MavForensics Brings Home Championships from Sunflower Swing!

Hello speech lovers! MavForensics had an outstanding second tournament of the year at the Sunflower Swing, hosted by Bethel College and Sterling College, October 6th and 7th. Perhaps the biggest victory for the team, however, was surviving the weekend when almost everyone was sick. Cole competed in a DI round where he stopped speaking to cough for 45 seconds! He probably would've been better off staying home and resting, but you know how these things go: one minute, the students are fine, the next, they're struggling to speak! We all had a great weekend, but were also excited to return home and get some much-needed rest over Fall Break. Check out results:

                                  Photo: Team prepares for competition by warming up vocals and building energy!

Saturday, October 6th: 
Extemporaneous Speaking: 
Nithya Rajagopalan, 4th

Program of Oral Interpretation: 
Cole Evans, 2nd
Queeny Pimentel, 3rd
Dan Cutter, 4th

Duo Interpretation: 
Karlee Currin & Bridget Hames, 3rd
Catie Zaleski & Preston Prauner, 4th
Karlee Currin & Dan Cutter, 5th

Prose Interpretation: 
Trae Graham, 1st
Queeny Pimentel, 4th

Poetry Interpretation: 
Catie Zaleski, 1st
Cole Evans, 2nd
Trae Graham, 4th
Queeny Pimentel, 5th

Dramatic Interpretation: 
Trae Graham, 3rd
Karlee Currin, 6th

Persuasive Speaking: 
Nithya Rajagopalan, 1st
Bridget Hames, 2nd
Preston Prauner, 4th

After-Dinner Speaking:
Karlee Currin, 4th

Communication Analysis:
Nithya Rajagopalan, 5th

Individual Sweepstakes for Saturday: 
Nithya Rajagopalan, 3rd

Team Sweepstakes for Saturday: 
UNO, 1st

                                                             Photo: Trae Graham rehearses during warm-ups!

Sunday, October 7th: 
Extemporaneous Speaking: 
Nithya Rajagopalan, 2nd

Impromptu Speaking: 
Dan Cutter, 4th

Program of Oral Interpretation: 
Cole Evans, 1st
Queeny Pimentel, 3rd
Trae Graham, 4th
Dan Cutter, 5th

Duo Interpretation: 
Cole Evans & Trae Graham, 1st
Karlee Currin & Bridget Hames, 2nd
Karlee Currin & Dan Cutter, 5th
Catie Zaleski & Preston Prauner, 6th

Prose Interpretation: 
Cole Evans, 1st

Poetry Interpretation: 
Trae Graham, 1st
Queeny Pimentel, 2nd
Catie Zaleski, 3rd
Cole Evans, 4th

Dramatic Interpretation: 
Trae Graham, 1st
Karlee Currin, 6th

Persuasive Speaking: 
Bridget Hames, 1st
Nithya Rajagopalan, 3rd
Preston Prauner, 5th

After-Dinner Speaking:
Karlee Currin, 1st

Communication Analysis:
Nithya Rajagopalan, 4th

Individual Sweepstakes for Sunday:
Cole Evans & Trae Graham had an unbreakable tie for first place!

Team Sweepstakes for Sunday: 
UNO, 1st
UNL, 2nd
Hastings College, 3rd

Combined Individual Sweepstakes: 
Trae Graham, 1st
Cole Evans, 2nd

Combined Team Sweepstakes:
UNO, 1st

Thanks for reading and keeping up with our students! On October 20th and 21st, we will split squad. Cole, Trae, Queeny, and Lauren will compete at Creighton University. Karlee, Dan, Natalie, Nithya, Bridget, Preston, and Catie will travel to Minnesota State University-Mankato and Gustavus Adolphus College. To see results, follow us on Twitter @UNOforensics.