12th Novice Nationals: University of Missouri-St. Louis

After Dinner Speaking:

1st place - James Casey (Seton Hall)
2nd place - Amy Troy (Seton Hall)
3rd place - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech)
4th place - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
5th place - Ric Shafer (Coffeyville Community College)
6th place - Christine Early (Seton Hall)

Communication Analysis:

1st place - Christie Meller (Nebraska-Lincoln)
2nd place - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech)
3rd place - Heather Ross (Coffeyville Community College)
4th place - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
5th place - Ric Shafer (Coffeyville Community College)
6th place - Michele Turner (Young Harris College)

Dramatic Interpretation:

1st place - Normita Jouen (Collins Community College)
2nd place - Robb Shrewsbury (Nebraska-Lincoln)
3rd place - Bridgette Caeser (Southwestern Louisiana)
4th place - David Azizinamini (Nebraska-Lincoln)
5th place - Carla Ward (Nebraska-Lincoln)
6th place - Michael Martin (Nebraska-Lincoln)
7th place - April Lutgen (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Duo Interpretation:

1st place - James Casey/Amy Troy (Seton Hall)
2nd place - Christine Early/Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
3rd place - James Casey/Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
4th place - Carla Ward/Michael Martin (Nebraska-Lincoln)
5th place - Melinda Jansen/Rachelle Kamrath (Nebraska-Kearney)
6th place - Ashanta Stoner/Bridgette Ceasar (Southern Univ./Southwestern Louisiana)

Extemporaneous Speaking:

1st place - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech) - straight 1's in finals
2nd place - James Casey (Seton Hall)
3rd place - Andy Benoit (McNeese State)
4th place - Keri Scheerer (Nebraska-Kearney)
5th place - Amy Troy (Seton Hall)
6th place - Patti Leavitt (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Impromptu:

1st place - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech)
2nd place - David Azizinamini (Nebraska-Lincoln)
3rd place - Heath Martin (McNeese State)
4th place - Patti Leavitt (Nebraska-Lincoln)
5th place - Christie Meller (Nebraska-Lincoln)
6th place - Jen Enterente (McNeese State)

Semifinalists:

Rachelle Kamrath (Nebraska-Kearney)
Ron Bull (Collins Community College)
Susan LeBlanc (McNeese State)
Christine Early (Seton Hall)
Justin Savage (McNeese State)
Amy Troy (Seton Hall)

Informative:

1st place - Amy Troy (Seton Hall)
2nd place - James Casey (Seton Hall)
3rd place - Lori Burke (Nebraska-Kearney)
4th place - Christine Early (Seton Hall)
5th place - Rachelle Kamrath (Nebraska-Kearney)
6th place - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech)

Persuasion:

1st place - Melinda Jansen (Nebraska-Kearney)
2nd place - April Lutgen (Nebraska-Lincoln)
3rd place - Amy Troy (Seton Hall)
4th place - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
5th place - Ric Shafer (Coffeyville Community College)
6th place - Tammy Herremans (Young Harris College)

Poetry:

1st place - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
2nd place - Robb Shrewsbury (Nebraska-Lincoln)
3rd place - Michael Martin (Nebraska-Lincoln)
4th place - Bridgette Casear (Southwestern Louisiana)
5th place - Michele Turner (Young Harris)
6th place - James Casey (Seton Hall)

Program Oral Interpretation:

1st place - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech) - Straight 1's in finals
2nd place - Bridgette Ceasar (Southwestern Louisiana)
3rd place - Carla Ward (Nebraska-Lincoln)
4th place - Michele Turner (Young Harris)
5th place - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
6th place - Christine Early (Seton Hall)

Prose:

1st place - James Casey (Seton Hall)
2nd place - Carla Ward (Nebraska-Lincoln)
3rd place - Bridgette Caesar (Southwestern Louisiana)
4th place - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
5th place - Matt Sheffield (Nebraska-Kearney)
6th place - Michele Turner (Young Harris Coll.)

Individual Sweepstakes:

1st - James Casey (Seton Hall)
2nd - Renee Pierre (Seton Hall)
3rd - Amy Troy (Seton Hall)
4th - Nat Hines (Louisiana Tech)
5th - Bridgette Ceasar (Southwestern Louisiana)

Team Sweeps:

1st - Seton Hall University
2nd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3rd - University of Nebraska-Kearney
4th - Louisiana Tech University
5th - McNeese State University