Blue Hill Resident Amanda Cox places in Hastings College Speech tournament

Hastings, Neb.) – On the second day of the Bronco Bash collegiate speech tournament hosted by the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team and the team’s alumni, the current Broncos finished second. Trischia Ruekert, a senior from Beloit, Kansas, paced the Broncos on February 21 with first place finished in three categories: Communication Analysis, Persuasive and Extemporaneous Speaking.

 

Individual results are as follows:

 

Bronco Bash, February 20:

Ruekert: 2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking; 2nd Place, Communication Analysis; 3rd Place, Persuasive; 3rd Place, Informative

Dianna Rulon, a freshman from Arcadia, Indiana: 3rd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking; 7th Place, Communication Analysis

Austin Heinlein, a freshman from Hutchinson, Kansas: 1st Place, Dramatic Interpretation; 4th Place, Impromptu Speaking

Sabrina Maxwell, a freshman from North Richland Hills, Texas: 4th Place, Poetry

Carly Cremers, a freshman from Columbus, Nebraska: 3rd Place, Poetry

Carly Spotts-Falzone, a freshman from Wayzata, Minnesota: 1st Place, Poetry

 

Broncos Bash, February 21:

Eunice Adounkpe, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska: 6th Place, Impromptu Speaking

Ruekert: 1st Place, Communication Analysis; 1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking; 1st Place, Persuasive; 3rd Place,Informative Speaking

Amanda Cox, a junior from Blue Hill, Nebraska: 5th Place, Prose; 6th Place, Program of Oral Interpretation

Caleb Merritt, a sophomore from Brookings, South Dakota: 2nd Place, Poetry

Kenzie Shofner, a sophomore from Maple Plain, Minnesota: 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking

Heinlein: 2nd Place, After Dinner Speaking

Spotts-Falzone: 4th Place, Poetry

Founded in 1882, Hastings College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With more than 60 majors in 32 areas of study and 13 pre-professional programs, Hastings College has been named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit Hastings.edu for more.