Speech Team Claims National Championship!!

06/28/2010 9:54 AM

Our superb speech team claimed the national championship at the American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament April 3-4 in Eau Claire Wisconsin!!! Here are our individual results:

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING:
National Quarterfinalists (top 24)
Patrick Campbell – senior
Becky Suhr – junior

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING:
National Finalists (top 6)
4th place – Patrick Campbell
3rd place – Jared Boyer – senior

PROSE INTERPRETATION:
National Quarterfinalists
Suswara Gayam – senior
Camille Yameen – sophomore
National Finalists
6th place – Miranda Morgan – senior
5th place – Amanda Voirol – senior
2nd place- Cecil Blutcher – FRESHMAN!!

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING:
National Quarterfinalist
Nik Payne
National Finalist
5th place – Patrick Campbell

PERSUASIVE SPEAKING:
National Finalist
2nd place – Patrick Campbell

PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION:
National Quarterfinalist
Matt Weibel – junior
National Finalist
5th place – Amanda Voirol

DUO INTERPRETATION:
National Semifinalists (top 12)
Jacoby Cochran / Cecil Blutcher – FRESHMEN!!
National Finalists
5th place – Cecil Blutcher / Jonathan Spence – FRESHMEN!!
4th place – Jared Boyer / Ryan Marquardt – junior
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – Jared Boyer / Amanda Voirol
**becoming the first pair in AFA history to successfully defend their title!!

AFTER-DINNER SPEAKING:
National Semifinalist
Patrick Campbell

POETRY INTERPRETATION
National Quarterfinalist
Ryan Marquardt
National Finalist
5th place – Amanda Voirol

COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS:
National Quarterfinalist
Becky Suhr – junior
National Semifinalist
Camille Yameen
National Finalist
5th place – Jared Boyer

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION:
National Quarterfinalists
Jared Boyer
Ryan Marquardt
National Finalists
4th place – Miranda Morgan
NATIONAL CHAMPION – Amanda Voirol

INDIVIDUAL SWEEPSTAKES (most points scored by a student entered in at least 4 events)
(awards presented to top 20)
11th place – Cecil Blutcher – FRESHMAN!!!
3rd place – Patrick Campbell
2nd place – Jared Boyer
NATIONAL CHAMPION – Amanda Voirol
** another historical moment. Top 3 in individual sweeps from the same school!!

TEAM SWEEPSTAKES (78 schools entered – top 20 recognized)
20th place – 90.5 pts. – James Madison University (Asst. Dir. Of Forensics is alum Ken Young)
19th place – 94 pts. – Doane College
18th place – 101.4 pts. – Concordia College (ADoF is former BU volunteer coach Cadi Kadlecek)
17th place – 106.5 pts. – Kansas State University
16th place – 119.5 pts. – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (DOF is former BU DOF Karen Morris)
15th place – 125.5 pts. – St. Joseph’s University
14th place – 156 pts. – Northwestern University
13th place – 165 pts. – Seton Hall University (coached by alums Tanya Melendez, Jon Meinen, and Matt Johns)
12th place – 174 pts. – Ohio University
11th place – 194.5 pts. – Arizona State University
10th place – 197 pts. – Gustavus Adolphus College
9th place – 210 pts. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8th place – 212.5 pts. – University of Nebraska-Omaha
7th place – 214.5 pts. – University of Alabama
6th place – 258 pts. – California State University – Long Beach
5th place – 286.5 pts. – University of Texas at Austin (asst. coach is alum Karon Bowers)
4th place – 327 pts. – George Mason University
3rd place – 334.5 pts. – Illinois State University (grad. asst. is alum Mike Storr)
2nd place – 400 pts. – Western Kentucky University (ADOF is former BU ADOF Dawn Lowry)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – 443 pts. – BRADLEY UNIVERSITY