The St. Cloud State Ice Box Classic February 6-7, 2009 After taking a weekend off to rest and recuperate, Gustavus went north to our friends at St. Cloud State for the Ice Box Classic. Featuring competition from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota, the Gusties had a triumphant showing. Gustavus students placed in finals in [...]
TCFL #4 January 27, 2009 For the last tournament of J-term, the Gustavus Forensics team headed up to Normandale Community College for the fourth Twin Cities Forensics League tournament of the year. This fast-paced tournament proved to be a dominant one for Gustavus, earning another first place team trophy. Team Sweepstakes First Place: Gustavus Adolphus College Second Place: Minnesota State [...]
Iowa Swing January 24-25, 2009 Following our successful showing at the 10th annual Hell Froze Over Swing, the Gustavus Forensics team again headed south, this time to Iowa for the Iowa swing, hosted jointly by the University of Northern Illinois and Wartburg College. Boasting competition from Bradley University, Illinois State University, the University of Wisconsin – Eau [...]
Hell Froze Over Swing January 17-18, 2009 Ten years ago, Bradley University and the University of Texas – Austin decided to jointly host a swing tournament, an event that would reportedly happen only when hell froze over (thus the inventive tournament title). Over the years, the tournament has expanded to become one of the years largest tournament, [...]
Stout Holiday Tournament December 5-6, 2008 Gustavus finished off their semester with a very successful trip to the University of Wisconsin – Stout for the Stout Holiday Tournament. The annual Christmas in Christ Chapel concert prevented all but eight students from attending the tournament. Still, with only eight students, Gustavus managed to secure second place! Their excellent [...]
TCFL #3 December 2, 2008 Once again, the Gusties have headed up to Normandale Community College for the third Twin Cities Forensics Leauge tournament of the year. Gusties had a great showing, taking home eight trophies. Stay tuned for the Holiday Tournament this weekend. Read on for results! Team Sweepstakes First Place: Minnesota State University Mankato Second Place: Gustavus Adolphus [...]
TCFL #2 November 18, 2008 Once again, Gustavus has gone on to success at the Twin Cities Forensics Leauge tournament hosted by Normandale College. Taking only a small entry, Gustavus managed to take third place in a close competition with University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and Minnesota State University Mankato – all three top teams were within [...]
VFL #1 & 2 November 14-15, 2008 After an excellent weekend at Bradley University, the Gustavus forensics team headed up north to Concordia College for the first and second Valley Forensics League tournaments of the year. The Gusties experienced tremendous success, making finals in fifty-eight slots over two days. Gusties won eight of eleven events on the [...]
The 61st Annual L. E. Norton November 8-9, 2008 Bradley University has once again hosted their prestigious annual L. E. Norton tournament. This year, 46 teams were in attendance, including most of the top 20 AFA schools. It was an extremely competitive tournament that featured a novice division and semifinals for most events. A two-hour flat tire [...]
Vocal Viking October 31-November 1 While most of the team was taking a break, Eric Cronin and Briana Clark went to Bethany College in Mankato for the 2008 Vocal Viking. The represented Gustavus very well and took home some great trophies! Impromptu Fifth Place: Briana Clark Fourth Place: Eric Cronin POI Fifth Place: Eric Cronin Info First Place: Briana Clark Extemporaneous Speaking First Place: Briana Clark ADS First [...]