FALL 2003 Results
Rice/St. Thomas Swing:
Gianpaolo- Semis, Parli; Semis, Extemp (1st Half); Semis, Imp (2nd Half); 6th, CA (2nd Half)
Vamsi- Semsi, Parli; 10th speaker, Parli
Colorado College
Anna- Quarters, Inexperienced Parli
Gianpaolo- 4th, CA; 4th, Inf
Jason- Quarters, Inexperienced Parli
Vamsi- Semis, Extemp
TIFA (3rd Place Debate Sweepstakes, 3rd Place Overall Sweepstakes)
Arika- Semis, Parli; 8th Speaker, Parli
Erin- Quarters, Parli; 2nd, CA; 6th, Imp
Gianpaolo- 5th, Imp; 5th, CA; Quarters, Parli
Tim- Semis, Parli; 6th Speaker, Parli; Semis, Imp
University of Houston (1st Place Debate Sweepstakes)
Anna- Quarters, Parli
Arika- Quarters, Parli
Chris- Quarters, Parli; 3rd Speaker, Parli
Erin- Semis, Parli; 2nd Speaker, Parli; 5th, CA; 6th, Imp
Gianpaolo- Quarters, Parli
Kevin- Semis, Parli
Tim- Quarters, Parli; 5th Speaker, Parli; 4th, Poetry; 5th, Imp; 6th, Extemp
Vamsi- Quarters, Parli
Cameron University (2nd Place Debate Sweepstakes, 3rd Place Overall Sweepstakes)
Chris- Semis, Imp
Erin- Quarters, Parli; 1st speaker, Parli; 2nd, CA; Semis, Imp
Gianpaolo- Quarters, Parli; 1st, Extemp; 5th, Imp; 6th, CA
Kevin- Quarters, Parli; 6th, Inf
Tim- 3rd, Poetry
Vamsi- Quarters, Parli
MORE INFO ON THE SPRING SCHEDULE TO COME!
Texas Tech took the 2nd place overall award at both the fall and spring TIFA tournaments, which are our state championships. Congrats to the entire team!
Texas Tech took two teams to the NPDA National tournament in Portland, Oregon. Senior Sonja Ralston and sophomore Steven Chang advanced to the Triple Octo-Final round, and first year students Gianpaolo Macerola and Bethany Eudy also competed successfully at this top caliber tournament. Congrats!
Texas Tech has qualified both Texas slots for the Interstate Oratorical Association tournament to be held in April in Houston, TX. Senior Sonja Ralston and sophomore Steven Chang took the top two slots in Persuasion at Spring TIFA to earn this honor. IOA is the oldest speech tournament in existence, and we are proud to send these excellent competitors to represent TTU and the state of Texas. Congrats Steven & Sonja!
Texas Tech has qualified six individuals and 16 slots for the AFA-NIET to be held April 5-7, 2003 in Oxford, Mississippi. The following students and events are qualified:
Steven Chang: CA, Pers, Imp, Ext
Amador Juarez: Imp
Gianpaolo Macerola: POI
Sonja Ralston: Imp, Info, Ext, Pers, CA, ADS
Eric Schoenthal: Duo (w/ Lindsay)
Lindsay Stansell: Duo (w/ Eric), POI, Prose, Poetry
OXFORD UPDATE: Led by Sonja Ralston, the TTU Forensics team had an incredible weekend at the AFA-NIET. Sonja reached the quarterfinals in Informative, semifinals in CA, finished in 5th place in Impromptu, and WON the national championship in Persuasion! This performance allowed her to finish as the 10th overall speaker at the tournament! The team also recieved an award, as Tech placed 20th at the tournament. This marks the 6th straight year that Tech has finished in the top 20! Congrats Sonja and the TTU squad!
Over the past year, we have traveled to over twenty tournaments in six states. We maintain an active national schedule that exposes us to a variety of styles and formats. We will be releasing the fall 2003 schedule very soon, so come back!
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