

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