Shofner leads Bronco Forensics team at home tournament

Sophomore Kenzie Shofner from Maple Plain, Minnesota, took the top speaker award at the annual Broncolope competitive speaking tournament held November 14-15, 2015, in Hastings, Nebraska.

A member of the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team, she competed in Poetry, Persuasion, Prose and Duo. Her strong performances, combined with those of her teammates, helped the Broncos place third on the tournament’s second day.

Full weekend results follow.

Saturday, November 14:

Cami Sharratt, a freshman from Savage, Minnesota: 1^st place in Prose

Carly Spotts-Falzone, a freshman from Wayzata, Minnesota: 3^rd place in Informative

Andrew Boge, a sophomore from Johnston, Iowa: 4^th place in Communication Analysis, 3^rd place in Prose

Austin Heinlein, a freshman from Hutchinson, Kansas: 3^rd place in Dramatic Interpretation

Sunday, November 15:

Shofner: 6^th place in Poetry, 2^nd place in Persuasion, 1^st place in Prose, 2^nd place in Duo with Caleb Merritt, a sophomore from Brookings, South Dakota

Eunice Adounkpe, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska: 3^rd place in Poetry, 3^rd place in Dramatic Interpretation, 6^th place in Prose

Dianna Rulon, a freshman from Arcadia, Indiana: 6^th place in Communication Analysis

Kathryn Edwards, a junior from Louisville, Nebraska: 5^th place in After Dinner Speaking, 4^th place in Extemporaneous Speaking, 5^th place in Impromptu Speaking

Amanda Cox, a junior from Blue Hill, Nebraska: 6^th place in Oral Interpretation

Caleb Merritt, a sophomore from Brookings, South Dakota: 2^nd place in Duo Interpretation with Shofner

Spotts-Falzone: 3^rd place in Prose

Heinlein: 5^th place in Dramatic Interpretation