17th Novice Nationals: Midland Lutheran College

Our thanks to Paul Wesley Alday and the Midland Lutheran staff for hosting this year. Thanks to a wonderful tab room staff who got the awards ceremony off 10 minutes early (!):  Sarah Masurka - Bethel College; Paul Wesley Alday, Paula Muegge, Erica Stillman and Jen Schmidt from Midland Lutheran, Renea Gernant from Concordia University, and Ron Krikac from Sheridan College. Here are the results:

After Dinner:

• 1st - Varee Gordon (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 2nd - Carrie Heaton (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 3rd - Michelle Choutka (Nebraska Wesleyan)
• 4th - Nick Reisch (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 5th - Jason Bussinger (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 6th - Greg Davis (Longview CC)

Communication Analysis:

• 1st - Chris Banks (NW Missouri State)
• 2nd - Amanda McGill (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 3rd - Jenny Bahle (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 4th - Lee Cate (Longview)
• 5th - Tracy Paschke (Midland Lutheran)
• 6th- Millie Crews (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
• 7th - Cheri Cauthon (Evangel)

Dramatic Interpretation:

• 1st - Jessica Ayala (Longview CC)
• 2nd - Neil Hatton (Longview CC)
• 3rd - Chris Helms (College of Eastern Utah)
• 4th - Jeff Clinger (Nebraska Wesleyan)
• 5th - Jesse Brown (Sheridan)
• 6th - Grant Collings (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Duo:

• 1st - Jessica Ayala/Neil Hatton (Longview CC)
• 2nd - Bauman/Koesis (Nebraska-Omaha)
• 3rd - Brown/Hepp (Sheridan)
• 4th - Ayala/Cusick (Longview)
• 5th - Crosby/Moore (Southern Utah)
• 6th - Cate/Hill (Longview)

Extemporaneous:

• 1st - Brian Awsumb (Southern Utah University) - straight 1's in tournament
• 2nd - Brian Swafford (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 3rd - Jason Bottlinger (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 4th - Nick Reisch (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 5th - Tracy Paschke (Midland Lutheran)
• 6th - Crystal McMillin (Longview CC)

Impromptu:

Semifinalists:

• Jeremy Gallups - Lee College
• Lee Cate - Longview CC
• Joe Carlile - Gustavus Adolphus
• Chris Banks - NW Missouri State
• Nick Reisch - Nebraska-Lincoln
• Karen Mah - Denver University

• 1st - Brian Awsumb (Southern Utah)
• 2nd - Greg Davis (Longview)
• 3rd - Kenyada Meadows (Denver University)
• 4th - Nick Baker (Nebraska Wesleyan)
• 5th - David Knoell (Midland Lutheran)
• 6th - Jason Bottlinger (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Impromptu Sales:

• 1st - Ben Crosby (Southern Utah University)
• 2nd - Jason Bottlinger (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 3rd - Anna Melendez (Evangel University)
• 4th - Nick Baker (Nebraska Wesleyan)
• 5th - Michael Baldree (Evangel University)
• 6th - Lee Cate (Longview CC)
• 7th - Jesse Brown (Sheridan College)

Informative:

• 1st - Kendra Kingsbury (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 2nd - Amanda McGill (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 3rd - Matt King (Southern Utah)
• 4th - Brian Awsumb (Southern Utah)
• 5th - Greg Davis (Longview)
• 6th - Nick Baker (Nebraska Wesleyan)

Persuasion:

• 1st - Amanda McGill (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 2nd - Kendra Kingsbury (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 3rd - Brian Awsumb (Southern Utah)
• 4th - Lee Cate (Longview CC)
• 5th - Tracy Paschke (Midland Lutheran)
• 6th - Tamara Garner (Southern Utah)

Poetry:

• 1st - Joe Chamberlain (Denver) -- straight 1's in tournament; 5 of 6 ballots (all 3 in finals) were 1/25's.
• 2nd - Jessica Ayala (Longview)
• 3rd - David Knoell (Midland Lutheran)
• 4th - Jeff Klinger (Nebraska Wesleyan)
• 5th - Lisa Hanson (St. Cloud)
• 6th - Tony Hepp (Sheridan)
• 7th- Beth Zimmerman (Evangel)

Program Oral Interpretation:

• 1st - Jeff Klinger (Nebraska Wesleyan)
• 2nd - Jesse Brown (Sheridan)
• 3rd - Valerie Bauman (Nebraska-Omaha)
• 4th - Jessica Ayala (Longview)
• 5th - Tony Hepp (Sheridan)
• 6th - Jenny Bahle (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Prose:

Semifinalists:

• Joe Chamberlain (Denver University)
• David Knoell (Midland Lutheran)
• Michelle Cusick (Longview)
• Jessi Eckstein (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• Anthony Hill (Longview)
• Valerie Bauman (Nebraska-Omaha)

• 1st - Neil Hatton (Longview CC)
• 2nd - Chris Banks (NW Missouri State)
• 3rd - Tony Hepp (Sheridan)
• 4th - Jason Bottlinger (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 5th - Steph Cich (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 6th - Chris Helms (College of Eastern Utah)

Individual Sweepstakes:

• 1st - Jason Bottlinger (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 2nd - Lee Cate (Longview CC)
• 3rd - Neil Hatton (Longview CC)
• 4th - Kendra Kingsbury (Nebraska-Lincoln)
• 5th - Chris Banks (NW Missouri State)

Team Sweepstakes:(3 divisions - based on entry size)

Open Division (Division 1):

• 1st - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 2nd - Longview CC
• 3rd - Southern Utah University
• 4th - Sheridan College
• 5th - Nebraska Wesleyan University

Division 2:

• 1st - Sheridan College
• 2nd - Nebraska Wesleyan University
• 3rd - Denver University
• 4th - Midland Lutheran College
• 5th - Northewest Missouri State

Division 3:

• 1st - University of Nebraska-Omaha
• 2nd - Regis University
• 3rd - Gustavus Adolphus College
• 4th - Claremont Colleges
• 5th - Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Parliamentary Debate Quarterfinals: (Brackets were broken)

• (8) Northwest Missouri State BB defeated (1) Longview CM (Lee Cate/Crystal McMillin) 3-2
• (6) Regis University SS defeated (4) Claremont HR (Ryan Hayden/Warren Robinson) 3-2
• (7) Nebraska-Lincoln BK defeated (2) Sheridan College BS (Jesse Brown/Jamie Sharp) 4-1
• (3) Regis University SE defeated (5) Denver CN (Joe Chamberlain/Aditya Nagrath) 5-0

Semifinals:

• Regis University SS defated NW Missouri State BB (Chris Banks/Justin Burton) 3-2
• Nebraska-Lincoln BK defeated Regis SE (Katie Savant/Jon Eichelberger) 4-1

Finals:

Regis University SS (Robert Spomer/Tara Sakraida) defeated Nebraska-Lincoln (Jason Bottlinger/Kendra Kingsbury) 4-1