Fall 2023 Schedule
October 6-7 - Forensics Tournament- South Dakota State Univ. in Brookings, SD
November 3 - November 6 - Forensics Tournament-Bradley Univ. in Peoria, IL
December 2 - Forensics Tournament-Doane Univ. in Crete, NE
Forensics Tournament-Fall District Tournament (Zoom) in Omaha, NE - December 9, 2023
Dramatic Interpretation
Keith Allen, 2nd place
Duo Interpretation
Shelby Benson and Colin Gibbons, 1st place
Informative Speaking
Keira Miller, 4th place
Dylan Harris, 5th place
Poetry
Rose Crouch, 3rd place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Kadance McDonnell, 1st place
Sara Micanek, 3rd place
Yasmin Monroy, 7th place
Prose
Sara Micanek, 1st place
Abbie Faris, 4th place
Chloe Ellison, 6th place
In-Person and Asynchronous Forensics Tournament hosted by Doane University - December 2, 2023
Results:
Asynchronous
After Dinner Speaking
Colin Gibbons, 3rd place
Impromptu Speaking
Diego Orellana, 1st place
Rose Crouch, 3rd place
Dramatic Interpretation
Chloe Ellison, 4th place
Prose
Mak Ruffing, 4th place
Chloe Ellison, 4th place
Duo Interpretation
Keith Allen and Yasmin Monroy, 2nd place
Persuasive Speaking
Diego Orellana, 2nd place
Communication Analysis
Abigail Faris, 2nd place
Extemporaneous Speaking
Diego Orellana, 2nd place
TEAM - 2nd place!
In-Person
After Dinner Speaking
Colin Gibbons, 2nd place
Communication Analysis
Abigail Faris, 1st place
Dramatic Interpretation
Chloe Ellison, 3rd place
Extemporaneous Speaking
Diego Orellana, 2nd place
Informative Speaking
Keira Miller, 3rd place
Dylan Harris, 4th place
Impromptu Speaking
Rose Crouch, 2nd place
Persuasive Speaking
Brooklynn Schmidt, 2nd place
Diego Orellana, 3rd place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Kadance McDonnell, 3rd place
Individual Sweepstakes Champion
- Abigail Faris, Prose - 2nd place
- Mak Ruffing, Prose - 7th place
- Sara Micanek, Prose - 5th place
- Chloe Ellison, Prose - 4th place
TEAM - 2nd place!
In-Person Forensics Tournament hosted by Hastings College - November 10 - 11
Team Sweepstakes Champions
UNO
Communication Analysis
Abigail Faris - 2nd place
Duo Interpretation
Keith Allen/Yasmin Monroy - 2nd place
After Dinner Speaking
Chloe Ellison - 1st place
Prose
Chloe Ellison - 5th place
Sara Micanek - 4th place
Kadance McDonnell - Champion
Mak Ruffing - 3rd place ; Top Novice
Extemporaneous Speaking
Diego Orellana - 5th place
Impromptu Speaking
Diego Orellana - 1st place
Rose Crouch - 2nd place; Top Novice
Persuasive Speaking
Diego Orellana - 1st place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Caden Whelan - 1st place; Top Novice
Rose Crouch - 2nd place
Kadance McDonnell - 3rd place
Individual Sweepstakes Tournament Champion
Diego Orellana
Asynchronous Tournament hosted by Hastings College
Impromptu
Trinity Weer - 2nd place
Communication Analysis
Abigail Faris - 3rd place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Caden Shelan - 6th place; Top Novice
76th Annual Norton hosted by Bradley University-November 3-6
This tournament is considered a "mini-nationals" because it is one of the largest tournaments of the year outside of the AFA in April. This year, there were 36 teams, over 600 speech entries between 255 students.
We are proud to announce we had two finalists at this prestigious tournament:
Dramatic Interpretation
Yasmin Monroy, 5th place
DUO Interpretation
Yasmin Monroy and Keith Allen, 6th place
Halloween Swing Part 1, hosted by UNO and Doane University
Duo Interpretation
Keith Allen & Yasmin Monroy, 2nd place
Persuasive Speaking
Dylan Harris, 4th place
Poetry
Chloe Ellison, 5th place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Rose Crouch, 5th place
Prose
Chloe Ellison, 5th place
Communication Analysis
Abigail Faris, 4th place
Halloween Swing Part 2, hosted by UNO and Doane University
After Dinner Speaking
Colin Gibbons, 3rd place
Impromptu Speaking
Rose Crouch, 5th place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Caden Whelan, 5th place
Prose
Sara Micanek, 5th place
Wildcat Whisper Asynchronous Tournament hosted by Wayne State College
Results:
Persuasive Speaking
Dylan Harris, 2nd place
Sunflower Swing Asynchronous Tournament hosted by Bethel College
Program of Oral Interpretation
Caden Whelan, 4th place
Prose
Shelby Benson, 7th place
MAFL Swing hosted on the campus of University of Wisconsin Eau Claire- October 20 - 23
Results:
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MAFL #1 Team- 1st Place Chloe -6th place Communication Analysis Brooklynn - 1st place Dramatic Interpretation Yasmin - 2nd place DUO Caden/Sara - 1st place Impromptu Trinity - 5th place Informative Keira - 6th place Persuasive Speaking Dylan - 4th place Poetry Colin Gibbons - 1st place Program of Oral Interpretation Caden Whelan - 3rd place PROSE Shelby Benson - 5th place |
MAFL #2 Team- 1st Place Brooklynn Schmidt 1st place Dramatic Interpretation Yasmin Monroy 3rd place Duo Interpretation Brooklynn Schmidt/Dylan Harris 3rd place Extemporaneous Speaking Trinity Weers 3rd place Impromptu Speaking Trinity Weers 1st place Informative Speaking Keira Miller 4th place Persuasive Speaking Dylan Harris 4th place Poetry Colin Gibbons 1st place Program of Oral Interpretation Caden Whelan 3rd place Prose Shelby Benson 5th place
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JackRabbit Joust hosted by South Dakota State University- October 6 & 7
Results:
After Dinner Speaking
Kadance McDonnell - 1st place
Colin Gibbons - 5th place
Dramatic Interpretation
Yasmin Monroy - 2nd place
Extemporaneous Speaking
Diego Orellana - 6th place
Persuasive Speaking
Diego Orellana - 3rd place
Poetry
Keith Allen - 2nd place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Rose Crouch - 5th place
Caden Whelan - 6th place
Prose
Kandace Mcdonnell - 3rd place
Shelby Benson - 4th place
Chloe Ellison - 5th place
Sara Micanek - 6th place
Team - 3rd place
Bulldog Opener 2023 hosted by Concordia University- September 30
Results:
Team- 2nd Place
After Dinner Speaking
Colin - 4th, top novice in ADS
Chloe - 2nd
Kadance - CHAMP
Dramatic Interpretation
Abbie - 3
Yasmin - 2, Top Novice in DI
DUO Interpretation
Brooklynn and Dylan - CHAMP
Extemporaneous Speaking
Trinity - 2nd
Poetry
Keith Allen - 2nd
Prose
Sara Micanek - 6th, Top Novice in Prose