Illinois State Forensics Union came out swinging at the 2023 Illinois Intercollegiate Forensic Association (IIFA) State Championships which took place Feb. 24-March 4 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The Debate team was declared State Champions after…
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Junior Connor Rada (Lakemoor) took 3rd place speaker and a partial quarterfinal in Junior Varsity on December 4th at the Fall Finale hosted online by Lafayette College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The virtual nature of the…
Illinois State senior Raechel Zoellick (Elk Grove Village) won first in Persuasive at the American Forensics Association – National Speech Tournament District 5 Fall Qualifier on November 12th. They also won first in Duo alongside their partner…
Illinois State Junior Connor Rada (Lakemoor) won third place speaker in junior varsity at the Lincoln-Douglas Redbird Tournament on November 5th-6th hosted by Illinois State University in Normal. Other members of the team participated by assisting in…
Illinois State Junior Faith Hincapie (Northbrook) took first in after dinner speaking at the 75th Annual LE Norton Memorial Tournament over November 5th-6th hosted by Bradley University in Peoria. Additionally, the team took second overall in team…
Junior Connor Rada (Lakemoor) took first place in novice speaking and semifinaled in the 2022 Missouri Mule Tournament hosted by the University of Central Missouri on October 21-22nd. Freshman Taylor Perteete (Chicago) took ninth place speaker in…
Sophomore Henry Davenport (Elk Grove Village) won individual sweeps at the Chicago Swing Part 1 (Virtual Asynchronous) Tournament hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago on October 24th. Senior Sarah Sanders (Marion) took first in After…
Senior Raechel Zoellick (Elk Grove Village) took first in both Program Oral Interpretation and Communication Analysis in the Steve Hunt Classic in Portland, Oregon from Oct. 7th – 9th hosted by Lewis and Clark University. The team…
Senior Raechel Zoellick (Elk Grove Village) took second in Program Oral Interpretation and fourth in After Dinner Speaking in the first Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS) of the season, hosted by Marshall, Minnesota from Oct. 3rd-7th. The…
Senior Raechel Zoellick won two first place spots in Communication Analysis and Program Oral Interpretation this weekend at the Back to the Nest Tournament hosted by Illinois State University. Sophomore Henry Davenport (Elk Grove Village) and sophomore…