Webster University Forensics and Debate Team Wins Eight State Championships

Webster University's Forensics and Debate Team won several awards this past weekend at the annual Missouri State Forensic Association Championships, held at Webster University. Among the awards were eight state championships won by members of the team and the team as a whole, announced Scott Jensen, Director of Webster's Forensics program and a professor of speech communication studies.

Awards earned by the Gorloks this weekend include...

State Championships:

Team Individual Event Sweepstakes

Megan Goodrich, Nona Dalan Pentathlon

Megan Goodrich, Communication Analysis

Megan Goodrich, Programmed Oral Interpretation

Deanna Beaton, Prose Interpretation

Kim Runnion, Original Oratory

Kim Runnion, After-Dinner Speaking

Kim Runnion, Informative Speaking

2nd Place, Bob R. Derryberry Overall Team Sweepstakes

2nd Place, Deanna Beaton in Programmed Oral Interpretation

Semifinalists, Sean Lynn & Andrea Pepper, Novice Parliamentary Debate

4th Place, Justin Raymundo, Dramatic Interpretation

Quarterfinalists, Deanna Beaton & Megan Goodrish, Varsity Parliamentary Debate

Quarterfinalists, Melissa Uhl & Brittney Haas, Novice Parliamentary Debate,

Quarterfinalist, Shea Holland, Novice Parliamentary Debate

5th Place, Megan Goodrich & Deanna Beaton, Dramatic Duo Interpretation

5th Place, Meliissa Uhl, Prose Interpretation

Top Novice, Brittney Haas, Prose Interpretation

Next, the team heads to nationals in Minneapolis in mid-March and Goodrich, Beaton and Runnion will represent Webster at the National Individual Event Tournament in April in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

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