This fall, the oldest student activity on campus persists with its rich history of competitive success, dating back to 1800. The Forensics Program at FSU attended three competitions and earned a total of 51 awards and distinctions.
Highest honors go to:
- In the Tallahassee Community College Capital Classic in Tallahassee, FL.,
- Zach Bess-Lima, Tournament Champion in Dramatic Interpretation
- Joseph Quintana, Champion in Informative Speaking
- In the Georgia Southern University competition in Atlanta, GA.,
- Alexandria Currie and Marquise Rosier, Finalists
- In the Florida Southern College, Child of the Sun Tournament, in Lakeland, FL.,
- Kendall Gray and Eliza Jones, Tournament Champions in Duo Interpretation
- Eliza Jones, Tournament Champion in Program Oral Interpretation
- Joseph Quintana, Tournament Champion in Extemporaneous Speaking, Tournament Champion in Impromptu Speaking and Tournament Champion in Informative Speaking
- Manish Khanal, Tournament Champion in Rhetorical Criticism
Participants consistently earn high honors in competition against America’s finest undergraduate scholars from around the east coast. The skills developed in the program; public speaking, leadership, critical thinking, argumentation, time management and advanced writing and research, lead to professional success. Participants go on to excel in law, politics and business.
Roster and Other Distinctions
Tallahassee Community College Capital Classic, Tallahassee, FL- September 26-27, 2014
- Sophomore Zach Bess-Lima Tournament Champion in Dramatic Interpretation
- Junior Joseph Quintana Champion in Informative Speaking
- Junior Joseph Quintana Runner-up Champion in Impromptu Speaking
- Senior Kendall Gray 3rd Place in Program Oral Interpretation
- Junior Joseph Quintana 4th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Sophomore Manish Khanal 4th Place in Communication Analysis
- Freshmen Ryan Bianco 5th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Senior Marcus Williams 5th Place in Program Oral Interpretation
- Senior Kendall Gray 5th Place in Informative Speaking
- Senior Michelle Summerfield 5th Place in Communication Analysis
- Sophomore Eliza Jones 6th Place in Program Oral Interpretation
- Senior Kendall Gray 6th Place in Dramatic Interpretation
- Sophomore Manish Khanal 6th Place in Informative Speaking
- Junior Joseph Quintana 6th Place in Persuasive Speaking
- Senior Marcus Williams 6th Place in Poetry Interpretation
- Senior Michelle Summerfield Semi-Finalist in Impromptu Speaking
- Sophomore Manish Khanal Semi-Finalist in Impromptu Speaking
- Junior Joseph Quintana Runner-up in Quadrathon Sweepstakes
- 3rd Place in Team Sweepstakes
Florida Southern College Child of the Sun Tournament, Lakeland, FL– October 3-4, 2014
- Senior Kendall Gray/Sophomore Eliza Jones Tournament Champion in Duo Interpretation
- Sophomore Eliza Jones Tournament Champion in Program Oral Interpretation
- Junior Joseph Quintana Tournament Champion in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Junior Joseph Quintana Tournament Champion in Impromptu Speaking
- Junior Joseph Quintana Tournament Champion in Informative Speaking
- Sophomore Manish Khanal Tournament Champion in Rhetorical Criticism
- Senior Kendall Gray Tournament Runner-up Champion in Dramatic Interpretation
- Sophomore Manish Khanal Tournament Runner-up Champion in Informative Speaking
- Junior Joseph Quintana Runner-up Champion in Persuasive Speaking
- Senior Kendall Gray 3rd Place in Prose Interpretation
- Senior Kendall Gray 3rd Place in Program Oral Interpretation
- Sophomore Eliza Jones 4th in Prose Interpretation
- Senior Kendall Gray 4th Place in Informative Speaking
- Sophomore Manish Khanal 5th Place in Persuasive Speaking
- Sophomore Manish Khanal 5th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Freshmen Ian Skewes 6th Place in Extemporaneous Speaking
- 2nd Place in Team Sweepstakes
Georgia Southern University, Atlanta, GA– September 19-21, 2014
Alexandria Currie and Marquise Rosier made it to the Semi-Final Round in the Novice Division.
Team Roster:
- Kendall Gray-Senior-Psychology Major
- Michelle Summerfield-Senior-Nutrition Major
- Marcus Williams-Senior-Environmental Science Major
- James Stage-Senior-International Affairs and Political Science Majors
- Joseph Quintana-Junior-Editing, Writing, Media Major
- Manish Khanal-Sophomore-Finance Major
- Eliza Jones-Sophomore-Economics and Political Science Major
- Zachary Bess-Lima-Sophomore-Criminology Major
- Tyler Bess-Lima-Sophomore-Family and Child Sciences Major
- Miranda Lightle-Sophomore-Social Work Major
- Jeremy Schleicher-Freshmen-Business Management Major
- Ian Skewes-Freshmen-Political Science Major
- Ryan Bianco-Freshmen-Finance Major
- Tyri Clark-Freshmen-Criminology Major
- Max Hyatt-Freshmen-Economics Major