WKU News

Apr 21st, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team won both the National Forensic Association Individual Events Team Championship and the National Forensic Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate Team Sweepstakes national championship, hosted virtually this year April 16-19.

Apr 7th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team won its 11th American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament championship, hosted virtually this year April 1-5.

Mar 15th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team captured first place in team sweepstakes at the NFA-LD Grand Prix hosted virtually by The Spicer Debate Forum of Missouri State University on March 13-14.

Feb 17th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team won the 2021 Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament hosted virtually by Western Kentucky University Feb. 10-14.

Feb 10th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team took first in sweepstakes at the Judy Sturgis Hill Tower Invitational hosted virtually by Eastern Michigan University Feb. 6-7.

Feb 4th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team captured first place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate by way of a close-out between senior Ben Hanson and junior Madelynn Einhorn at the 23rd annual Gorlock Gala hosted virtually by Webster University.

Jan 26th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team took first in sweepstakes at the 4th and 5th tournament of the Mid-America Forensics League (MAFL) hosted virtually by Northern Illinois University on Jan. 23-24.

Jan 20th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team opened its spring semester with a strong performance by senior Derek Collins, who won top overall speaker at the “Hell Froze Over XXII Swing,” a virtual tournament hosted by Bradley University and the University of Texas at Aus

Dec 10th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team captured first place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, first speaker and the overall sweepstakes trophy at the “Fall Finale,” a virtual tournament hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lafayette College on Dec. 6-7.

Nov 16th, 2020

Powered by a strong semester-ending performance by junior Madelynn Einhorn, the WKU Forensics Team captured first place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, first speaker and the overall sweepstakes trophy at a virtual tournament hosted by Illinois State.

Nov 10th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Harvest Festival, a virtual tournament hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Nov. 7.

Nov 2nd, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team surged past the competition winning first place in sweepstakes at the Fighting Scots Halloween Bash, a virtual tournament hosted by the College of Wooster on Oct. 31.

Oct 26th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Mid-Atlantic Forensics League (MAFL) 2 tournament the weekend of Oct. 24-25. The team also placed second with a smaller group in the second half of the swing called the MAFL 3.

Oct 20th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team reached the final round in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the virtual Central Missouri University “Missouri Mule” Oct. 16-17.

Oct 12th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Illinois State University “Back to the Nest” tournament the weekend of Oct. 10-11. The team also competed successfully in debate at the Steve Hunt Classic, hosted by Lewis and Clark College.

Sep 28th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team kicked off its competitive season by hosting the 2020 Fall Forensic Tournament virtually the weekend of Sept. 25-27.

Aug 27th, 2020

The 33 members of the WKU Forensics Team have returned to campus and are preparing for the unprecedented 2020-21 season.

Jul 16th, 2020

WKU’s Forensics Team hosted a virtual Coaches’ Institute this Monday and Tuesday. Nearly 50 high school coaches representing high schools from 17 states registered for the institute.

Jun 24th, 2020

WKU Forensics Team members Faith LoPiccolo and Alex Rivera won championships in the National Forensics Association: Performances of Distinction competition.

Jun 8th, 2020

WKU Forensics Team member Andre Swai, a freshman from Springfield, Missouri, won top speaker at the NFA Lincoln-Douglas Debate Grand Prix in a virtual setting.