TCU Wins the 2020 Southern Forensics Championship

On January 24th, 2019, Texas Christian University traveled ten hours to compete in the Southern Forensics Championship. The SFC is the regional state competition for Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, and this year the competition was year was hosted by Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. TCU opened the second half of their 2019-2020 season with big wins at the SFC including first place in the individual event sweepstakes, first place overall, as well as an array of individual awards. Listed below is the full list of the individual awards.

 

 

Veronika Bondarenko
Champion Team in Parliamentary Debate
Extemporaneous Speaking – 1st Place
Impromptu Speaking – 2nd Place
Editorial Impromptu Speaking – 1st Place
After Dinner Speaking – 2nd Place
Quadrathon – 2nd Place
Individual Event Sweepstakes – 2nd Place

Isabel Dunkelberger
Editorial Impromptu – 6th Place

Logan Gibbs
Poetry Interpretation – 4th Place
Informative Speaking – 5th Place
Program of Oral Interpretation – 5th Place
Quadrathon – 5th Place

Cierra Coleman
Dramatic Interpretation – 3rd Place
Octo-finalist in IPDA debate

Xander Wick
Quarterfinalist Team in Parliamentary Debate
Semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
Semifinalist in Impromptu Speaking

Dawson Holder
Duo Interpretation – 1st Place
Top Novice Team in Duo Interpretation

Matt Gill
Duo Interpretation – 1st Place
Top Novice Team in Duo Interpretation
Dramatic Interpretation – 2nd Place
Extemporaneous Speaking – 4th Place
Impromptu Speaking – 6th Place
Quarterfinalist Team in Parliamentary Debate

Sarah Douglass
Semifinalist Team in Parliamentary Debate
3rd Overall Speaker in Parliamentary Debate

Courtney Parks
Semifinalist Team in Parliamentary Debate

Ryan Debish
Champion Team in Parliamentary Debate
Extemporaneous Speaking – 2nd Place and Top Novice
Impromptu Speaking – 3rd Place and Top Novice
Editorial Impromptu – 2nd Place
Individual Event Sweepstakes – 4th Place