WKU forensics team wins NFA debate championship, places 2nd in individual events

The WKU forensics team was crowned debate sweepstakes champion and placed second in individual events at the National Forensics Association national championship tournament the weekend of April 18-22 at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. The other top five debate schools were Lafayette College in second, Truman State University in third, Rice University in fourth and […]

WKU forensics team second at 2013 AFA national tournament

The WKU forensics team placed second at the 2013 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament, hosted April 5-8 by Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. Seventy-eight schools competed at AFA this year, with 500 competitors. The top five finishers were: Bradley University, WKU, George Mason University, University of Texas at Austin and University of […]

Forensics team wins debate tournament in Ohio

Eight members of the WKU Forensics Team traveled to Westerville, Ohio, to take part in a debate tournament hosted by Otterbein University the weekend of March 2-3. WKU won the tournament, closing out the semifinal round. The team advanced six members to the quarterfinal round and then advanced four together to the semifinal round. As […]

Forensics team wins Ohio tournaments

Members of the WKU forensics team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio, to compete in two tournaments the weekend of Feb. 23-24. These two tournaments presented WKU team members with one of their last opportunities of the season to qualify events for the national tournaments in April. WKU received the individual events team sweepstakes championship at […]

WKU forensics team wins 23rd consecutive state championship

The WKU forensics team won the 2013 Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament on Saturday, keeping alive a streak that began in 1990. This year’s tournament, hosted at Transylvania University, featured teams from all across the Commonwealth participating in speech and debate events. WKU was triple-crowned overall team sweepstakes grand champion, large school debate sweepstakes state […]

Forensics team wins tournament championships in Kansas, California

Members of the WKU forensics team traveled to Hutchinson, Kan., and Los Angeles, Calif., to compete in a total of four tournaments the weekend of Feb. 9-10. In Kansas, the team was crowned the sweepstakes champion at both tournaments, as well as the combined team sweepstakes championship for the entire weekend. All eight attending members […]

WKU forensics team wins tournament championships in Kentucky, Michigan

WKU forensics team members traveled to Murray, Ky., and Ypsilanti, Mich., to take part in four tournaments the weekend of Feb. 2-3. In Murray, WKU was crowned team sweepstakes champion at both tournaments hosted on the campus of Murray State University. All members of the WKU team at Murray advanced to final rounds this weekend, […]

Forensics team members compete in tournaments in Illinois, Missouri

WKU forensics team members traveled to DeKalb, Ill., and Saint Louis, Mo., to take part in three tournaments the weekend of Jan. 26-27. WKU’s team of nine placed second in team sweepstakes at both of the two tournaments hosted on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Other competing schools included the University of Notre Dame, […]

Forensics team begins spring semester with win at AFA district tournament

Twenty-three members of WKU’s forensics team kicked off competition for the spring semester by traveling to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to compete in two tournaments hosted on the campus of the University of Alabama. WKU earned first place in team sweepstakes at both tournaments, qualifying 24 new events for the national tournament in April. WKU topped a […]

WKU Forensics team wraps up semester with 2 wins in Ohio tournaments

Fourteen WKU Forensics team members traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to take part in two tournaments hosted by Ohio State University and Otterbein University the weekend of Dec. 1-2. WKU was crowned the team sweepstakes champion at both tournaments, securing the overall team sweepstakes championship for the two tournaments combined.  Other top placing schools included North […]