State Champions! Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by

The 2009 Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association State Tournament

February 21-22

 

The Gustavus Adolphus College Forensics team successfully defended their 2008 state championship by placing first out of ten schools at the 2009 Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association State Championships! The Gusties placed first in six of the thirteen events. Senior Tasha Carlson will represent Minnesota at the 2009 Interstate Oratorical Association National Contest, the oldest annual speaking competition. This marks the fifth consecutive year Gustavus will have a representative at the IOA National Contest. Freshman Chloe Radcliffe earned Gustavus’ second Individual Sweepstakes Championship by winning three state championships.

 

Overall Team Sweepstakes, Open Division

First: Gustavus Adolphus College = 446 points

Second: MSU, Mankato = 408 points

Third: Concordia College = 213 points

Individual Sweepstakes

First: Chloe Radcliffe

Fifth: Maria Siegle

Sixth: Mary Cunningham

Seventh: Tasha Carlson

Oratory

First Place: Tasha Carlson

Fifth Place: Phil Helt

After Dinner Speaking:

First Place: Chloe Radcliffe

Second Place: Chloe Goldade

Fourth Place: CJ Hunt

Fifth Place: Phil Helt

Extemporaneous Speaking

First Place: Mary Cunningham

Second Place: Claire Sagstuen

Fifth Place: Maria Siegle

Drama

First Place: Chloe Radcliffe

Fourth Place: Tasha Carlson

Prose

First Place: Tasha Carlson

Second Place: Chloe Radcliffe

Fifth Place: Kavan Rogness

Impromptu Speaking

First Place: Maria Siegle

Third Place: Mary Cunningham

Program Oral Interpretation

First Place: Chloe Radcliffe

Communication Analysis

Third Place: Maria Siegle

Fifth Place: Phil Helt

Dramatic Duo

Third Place: Katie Asfeld/Sam Hemmerich

Sixth Place: Marie Bushnell/CJ Hunt

Informative Speaking

Sixth Place: Maria Siegle

Poetry

Fourth Place: Kavan Rogness

Sixth Place: Christopher Hunt

Minnesota Informative

Second Place: Mary Cooley

Third Place: Eric Cronin

Parliamentary Debate

Second Place: Mary Cunningham/Claire Sagstuen

Parliamentary Debate Individual Speaker Award

Fourth Place: Claire Sagstuen

 

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