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2006-2007 Tournament Results

Kris Kracht, Co-Director

Phillip A. Voight, Co-Director

I. Squad membership

Andrea Carlile, Bridget Traut, Henry Stokman, Alex Knewtson, Tasha Carlson, Maria Siegle, Brittney Lovdahl, Kavan Rogness, Brittani Seagren, Stacey Birk, Mary Cunningham, Allison Cooney, Alex Brakke, Emma Moreau, Paula Wiggam, Sean Maertens, Nick Harper, Cara Powers, Caitlin Peterson, Andrea Gullixson, Mary Depuydt

Majors represented: Biology, Communication Studies, Economics and Management, Education, Geography, History, Mathematics, Psychology, Political Science, Religion, Women’s Studies.

II. Tournament Honors and Awards

Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #1

Andrea Carlile

First Place Individual Speaker

Andrea Carlile & Sean Maertens

Gold Medal Team Award

Henry Stokman & Alex Knewtson

Bronze Medal Team Award

Talk of the Tundra Tournament

Tasha Carlson

First Place Prose Interpretation
Third Place Program Oral Interpretation

Emma Moreau

Fourth Place Prose Interpretation
Top Novice Prose Interpretation

Mary Cunningham

Top Novice Persuasive Speaking

Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #2

Mary Cunningham & Stacey Birk

Bronze Medal Team Award

Alex Knewtson & Henry Stokman

Silver Medal Team Award

Mary Cunningham

Third Place Speaker Award (tie)

Stacey Birk

Third Place Speaker Award (tie)

Alex Knewtson

First Place Speaker Award

Mid-America Forensics League #3

Fifth Place Overall Team Sweepstakes

Andrea Carlile

Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place Informative Speaking

Maria Siegle

Fourth Place Persuasive Speaking
Fifth Place Informative Speaking

Mary Cunningham

Fifth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Tasha Carlson

Fourth Place Prose Interpretation
Fourth Place Program Oral Interpretation

Twin Cities Forensic League #1

Third Place Overall Team Sweepstakes Award

Emma Moreau

Second Place Prose Interpretation
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking

Mary Cunningham

Second Place Persuasive Speaking
First Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Mary Deuypdt

Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Nick Harper

Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Larry Schnoor Invitational -
Minnesota State University Mankato

Andrea Carlile

Semi-Finalist Impromptu Speaking

Gustavus Adolphus College Invitational

Andrea Carlile

Second Place Persuasive Speaking

Emma Moreau

Semi-Finalist Prose Interpretation

Vocal Viking - Bethany Lutheran College

First Place Overall Team Sweepstakes

Andrea Carlile

First Place Individual Sweekpstakes
First Place Informative Speaking
Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Third Place Communication Analysis

Tasha Carlson

Third Place Individual Sweepstakes
First Place Prose Interpretation
Third Place Program Oral Interpretation
First Place Dramatic Duo (Alex Knewtson)

Emma Moreau

Second Place Program Oral Interpretation
Third Place Impromptu Speaking

Maria Siegle

Second Place Informative Speaking
Fourth Place Persuasive Speaking

Sean Maertens

Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking

Caitlin Peterson

Fourth Place Program Oral Interpretation

Alex Braake

Third Place Prose Interpretation

Henry Stokman

First Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Alex Knewtson

First Place Dramatic Duo (Tasha Carlson)

Andrea Carlile & Sean Maertens

Semifinalist in Parliamentary Debate

Henry Stokman & Alex Knewtson

Quarterfinalist in Parliamentary Debate

University of Wisconsin River Falls Tournament

First Place Overall Team Sweepstakes

Tasha Carlson

First Place Individual Sweepstakes
First Place Dramatic Interpretation
First Place Prose Interpretation
First Place Program Oral Interpretation

Andrea Carlile

Fourth Place Individual Sweepstakes
First Place Impromptu Speaking
Second Place Communication Analysis
Third Place Informative Speaking

Maria Siegle

First Place Persuasive Speaking
Second Place Informative Speaking

Brittani Seagren

Fifth Place Individual Sweepstakes
Third Place Persuasive Speaking
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking

Sean Maertens

Sixth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Emma Moreau

Fifth Place Prose Interpretation
Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Fifth Place Program Oral Interpretation

Andrea Gullixson

Third Place Dramatic Interpretation

Allison Cooney

Seventh Place Prose Interpretation

Mary Depuydt & Nick Harper

First Place Parliamentary Debate (3-0 Decision!)

Valley Forensics League #1

Andrea Carlile

Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking
Second Place Communication Analysis
First Place Impromptu Speaking
Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Second Place Informative Speaking

Maria Siegle

First Place Persuasive Speaking
Fifth Place Informative Speaking

Mary Cunningham

Third Place Persuasive Speaking (Top Novice)
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Emma Moreau

Third Place Prose Interpretation (Top Novice)
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking

Andrea Gullixson

Seventh Place Prose Interpretation

Alex Brakke

Sixth Place Prose Interpretation

Caitlin Peterson

Fifth Place Program Oral Interpretation

Paula Wiggam

Sixth Place Program Oral Interpretation
Third Place Dramatic Interpretation

Valley Forensics League #2

Andrea Carlile

Second Place Persuasive Speaking
First Place Communication Analysis
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Second Place Informative Speaking

Maria Siegle

Third Place Informative Speaking

Mary Cunningham

Third Place Persuasive Speaking
Fifth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Third Place Impromptu Speaking

Emma Moreau

Fourth Place Prose Interpretation
Fifth Place Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place Program Oral Interpretation

Andrea Gullixson

Fifth Place Dramatic Interpretation

Sean Maertens

Top Novice in After Dinner Speaking

Caitlin Peterson

Fourth Place Program Oral Interpretation

Paula Wiggam

Fifth Place Program Oral Interpretation
Sixth Place Dramatic Interpretation

Twin Cities Forensics League #2

Andrea Carlile

Second Place Persuasive Speaking
First Place Communication Analysis

Mary Cunningham

Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking
First Place Impromptu Speaking

Emma Moreau

First Place Prose Interpretation
Third Place Impromptu Speaking

Nick Harper

Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking

Mary Depuydt

Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking

Stacey Birk

Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #3

Holiday Tournament - UW Stout

Tasha Carlson

First Place Individual Sweepstakes
First Place Persuasive Speaking
First Place Program Oral Interpretation
Third Place Prose Interpretation
Third Place Dramatic Interpretation

Emma Moreau

Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Prose Semifinalist

Twin Cities Forensics League #3

Tasha Carlson

First Place Dramatic Interpretation
Second Place Persuasive Speaking

Maria Siegle

First Place Informative Speaking
Sixth Place Impromptu Speaking

Mary Cunningham

First Place Impromptu Speaking

Brittani Seagren

Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Sean Maertens

Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Nick Harper

Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking

Paula Wiggam

Fourth Place Program Oral Interpretation
Fourth Place Dramatic Interpretation

Pi Kappa Delta Province of the Northern Lights Tournament

Team Sweepstakes: Superior

Andrea Carlile

Extemporaneous Speaking: Superior
Informative Speaking: Superior

Katelyn Reschetz

Communication Analysis: Excellent

Bridget Traut

Informative Speaking: Good
Persuasive Speaking: Good
Impromptu Speaking: Good

Brittney Lovdahl

Poetry Interpretation: Good
Prose Interpretation: Excellent
Informative Speaking: Good

Tasha Carlson

Program Oral Interpretation: Superior
Dramatic Interpretation: Superior

Maria Siegle

Impromptu Speaking: Excellent
Informative Speaking: Excellent

Kavan Rogness

Prose Interpretation: Superior
Poetry Interpretation: Superior

Emma Moreau

Persuasive Speaking: Excellent
Impromptu Speaking: Superior

Mary Cunningham

Impromptu Speaking: Excellent
Persuasive Speaking: Excellent
Extemporaneous Speaking: Excellent

Andrea Gullixson

Prose Interpretation: Superior
Dramatic Interpretation: Good

Paula Wiggam

Dramatic Interpretation: Good
Program Oral Interpretation: Excellent

Nick Harper

Extemporaneous Speaking: Good
Impromptu Speaking: Excellent

Alex Brakke

Prose Interpretation: Good

Sean Maertens

Extemporaneous Speaking: Good

Back to the Beach Swing - California State University, Long Beach

Swing Day 1:

Mary Cunningham

Second Place Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking

Maria Siegle

Fifth Place Persuasive Speaking

Sean Maertens

Sixth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Brittney Lovdahl

Sixth Place Informative Speaking

Katelyn Reschetz

Seventh Place Informative Speaking

Swing Day 2:

Third Place, Team Sweepstakes

Katelyn Reschetz

First Place Communication Analysis

Andrea Carlile

Sixth Place Communication Analysis
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Fourth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Bridget Traut

Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking

Emma Moreau

Third Place Pesuasive Speaking

Sean Maertens

Seventh Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Maria Siegle

Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking

Mid-America Forensics League #5

Tasha Carlson

Fourth Place Program Oral Interpretation
Fourth Place Dramatic Interpretation

Bridget Traut

Sixth Place Persuasive Speaking

Andrea Carlile

Sixth Place Communication Analysis

Kavan Rogness

Sixth Place Prose Interpretation

Mid-America Forensics League #6

Kavan Rogness

Sixth Place Prose Interpretation
Seventh Place Poetry Interpretation

Andrea Carlile

Fifth Place Communication Analysis

Mary Cunningham

Sixth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Emma Moreau

Fifth Place Persuasive Speaking

Twin Cities Forensics League #4

First Place Team Sweepstakes

Maria Siegle

First Place Impromptu Speaking
First Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Nick Harper

Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Fifth Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Kavan Rogness

Second Place Poetry Interpretation
Sixth Place Prose Interpretation

Emma Moreau

Third Place Persuasive Speaking
Second Place Dramatic Duo (Brittney Lovdahl)

Bridget Traut

First Place Persuasive Speaking

Brittney Lovdahl

First Place Informative Speaking
Second Place Dramatic Duo (Emma Moreau)

Caitlin Peterson

Second Place Program Oral Interpretation

Paula Wiggam

First Place Program Oral Interpretation
Third Place Dramatic Interpretation

Mary Cunningham

Fourth Place Informative Speaking

Sean Maertens

Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking

This House Believes Parliamentary Debate Tournament

Love Fest - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Twin Cities Forensics League #5

MCFA State Tournament - Southwest State University

Second Place Team Sweepstakes

Henry Stokman & Alex Knewtson: State Champions in Parliamentary Debate

Andrea Carlile

Third Place Individual Sweepstakes
First Place Oratory/Persuasive Speaking
Second Place Communication Analysis
Sixth Place Informative Speaking
Fourth Place Impromptu Speaking
Third Place Parliamentary Debate (Sean Maertens)
Fifth Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker

Tasha Carlson

Second Place Prose Interpretation
Second Place Program Oral Interpretation
Third Place Oratory/Persuasive Speaking
Fourth Place Mini Interpretation

Maria Siegle

Fourth Place Oratory/Persuasive Speaking
Fifth Place Informative Speaking

Emma Moreau

First Place After Dinner Speaking
Third Place Prose Interpretation
Fifth Place Impromptu Speaking
Seventh Place Oratory/Persuasive Speaking

Brittney Lovdahl

First Place Informative Speaking

Mary Cunningham

Sixth Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Seventh Place Impromptu Speaking

Caitlin Peterson

Seveth Place Mini Interpretation

Paula Wiggam

Third Place Dramatic Interpretation
Seventh Place Program Oral Interpretation

Bridget Traut

Second Place Oratory/Persuasive Speaking

Sean Maertens

Third Place Parliamentary Debate (Andrea Carlile)
Seventh Place Extemporaneous Speaking

Henry Stokman

Second Place Parliamentary Debate Speaker

Andrea Gullixson

Fifth Place Dramatic Interpretation

Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #4

VFL #3 & #4

Twin Cities Forensics League #5

Pi Kappa Delta National Convention and Tournament

Second Place Individual Events Sweepstakes

Seventh Place Combined Team Sweepstakes

Andrea Carlile

Pi Kappa Delta All-American
Impromptu Speaking: Superior
Extemporaneous Speaking: Good
Persuasive Speaking: Good
Radio Broadcasting: Good

Katelyn Reschetz

Communication Analysis: Excellent
Informative Speaking: Excellent

Bridget Traut

Persuasive Speaking: Excellent
Informative Speaking: Excellent

Henry Stokman

Extemporaneous Speaking: Good

Brittney Lovdahl

Informative Speaking: Superior
Program Oral Interpretation: Excellent
Prose Interpretation: Excellent
Dramatic Duo: Good
Poetry: Good

Maria Siegle

Informative Speaking: Superior
Persuasive Speaking: Superior
Impromptu Speaking: Superior
Extemporaneous Speaking: Good

Tasha Carlson

Elected Student Representative at Large for the Pi Kappa Delta National Council
Prose Interpretation: Superior
Persuasive Speaking: Excellent
Program Oral Interpretation: Excellent

Kavan Rogness

Prose Interpretation: Excellent
Poetry Interpretation: Excellent

Emma Moreau

Persuasive Speaking: Excellent
Prose Interpretation: Excellent
After Dinner Speaking: Excellent
Dramatic Duo: Good
Impromptu Speaking: Good

Paula Wiggam

Dramatic Interpretation: Excellent
Program Oral Interpretation: Good

Mary Cunningham

Persuasive Speaking: Superior
Extemporaneous Speaking: Excellent
Impromptu Speaking: Excellent
Informative Speaking: Good

Sean Maertens

Impromptu Speaking: Good

Nick Harper

Program Oral Interpretation Good
Impromptu Speaking: Good
Radio Broadcasting: Good

Alex Brakke

Prose Interpretation: Good
Dramatic Interpretation: Good

Caitlin Peterson

Program Oral Interpretation: Good
Dramatic Interpretation: Good

Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest #5

American Forensics Associations National Tournament

At the AFA-NIET, Gustavus made history by placing in the top 20 out of 83 schools (many Division 1) for the first time in the history of the forensics program.

* 20th Place in Individual Events Sweepstakes

Andrea Carlile