Blue Hill Resident Amanda Cox places in Bronco Forensics home tournament

 

 

 

(Hastings, Neb.) – Sophomore Kenzie Shofner from Maple Plain, Minnesota, took the top speaker award at the annual Broncolope competitive speaking tournament held November 14-15, 2015, in Hastings, Nebraska.

 

A member of the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team, she competed in Poetry, Persuasion, Prose and Duo. Her strong performances, combined with those of her teammates, helped the Broncos place third on the tournament’s second day.

 

The full weekend results follow.

 

Saturday, November 14:

 

Cami Sharratt, a freshman from Savage, Minnesota: 1^st place in Prose

 

Carly Spotts-Falzone, a freshman from Wayzata, Minnesota: 3^rd place in Informative

 

Andrew Boge, a sophomore from Johnston, Iowa: 4^th place in Communication Analysis, 3^rd place in Prose

 

Austin Heinlein, a freshman from Hutchinson, Kansas: 3^rd place in Dramatic Interpretation

 

 

Sunday, November 15:

 

Shofner: 6^th place in Poetry, 2^nd place in Persuasion, 1^st place in Prose, 2^nd place in Duo with Caleb Merritt, a sophomore from Brookings, South Dakota

 

Eunice Adounkpe, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska: 3^rd place in Poetry, 3^rd place in Dramatic Interpretation, 6^th place in Prose

 

Dianna Rulon, a freshman from Arcadia, Indiana: 6^th place in Communication Analysis

 

Kathryn Edwards, a junior from Louisville, Nebraska: 5^th place in After Dinner Speaking, 4^th place in Extemporaneous Speaking, 5^th place in Impromptu Speaking

 

Amanda Cox, a junior from Blue Hill, Nebraska: 6^th place in Oral Interpretation

 

Caleb Merritt, a sophomore from Brookings, South Dakota: 2^nd place in Duo Interpretation with Shofner

 

Spotts-Falzone: 3^rd place in Prose

 

Heinlein: 5^th place in Dramatic Interpretation

 

Founded in 1882, Hastings College is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, Hastings College has been named among “Great Schools, Great Prices” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and a "Best Bang for the Buck" school by Washington Monthly