Forensics

 On November 15-16, 2014, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team saw great success on its home turf this past weekend at the 2014 Broncolope Swing co-hosted by Hastings College and University of Nebraska-Kearney. In addition to finishing first on Sunday, the team picked up two new qualifications for the national tournament in April, won the

With a first place wins in Dramatic Interpretation and Prose Interpretation, Eunice Adounkpe, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska, led the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team to a second place finish on the first day of competition at the 2014 Lynn Ross Memorial Tournament. Also at the tournament, which was hosted Kansas State University in Manhattan,

Trischia Rueckert, a junior from Beloit, Kansas, finished second in the individual sweepstakes both days of the Dragon-Loper Rodeo forensics tournament held November 1-2, 2014, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Rueckert’s performances at the tournament, sponsored by Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College and University of Nebraska- Kearney, helped the Bronco Forensics team finish third on both days of

On October 18-19, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team recently competed at the 2014 Minnesota River Swing hosted by University of Minnesota–Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota, and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. The team made an impressive showing against national power-house schools, Bradley University and Northwestern University. The results are as follows: Saturday, October

Competing at the Clover Classic hosted by Doane College October 4-5, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team finished third overall. On the second day of competition, Miranda Klugesherz, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, finished first in Informative Speaking and thus earned enough point to qualify in that event for the 2015 American Forensics Association

At the Debates on a Plain in Hutchinson, Kansas, from September 27-28, Miranda Klugesherz, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, won the individual event sweepstakes on the first day of competition. She placed first in Informative Speaking and Program of Oral Interpretation; second in After Dinner Speaking; and third in Communication Analysis. Additionally, she advanced

At the Interstate Oratory competition at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., Miranda Klugesherz, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., finished second in the nation. Sponsored by the Interstate Oratorical Association, the event is the oldest oratorical contest in the United States, dating back to 1872. Two contestants from each state must qualify through a

With four students contributing points, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team finished 2nd in the Presidential Division II at the National Forensics Association’s national tournament in Ypsilanti, Mich. The team finished 21st among 85 schools across the country. Jared Buskirk, a senior from Holdrege, Neb., advanced to quarterfinals in extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking and persuasion.

Propelled by a first place finish at the 2014 Battle for the Capital on March 1-2, 2014, in Lincoln, Neb., and solid performances at the District IV Tournament March 7-8, 2014, in Eau Claire, Wis., the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team is excited its first of two national competitions: the 2014 American Forensics Association National