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BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Speaking Bearcats represented Southwest Baptist University very well in their recent trip to compete at one of the oldest tournaments, the Mahaffey Tournament, in Linfield, Oregon. The team brought home second place overall, despite only competing in one half of the tournament.
Team
president Nik Fischer notes, “It was a great experience being in an unfamiliar
and competitive area and made the success we had mean more because we had to
come together to win.” The November tournament earned high rankings for the
team thanks to the success of individual team members. Team vice-president Meg
Burns shares, “Going to Portland helped us grow as a team and yielded wonderful
victories.”
Sophomore
Nik Fischer won first place in open impromptu speaking, third in open communication
analysis, and fifth in open extemporaneous speaking. Sophomore Meg Burns earned
second place in open dramatic interpretation, third in open program of oral
interpretation, and fifth in open informative speaking. Sophomore Kaila Todd
brought home second place in novice prose, third in novice persuade, and fifth
in junior dramatic interpretation. Sophomore Catie Lathrop took home second
place in novice persuasive speaking.
Though
new this semester, all the speaking bearcat freshmen showed off their hard work
with many individual successes. Leah Cleek won first place in novice prose,
second place in open communication analysis, fourth in novice impromptu
speaking, fifth in open program of oral interpretation, and sixth in novice
persuasive speaking. Hannah Larino earned second in junior communication
analysis, fourth in novice persuasive speaking, fifth in junior after dinner
speaking, and sixth in open communication analysis. Maggie Thomas won first
place in novice persuasive speaking, third in novice prose, and third in novice
duo interpretation. Julie Strubinger brought home second place in novice
impromptu speaking, second place in novice informative speaking, and third in
junior after dinner speaking. Chad Bryant earned second place in junior after
dinner speaking. Bobby Sterling took third in novice informative speaking and
third in novice duo interpretation.
The
Speaking Bearcats are preparing for their final tournament of the semester, the
Cameron Christmas Classic in Lawton, Oklahoma on November 30 - December 2.
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