Going into its Thanksgiving break, the HC Bronco Forensics team qualified three more events for the American Forensics Association-National Individual Event Tournament (AFA-NIET). While competing at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., from November 10-11, Jared Buskirk, a junior from Holdrege, Neb.; Trevor Brass, a senior from Lincoln, Neb.; and Hannah Davis, a senior from Grand Island, Neb., all added events to their nationals鈥 schedule.
Overall, 糖心传媒 took fourth place the team sweepstakes, finishing above the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which took fifth.
Saturday, November 10
Jared Buskrik, a junior from Holdrege, Neb.听听 听听听 听2nd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 2nd Place, Informative Speaking*
Trevor Brass, a senior from Lincoln, Neb. 听听 听听听 听1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Amanda Cargile, a senior from Devine, Texas 听听 听3rd Place, Dramatic Interpretation.
Hannah Davis, a senior from Grand Island, Neb. 听听 听Semifinalist, Prose Interpretation
Sunday, November 11
Miranda Klugesherz, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colo.
听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1st Place, Program of Oral Interpretation
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Semifinalist, Prose Interpretation
Buskirk 听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 4th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Brass 听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking*
Davis 听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 3rd Place, Prose Interpretation*
The Broncos will take a break to refresh and polish new events for the University of Nebraska-Kearney鈥檚 Outer Limits Swing on December 1-2.
*This event has now qualified for the national tournament.
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.