Speech Team Tournament Highlights
The speech team has been busy competing in a number of tournaments. Here are the results from the most recent tournaments. Congratulations to all of these Knights on a job well done!
Butler University Bulldog Battle; Indianapolis, Indiana January 19, 2013 | Marian University | Third Overall |
| Cora Harrison | Tournament Champion in Rhetorical Criticism* |
| Amber Ferrari | Tournament Champion in Dramatic Interpretation* |
| Christian Suau | Fourth in Novice Impromptu |
| Michael Baumann | Tournament Champion in Programmed Oral Interpretation
Third in Rhetorical Criticism
Sixth in Impromptu |
| Dante Fratturo | Fourth in Poetry
Third in Programmed Oral interpretation |
| Alecia Kissel | Fifth in Prose* |
Miami University Redhawk Rumble; Oxford, Ohio January 20, 2013 | Marian University | Third Overall |
| David Martin | Third in Extemporaneous Speaking
Sixth in Persuasion |
| Amber Ferrari | Second in Dramatic Interpretation |
| Cora Harrison | Sixth in After Dinner Speaking |
| Dante Fratturo | Fifth in Programmed Oral Interpretation |
| Michael Baumann | Tournament Champion in Rhetorical Criticism
Fourth in Poetry |
Webster University Gorlok Gala; St. Louis, Missouri January 26-27, 2013 | Marian University | Second Overall |
| Alecia Kissel | Sixth in Dramatic Interpretation |
| Dante Fratturo | Excellence Award in Poetry
Third in Informative Speaking
Fourth in Dramatic Interpretation* |
| David Martin | Tournament Champion in Impromptu Speaking
Tournament Champion in Pentathlon
Excellence Award in After Dinner Speaking
Second in Informative Speaking
Third in Extemporaneous Speaking
Sixth in Prose |
| Christian Suau | Third in Persuasive Speaking |
| Cora Harrison | Semi-Final in Impromptu Speaking
Excellence Award in Persuasive Speaking
Third in After Dinner Speaking
Fourth in Rhetorical Criticism |
| Michael Baumann | Semi-Final in Impromptu Speaking
Semi-Final in Prose
Excellence Award in Poetry
Second in Rhetorical Criticism
Sixth in Pentathlon |
| Mike Byers | Excellence Award in Impromptu Speaking |
| Alecia Kissel | Third in Rhetorical Criticism |
*Newly qualified event for nationals
Students interested in competing on the team can contact Dr. George LaMaster at
george@marian.edu or 317.955.6215.