Forensics Update: Illinois State and beyond!

Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League’s 2022 Novice Tournament
On October 1st, novice competitors on the team competed at the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League’s Fall Novice Workshop. They competed against other novices from around Michigan and attended workshops educating them on the individual events in forensics. EMU Forensics won 3 out of the 4 categories offered; freshman Ava Wells won Dramatic Interpretation, sophomore Abdur Rahman Elder won Impromptu Speaking, freshman Teagan Fuller won Prose Interpretation. Freshman Diontae Threats was the runner up in Dramatic Interpretation; freshman Olivia Wetzel was the runner up in Impromptu Speaking; sophomore Chelsea Bujak was the runner up in Prose Interpretation. The team was 1st overall.

Back to the Nest Tournament
From October 1st to October 2nd, EMU Forensics competed at the Back to the Nest Tournament Parts I & II hosted by Illinois State University. On Day 1, the team placed second overall. Some results include: Cassie Paige and Gavin Millard won Duo Interpretation, Cassie Paige was 2nd in Program Oral Interpretation, Gavin Millard was 2nd in Poetry Interpretation. Sophomores Hannah Ihrig, Meghan Huelsman, and Estelle Hackos also represented the team in several outrounds. On Day 2, sophomore Gavin Millard won Impromptu Speaking and Dramatic Interpretation, Meghan Huelsman was 3rd in Poetry Interpretation, and Hannah Ihrig was 6th in Poetry Interpretation. Both days, sophomore Gavin Millard, a double major in Political Science and Public Relations, was the Quadrathon Champion, meaning he earned the most points of any competitor that weekend across four events. The team was 2nd overall on Day 2.

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