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12.06.11
HC Bronco Forensics qualified three additional events for the national forensics tourney
December 6, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Bronco Forensics qualified three additional events for the national forensics tourney
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – The Hastings College Bronco Forensics picked up three additional qualifications for the national tournament during the Outer Limits Swing held Dec. 3-4 at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Concordia College in Moorehead, Minn.,co-hosted the competition with UNK.
Following a fourth place finish in Persuasive Speaking on Saturday, Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla., qualified in that category for the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). Trevor Bass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., also qualified for the tournament with a 1st place finish in Impromptu Speaking and a 4th place finish in Persuasive Speaking on Sunday.
To be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, the AFA-NIET is scheduled for April 6-9, 2012.
The individual results from the competitions are as follows:
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 4th place, Communication Analysis
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 4th place, Persuasive Speaking*
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 3rd place, Dramatic Interpretation
Hannah Duke, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo. 5th place, After-dinner Speaking
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st place, Persuasive Speaking
4th place, Impromptu Speaking
Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb. 2nd place, Poetry Interpretation
Sierra Walker, a first-year student from Gering, Neb. 6th place, Persuasive Speaking
Sunday, December 4, 2011 – a showcase tournament during which events qualified for the national tournament competed against events not yet qualified
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 3rd place, Communication Analysis
5th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 2nd place, Persuasive Speaking
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st place, Impromptu Speaking*
4th place, Persuasive Speaking*
The team kicks off the second half of its season on January 13-16 with tournaments in Austin, Texas, and Seward, Neb.
Events followed by an asterisk have just qualified for the national tournament.
The Bronco Forensics team has always seen national success at the 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).
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.
12.06.11
HC Bronco Forensics qualified three additional events for the national forensics tourney
December 6, 2011
For Immediate Release
HC Bronco Forensics qualified three additional events for the national forensics tourney
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – The Hastings College Bronco Forensics picked up three additional qualifications for the national tournament during the Outer Limits Swing held Dec. 3-4 at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Concordia College in Moorehead, Minn.,co-hosted the competition with UNK.
Following a fourth place finish in Persuasive Speaking on Saturday, Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla., qualified in that category for the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). Trevor Bass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., also qualified for the tournament with a 1st place finish in Impromptu Speaking and a 4th place finish in Persuasive Speaking on Sunday.
To be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, the AFA-NIET is scheduled for April 6-9, 2012.
The individual results from the competitions are as follows:
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 4th place, Communication Analysis
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 4th place, Persuasive Speaking*
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 3rd place, Dramatic Interpretation
Hannah Duke, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo. 5th place, After-dinner Speaking
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st place, Persuasive Speaking
4th place, Impromptu Speaking
Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb. 2nd place, Poetry Interpretation
Sierra Walker, a first-year student from Gering, Neb. 6th place, Persuasive Speaking
Sunday, December 4, 2011 – a showcase tournament during which events qualified for the national tournament competed against events not yet qualified
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 3rd place, Communication Analysis
5th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 2nd place, Persuasive Speaking
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st place, Impromptu Speaking*
4th place, Persuasive Speaking*
The team kicks off the second half of its season on January 13-16 with tournaments in Austin, Texas, and Seward, Neb.
Events followed by an asterisk have just qualified for the national tournament.
The Bronco Forensics team has always seen national success at the 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).
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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