On Sept. 22 and 23, the Individual Events Squad of The Florida State University’s Forensics Team traveled to Lakeland, Fla., for its first competition of the year, the Child of the Sun Invitational. The squad placed third in overall team competition and won four of eleven individual event titles.

Individual results are as follows:
Tournament Champion in Impromptu Speaking — James Stage
Tournament Champion in After Dinner Speaking —  Aaron LeBlanc
Tournament Champion in Rhetorical Criticism — Julia Truitt
Tournament Champion in Dramatic Interpretation —  Joseph Hernandez
2nd Place in Persuasive Speaking —  Alan French
2nd Place in Dramatic Interpretation — Joey Newfield
3rd Place in Informative Speaking — Kevin Waters
4th Place in Dramatic Interpretation — Kevin Waters
4th Place in Poetry Interpretation — Julia Truitt
5th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking — Aaron LeBlanc