BSU is the first team in the state of Indiana to win 10 consecutive team championships, surpassing Indiana University’s eight-year streak from 1992 to 1999. To date, Ball State has won 20 team titles, more than any other school. The annual Indiana Forensic Association (IFA) tournament, held at Butler University on February 15th, was comprised of almost 100 students from seven universities. Ball State’s students competed in 58 individual events, advancing 51 to the final rounds, and winning 15 state titles. Please join us in recognizing these outstanding students on their accomplishments:
Parker Abrell, a freshman from Oswego, IL
State Champion Radio Speaking
2nd place Novice Informative Speaking
3rd place Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd Novice Prose Interpretation
3rd place Duo Interpretation
Annie Ashbrook, a junior from Hope, IN
State Champion Extemporaneous Speaking
State Champion Impromptu Speaking
4th place Rhetorical Criticism
4th place after Dinner Speaking
5th place Duo Interpretation
Jordyn Blythe, a sophomore from Bloomington, IL
State Champion Prose Interpretation
2nd place Rhetorical Criticism
6th place Extemporaneous Speaking
Richard Bowman, a junior from Indianapolis, IN
State Champion Poetry Interpretation
State Champion Dramatic Interpretation
3rd place Informative Speaking
Amelia Brewers, a sophomore from Channahon, IL
State Champion Rhetorical Criticism
2nd place Prose Interpretation
4th place Dramatic Interpretation
Imani Butts, a freshman from Merrillville, IN
State Champion Novice Dramatic Interpretation
2nd place Novice Persuasive Speaking
2nd place Novice Poetry Interpretation
2nd place Duo Interpretation
4th place Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
5th place Public Narrative
Kaylee Demlow, a freshman from Fishers, IN
State Champion Novice Poetry Interpretation
2nd novice Dramatic Interpretation
4th novice Prose Interpretation
Mary Engle, a sophomore from Indianapolis, IN
2nd place Extemporaneous Speaking
6th place After Dinner Speaking
Bella Gomez, a junior from St. John, IN
State Champion Duo Interpretation
2nd place Public Narrative
4th place Persuasive Speaking
4th place Poetry Interpretation
Gabriel Glover, a freshman from Fishers, IN
State Champion Novice Impromptu Speaking
2nd place Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
2nd place Novice Informative Speaking
3rd place Dramatic Interpretation
Grace McCormick, a freshman from Fort Wayne, IN
State Champion Novice Persuasive Speaking
5th place Novice Impromptu Speaking
Eddie Osburn, a sophomore from Indianapolis, IN
3rd place After Dinner Speaking
5th place Duo Interpretation
Anna Randall, a freshman from Rossville, IN
3rd place Novice Persuasive Speaking
3rd place Novice Impromptu Speaking
2nd place Novice Prose Interpretation
Kathryn Rodgers, a sophomore from Chicago, IL
4th Novice Informative Speaking
6th novice Poetry Interpretation
Natalie Thomison, a sophomore from Normal, IL
State Champion Duo Interpretation
2nd place Persuasive Speaking
2nd place Program Oral Interpretation
Abbie VanMeter, a sophomore from Noblesville, IN
State Champion Informative Speaking
State Champion Persuasive Speaking
6th place Radio Speaking
4th place Prose Interpretation
The team is coached by Mary Moore, Ashley Coker, Michael Storr, Lily Schwab, Max Haywood, and Monica Labelle.
Next up for the BSU speech team will be the Night Before Nationals campus showcase (held on March 16 at 5:30 pm in AJ 175) before heading to George Mason University in Washington, DC to defend the teams national title at the National Speech Championship.
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