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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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 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…
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…
Senior Sarah Sanders (Marion) took two first-place spots in Extemporaneous and Persuasion in the Bulldog Asynchronous Tournament hosted by Concordia University in Nebraska. The team took third place overall. At the tournament, Sanders also took fifth in…
The Illinois State speech team took first place overall this past week at the first Mid-America Forensics League Tournament (MAFL) and fourth place at the Western Kentucky Fall Tournament (WKU). Both competitions were held asynchronously. The team…
Normal, Ill. – It’s the start of fall semester and the Redbirds are back on campus! The Illinois State Forensics Union is gearing up for their first series of in-person, fall competitions since 2019, welcoming a new…