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11.11.11
HC Forensics takes 3rd at tournaments in Kansas
November 11, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics takes 3rd at tournaments in Kansas
Note to media: For additional information, contact Alicia O’Donnell at aodonnell@hastings.edu or (402) 461-7784.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Last weekend, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team took third place during both days of the Dragon/Loper Rodeo, hosted by Hutchinson Community College (HCC) and University of Nebraska - Kearney in Hutchinson, Kans. Among the notable achievements: Ethan Richardson from Millard, Neb., and Lauren Sawyer from Gretna, Neb., placed in finals for the first time in their collegiate forensics careers.
Individual Results
Saturday, November 5 – Hosted by Hutchinson Community College
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 5th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 2nd Place, Prose Interpretation
Hannah Duke, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo. 4th Place, After Dinner Speaking
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 5th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Ethan Richardson, a sophomore from Millard, Neb. 6th Place, Dramatic Interpretation
Lauren Sawyer, a first year student from Gretna, Neb. 7th Place, Persuasion
Sunday, November 6 – Hosted by University of Nebraska - Kearney
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 2nd Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 2nd Place, Dramatic Interpretation
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
2nd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Ethan Richardson, a sophomore from Millard, Neb. 5th Place, After Dinner Speaking
Jenny Linne, a sophomore from Bailey, Colo. 2nd Place, Informative Speaking
6th Place, Impromptu Speaking
This weekend, the HC Forensics team travels to the Valley Forensics League (VFL) tournament, a larger regional competition at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D.
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.
11.11.11
HC Forensics takes 3rd at tournaments in Kansas
November 11, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics takes 3rd at tournaments in Kansas
Note to media: For additional information, contact Alicia O’Donnell at aodonnell@hastings.edu or (402) 461-7784.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Last weekend, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team took third place during both days of the Dragon/Loper Rodeo, hosted by Hutchinson Community College (HCC) and University of Nebraska - Kearney in Hutchinson, Kans. Among the notable achievements: Ethan Richardson from Millard, Neb., and Lauren Sawyer from Gretna, Neb., placed in finals for the first time in their collegiate forensics careers.
Individual Results
Saturday, November 5 – Hosted by Hutchinson Community College
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 5th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 2nd Place, Prose Interpretation
Hannah Duke, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo. 4th Place, After Dinner Speaking
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 5th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Ethan Richardson, a sophomore from Millard, Neb. 6th Place, Dramatic Interpretation
Lauren Sawyer, a first year student from Gretna, Neb. 7th Place, Persuasion
Sunday, November 6 – Hosted by University of Nebraska - Kearney
Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo. 2nd Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 2nd Place, Dramatic Interpretation
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
2nd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Ethan Richardson, a sophomore from Millard, Neb. 5th Place, After Dinner Speaking
Jenny Linne, a sophomore from Bailey, Colo. 2nd Place, Informative Speaking
6th Place, Impromptu Speaking
This weekend, the HC Forensics team travels to the Valley Forensics League (VFL) tournament, a larger regional competition at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D.
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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