Novice Speech Team Wins Nationals

Published 3-28-10
http://www.doaneline.com/novice-speech-team-wins-nationals-1.2204409

This past weekend, the Doane forensics team won first place at the Novice National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.

The six first-year forensics members competed against teams from across the country at Hutchinson Community College. The tournament was split up into three divisions based on the size of the school, and the Doane team took first place over-all.

Assistant Coach Anne Golden said Doane hasn’t participated in the tournament for several years, but that it was a good way to see what the first-year members are capable of.

“The tournament is split into three rounds of competition,” said Golden. “And then there’s the semi-finals and the finals. So you have to do pretty well in the semi-finals to make it.”

According to the forensics Web site, the forensic season spans from late September to early April, with students required to attend at least eight regular season tournaments.

The first-year members are:

Erik Buser (freshman, Crete)
Kyle Carroll (sophomore, Geneva)
Bekah Ehly (freshman, Omaha)
Jordan Johnson (freshman, Grant)
Tyler Mohs (freshman, Sidney)
Lindsey Oelling (freshman, Roca)

The awards for events were as follows:

Pentathlon (Individual Sweepstakes)
Ehly - 2nd
Johnson - 6th

Dramatic Duo
Ehly & Buser - 1st
Ehly & Oelling - 5th

Prose
Oelling - 2nd
Ehly - 4th
Johnson - 6th

Drama
Ehly - 6th

Poetry
Ehly - 2nd

Persuasive
Johnson - 2nd

Impromptu
Johnson - 4th
Carroll - Semi-finalist

Impromptu Sales
Carroll - 2nd
Mohs - 3rd
Johnson - Semi-finalist

Program Oral Interpretation
Oelling - 2nd
Buser - 5th

For more information about these events, click here.

The entire forensics team will next compete at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament April 1-4.