Rueckert leads Bronco Forensics to third place finish at Dragon-Loper tourney

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 the competition.

A few members of the Bronco Forensics team traveled to Peoria, Illinois, for the 67th LE Norton Memorial Tournament hosted by Bradley University. The tournament featured 40 teams and more than 200 competitors. In this environment similar to the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET), Miranda Klugesherz, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, advanced to semi-finals in After Dinner Speaking.

Saturday, November 1 at the Dragon-Loper Rodeo

Sierra Walker, a senior from Gering, Nebraska           3^rd,  Impromptu Speaking

                                                                                                     2^nd, Extemporaneous Speaking

Jess Ayers, a senior from Newcastle, Wyoming            6^th, Extemporaneous Speaking

Corbin Henk, a junior from Doniphan, Nebraska        3^rd, Communication Analysis

                                                                                                      5^th, Prose Interpretation

Rueckert                                                                                   1^st, Communication Analysis                                                                                                                                                        2^nd, Informative Speaking

                                                                                                    4^th, Impromptu Speaking

                                                                                                    5^th, Extemporaneous Speaking

Teal Timperley, a junior from Lynch, Nebraska          4^th, Program Oral Interpretation

Michaela Wright, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colorado

                                                                                                    2^nd, Persuasive Speaking

Sunday, November 2 at the Dragon-Loper Rodeo

Walker                                                                                      2^nd, Extemporaneous Speaking

Ayers                                                                                          1^st, Extemporaneous Speaking

Henk                                                                                          6^th, Impromptu Speaking

                                                                                                     3^rd, Communication Analysis

Ruecker                                                                                     1^st, Communication Analysis*                                                                                                                                                      2^nd, Informative Speaking

                                                                                                      2^nd, Impromptu Speaking

Timperley                                                                                 3^rd, Prose Interpretation

                                                                                                      6^th, Dramatic Interpretation

                                                                                                      4^th, Program Oral Interpretation

Wright                                                                                         5^th, Persuasive Speaking

Next weekend, Bronco Forensics will travel to Manhattan, Kansas, for the Kansas State University Alumni Tournament.

*This event has qualified for the AFA-NIET.