WKU forensic team members traveled to Omaha, Neb., and Berea, Ky., to take part in two tournaments the weekend of Oct. 24-25.
In the Nebraska Double-Up at Creighton University, the team captured the top overall tournament sweepstakes for individual events and debate. Second and third place in overall sweepstakes went to Ohio University and University of Nebraska at Lincoln. WKU also swept the debate portion of the tournament with first place in sweepstakes and closed out the final round of Lincoln-Douglas debate. Truman State University placed second in sweepstakes and Central Michigan University placed third. WKU senior Samantha Harrison placed third in overall tournament quadrathon, which is a measure of individual success in four or more events over both portions of the tournament.
At the Berea College/University of the Cumberlands tournament, the team of nine advanced all students to elimination rounds. WKU received first place in Team Sweepstakes in the Cumberland portion of the tournament and second place in the Berea portion. Other schools rounding out the top spots included Tennessee State University, Miami University and George Mason University.
Results from the 2009 Nebraska Double-Up are as follows:
Samantha Harrison, a senior from Carrollton, Texas, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt), second in impromptu speaking, third in quadrathon, third in persuasive speaking, fourth in after-dinner speaking and fifth in informative speaking in the Creighton portion; second in persuasive speaking, second in duo interpretation (with Colby Holt) and fourth in after-dinner speaking in the Alumni portion.
Colby Holt, a junior from Paducah, tournament champion in dramatic interpretation, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Samantha Harrison) and fourth in programmed oral interpretation in the Creighton portion; second in duo interpretation (with Samantha Harrison), fourth in programmed oral interpretation and fourth in dramatic interpretation in the Alumni portion.
Sarah Spiker, a junior from Snohomish, Wash., tournament co-champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate and top debate speaker.
Kaleb Jessee, a senior from Garden City, Kan., tournament co-champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate and second debate speaker.
Maggie Woodward, a sophomore from Collierville, Tenn., tournament champion in persuasive speaking and second in communication analysis in the Creighton portion; fourth in impromptu speaking and fifth in persuasive speaking in the Alumni portion.
Liz Owens, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, tournament champion in novice Lincoln-Douglas debate and top novice debate speaker.
Ethan Millspaugh, a junior from Coppell, Texas, second in informative speaking and second in programmed oral interpretation in the Creighton portion; third in informative speaking, third in programmed oral interpretation and fourth in duo interpretation (with Ganer Newman) in the Alumni portion.
Ganer Newman, a senior from Sherman Oaks, Calif., third in programmed oral interpretation in the Creighton portion; tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation and fourth in duo interpretation (with Ethan Millspaugh) in the Alumni portion.
Joshua Harzman, a junior from Salina, Kan., semifinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and fifth debate speaker.
Amanda Waid, a freshman from Symsonia, fourth in prose interpretation and sixth in dramatic interpretation in the Creighton portion; sixth in informative speaking and sixth in dramatic interpretation in the Alumni portion.
Jessica Furgerson, a senior from San Antonio, Texas, quarterfinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Matt Whitman, a sophomore from Austin, Texas, quarterfinalist in novice Lincoln-Douglas debate and third novice debate speaker.
Logan Parke, a senior from Little Rock, Ark., octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate and seventh debate speaker.
Frank Murdock, a sophomore from Kingston, Wash., octofinalist in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Results from the Berea College/ University of Cumberlands Tournament are as follows:
Mario Nguyen, a sophomore from Plano, Texas, tournament champion in impromptu speaking, tournament champion in dramatic interpretation and third in persuasive speaking in the Berea portion; tournament champion in dramatic interpretation, second in persuasive speaking and fourth in impromptu speaking in the Cumberlands portion.
Jeffrey Boggess, a senior from Hayward, Calif., tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell), second in poetry interpretation and fifth in dramatic interpretation in the Berea portion; second in dramatic interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell) and fourth in poetry interpretation in the Cumberlands portion.
Chelsea Harman, a junior from Hickory, tournament champion in informative speaking and fourth in programmed oral interpretation in the Cumberlands portion; fourth in poetry interpretation, fourth in programmed oral interpretation and fifth in informative speaking in the Berea portion.
Tatiana Mackins-Burton, a freshman from Burnsville, Minn., tournament champion in poetry interpretation and second in informative speaking in the Berea portion; second in informative speaking and fifth in poetry interpretation in the Cumberlands portion.
Taron Grizzell, a sophomore from Union City, Calif., tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Jeffrey Boggess) and second in prose interpretation in the Berea portion; second in duo interpretation (with Jeffrey Boggess) and fifth in duo interpretation (with Alex Wozencraft) in the Cumberlands portion.
Desiree Guerrero, a junior from Fullerton, Calif., second in communication analysis and third in informative speaking in the Berea portion; sixth in communication analysis in the Cumberlands portion.
Alexander Wozencraft, a sophomore from Tulsa, Okla., second in prose interpretation and fifth in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell) in the Cumberlands portion; fourth in prose interpretation and fifth in poetry interpretation in the Berea portion.
Wilian Iralzabal, a sophomore from Union City, Calif., fourth in dramatic interpretation in the Cumberlands portion; sixth in poetry interpretation in the Berea portion.
Taylor Hilton, a freshman from Nashville, Tenn., third in poetry interpretation and semifinalist in prose interpretation in the Cumberlands portion.
Contact: Judy Woodring, (270) 745-6340.
