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10.28.11
HC Forensics team earns third place finish in Kansas State Tournaments
October 28, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics team earns third place finish in Kansas State Tournaments
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Solid contributions by underclassmen helped the Hastings College Forensics team finish 3rd in sweepstakes standings for the Lynne Ross Individual Events Classic and the Kansas State University Alumni Tournament held at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.
First year students Sierra Walker from Gering, Neb., and Andrew Novak from Ord, Neb., all placed during the first day of competition as did sophomores Jose Jimenez from Lexington, Neb., and Jenny Linne, from Bailey, Colo.
Additionally, Mike Dvorak from Muskogee, Okla., placed third overall in individual sweepstakes during the Kansas State University Alumni Tournament.
The individual results are as follows:
Saturday, October 22, 2011 – Lynne Ross Individual Events Classic
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 1st place, Prose
3rd place, Informative Speaking
5th place, Poetry
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 2nd place, After Dinner Speaking
2nd place, Impromptu Speaking
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 2nd place, Persuasive Speaking
5th place, Extemporaneous Speaking
6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Jenny Linne, a sophomore from Bailey, Colo. 6th place, Informative Speaking
Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb. 6th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Sierra Walker, first year student from Gering, Neb. 3rd place, Persuasive Speaking
Andrew Novak, first year student from Ord, Neb. 6th place, Communication Analysis
Sunday, October 23, 2011 – Kansas State University Alumni Tournament
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 1st place, Informative Speaking
5th place, Poetry
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 1st place, Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd place, Impromptu Speaking
4th place, Persuasive Speaking
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 6th place, Persuasive Speaking
6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Andrew Novak, first year student from Ord, Neb. 5th place, Communication Analysis
The team competes in the Doane Nut this weekend at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in Omaha, Neb.
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.
10.28.11
HC Forensics team earns third place finish in Kansas State Tournaments
October 28, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics team earns third place finish in Kansas State Tournaments
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Solid contributions by underclassmen helped the Hastings College Forensics team finish 3rd in sweepstakes standings for the Lynne Ross Individual Events Classic and the Kansas State University Alumni Tournament held at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.
First year students Sierra Walker from Gering, Neb., and Andrew Novak from Ord, Neb., all placed during the first day of competition as did sophomores Jose Jimenez from Lexington, Neb., and Jenny Linne, from Bailey, Colo.
Additionally, Mike Dvorak from Muskogee, Okla., placed third overall in individual sweepstakes during the Kansas State University Alumni Tournament.
The individual results are as follows:
Saturday, October 22, 2011 – Lynne Ross Individual Events Classic
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 1st place, Prose
3rd place, Informative Speaking
5th place, Poetry
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 2nd place, After Dinner Speaking
2nd place, Impromptu Speaking
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 2nd place, Persuasive Speaking
5th place, Extemporaneous Speaking
6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Jenny Linne, a sophomore from Bailey, Colo. 6th place, Informative Speaking
Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb. 6th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Sierra Walker, first year student from Gering, Neb. 3rd place, Persuasive Speaking
Andrew Novak, first year student from Ord, Neb. 6th place, Communication Analysis
Sunday, October 23, 2011 – Kansas State University Alumni Tournament
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 1st place, Informative Speaking
5th place, Poetry
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 1st place, Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd place, Impromptu Speaking
4th place, Persuasive Speaking
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 6th place, Persuasive Speaking
6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Andrew Novak, first year student from Ord, Neb. 5th place, Communication Analysis
The team competes in the Doane Nut this weekend at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in Omaha, Neb.
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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