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02.22.12
HC Forensics earns first state championship in parliamentary debate
February 22, 2012
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics earns first state championship in parliamentary debate
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – At a time when other institutions are cutting their debate programs, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team has made concerted efforts to strengthen its competitiveness in parliamentary debate. During the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Tournament held at the University of Nebraska-Kearney on February 17-18, the team’s efforts became clear as it brought home its first-ever state debate championship.
With the debate competition championship and a 3rd place finish in the individual events competition, the HC Forensics team took 2nd place overall in the tournament.
Led by the team of Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo., and Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., who won the debate competition, HC also earned debate points as a hybrid team comprised of Trevor Stith, a junior from Newcastle, Wyo., and Robert Friedman, a senior attending UNK, placed 2nd and as HC freshmen Nikko Zurawski of Bennett, Colo., and Sierra Walker of Gering, Neb., advanced to the semi-final round.
Zurawski earned the 2nd place speaker award for parliamentary debate followed by
Geringer, who won the 3rd place speaker award.
During the individual events competition on February 18, Hastings College placed 3rd overall, with two 1st place finishes. Brass earned a state championship in impromptu speaking, and Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla., won extemporaneous speaking.
With his combined performances in debate and individual events competitions, Brass won the Kevin Heineman Pentathlon Award. Given to the individual speaker pentathlon sweepstakes winner, the award is named for the late Hastings College Director of Forensics. Brass is the first HC student to win the award since 2000.
Additionally, Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb., received the Spirit of NIFA Award for forensics students who demonstrate leadership and welcoming personalities. Several other HC students were nominated for the award.
The results are as follows:
Friday, February 17, 2012 – Parliamentary Debate
Aaron Geringer*, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo., and
Trevor Bass*, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st Place
Trevor Stith, a junior from Newcastle, Wyo., and
Robert Friedman, a senior at UNK 2nd Place
Sierra Walker, a freshman from Gering, Neb., and
Nikko Zurawski, a freshman from Bennett, Colo. Semi-finalists
Saturday, February 18, 2012 – Individual Events
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 4th Place, Informative Speaking
5th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
6th Place, Poetry Interpretation
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking
5th Place, Communications Analysis
Amanda Cargile*, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 6th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Brass 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
3rd Place, Persuasive Speaking
4th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Jenny Linne, a sophomore from Bailey, Colo. 5th Place, Impromptu Speaking
7th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
*Nominated for the Spirit of NIFA Award, recognizing students who demonstrate leadership and welcoming personalities.
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.
02.22.12
HC Forensics earns first state championship in parliamentary debate
February 22, 2012
For Immediate Release
HC Forensics earns first state championship in parliamentary debate
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – At a time when other institutions are cutting their debate programs, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team has made concerted efforts to strengthen its competitiveness in parliamentary debate. During the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Tournament held at the University of Nebraska-Kearney on February 17-18, the team’s efforts became clear as it brought home its first-ever state debate championship.
With the debate competition championship and a 3rd place finish in the individual events competition, the HC Forensics team took 2nd place overall in the tournament.
Led by the team of Aaron Geringer, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo., and Trevor Brass, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., who won the debate competition, HC also earned debate points as a hybrid team comprised of Trevor Stith, a junior from Newcastle, Wyo., and Robert Friedman, a senior attending UNK, placed 2nd and as HC freshmen Nikko Zurawski of Bennett, Colo., and Sierra Walker of Gering, Neb., advanced to the semi-final round.
Zurawski earned the 2nd place speaker award for parliamentary debate followed by
Geringer, who won the 3rd place speaker award.
During the individual events competition on February 18, Hastings College placed 3rd overall, with two 1st place finishes. Brass earned a state championship in impromptu speaking, and Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla., won extemporaneous speaking.
With his combined performances in debate and individual events competitions, Brass won the Kevin Heineman Pentathlon Award. Given to the individual speaker pentathlon sweepstakes winner, the award is named for the late Hastings College Director of Forensics. Brass is the first HC student to win the award since 2000.
Additionally, Jose Jimenez, a sophomore from Lexington, Neb., received the Spirit of NIFA Award for forensics students who demonstrate leadership and welcoming personalities. Several other HC students were nominated for the award.
The results are as follows:
Friday, February 17, 2012 – Parliamentary Debate
Aaron Geringer*, a senior from Wheatland, Wyo., and
Trevor Bass*, a junior from Lincoln, Neb. 1st Place
Trevor Stith, a junior from Newcastle, Wyo., and
Robert Friedman, a senior at UNK 2nd Place
Sierra Walker, a freshman from Gering, Neb., and
Nikko Zurawski, a freshman from Bennett, Colo. Semi-finalists
Saturday, February 18, 2012 – Individual Events
Corey Reutlinger, a senior from Lexington, Neb. 4th Place, Informative Speaking
5th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
6th Place, Poetry Interpretation
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Muskogee, Okla. 1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking
5th Place, Communications Analysis
Amanda Cargile*, a junior from Abilene, Kans. 6th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Brass 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
3rd Place, Persuasive Speaking
4th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Jenny Linne, a sophomore from Bailey, Colo. 5th Place, Impromptu Speaking
7th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
*Nominated for the Spirit of NIFA Award, recognizing students who demonstrate leadership and welcoming personalities.
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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