The Hastings Forensics team competed in the Border Wars Swing in Salina, Kansas, February 1-2. The tournament was hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University and Texas Christian University.
Senior Melissa Loney from Omaha, Nebraska; senior Jadah Morrison, from Chaska, Minnesota; and sophomore Claire Nelson, from Bagley, Minnesota; qualified events to nationals, the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament in April.
The results from this past weekend are as follows.
February 1, 2020
- Claire Nelson, a sophomore from Bagley, Minnesota, placed first in Communication Analysis and fourth in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Melissa Loney, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska, placed second in After Dinner Speaking and fifth in Impromptu Speaking.
- Jadah Morrison, a senior from Chaska, Minnesota, placed second in Prose Interpretation.
February 2, 2020
- Melissa Loney, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska, placed fourth in Impromptu Speaking.
- Jadah Morrison, a senior from Chaska, Minnesota, placed fourth in Persuasive Speaking.
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 9th at AFA-NIET 2019.
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