The Hastings College Forensics Team had another successful competition at Kansas State University October 7-8 for the Buffcats Swing hosted by Kansas State University and West Texas A&M University. The Broncos took second in team sweepstakes on the second day of the tournament, finishing strong during the competitive weekend.
October 7 results
- Maggie Rogers, a first-year student from Birmingham, Alabama, placed third in After Dinner Speaking and second in Dramatic Interpretation.
- Derek Monie, a first-year student from Arapahoe, Nebraska, placed seventh in Dramatic Interpretation.
- Daniel Trevithick, a first-year student from Denver, Colorado placed sixth in Program Oral Interpretation.
- Jesse McCollum, a first-year student from Kansas City, Kansas placed sixth in Duo Interpretation with Austin Heinlein, a junior from Hutchinson, Kansas.
- Austin Heinlein, a junior from Hutchinson, Kansas placed sixth in Duo Interpretation with Jesse McCollum, a first-year student from Kansas City, Kansas.
- Nathan Navratil, a sophomore from Lino Lakes, Minnesota placed fourth in Poetry Interpretation and second in After Dinner Speaking.
- Brook McCurdy, a sophomore from Hastings, Nebraska, placed fifth in After Dinner Speaking.
- Melissa Loney, a sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, placed second in Communication Analysis.
- Alli Kennon, a sophomore from Lakeville, Minnesota, placed fourth in Informative Speaking.
- Caleb Merritt, a senior from Brookings, South Dakota, placed sixth in Poetry Interpretation.
October 8 results
- Maggie Rogers, a first-year student from Birmingham, Alabama, placed fifth in After Dinner Speaking.
- Derek Monie, a first-year student from Arapahoe, Nebraska, placed fifth in Dramatic Interpretation.
- Daniel Trevithick, a first-year student from Denver, Colorado, placed sixth in Program Oral Interpretation.
- Courtney Hanson, a first-year student from Brookings, South Dakota, placed fifth in Persuasive Speaking and third in Poetry Interpretation.
- Jesse McCollum, a first-year student from Kansas City, Kansas placed sixth in Duo Interpretation with Austin Heinlein, a junior from Hutchinson, Kansas.
- Austin Heinlein, a junior from Hutchinson, Kansas, placed fifth in Impromptu Speaking and sixth in Duo Interpretation with Jesse McCollum, a first-year student from Kansas City, Kansas.
- Melissa Loney, a sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, placed second in Communication Analysis and sixth in Persuasive Speaking.
- Jadah Morrison, a Sophomore from Chaska, Minnesota, placed sixth in Dramatic Interpretation, sixth in Dramatic Interpretation and third in Persuasive Speaking.
- Nathan Navratil, a sophomore from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, placed sixth in After Dinner Speaking and sixth in Poetry Interpretation.
- Alli Kennon, a sophomore from Lakeville, Minnesota, placed fifth in Prose Interpretation and third in Informative Speaking.
- Brook McCurdy, a sophomore from Hastings, Nebraska, placed second in After Dinner Speaking.
- Caleb Merritt, a senior from Brookings, South Dakota, placed fifth in Informative Speaking and fourth in Poetry Interpretation.
The Broncos took second in team sweepstakes for the day.
The Hastings College forensics team continues a long-running tradition of national competitive success, placing in the top 20 at the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) for many of the past ten years. Most recently, Hastings College placed 12th at AFA-NIET 2017.
Hastings College is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With more than 60 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, Hastings College has been named among “Great Schools, Great Prices” by U.S. News & World Report and a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.
