TCU Speech and Debate is taking the competition circuit by storm. In their first competition of the 2024 year, the team won first place overall in the “Individual Event Sweepstakes,” third overall in the Individual “Event and Debate Sweepstakes” and brought home a record 26 top-six finishes across 14 of 15 individual event categories at the Southern Forensic Championship.
Hosted by Louisiana State University in Shreveport, the TCU team faced off against teams from around the nation. The three-day event allowed students to participate in all the individual categories, including the two new categories of “Radio Broadcasting” and “Editorial Impromptu” in which TCU students placed in the top 10 in both categories. Next, the team is headed to Lawton, Oklahoma for the 2024 Sweetheart Swing hosted by Cameron University.
TCU Speech & Debate is comprised of students across the university who compete in person at competitions around the country. This year’s team includes the return of several members from last year’s all-novice team, including Josue Cabrera, Ellie Griffin, Liv Goettel, Cadence Jones and Jackson Kaiser. Headed by Amorette Hinderaker, Ph.D., the team competes throughout the year in public address, oral interpretation, limited preparation speaking, parliamentary debate and public debate.
To learn more about TCU Speech & Debate and follow along their travels, follow them on Facebook and Twitter @TCUForensics.
See the complete list of awards and winners at the 2024 Southern Forensic Championship below:
1st Place Team Individual Event Sweepstakes
3rd Place Team Individual Event + Debate Sweepstakes
Chuck Avera
Editorial Impromptu Speaking-Top Novice
Isabella Bueso
Persuasive Speaking-Tournament Champion & Top Novice
Extemporaneous Speaking-Top Novice
Josue Cabrera
Persuasive Speaking-6th Place
Editorial Impromptu Speaking-4th Place
Liv Goettel
Program of Oral Interpretation-2nd Place
Communication Analysis-2nd Place
Dramatic Interpretation-Tournament Champion
Duo Interpretation-3rd Place
Prose Interpretation-2nd Place
Individual IE Sweepstakes-4th Place
Individual Combined Sweepstakes-3rd Place
Ellie Griffin
Impromptu Speaking-3rd Place
Dramatic Interpretation-2nd Place
Duo Interpretation-4th Place
After-Dinner Speaking-2nd Place
Individual IE Sweepstakes-5th Place
Individual Combined Sweepstakes-4th Place
Cadence Jones
Informative Speaking-3rd Place
Impromptu Speaking-5th Place
Duo Interpretation-4th Place
Jackson Kaiser
Varsity IPDA Debate-Quarter-Finalist
Extemporaneous Speaking-4th Place
Editorial Impromptu Speaking-3rd Place
After-Dinner Speaking-Tournament Champion
Radio Broadcasting-6th Place
Duo Interpretation-3rd Place
Individual IE Sweepstakes-3rd Place
Individual Combined Sweepstakes-Tournament Champion