April May 2023 College News

4 5 3 Jacob Everett and Taylor Tate ranked in the top 32 NFA Lincoln Douglas debaters Natalie Cavzos and Maddie Banks hosted students in the Career Readiness program Cassidy Trim presented at the 2023 Popular Culture Association confernce. (Left to Right: Dr. Timmerman, Cassidy Trim, Dr. Farris) 10 | April & May 2023 | College News Jacob Everett and Taylor Tate , members of Texas State's LBJ Debate Society and Elton Abernathy Forensics Society, competed in the National Forensic Association's Championship Tournament hosted by Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Both qualified for elimination rounds and finished the tournament ranked as two of the top 32 NFA Lincoln Douglas debaters in the country. Everett was also named the overall third best NFA LD speaker - the highest student placement in that event in team history. [4] Texas State finished second in the nation in the four-year college sweepstakes at the National Online Forensics Championships. Highlights: • Haley Bass was crowned National Champion (Gold Medal) in Informative Speaking. • Callum Ritter and Hanna Prince won a national championship (Gold Medal) in Duo Dramatic Interpretation. • Callum Ritter also won the Bronze Medal in Program Oral Interpretation and in Poetry Interpretation. • Ashton Rios placed second in the nation in Impromptu Speaking and received the Silver Medal. The Texas State Speech and Debate Team competed in the American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament. Highlights: • The team finished third in the nation in the Limited Sweepstakes Division for teams with fifteen entries or less. • The Bobcats also placed 23rd overall in the tournament out of the 57 schools entered. • Ashton Rios , Haley Bass , Hanna Prince , and Callum Ritter represented the Bobcats in the tournament with Callum Ritter placing as a national quarterfinalist in Program Oral Interpretation. • Ashton Rios also represented Texas State as one of two national student representatives to the National Council. The team also competed in the Pi Kappa Delta National Championships. Highlights: • The team finished 16th in the nation out of the 51 colleges and universities attending the tournament.