Speech and Debate Team Takes Third at Southwest Baptist University
(LEBANON, Ill., October 12, 2017) - The McKendree University speech and debate team
took home ten awards across two tournaments last weekend, including third place in
team sweepstakes at Southwest Baptist University.
Sixteen colleges and universities, including the University of Nebraska, Texas Christian
University and Belmont College, attended Southwest Baptist University’s speech and
debate tournament on Oct. 6-7. Representing McKendree were senior Brett Hanna; juniors
Justin Fausz and Aliyah Smith; and sophomores Kate Maag and Isa Scaturro.
Scaturro took first place in after dinner speaking - taking straight 1s in all her
rounds. She also took fourth in drama, as well as second in duo with Smith. Smith
finished second in her other events as well - programmed oral interpretation and poetry.
Hanna placed fourth in after dinner speaking and sixth in prose. Fausz posted a 2-2
record in Lincoln-Douglas debate, just missing the break to elims. McKendree took
third place in team sweepstakes.
Fifteen colleges and universities, including Northwestern University, the University
of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois, attended the speech tournaments hosted
by Illinois State University and Bradley University on Oct. 7-8. Representing McKendree
were senior Emma Webster, junior Andrew Wagner, and sophomore Grace Alexander. Wagner
finished in fifth place in both impromptu speaking and individual sweepstakes.
The McKendree team will compete next at its home tournament on Oct. 20-22.
Competing for McKendree University at the Southwest Baptist University speech and debate tournament were, front row, Aliyah Smith, Isa Scaturro and Brett Hanna; back row, Kate Maag and Justin Fausz.
Competing at the Illinois State-Bradley University speech tournament were McKendree University speech team members Emma Webster, Andrew Wagner and Grace Alexander.
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