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09.29.11
Hastings College Forensics Team Takes 2nd at First Meet of the Season
September 29, 2011
For Immediate Release
Hastings College Forensics Team Takes 2nd at First Meet of the Season
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – In its first tournament of the 2011-2012 season, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team placed second overall at “Debates on a Plain,” a tournament held at Hutchinson Community College on Sept. 23-25. In addition to competing in individual speaking events, the team participated in parliamentary debates. Other teams competing included the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Omaha, and Kearney; West Texas A&M and Oral Roberts University.
The individual results are as follows:
Friday, September 23
Senior Aaron Geringer, Wheatland, Wyo. Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate
Junior Trevor Brass, Lincoln, Neb. Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate
3rd in speaker points
Saturday, September 24
Senior Corey Reutlinger, Lexington, Neb. 3rd in Poetry Interpretation
6th in Prose Interpretation
Senior Mike Dvorak, Muskogee, Okla. 1st in After-Dinner Speaking
3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking
Junior Trevor Brass, Lincoln, Neb. Semifinalist in Impromptu Speaking
Sunday, September 25
Senior Mike Dvorak, Muskogee, Okla. 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking
1st in After-Dinner Speaking
2nd in overall individual sweepstakes
Senior Corey Reutlinger, Lexington, Neb. 3rd in Program of Oral Interpretation
6th in Prose Interpretation
This week, the team travels to Norman, Ill., for the “74 Swing” at Bradley University.
The Bronco Forensics team has always seen national success at the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). The team has been ranked in the Top 20 for 12 of the last 13 years and in the Top 15 for five of the last seven years. The team has had 11 Individual Sweepstakes Award Winners since 1990. Since 1998, 45 students have achieved a quarterfinal at the AFA-NIET, 23 students have advanced to semifinals, 14 students have placed in finals at nationals and four speeches have achieved championships. Six students have been named to the AFA-All American Team. The team is ranked as the number one undergraduate college for the last decade at the AFA-NIET (Sternhagen, 2010).
The AFA-NIET will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on April 6-9, 2012.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
09.29.11
Hastings College Forensics Team Takes 2nd at First Meet of the Season
September 29, 2011
For Immediate Release
Hastings College Forensics Team Takes 2nd at First Meet of the Season
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – In its first tournament of the 2011-2012 season, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team placed second overall at “Debates on a Plain,” a tournament held at Hutchinson Community College on Sept. 23-25. In addition to competing in individual speaking events, the team participated in parliamentary debates. Other teams competing included the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Omaha, and Kearney; West Texas A&M and Oral Roberts University.
The individual results are as follows:
Friday, September 23
Senior Aaron Geringer, Wheatland, Wyo. Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate
Junior Trevor Brass, Lincoln, Neb. Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate
3rd in speaker points
Saturday, September 24
Senior Corey Reutlinger, Lexington, Neb. 3rd in Poetry Interpretation
6th in Prose Interpretation
Senior Mike Dvorak, Muskogee, Okla. 1st in After-Dinner Speaking
3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking
Junior Trevor Brass, Lincoln, Neb. Semifinalist in Impromptu Speaking
Sunday, September 25
Senior Mike Dvorak, Muskogee, Okla. 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking
1st in After-Dinner Speaking
2nd in overall individual sweepstakes
Senior Corey Reutlinger, Lexington, Neb. 3rd in Program of Oral Interpretation
6th in Prose Interpretation
This week, the team travels to Norman, Ill., for the “74 Swing” at Bradley University.
The Bronco Forensics team has always seen national success at the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). The team has been ranked in the Top 20 for 12 of the last 13 years and in the Top 15 for five of the last seven years. The team has had 11 Individual Sweepstakes Award Winners since 1990. Since 1998, 45 students have achieved a quarterfinal at the AFA-NIET, 23 students have advanced to semifinals, 14 students have placed in finals at nationals and four speeches have achieved championships. Six students have been named to the AFA-All American Team. The team is ranked as the number one undergraduate college for the last decade at the AFA-NIET (Sternhagen, 2010).
The AFA-NIET will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on April 6-9, 2012.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
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