NIFA State Tournament

The Doane College Forensics Team placed 2nd in speech team sweepstakes at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association's State Tournament, held February 15-17, 2008, at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  They also placed 3rd in overall team sweepstakes, which combines team scores in both speech and debate.  Doane only had one debate team competing at the tournament, and their performance enabled the team to bring home an overall team sweepstakes trophy for the first time in the 8 years Doane College has had a forensics team.

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKING AWARDS:

Travis Williamson (junior) - Dramatic Interpretation - 1^st 

Travis Williamson - Informative Speaking - 2^nd                  

Travis Williamson - Poetry Interpretation - 2^nd                  

Travis Williamson - Program Oral Interpretation - 3^rd                   

Zach Blackman (junior) - After-Dinner Speaking - 2^nd               

Zach Blackman - Informative Speaking - 3^rd

Zach Blackman - Extemporaneous Speaking - 4^th      

Cassy Blakely (senior) - Oratory - 2^nd 

Lucas Graff (senior) - Program Oral Interpretation - 4^th 

Lucas Graff - Dramatic Interpretation - 4^th

Sarah Snyder (sophomore) - Informative Speaking - 4^th

Brent Friedeman (junior) - Extemporaneous Speaking - 5^th

Brent Friedeman - Dramatic Interpretation - 6^th

Micah Reeves (sophomore) - Dramatic Interpretation - 5^th

Aaron Essay (junior) - Prose Interpretation - 5^th

Amanda Bouc (first-year) - Program Oral Interpretation - 5^th

Amanda Bouc - Informative Speaking - Top Novice