Speech and Debate Team Wins at Regional Tournament

Last weekend, the University of Arkansas Speech and Debate Society competed at the Southern Forensics Championship Tournament, the regional tournament, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team had competetors entered in almost every event and is walking away with 1st Place Overall, along with over 50 other titles. These include:

3rd Place Communication Analysis - Colten Nichols
Communication Analysis Arkansas Champion - Colten Nichols
4th Place Informative - Colten Nichols 
Informative Arkansas Champion - Colten Nichols
4th Place Radio Broadcasting - Colten Nichols
Junior Varsity Double Octofinalist - Colten Nichols
5th Place Novice Speaker - Maddie Fritz
Arkansas Champion Novice Speaker - Maddie Fritz
1st Place Dramatic Duo - Colten Nichols and Maddie Fritz
Dramatic Duo State Champion - Colten Nichols and Maddie Fritz
4th Place Dramtic Duo - Jaci Sabatini and Sophie Barrentine
2nd Place Poetry - Jaci Sabatini
Poetry Arkansas Champion - Jaci Sabatini
2nd Place POI - Jaci Sabatini
POI Arkansas Champion - Jaci Sabatini
Radio Broadcasting Champion - Jaci Sabatini
Radio Broadcasting Arkansas Champion - Jaci Sabatini
Editorial Impromptu Arkansas Champion - Max Green
7th Place Editorial Impromptu - Max Green
Extemp Arkansas Champion - Aubree Watkins
Impromptu Arkansas Champion - Aubree Watkins
Arkansas Champion Varsity Speaker - Aubree Watkins
Top Persuasive Novice - Kennas Shaw
Persuasive Arkansas Champion - Kennas Shaw
After Dinner Speaking Arkansas Champion - Percy Blaich
Top After Dinner Speaking Novice - Percy Blaich
Novice Octofinalist - Percy Blaich
Team IPDA Quaterfinalists - Austin Keefe and Hadley Adkison
Team IPDA Arkansas Champion - Austin Keefe and Hadley Adkison
Arkansas Champion Team Speaker - Austin Keefe
Varisty Octofinalist - Austin Keefe
Varisty Octofinalist - Hadley Adkison
Varsity Quarterfinalist - Luke Thurmon
Varsity Arkansas Champion - Luke Thurmon
Professional Quarterfinalist - Keithen Lewis
Professional Arkansas Champion - Keithen Lewis
4th Place Professional Speaker - Keithen Lewis
Arkansas Champion Professional Speaker - Keithen Lewis
3rd Place Junior Varsity Speaker - Izzy Swafford
Arkansas Champion Junior Varsity Speaker - Izzy Swafford
Junior Varsity State Champion - Izzy Swafford
1st Place Junior Varsity - Izzy Swafford
Junior Varsity Semifinalist - Ryan Seiter
Junior Varsity Semifinalist - Dylan Hall
Novice Quaterfinalist - Emma Powell
Novice Arkansas Champion - Emma Powell
Novice Double Octofinalist - Presley Jones
Top Arkansas Program, Debate 
Top Arkansas Program, Individual Events
Top Arkansas Program Overall
3rd Place Program, Debate
1st Place Program Overall

The Speech and Debate Society goes back on the road February 14th to head to LSU's Mardi Gras Classic. The team would like to thank the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences for its continued support.