TCU Forensics attended the 5th annual Golden Eagle swing this past weekend at John Brown University. The Frogs took fourteen competitors to Siloam Springs, Ark.
The Frogs were tournament champions for the overall swing, which included debate and both days of the swing. They also won third for both days of the swing in individual events. TCU Forensics also took four of the top five spots in overall individual sweepstakes. Timothy Betts took first and Kelsey Fahler was second. Erika Simonson was fourth and Donald Griffin took fifth.
In parliamentary debate, the Frogs were first overall and swept the semifinal round. The team of Erika Simonson/Eleanor Brown took first over Timothy Betts/Kelsey Fahler. The teams of Donald Griffin/Duy Pham and Katie Brown/Paige Michel were non-advancing semifinalists.
On Day one of the swing, TCU advanced six competitors to 13 spots in individual event finals. Griffin was the tournament champion in impromptu speaking for day one. He also took fifth in after-dinner speaking. Betts took third in rhetorical criticism, fourth in poetry and persuasion, fifth in extemporaneous speaking and sixth in impromptu speaking. Betts took fifth in the overall quadrathon. Fahler was fourth in poetry, fifth in rhetorical criticism and sixth in extemporaneous speaking. Pham took third in extemporaneous speaking, and Simsonson took fourth in informative speaking. Michel was also sixth in persuasion. Newcomer Alma Luna was named Top Rookie in Impromptu speaking.
Day two of the swing brought more hardware for the Frogs.
Fahler was the tournament champion in poetry for day two. She also took third in rhetorical criticism. Betts was second in extemporaneous speaking and fourth in rhetorical criticism and poetry. Andria Miller took second in after-dinner speaking at her ADS tournament debut. Griffin was fifth in ADS. Katie Brown was fifth in persuasion and sixth in extemporaneous speaking. Michel was sixth in extemporaneous speaking. Simonson was fourth in informative speaking for day two of the tournament as well. Luna was named Top Rookie in extemporaneous speaking Connor Heaney was Top Rookie in impromptu speaking.
Complete Results are listed below:
OVERALL SWING (Parts 1, 2, and Debate) SWEEPSTAKES: FIRST
GOLDEN EAGLE DEBATE: FIRST
GOLDEN EAGLE PART 1: TEAM INDIVIDUAL EVENTS SWEEPSTAKES: THIRD
GOLDEN EAGLE PART 2: TEAM INDIVIDUAL EVENTS SWEEPSTAKES: THIRD
INDIVIDUAL SWEEPSTAKES OVERALL SWING (Top speakers who compete in both public speaking AND debate)
Timothy Betts: FIRST
Kelsey Fahler: SECOND
Erika Simonson: FOURTH
Donald Griffin: FIFTH
GOLDEN EAGLE DEBATE:
Eleanor Brown and Erika Simonson: FIRST, Parliamentary Debate
Kelsey Fahler and Timothy Betts: SECOND, Parliamentary Debate
Donald Griffin and Duy Pham: SEMI-FINALISTS, Parliamentary Debate
Paige Michel and Katie Brown: SEMI-FINALISTS, Parliamentary Debate
GOLDEN EAGLE PART 1: (Saturday)
Erika Simonson:
FOURTH, Informative
Duy Pham:
THIRD, Extemporaneous
Paige Michel:
SIXTH, Persuasion
Alma Luna:
Top Rookie, Impromptu
Timothy Betts:
FIFTH – Individual Sweepstakes Quadrathon
SECOND, Parliamentary Speaker
THIRD, Rhetorical Criticism
FOURTH, Poetry
FOURTH, Persuasion
FIFTH, Extemporaneous
SIXTH, Impromptu
Donald Griffin:
FIRST – Impromptu
FOURTH, Parliamentary Speaker
FIFTH, After Dinner Speaking
Kelsey Fahler:
FIRST, Parliamentary Speaker
FOURTH, Rhetorical Criticism
FIFTH, Poetry
SIXTH, Extemporaneous
GOLDEN EAGLE PART 2: (Sunday)
Timothy Betts:
SECOND: Extemporaneous
FOURTH: Poetry
FOURTH: Rhetorical Criticism
Kelsey Fahler:
FIRST: Poetry
THIRD: Rhetorical Criticism
Andria Miller:
SECOND: After Dinner Speaking
Erika Simonson:
FOURTH: Informative
Katie Brown:
FIFTH: Persuasion
FIFTH: Extemporaneous
Paige Michel:
FIFTH: Extemporaneous
Donald Griffin:
FIFTH: After Dinner Speaking
Alma Luna: Top Rookie, Extemporaneous
Connor Heaney: Top Rookie, Impromptu