Members of the WKU Forensic Team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio; Evanston, Ill.; and Dekalb, Ill., to compete in four tournaments the weekend of Feb. 25-27.
These four tournaments presented WKU team members with one of their last opportunities of the season to qualify events for the national tournaments taking place in April.
In Ohio, WKU’s team of 10 was crowned sweepstakes champion at the Bowling Green State University Alumni tournament, ahead of 26 other colleges and universities. At the BGSU tournament on Saturday, the team placed second to Ohio University in team sweepstakes. Hillsdale College placed third. Overall, WKU was able to advance all students to elimination rounds.
In Illinois, WKU’s small group of 14 students received second place in team sweepstakes at the Harper College tournament and third place at the Northwestern University tournament.
Next weekend, the team will travel to Clemson University in Clemson, S.C., and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. At Clemson, students will compete at the Delta Sigma Rho Tau Kappa Alpha honor society’s National Tournament. The tournament in Clemson will be the last weekend of the regular season that students can qualify for April’s national tournaments.
Individual results for the Bowling Green State University Tournament are as follows:
Taylor Hilton, a sophomore from Nashville, Tenn., tournament champion in prose interpretation, tournament champion in poetry interpretation and fifth in duo interpretation (with Gabriella Devia-Allen) at the Bowling Green State tournament; tournament champion in prose interpretation, fourth in poetry interpretation, fourth in dramatic interpretation and fifth in programmed oral interpretation at the Alumni tournament.
Alexander Wozencraft, a junior from Tulsa, Okla., tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation and tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Sarah Brazier) at the Bowling Green State tournament; tournament champion in programmed oral interpretation, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Sarah Brazier) and third in poetry interpretation at the Alumni tournament.
Richard Heyne, a freshman from Sunrise, Fla., tournament champion in communication analysis and tournament champion in poetry interpretation at the Alumni tournament.
Sarah Brazier, a freshman from Wadsworth, Ohio, tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Alex Wozencraft) and second in prose interpretation at the Bowling Green State tournament; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Alex Wozencraft), second in prose interpretation and third in duo interpretation (with Ethan Millspaugh) at the Alumni tournament.
Mario Nguyen, a junior from Plano, Texas, tournament champion in after-dinner speaking, fourth in impromptu speaking and sixth in duo interpretation (with Celena Allen) at the Bowling Green State tournament; second in duo interpretation (with Celena Allen) at the Alumni tournament.
Celena Allen, a junior from Hayward, Calif., tournament champion in dramatic interpretation, second in duo interpretation (with Mario Nguyen) at the Alumni tournament; second in dramatic interpretation and sixth in duo interpretation (with Mario Nguyen) at the Bowling Green State tournament.
Khristan Solliday, a junior from Mitchell, Ind., tournament champion in extemporaneous speaking at the Alumni tournament; second in extemporaneous speaking at the Bowling Green State tournament.
Gabriella Devia-Allen, a freshman from Davie, Fla., tournament champion in informative speaking at the Alumni tournament; fifth in duo interpretation (with Taylor Hilton) at the Bowling Green State tournament.
Ethan Millspaugh, a senior from Coppell, Texas, second in quadrathon, second in after-dinner speaking and second in impromptu speaking at the Bowling Green State tournament; third in duo interpretation (with Sarah Brazier) and fourth in prose interpretation at the Alumni tournament.
Darius Wilson, a freshman from Blue Springs, Mo., second in poetry interpretation at the Bowling Green State tournament; second in poetry interpretation at the Alumni tournament.
Individual results for the Northern Illinois University/NIU University “Mid-American Forensic League” Tournament are as follows:
Taron Grizzell, a junior from Union City, Calif., tournament champion in poetry interpretation and third in duo interpretation (with Robert Whittley) at the Harper College tournament; tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Robert Whittley) and sixth in prose interpretation at the Northwestern tournament.
Robert Whittley, a senior from Glenview, Ill., tournament champion in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell) and third in programmed oral interpretation at the Northwestern tournament; second in programmed oral interpretation, second in prose interpretation, third in duo interpretation (with Taron Grizzell) and fourth in poetry interpretation at the Harper College tournament.
Tatiana Mackins-Burton, a sophomore from Burnsville, Minn., tournament champion in communication analysis, third in informative speaking and third in duo interpretation (with Amanda Waid) at the Northwestern tournament.
John Reynolds, a freshman from Harlingen, Texas, tournament champion in informative speaking at the Harper College tournament.
Tyler Dailey, a sophomore from Blue Springs, Mo., second in duo interpretation (with Lindsey White) and third in programmed oral interpretation at the Harper College tournament.
Desiree Guerrero, a senior from Fullerton, Calif., second in after-dinner speaking and sixth in persuasive speaking at the Northwestern tournament; seventh in persuasive speaking at the Harper College tournament.
Lindsey White, a freshman from St. Paul, Minn., second in duo interpretation (with Tyler Dailey) at the Harper College tournament.
Mitchell Grogg, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., third in impromptu speaking and seventh in extemporaneous speaking at the Northwestern tournament.
Chelsea Harman, a senior from Hickory, fourth in after-dinner speaking and fourth in prose interpretation at the Harper College tournament.
Amanda Waid, a sophomore from Symsonia, fourth in duo interpretation (with Wilian Iralzabal) at the Harper College tournament; third in duo interpretation (with Tatiana Mackins-Burton) and fourth in duo interpretation (with Wilian Iralzabal) at the Northwestern tournament.
Wilian Iralzabal, a junior from Union City, Calif., fourth in duo interpretation (with Amanda Waid) at the Harper College tournament; fourth in duo interpretation (with Amanda Waid) at the Northwestern tournament.
Matt Whitman, a junior from Austin, Texas, fourth in impromptu speaking at the Northwestern tournament.
Contact: Jace Lux, (270) 745-6340.
