At a tournament featuring events qualified for the 2013 American Forensics Association (AFA) National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Hutchinson, Kans., the Hastings College Bronco Forensics finished fifth overall, defeating other national forensics powerhouses including George Mason University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At the AFA Preview Tournament hosted by Hutchinson Community College, Miranda Klugesherz, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colo., paced the team with a first place finish in Communication Analysis on the first day of competition while Jose Jimenez, a junior from Lexington, Neb., finished second in Program of Oral Interpretation on Saturday and Sunday.
American Forensic Association, Nationals Preview, February 9:
Mike Dvorak, a senior from Oklahoma City, Okla. 4th, After Dinner Speaking*
Hannah Davis, a senior from Grand Island, Neb. Semifinalist, Dramatic Interpretation
Jose Jimenez, a junior from Lexington, Neb. 2nd, Program of Oral Interpretation
Semifinalist, Dramatic Interpretation
Miranda Klugesherz, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colo.
1st, Communication Analysis
5th, Program of Oral Interpretation
Tommy Hendrix, a freshman from Omaha, Neb. Semifinalist, Dramatic Interpretation
American Forensic Association, Nationals Preview, February 10:
Dvorak 4th, Informative Speaking
4th, Extemporaneous Speaking
Davis 4th, Poetry
Trevor Brass, a senior from Lincoln, Neb. 6th, Persuasive Speaking
Jimenez 2nd, Program of Oral Interpretation
Amanda Cargile, a junior from Devine, Texas 6th, Prose
Hendrix 3rd, Poetry
Semifinalist, Dramatic Interpretation
Semifinalist, Prose
