The Hastings College Bronco Forensics team won several awards this past weekend in Hutchinson, Kans., and Sterling, Colo., at the 2013 Debates on a Plain tournament. The team took fifth overall, beating Doane College, which finished 12th at 2013 American Forensics Association (AFA) tournament, and University of Nebraska-Omaha, which finished 5th at the 2013 AFA tournament.
Next week, half of the Bronco forensics team will travel to North Newton, Kans. for the Sunflower Sooner, and the other half will travel to Evanston, Ill., for the Conference Challenge to defend the title of Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Champions.
Debates on a Plain, September 28:
Jared Buskirk, a senior from Holdrege, Neb.
1st place, Extemporaneous
1st place, After Dinner Speaking
4th place, Impromptu
Miranda Klugesherz, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo.
1st place, Persuasion
4th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Jessica Ayers, a junior from Newcastle, Wyo.
semi-finalist, Impromptu
Debates on a Plain, September 29:
Buskirk
1st place, Impromptu
3rd place, After Dinner Speaking
4th place, Extemporaneous
Sierra Walker, a junior from Gering, Neb.
3rd place, Impromptu
5th place, Extemporaneous
Klugesherz
3rd place, Persuasion
The Hastings College forensics team has continued 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 most of the past ten years, including 16th at AFA 2012 in San Marcos, Texas, and 18th at AFA 2011 in Kearney, Neb.
Founded in 1882, Hastings College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs, Hastings College has been named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit Hastings.edu for more.
