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The University of Nebraska at Kearney Forensics team has competed in three tournaments in recent weeks, earning 39 individual awards and placing fifth out of 13 schools in two of the tournaments.
At the Midwest Mixer tournament at Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, UNK forensics team member Brandon Pettigrew of Kearney was named tournament champion.
According to Rachelle Kamrath, UNK director of Forensics, “The students who compete in the tournament are able to enter a category more than once, so we have a better opportunity for students to place.
“I’ve been very happy about what they’ve achieved,” she said. “We recruited one of the strongest freshmen classes, and we have strong returners.”
The team’s results are listed below by tournament, and the students who have placed are listed alphabetically by hometown:
Midwest Mixer tournament in January at Maryville:
Alma- Laura McAtee: fifth place in Communications Analysis, seventh place in Extemporaneous Speaking, fifth place in Communications Analysis.
Dawson- Ben Clancy: seventh place in Persuasive Speaking, second place in Duo Interpretation.
Kearney- Brandon Pettigrew: third place in Communications Analysis, second place in Duo Interpretation, seventh place in Informative Speaking, fourth place in Impromptu Speaking, second place in Informative Speaking, third place in Impromptu Speaking, second place in Overall Speaker for the tournament.
Omaha- Christi Sedrel: seventh place in Program of Oral Interpretation, fifth place in Extemporaneous Speaking, sixth place in Impromptu Speaking, sixth place in After Dinner Speaking, fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Overall- UNK placed fifth out of 13 schools
Sun and Sleet tournament in January at Seward:
Alma- Laura McAtee: second in Communications Analysis, sixth in Extemporaneous Speaking, fourth in Communications Analysis, fifth in Extemporaneous Speaking, sixth in Impromptu Speaking.
Bellevue- Allison Henri: second in Dramatic Interpretation, fourth in Prose Interpretation, fourth in Dramatic Interpretation.
Dawson- Ben Clancy: sixth in Persuasive Speaking, fifth in Duo Interpretation.
Kearney- Brandon Pettigrew: fourth in Communications Analysis, fifth in Duo Interpretation.
Overall- UNK placed fifth out of 13 schools
UNL/K-State Swing tournament last weekend at Lincoln:
Bellevue- Allison Henri: second in Poetry, fourth in Dramatic Interpretation, fifth in Prose Interpretation, fourth in Poetry, fourth in Dramatic Interpretation.
Kearney- Brandon Pettigrew: second in Impromptu Speaking, fifth in Communications Analysis, third in Communications Analysis.
