BU Speech Team – 2012 State Champions
Team holds 9 State Titles and Team Sweepstakes
03/04/2012 4:37 PM
The Bradley University Speech Team won their 21st state title in the last 22 years during the March 2 and 3 Illinois Intercollegiate Forensic Associate State Tournament. The tournament was held at Illinois Central College. It was a resounding team victory and a great end to the regular competitive season.
Bradley was allowed to enter four students in each event.
Winners are:
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
5th – Talan Tyminski (freshman, Ballwin, MO)
3rd – Natalie Tomes (sophomore, Wheaton, IL)
2nd – Cate Cosme (senior, Plainfield, IL)
State Champion – Jacoby Cochran (junior, Chicago, IL)
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
6th – Cate Cosme
5th – Camille Yameen (senior, Liberty, MO)
2nd – Rebi Roos (senior, Germantown Hills, IL)
State Champion – Jacoby Cochran
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
6th – Gabby Dillon (sophomore, South Holland, IL)
5th – Ryan Tinlin (junior, Dellroy, OH)
State Champion – Camille Yameen
PROSE INTERPRETATION
5th – Ryan Tinlin
4th – Camille Yameen
2nd – Ben Gaddis (junior, St. Charles, IL)
State Champion – Rebi Roos
COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS
6th – Blake Longfellow (senior, Newport Beach, CA)
4th – Cate Cosme
2nd – Ryan Tinlin
AFTER-DINNER SPEAKING
6th – Brooke Stevenson (junior, Fremont, CA)
2nd – Jacoby Cochran
State Champion – Mark Dorsey (senior, St. Louis, MO)
POETRY INTERPRETATION
4th – Junior Ocasio (junior, Cleveland, OH)
2nd – Cecil Blutcher (junior, Chicago, IL)
DUO INTERPRETATION
4th – Blake Longfellow / Camille Yameen
2nd – Jacoby Cochran / Justin Restaino (junior, Fullerton, CA)
State Champions – Cecil Blutcher / Ryan Tinlin
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
6th – Ben Gaddis
4th – Talan Tyminski
State Champion – Natalie Tomes
PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION
4th – Justin Restaino
3rd – Gabby Dillon
2nd – Camille Yameen
State Champion – Cecil Blutcher
PERSUASION (ORATORY)
** This final is significant, as it determines the 2 students that will represent the state of Illinois at the Interstate Oratory Contest, the longest-running public speaking contest in the country.
4th – Jamie Hammond (junior, Claremont, CA)
State Champion – Jacoby Cochran
Jacoby will compete in April at the Interstate Oratorical Contest, the longest-running public speaking contest in the country. As the State Championship winner for Oratory, Jacoby is also the recipient of the Curt Byars award, which the IIFA created 3 years ago after the tragic death of BU (and BUST) alumnus Curt Byars
INDIVIDUAL SWEEPSTAKES (most points by a student in 5 events)
2nd – Camille Yameen
State Champion – Jacoby Cochran
OPEN TEAM SWEEPSTAKES
6th – Northwestern University (20 pts.)
5th – Illinois Central College (20 pts.)
4th – Northern Illinois University (55 pts.)
3rd – North Central College (56 pts.)
2nd – Illinois State University (155 pts.)
State Champions – Bradley University (345 pts.)
Bradley was also the recipient of the IIFA George Armstrong Award, which goes to the school that has accumulated the most points over the years at the State Tournament.
Congratulations team and coaches Dan Smith and Michael Chen on the incredible victory. Off to nationals!