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11.01.11
HC Forensics team “swings” through Omaha for 6th place finish
November 1, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics team “swings” through Omaha for 6th place finish
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – While competing against national forensics powerhouse Western Kentucky University, the HC Broncos Forensics team place 6th overall at the UN-Go Nuts swing tournament. The competition was held at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) and hosted by UNO and Doane College.
The individual results are as follows:
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 5th place, Persuasive Speaking
Matt Casholi, a junior from Hastings, Neb. 6th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 3rd place, Persuasive Speaking
4th place, Impromptu Speaking
Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb. 6th place, Poetry
Jared Buskirk, a sophomore from Holdrege, Neb. 4th place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Miranda Klugshertz, first year student from Colorado Springs, Colo.
4th place, Communication Analysis
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 1st place, Persuasive Speaking
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 7th place, Persuasive Speaking
Jared Buskirk, a sophomore from Holdrege, Neb. 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd place, Impromptu Speaking
Miranda Klugshertz, first year student from Colorado Springs, Colo.
3rd place, Communication Analysis
Some members of the Broncos Forensics team will compete in the Hutchinson/Barton Community College Rodeo tournament in Great Bend, Kans., while others will compete in the L.E. Norton tournament in Peoria, Ill.
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.
11.01.11
HC Forensics team “swings” through Omaha for 6th place finish
November 1, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics team “swings” through Omaha for 6th place finish
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – While competing against national forensics powerhouse Western Kentucky University, the HC Broncos Forensics team place 6th overall at the UN-Go Nuts swing tournament. The competition was held at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) and hosted by UNO and Doane College.
The individual results are as follows:
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 5th place, Persuasive Speaking
Matt Casholi, a junior from Hastings, Neb. 6th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 3rd place, Persuasive Speaking
4th place, Impromptu Speaking
Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb. 6th place, Poetry
Jared Buskirk, a sophomore from Holdrege, Neb. 4th place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Miranda Klugshertz, first year student from Colorado Springs, Colo.
4th place, Communication Analysis
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 1st place, Persuasive Speaking
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 7th place, Persuasive Speaking
Jared Buskirk, a sophomore from Holdrege, Neb. 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd place, Impromptu Speaking
Miranda Klugshertz, first year student from Colorado Springs, Colo.
3rd place, Communication Analysis
Some members of the Broncos Forensics team will compete in the Hutchinson/Barton Community College Rodeo tournament in Great Bend, Kans., while others will compete in the L.E. Norton tournament in Peoria, Ill.
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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