26th Novice Nationals: Laramie County Community College

Thanks to Dr. Brendan Kelly of the University of West Florida, Prof. Bryan Moore, Concordia University (Nebraska), Dr. Randy Richardson, Berry College, Dr. Kevin Minch, Truman State University, Prof. Dan Schabot, Cameron University, and to Tammy Schexnaider, Bethel University, for all of their help with the tournament.

After Dinner:

• 1st place - Sarah Whittle, Laramie County Community College
• 2nd place - Jordan Stout, Florida Southern College
• 3rd place - Omar El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University
• 4th place - Josh Adams, Carson-Newman College
• 5th place - Jill Flauto, Ohio University
• 6th place - Frank Sabatini, Lafayette College
• 7th place - Tony Sylvester, Ohio University

Communication Analysis:

• 1st place - Drew Stewart, Carson-Newman College
• 2nd place - Rob Powell, Berry College
• 3rd place - Tony Sylvester, Ohio University
• 4th place - Dan Leister, Ohio University
• 5th place - Andrew Gibson, Lamar State College-Orange
• 6th place - Omar El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University

Dramatic Interpretation:

• 1st place - David Demic, Sheridan College
• 2nd place - Alan Gray, Florida Atlantic University
• 3rd place - Becky Bush, Butler University
• 4th place - Charlisa Bailey, Sterling College
• 5th place - Frank Sabatini, Lafayette College
• 6th place - Jill Flauto, Ohio University

Duo Interpretation:

• 1st place - Michael Catlos & Jill Flauto, Ohio University
• 2nd place - Tony Sylvester & Michael Catlos, Ohio University
• 3rd place - Josh Adams & Whitney Tipton, Carson-Newman College
• 4th place - Katie Buffington & David Demic, Sheridan College
• 5th place - Michele Foster & Ross Bunn, Sheridan College
• 6th place - Sarah Whittle & Shaina Serelson, Laramie County Community College

Extemporaneous:

• 1st place - Danny Valdez, Texas A&M University
• 2nd place - Mark Womack, Texas A&M University
• 3rd place - Michael Faggett, Cameron University
• 4th place - Hannah Snyder, University of Indianapolis
• 5th place - Crystal Rollins, McNeese State University
• 6th place - Andrew Gibson, Lamar State College-Orange

Semifinalists:

• David Demic, Sheridan College
• Dan Leister, Ohio University
• Arthi Chandrasekran, Wayne State University
• Patrick Joyce, Wayne State University
• Ross Bunn, Sheridan College
• Omar El-Hawagi, Texas A&M University

Impromptu:

• 1st place - Taylor Libby, Sterling College
• 2nd place - Jonathon Park, Lamar State College-Orange
• 3rd place - Spark Tabor, Ohio University
• 4th place - Dan Leister, Ohio University
• 5th place - Jake Plaskett, California State University, Chico
• 6th place - Mark Womack, Texas A&M University

Semifinalists:

• Omar el-Halwagi, Texas A&M University
• David Demic, Sheridan College
• Alan Gray, Florida Atlantic University
• Patrick Joyce, Wayne State University
• Andrew Gibson, Lamar State College-Orange
• Crystal Rollins, McNeese State University

Impromptu Sales:

• 1st place - Rob Powell, Berry College
• 2nd place - Whitney Tipton, Carson-Newman College
• 3rd place - Taylor Libby, Sterling College
• 4th place - Heather King, Lamar State College-Orange
• 5th place - Spark Tabor, Ohio University
• 6th place - Katie Buffington, Sheridan College

Semifinalists:

• Josh Adams, Carson-Newman College
• Jordan Stout, Florida Southern College
• Patrick Joyce, Wayne State University
• Jonathan Spear, Butler University
• Omar El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University
• Samantha Patterson, Lafayette College

Informative:

• 1st place - Scott Burnham, Marietta College
• 2nd place - Jill Flauto, Ohio University
• 3rd place - Ted Dacey, Ohio University
• 4th place - Audrianne Doucet, Texas A&M University
• 5th place - Lindsey Solomon, Carson-Newman College
• 6th place - Ashley Muench, Hutchinson Community College

Persuasion:

• 1st place - Ted Dacey, Ohio University (straight 1's in finals)
• 2nd place - Michael Faggett, Cameron University
• 3rd place - Sara Robertson, Western Nebraska Community College
• 4th place - Taylor Libby, Sterling College
• 5th place - Kathleen Cunningham, University of Indianapolis
• 6th place - Tony Sylvester, Ohio University

Poetry:

• 1st place - Nichelle Haggerty, University of Houston (straight 1's in semis and finals)
• 2nd place - Christina Hunt, Lafayette College
• 3rd place - Lisa Brown, Oberlin College
• 4th place - Hannah Snyder, University of Indianapolis
• 5th place - Frank Sabatini, Lafayette College
• 6th place - Natalie Rygiel, Oberlin College

Semifinalists:

• Samantha Patterson, Lafayette College
• Brittney Brown, Ottawa University
• Leah Frey, Ottawa University
• Laura Broyles, Carson-Newman College
• Robert Armstron, Berry College
• Jori Weber, University of Indianapolis

Program Oral Interpretation:

• 1st place - Nathan Weiss, Barton County Community College
• 2nd place - Nichelle Haggerty, University of Houston
• 3rd place - Mary Kaiser, Hutchinson Community College
• 4th place - Alexis Jones, Sheridan College
• 5th place - Katie Buffington, Sheridan College
• 6th place - Elizabeth Gross, Western Nebraska Community College

Prose:

• 1st place - Jill Flauto, Ohio University
• 2nd place - Whitney Tipton, Carson-Newman College
• 3rd place - Michael Catlos, Ohio University
• 4th place - jonathon Spear, Butler University
• 5th place - Tony Sylvester, Ohio University
• 6th place - David Demic, Sheridan College

Semifinalists:

• Joe Walker, University of Houston
• Laura Broyles, Carson-Newman College
• Charlisa Bailey, Sterling College
• Sarah Whittle, Laramie County Community College
• Ross Bunn, Sheridan College
• Abbie Howell, University of Indianapolis

Readers' Theater

• 1st place: "The Shape of Things," Carson-Newman College
• 2nd place: "Adaptation," Barton County Community College

Lincoln-Douglas:

• 1st place (closeout) - Sarah Backhaus, Dylan Clark, Truman State University
• Semifinalist: Bobby Bonacolta, University of West Florida
• Semifinalist: Barbara Gillard, Truman State University

Parliamentary Debate:

Octafinals:

• (16) Lamar College-Orange BP defeated (1) Rollins College KM (Robert Moore & Luke Kupscznk) (2-1)
• (15) Utah Valley BJ defeated (2) Florida Atlantic BG (Robert Bruton & Alan Gray) (3-0)
• (3) Carson-Newman ST defeated (14) Sul Ross State BG (Juan Garcia & Lorenzo Barcena) (2-1)
• (13) Sheridan College BD defeated (4) University of West Florida BG (Joseph Gagliardi & Bobby Bonacolta) (2-1)
• (12) BYU-Idaho CH defeated (5) CSU-East Bay AB (Mari Arcidiaconoe & Eric Brinkley) (3-0)
• (6) Truman State BC defeated (11) Utah Valley State GL (Dan Groves & Greg Lucero) (3-0)
• (10) Carson-Newman AB defeated (7) BYU-Idaho FF (Alyson Fulmer & John Flatland) (2-1)
• (8) BYU-Idaho SW defeated (9) Laramie County Community College BS (Simone Sellers & Rachel Banta) (3-0)

Quarterfinals:

• (8) BYU-Idaho SW defeated (16) Lamar College-Orange BP (Keith Bryan & Jonathon Park) (3-0)
• (15) Utah Valley State BJ defeated (10) Carson-Newman AB (Josh Adams & Amber Burke) (2-1)
• (6) Truman State BC defeated (3) Carson-Newman ST (Drew Stewart & Whitney Tipton) (2-1)
• (13) Sheridan BD defeated (12) BYU-Idaho CH (Jessica Capson & Ashley Howard) (3-0)

Semifinals:

• (8) BYU-Idaho SW defeated (13) Sheridan BD (Ross Bunn & David Demic) (2-1)
• (15) Utah Valley State BJ defeated (6) Truman State BC (Sarah Backhaus & Dylan Clark) (3-0)

Finals:

• (8) BYU-Idaho (Jessica Capson & Ashley Howard) defeated (15) Utah Valley (Lacey Jarrett & Jordan Bird) (3-2)

Parliamentary Speaker Awards:

• 1st place - Alan Gray, Florida Atlantic
• 2nd place - Mari Arcidiaconoe, California State University-East Bay
• 3rd place - Luke Kupscznk, Rollins College
• 4th place - Robert Moore, Rollins College
• 5th place - Sarah Backhaus, Truman State University
• 6th place - Drew Stewart, Carson-Newman College
• 7th place - Josh Adams, Carson-Newman College
• 8th place - Andrew Gibson, Lamar State College-Orange
• 9th place - Jonathon Park, Lamar State College-Orange
• 10th place - Courtney Lawson, Florida State University

Individual Sweepstakes:

• 1st place - Jill Flauto, Ohio University
• 2nd place - David Demic, Sheridan College
• 3rd place - Whitney Tipton, Carson-Newman College
• 4th place - Michael Catlos, Ohio University
• 5th place - Drew Stewart, Carson-Newman College
• 6th place - Josh Adams, Carson-Newman College

Team Awards:

Division I:

• 1st place - Ohio University
• 2nd place - Carson-Newman College
• 3rd place - Sheridan College
• 4th place - Texas A&M University
• 5th place - Lafayette College

Division II:

• 1st place - Wayne State University
• 2nd place - Butler University
• 3rd place - Berry College
• 4th place - Western Nebraska Community College
• 5th place - Oberlin College

Division III:

• 1st place - Sterling College
• 2nd place - Laramie County Community College
• 3rd place - University of Houston
• 4th place - Brigham Young University-Idaho
• 5th place - Florida Atlantic University

Quality Award: Florida Atlantic University