The Hastings College forensics team started 2018 confidently and saw success at the Snow and Sleet Swing hosted by Bethel University and Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska, January 13-14.
Hastings College placed first as a team the opening day, and finished the tournament with more than 10 individuals earning a place in the top three ranks for their respective events.
The Broncos travel next to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on January 20-21 for the UNL Conference Challenge.
Individual results from the Sleet and Snow Swing are listed below:
Saturday, January 13 Results
- Jesse McCollum, a first-year student from Kansas City, Kansas, placed third in After Dinner Speaking.
- Derek Monie, a first-year student from Arapahoe, Nebraska, placed eighth in Dramatic Interpretation.
- Nathan Navratil, a sophomore from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, placed second in Program Oral Interpretation and first in Duo Interpretation with Alli Kennon, a sophomore from Elko, Minnesota.
- Alli Kennon, a sophomore from Elko, Minnesota, placed fourth in Dramatic Interpretation, third in Poetry Interpretation and first in Duo Interpretation with Nathan Navratil, a sophomore from Lino Lakes, Minnesota.
- Melissa Loney, a sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, placed second in Communication Analysis.
- Elizabeth Hansen, a sophomore from Fremont, Nebraska, placed fifth in Communication Analysis.
- Jadah Morrison, a sophomore from Chaska, Minnesota, placed fifth in Prose Interpretation.
- Carly Spotts-Falzone, a junior from Wayzata, Minnesota, placed second in Dramatic Interpretation.
- Andrew Boge, a senior from Johnston, Iowa, placed third in Dramatic Interpretation and first in Impromptu Speaking.
Sunday, January 14 Results
- Jesse McCollum, a first-year student from Kansas City, Kansas, placed second in After Dinner Speaking.
- Nathan Navratil, a sophomore from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, placed first in Program Oral Interpretation and third in Prose Interpretation.
- Alli Kennon, a sophomore from Elko, Minnesota, placed third in Dramatic Interpretation and fifth in Poetry Interpretation
- Melissa Loney, a sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, placed second in Impromptu Speaking.
- Carly Spotts-Falzone, a junior from Wayzata, Minnesota, placed fourth in Dramatic Interpretation.
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 64 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.
