20th Novice Nationals: Longview Community College
Thanks to all who came to the 20th Novice Nationals, as well to the tab room and ballot table staff: Randy Richardson of Berry College, Shannon Dyer of Southwest Baptist University, Bill Cue of Longview Community College, and Tammy Schexnaider, Sarah Moore and Bryan Moore from Bethel College-MN.
After Dinner:
- 1st - Jackie Feit - Berry College
- 2nd - Katie Best - Bethel College-KS
- 3rd - Jeremy Schrag - Bethel College-KS
- 4th - Matt Franzen - Doane College
- 5th - Michelle Prieb - Southwest Baptist
- 6th - Andy Lynch - Southwest Baptist
- 7th - Marcus Kroese - Doane College
Communication Analysis:
- 1st - Kimberly George - Bethel College-KS
- 2nd - Jeremy Schrag - Bethel College-KS
- 3rd - Sarah Liptak - Berry College
- 4th - Allison Damerow - Berry College
- 5th - Andy Lynch - Southwest Baptist
- 6th - Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist
Dramatic Interpretation:
- 1st - Nathan McHargue - Southwest Baptist
- 2nd - Michael Mahanes - Hastings
- 3rd - Lawyer Jones - Hutchinson Community College
- 4th - Ryan Wright - Sheridan College
- 5th - Misty Jackson - Sheridan College
- 6th - Chris Michaels - Webster University
Duo Interpretation:
- 1st - Liz Moran/Chris Wyant - University of Illinois-Springfield
- 2nd - Lawyer Jones/Shaunqueal Thompson - Hutchinson Community College
- 3rd - Alison Damerow/Jackie Feit - Berry College
- 4th - Michael Mahanes/Holly Manning - Hastings College
- 5th - Jeremy Schrag/Katie Best - Bethel College-KS
- 6th - Kirsten Kuchler/Tessa Flynn - Augsburg College
Extemporaneous Speaking:
Semifinalists:
- Jeremy Schrag - Bethel College-KS
- Janell Draper - Bethel College-MN
- Greg Parrish - Baker Univ.
- Matt Franzen - Doane College
- Jessica Malmberg - Southern Utah
- Amanda Sharp - Southern Utah
- 1st - Andy Lynch - Southwest Baptist
- 2nd - Emily Richardson - Washburn
- 3rd - Jason Mida - Abilene Christian
- 4th - Laura Burton - Washburn
- 5th - Jeff Weaver - West Florida
- 6th - Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist
Impromptu:
Semifinalists:
- David Stucky - Bethel College-KS
- Lucas Scripter - Bethel College-MN
- Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist Univ.
- Greg Parrish - Baker University
- Keith Hoogheem - Doane College
- Stacy Champagne - Newman College
- 1st - Jeff Weaver - Univ. of West Florida
- 2nd - Andy Lynch - Southwest Baptist
- 3rd - Eric Stucky - Bethel College-KS
- 4th - Todd Schoenberger - Evangel University
- 5th - Becky Pinon DuMond - El Paso Community College
- 6th - Aaron Franklin - Mesa Community College
Impromptu Sales:
Semifinalists:
- Chris Michaels - Webster
- Becky Pinon DuMond - El Paso Community College
- Haleigh Sutton - Southwest Baptist
- Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist
- Matt Stiles - Hutchinson Community College
- Keith Hoogheem - Doane College
- 1st - Jeremy Schrag - Bethel College-KS (Straight 1's in finals)
- 2nd - Joy Fethe - Berry College
- 3rd - Jeff Weaver - Univ. West Florida
- 4th - Amanda Sharp - Southern Utah
- 5th - Andrew James - Mesa Community College
- 6th - Ryan Wright - Sheridan College
Informative:
- 1st - Ashley Figins - Hastings College
- 2nd - Gina Staub - Northeast Community College
- 3rd - David Stucky - Bethel College-KS
- 4th - Marci Brenner - UW-River Falls
- 5th - Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist
- 6th - Shaunqueal Thompson - Hutchinson Community College
Persuasion:
- 1st - Shelby Grau - Washburn University
- 2nd - Keith Hoogheem - Doane College
- 3rd - Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist
- 4th - Emily Richardson - Washburn University
- 5th - David Stucky - Bethel College-KS
- 6th - Aaron Franklin - Mesa Community College
Poetry:
Semifinals:
- Eric Stucky - Bethel College-KS
- Jeff Weaver - Univ. of West Florida
- Holly Manning - Hastings
- Michelle Prieb - Southwest Baptist
- Shaunqueal Thompson - Hutchinson Community College
- Sara Hinson - Berry College
- 1st - Ashley Figins - Hastings
- 2nd - Michael Mahanes - Hastings
- 3rd - Jackie Fiet - Berry College
- 4th - Constance Taylor - Hutchinson Community College
- 5th - Marci Brenner - UW-River Falls
- 6th - Crystal Fuller - Doane College
Program Oral Interpretation:
- 1st - Lawyer Jones - Hutchinson Community College
- 2nd - Constance Taylor - Hutchinson Community College
- 3rd - Charlie Hayes - Hutchinson Community College
- 4th - Corinna Rosia - Southwest Baptist
- 5th - Nathan McHargue - Southwest Baptist
- 6th - Shaunqueal Thompson - Hutchinson Community College
Prose:
Semifinalists:
- Ashley Figins - Hastings
- Chris Michaels - Webster
- Nathan McHargue - Southwest Baptist
- Shaunqueal Thompson - Hutchinson Community College
- Keith Hoogheem - Doane College
- Marcus Kroese - Doane College
- 1st - Michelle Prieb - Southwest Baptist
- 2nd - Tina Cox - Northeast Community College
- 3rd - Crystal Fuller - Doane College
- 4th - Amanda Palumbo - Cameron University
- 5th - Marci Brenner - UW-River Falls
- 6th - Eric Stucky - Bethel College-KS
Lincoln-Douglas:
- 1st - Andrew Strobl (Washburn University)
- 2nd - Lucas Scripter (Bethel College-MN)
Parli:
Octafinals:
- (1) Bethel-KS GS over Hutchinson ST (Matt Stiles & Constance Taylor)
- (2) Washburn BR over Mesa FG (Aaron Franklin & Ben Griffiths)
- (3) Sheridan JW over SW Baptist CM (Jordan Cofer & Nathan McHargue)
- (4) Washburn GR over Southern Utah MR (Jessica Malmberg & Skip Rynearson)
- (5) SW Baptist LH over Longview HC (Nick Hiles & Leviticus Coppock)
- (6) Abilene Christian PM over Cameron/Webster (Talyce Riddle & Chris Michaels)
- (7) Bethel-KS SS over SW Baptist PS (Michelle Prieb & Haleigh Sutton)
- (8) West Florida SW over Bethel-MN JS (Jason Jenkins & Luke Scripter)
Quarterfinals:
- (1) Bethel-KS GS over West Florida SW (Jeff Weaver & Emily Staney)
- (2) Washburn BR over Bethel-KS SS (Jeremy Schrag & David Stucky)
- (5) SW Baptist LH over Washburn GR (Ben Rogers & Shelby Grau)
- (6) Abilene Christian PM over Sheridan JW (Mistry Jackson & Ryan Wright)
Semifinals:
- (6) Abilene Christian over Washburn BR (Laura Burton & Emily Richardson)
- (5) Southwest Baptist LH over Bethel-KS GS (Kim George & Emily Stucky)
Finals:
Abilene Christian PM (Alicia Phillips & Jason Mida) over Southwest Baptist LH (Andy Lynch & Jennifer Helmers) on a 3-2 decision.
Parli Speakers:
- 1st - Ryan Wright, Sheridan College
- 2nd - Laura Burton, Washburn Univ.
- 3rd - Eric Stucky, Bethel College-KS
- 4th - Jeff Weaver, Univ. of West Florida
- 5th - Emily Richardson, Washburn Univ.
- 6th - Jeremy Schrag, Bethel College-KS
- 7th - Kim George, Bethel College-KS
- 8th - Aaron Franklin, Mesa Community College
- 9th - David Stucky, Bethel College-KS
- 10th - Jessica Malmberg, Southern Utah University
Individual Sweepstakes:
- 1st - Jeremy Schrag - Bethel College-KS
- 2nd - Andy Lynch - Southwest Baptist
- 3rd - Jennifer Helmers - Southwest Baptist
- 4th - Jeff Weaver - Univ. of West Florida
- 5th - Michelle Prieb - Southwest Baptist
- 6th - Constance Taylor - Hutchinson Community College
Team:
Division 1 (Large Entry):
- 1st - Southwest Baptist University
- 2nd - Bethel College (KS)
- 3rd - Hutchinson Community College
- 4th - Berry College
- 5th - Doane College
Division 2:
- 1st - Washburn University
- 2nd - Hastings College
- 3rd - Univ. of West Florida
- 4th - Abilene Christian University
- 5th - Mesa Community College
Division 3 (Limited Entry):
- 1st - Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls
- 2nd - Baker University
- 3rd - Augsburg College
- 4th - Newman College
- 5th - Longview Community College