The Belmont University Speech and Debate team competed March 17-19 at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational, a national tournament at Carson-Newman College. Belmont’s team placed second in individual events and third overall at the tournament, a great feat for only taking seven students this year. Awards received were as follows:
Debate Awards
Eric Schoen/Matthew Roberts; Varsity Debate Quarter-Finalists, (seeded 6th of 34 teams)
Eric Schoen – 5th place debate speaker (of 68 varsity debaters)
Individual Event Awards
Eric Schoen
Prose Interpretation: 1st
Dramatic Interpretation: 1st
Poetry Interpretation: 1st
Impromptu Speaking: 1st
Reader’s Theatre: 1st
IE Individual Sweepstakes: 1st
Overall Speaker Sweepstakes (IE + Debate): 1st
Nicole Bright
After Dinner Speaking: 2nd
Programmed Oral Interpretation: 5th
Poetry Interpretation: 6th
Prose Interpretation: Semi-Finalist
Reader’s Theatre: 1st
IE Individual Sweepstakes: 8th
Overall Speaker Sweepstakes (IE + Debate): 6th
Matthew Roberts
After Dinner Speaking: 1st
Persuasive Speaking: 1st
Informative Speaking: 6th
Reader’s Theatre: 1st
IE Individual Sweepstakes: 3rd
Overall Speaker Sweepstakes (IE + Debate): 2nd
Megan Jack
Novice Prose Interpretation: 2nd
Novice Poetry Interpretation: 4th
Novice Persuasion: 4th
Novice Dramatic Interpretation: 5th
Novice Impromptu: 5th
Reader’s Theatre: 1st
Novice IE Individual Sweepstakes: 5th
Overall Speaker Sweepstakes (IE + Debate): 5th
Jenni Gustafson
Novice Communication Analysis: 1st
Novice Persuasion: 2nd
Novice Impromptu: Semi-Finalist
Novice IE Sweeps: 4th
Overall Speaker Sweepstakes (IE + Debate): 8th
Lisa Sekscinski
Novice Faith Literature: 1st place