While competing at the 2015 Zombie Apocalypse in Hutchinson, Kansas, on February 7-8, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team finished third overall and qualified six more events for the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament.
Kathryn Edwards, a sophomore from Louisville, Nebraska, finished third in individual sweepstakes on the first day of competition. On February 8, she earned spots in the national tournament by finishing second in After Dinner Speaking and third in Communication Analysis.
Full results follow.
On February 14, 2015, the team travels to Seward, Nebraska, to defend its state championship in one of the most competitive states in the country.
2015 Zombie Apocalypse
Saturday, February 7:
Tommy Hendrix, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska: 5th place, Duo Interpretation with Edwards*
Trischia Rueckert, a junior from Beloit, Kansas: 3rd place, After Dinner Speaking
Edwards: 2nd place, Duo Interpretation with Hendrix*; 5th place, After Dinner Speaking; 3rd place, Communication Analysis
Laurel Teal, a sophomore from Castle Rock, Colorado: 6th place, After Dinner Speaking; 2nd place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Mandie Cox, a sophomore from Blue Hill, Nebraska: 6th place, Prose Interpretation
Suzette Escamilla Morales, a freshman from Hastings, Nebraska: 5th place, Persuasive Speaking – This is her first trip to finals at the collegiate level.
Sunday, February 8:
Hendrix: 2nd place, Informative Speaking*; 2nd place, Prose Interpretation*
Rueckert: 3rd place, Persuasive Speaking*
Teal Timperly, a junior from Lynch, Nebraska: 6th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Edwards: 2nd place, After Dinner Speaking*; 3rd place, Communication Analysis*
Teal: 2nd place, Extemporaneous Speaking*
*This event has qualified for the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET).
