Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, TCU Speech and Debate traveled to Lawton, Oklahoma to compete in the Sweetheart Swing hosted by Cameron University. TCU Forensics competed in both parliamentary debate as well as ten individual speaking events. Overall, TCU took home first overall in debate, second overall in individual speaking, and first in the combined sweepstakes. TCU ended their regular season with the Sweetheart Swing and will enjoy some time off before they fly out to San Diego at the end of March to compete in the Biennial Pi Kappa Delta Comprehensive Tournament hosted by San Diego State University. A complete list of TCU’s winnings from the weekend will be listed below.

Veronika Bondarenko:

Champion Team in Parliamentary Debate

3rd Overall Speaker in Parliamentary Debate

Champion in Extemporaneous Speaking

Champion in Impromptu Speaking

Ryan Debish:

Champion Team in Parliamentary Debate

5th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Courtney Parks:

Semi-finalist Team in Parliamentary Debate

Sarah Douglass:

Semi-finalist Team in Parliamentary Debate

6th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking

3rd Place in Persuasive Speaking

Austin Shively:

3rd Place in Dramatic Interpretation

Kyle Deer:

2nd Overall Speaker in Parliamentary Debate

Logan Gibbs:

3rd Place in Communication Analysis

3rd Place in Informative Speaking

3rd Place in Poetry Interpretation

4th Place in Impromptu Speaking