18th Novice Nationals: Del Mar College

Our thanks to Mike Jones, Amy Tilton, and Del Mar College for hosting.Thanks to a wonderful tab room staff and ballot table staff who helped make the tournament run smoothly. Ballot table: Tim Hughes (Longview CC), Tammy Schexnaider (Bethel College-MN), and Christine Earp (Florida College). Tab Room: Ron Krikac (Sheridan College), Tim Hughes (Longview CC), Melanie Conrad (University of Nebraska-Kearney), Mike Jones (Del Mar College), and Lee Holm (University of St. Thomas-TX).

After Dinner:

• 1st - Chris Marr (Berry College)
• 2nd - Erin Crawford (Berry)
• 3rd - Roderick Owens (Berry)
• 4th - Jessica Ayala (Longview CC)
• 5th - Sean Malone (Florida College)
• 6th - Samantha Casteel (Berry)
• 7th - Fred Fletcher (Longview CC)

Communication Analysis:

• 1st - Lauren Richardson (Florida College)
• 2nd - Stephanie Wolfe (Berry College)
• 3rd - Andi Carter (Berry College)
• 4th - Leah Melichar (Berry College)
• 5th - David Abercrombie (Young Harris College)
• 6th - Levi Brooks (Young Harris College)

Dramatic Interp:

• 1st - Brent Smith (Southern Utah)
• 2nd - Dan Gatley (Sheridan)
• 3rd - Lori Angell (Florida College)
• 4th - JaNia Duncan (Longview CC)
• 5th - Jennifer Young (San Jacinto South)
• 6th - Rachel Lund (Southern Utah)
• 7th - Chris Graber (Bethel-KS)

Duo:

• 1st - Shaun Stellingwerf/Ken Southworth (Sheridan College - straight 1's in tournament)
• 2nd - John Alday/Chandra Palobiak (Berry College)
• 3rd - Helen Graham/Sean Malone (Florida College)
• 4th - Aziza Hasan/Chris Graber (Bethel-KS)
• 5th - Aminta Brouwer/Ron Meyer (Bethel-MN)
• 6th - Lori Angell/Sean Malone (Florida College)
• 7th - Christy Dahlkoetter/Jake Christensen (Northeast CC)

Extemp:

• 1st - Lauren Richardson (Florida College - straight 1's in finals)
• 2nd - Geoffrey Gresh (Lafayette College)
• 3rd - Jason Kander (American University)
• 4th - Jeremiah Cunningham (Southeast Oklahoma State)
• 5th - Shaun Southworth (Sheridan)
• 6th - Travis Kirchhefer (Sheridan)
• 7th - Jonathon Compton (Florida College)

Impromptu:

Semifinalists:

• Rae Gross (Southern Utah)
• Azisa Hasan (Bethel-KS)
• Geoffrey Gresh (Lafayette College)
• Carrie Steele (Nebraska-Kearney)
• Beth Bolton (Tyler JC)
• Nikki Olson (University of South Dakota)

• 1st - Jonathon Compton (Florida College)
• 2nd - Lauren Richardson (Florida College)
• 3rd - Shaun Southworth (Sheridan)
• 4th - Travis Kirchhefer (Sheridan)
• 5th - David Abercrombie (Young Harris)
• 6th - John Alday (Berry)

Impromptu Sales:

• 1st - Jonathon Compton (Florida College)
• 2nd - Travis Kirchhefer (Sheridan College)
• 3rd - Toni Walters (Longview CC)
• 4th - Brandt Siegel (Lafayette College)
• 5th - Shaun Southworth (Sheridan)
• 6th - David Abercrombie (Young Harris)
• 7th - Rebecca Hughes (Longview)

Informative:

• 1st - Roderick Owens (Berry College)
• 2nd - Travis Kirchhefer (Sheridan)
• 3rd - Shaun Southworth (Sheridan)
• 4th - Chandra Palobiak (Berry)
• 5th - Crystal Greiden (Northeast CC)
• 6th - Rae Gross (Southern Utah)
• 7th - Khristian Owens (Sheridan)

Persuasion:

• 1st - Aminta Brouwer (Bethel-MN)
• 2nd - Nikki Olson (South Dakota)
• 3rd - Brent Smith (Southern Utah)
• 4th - Dan Gatley (Sheridan)
• 5th - Shaun Southworth (Sheridan)
• 6th - Mindy Moschel (Sheridan)

Poetry:

• 1st - Ken Stellingwerf (Sheridan)
• 2nd - Rachel Zieger (Nebraska-Kearney)
• 3rd - Erin Crawford (Berry)
• 4th - Britany Smith (Southern Utah)
• 5th - Natalie Cedar (South Dakota)
• 6th - Morgan Hudson (McKendree)

Program Oral Interp:

• 1st - Jeri Anne Hegman (Bethel-MN)
• 2nd - Robin Cannon (Tyler JC)
• 3rd - Andi Carter (Berry College)
• 4th - Lori Angell (Florida College)
• 5th - Ron Meyer (Bethel-MN)
• 6th - Christy Dahlkoetter (Northeast CC)

Prose:

Non-Advancing Semifinalists:

• Aziza Hasan (Bethel-KS)
• Jonathon Compton (Florida College)
• JaNia Duncan (Longview CC)
• Shivani Patel (San Jacinto South)
• Rebecca Hughes (Longview CC)
• Veronica Morrison (Young Harris)

• 1st - Robin Cannon (Tyler JC)
• 2nd - Andi Carter (Berry College)
• 3rd - Rachel Zieger (Nebraska-Kearney)
• 4th - Brent Smith (Southern Utah)
• 5th - Kira Hawk (Northeast CC)
• 6th - Jennifer Young (San Jacinto South)

Parliamentary Debate: Speaker Awards:

• 1st - Nikki Olson (University of South Dakota)
• 2nd - Shawn Southworth (Sheridan College)
• 3rd - Michael Artime (McKendree College)
• 4th - Jason Kander (American University)
• 5th - Russell Schultz (Regis University)
• 6th - Kari Hammer (University of South Dakota)
• 7th - B. J. Kingsbaker (Metro State)
• 8th - Brad Lauer (Regis University)
• 9th - Jesse Kelley (University of South Dakota)
• 10th - Jeremiah Cunningham (Southeastern Oklahoma State)

Quarters: *denotes opposition

• (1) Bethel College (KS) HG (2-1)* over (8) McKendree College AH (Michael Artime/Morgan Hudson)
• (7) Longview Community College FW (3-0)* over (2) Univ. of South Dakota OH (Nikki Olson/Kari Hammer)
• (6) American Univ. KB (2-1) over (3) Metro State MK* (Tracey Mahoney/B.J. Kingsbaker)
• (5) Tyler Junior College LB (2-1)* over (4) Regis LS (Brad Lauer/Russell Schultz)

Semifinals:

• Bethel KS-HG (2-1) over Tyler JC LB* (Melissa Lane/Beth Bolton)
• American Univ. KB (2-1) over Longview FW* (Fred Fletcher/Toni Walters)

Finals:

Bethel KS-HG (Azisa Hasan/Chris Graber)* (3-2) over American Univ. KB (Jason Kander/Ryan Baird)

Individual Sweepstakes:

• 1st - Shaun Southworth (Sheridan)
• 2nd - Lauren Richardson (Florida College)
• 3rd - Aziza Hasan (Bethel-KS)
• 4th - Jonathon Compton (Florida College)
• 5th (TIE) - Brent Smith (Southern Utah), Dan Gatley (Sheridan)

Team Sweeps: broken into 3 divisions

Division 1:

• 1st - Sheridan College
• 2nd - Berry College
• 3rd - Longview Community College
• 4th - Young Harris College
• 5th - University of South Dakota

Division 2:

• 1st - Florida College
• 2nd - Bethel College (MN)
• 3rd - Lafayette College
• 4th - Southeastern Oklahoma State
• 5th - San Jacinto South Junior College

Division 3:

• 1st - Bethel College (KS)
• 2nd - Tyler Junior College
• 3rd - American University
• 4th - University of Nebraska-Kearney
• 5th - McKendree College