Can someone post results/breaks?

[richardbrophy]

There are many of us who are not fortunate enough to be at the party in Austin (a.k.a. AFA). Can someone post some breaks? Please?

KTHXBAI

[richardbrophy]

No-one else is helping. Boo.

Here's what I have:

TEAM SWEEPS - Western Kentucky, 1st; Bradley, 2nd; Texas, 3rd; Kansas State, 4th; George Mason, 5th; Alabama, 6th
INDIVIDUAL SWEEPS - Jessy Ohl (KSU), 1st
EXTEMP - Jessy Ohl (KSU), 1st; Josh McClusky (ISU), ???
ADS - Erin McCarthy (Bradley), 1st; Andy Stone (ASU), 2nd; Josh McClusky (ISU), ???
DUO - Elijah Misigaro/Emambu Atabong (Bradley), 1st; Ben Pyle/Maggie Waid (WKU), 2nd (Yay for them! They're lovely!)
IMP - Saeed Jones (WKU), 1st; Jessy Ohl (KSU), 3rd
POI - Whitney Rice (James Madison), 1st; Jess Clark (UNL), 4th
PROSE - Jess Clark (UNL), 1st
DI - Julia Kolsrud (ASU), 1st
POETRY - Clarence Ball (TN State), 1st
INFO - Jessy Ohl (KSU), 1st; Jose Magana (ASU), 2nd
PERSUASION - Ian Summers (GMU), 1st; Jessy Ohl (KSU), 3rd
CA - Jessy Ohl (KSU), 1st

Congrats to all! Add if you have more!

ETA - I'm going to be updating this as I get further information.

ETA #2 - Thanks for the corrections, Ryan!

[Cinderella]

Thanks for posting that, I'm so impatient, I want to know everything and no one ever calls me about college forensics anymore :(

[nherink]

POI- 4TH (Jessica ???)- UNL
PROSE- 1ST (Jessica ???)- UNL

[richardbrophy]

That would be Jessica Clark. That's awesome! She's a sweetheart.

[Ryan]

Champions:
POI - Whitney Rice, James Madison
Prose - Jessica Clark, U of Nebraska Lincoln
Poetry - Clarence Ball, Tennessee State
Duo - Atabong/Misgaro, Bradley
DI - Julia Kolsrud, Arizona State
Informative - Jessy Ohl, Kansas State
Persuasion - Ian Summers, George Mason
ADS - Erin McCarthy, Bradley
CA - Jessy Ohl, Kansas State
Impromptu - Saeed Jones, Western Kentucky
Extemp - Jessy Ohl, Kansas State

Individual Sweepstakes Champ: Jessy Ohl, Kansas State (1st in Info, CA, Ext, 3rd in Pers & Imp, Semis in ADS)

[Ryan]

Oh and ASU did not take 4th. That would be Kansas State. I believe ASU took 9th.

[nherink]

ASU-7
Long Beach- 8
UNL- 9
ISU- 10
???
Hastings- 12
UNO- 13
???
???
???
Doane- 17

[Ryan]

Full results are up (thanks to Dr. Dan Cronn-Mills from MNSU):

http://www.mnsu.edu/spcomm/niet/results/nietresults2008.htm

[BBatson]

Does anyone know which pieces were in interp finals?

[jdcongresscapt]

I only know that Unanaowo and Jones did The Boondocks

[Josiahzacks]

Does anyone know which pieces were in interp finals?

Forgive me for not knowing who 90% of the people are.

Duo finals-
*slam poetry play by Reggie Cabico*
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe
The Boondocks
eHarmonize.com
The Big Gay Sketch Show
The Great American Trailer Park Musical

DI-
700 Sundays
The Dog Logs
*something about anne landers*

I have a horrible memory for these sorts of things

[KrispyKreme]

Poetry finals was an experience.

[speechie303]

Duo Finals went:

1st Place: Slam Poetry Play by Reggie Cabico -- Emambu Atabong & Elijah Misigaro
2nd Place: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe" -- Ben Pyle & Maggie Waid
3rd Place: "The Boondocks" -- Saeed Jones & Ben Unanaowo
4th Place: "eHarmonize.com" -- Natalie Sintek & Joele Denis
5th Place: "The Big Gay Sketch Show" -- Alyssa Reid & Roger Willis
6th Place: "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" -- Daniel Johnson & Adam Swanson

...I'm pretty sure that's right. It was a GOOD round.

[Josiahzacks]

Duo Finals went:

1st Place: Slam Poetry Play by Reggie Cabico -- Emambu Atabong & Elijah Misigaro
2nd Place: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe" -- Ben Pyle & Maggie Waid
3rd Place: "The Boondocks" -- Saeed Jones & Ben Unanaowo
4th Place: "eHarmonize.com" -- Natalie Sintek & Joele Denis
5th Place: "The Big Gay Sketch Show" -- Alyssa Reid & Roger Willis
6th Place: "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" -- Daniel Johnson & Adam Swanson

...I'm pretty sure that's right. It was a GOOD round.

I was initially a little shocked that Virginia Wolfe placed as high as it did, but in retrospect their blocking was really quite remarkable (to say nothing of how hard it must have been to cut). I'm normally not that impressed by blocking (see Slam Poetry Play, which was pretty much all blocking), but theirs was quite subtle and effective.

[MexiGordis87]

In Prose Finals:

Jessica Clark - 1st - "Essay #3: Leda and The Swan" by Eric Puchner
Caetlin Mangan - 2nd - "19 Minutes" by Jodie Picoult
Alyssa Reid - 3rd - "All That Whitman Stuff"
Natalie Sintek - 4th - "Parakeets" by Kevin Brockmeier
Anne Wilborn - 5th - ?
Jeff Moscaritolo - 6th - ?

Poetry Finals:

Clarence Ball - 1st - ? but I am sure it was phenomenal because he got a standing ovation
Jesus Valles - 2nd - A program on food and the kitchen
Ben Unanaowo - 3rd - A program on mysoginy
Natalie Sintek - 4th - a really beautiful program on the meanings of Goodbye
Emambu Atabong - 5th - "We Know This Place" by Sunni Patterson
Teresa Oberdorfer - 6th - A program on Icarus

DI finals:

Julia Kolsrud - 1st - "700 Sundays" by Billy Crystal
Jesus Valles - 2nd - "Doin' Time" by Ashley Lucas
Emambu Atabong - 3rd - i forget the name but it was a gorgeous piece about a woman who is sloly losing her memory.
Joele Denis - 4th - "Andy" by Danny Hoch
Jordan Palmer - 5th - "The Lady With All The Answers" by David Rambo
Daniel Johnson - 6th - The Dog Logues (?) by Christopher Johnson.

That's all I can remember for interp finals.

[Josiahzacks]

DI finals:


Emambu Atabong - 3rd - i forget the name but it was a gorgeous piece about a woman who is sloly losing her memory.


I actually didn't care for hers that much. I thought the cutting rambled and that the performance was a bit uneven. I would have ranked her lower, but as my own results from the tournament demonstrate: I don't really know what judges at AFA want.

I think The Lady With All The Answers should have scored much higher. She was pretty emotional at the end of it (which AFA judges tend to be jerks about), and the early part of the cutting rambled a bit, but I thought it was some of the best acting in the round.*

* asterisk because, as I am always repeating, Interp isn't acting. That said, I found her performance had a subtlety that was lacking from some of the others in the room.

The Dog Logs was awesome. It's a shame he had to take 6th, because it was really quite good, just a bit too easily dismissed compared to some of the other selections in the round.

700 Sundays was beautifully performed, although the material is a bit
"schticky" for my tastes. In an excellent round, where any of the top 3 or 4 competitors could have taken it, she was an excellent choice.

I should say that I also loved Jesus Valles' piece. Here is a textbook example of how a strong performance combined with a killer introduction (brechtian portrayal of character) can make a piece that might at first be "just another prison story" suddenly so important and impossible to dismiss.

It was an excellent round-- probably the best final I watched at AFA.
(Although I did see all but two of the ADs in finals of ADS, and I am sure that was a ridiculous round as well.

Just my two cents.

(Obligatory apologies for anyone inadvertently offended by this commentary. I want to emphasize again what a great round it was, and to try and steer clear of the negative commenting that goes on a whole lot in the HS forums of this site. Please feel free to disagree with me if you saw the round or contribute to the discussion)


[Edited to include section in parentheses]

[MexiGordis87]

What did Julia's cutting follow?

[Josiahzacks]

What did Julia's cutting follow?

It was a jewish married woman talking about her daughter's lesbian marriage.

[KrispyKreme]

Poetry Finals:

Clarence Ball - 1st - ? but I am sure it was phenomenal because he got a standing ovation.

Clarence's poetry essentially studies Black History and the stigma associated with slavery. His main argument is that the way Black History is typically taught, slavery is the "beginning" point. He says there is so much more to Black history than what is taught. He relates Black history to Moses and Jesus, which is a such beautiful point in his program, and other figures of history. He argues that if young blacks are only aware of the more recent history of slavery and not aware of the much broader and ancient history, then they will never know where they came from and thus can never really know where they're going. Our history helps to determine our future. Blacks must break free from the historical stigma of slavery and define themselves more with their glorious history spanning several thousand years instead of a mere few hundred.

It was amazing and incredibly powerful. It was such an honor to be a part of that moment.

[speechie303]

From a performance only stand point, Clarence deserved to win AFA.

[KrispyKreme]

Big props to my friend Jessy Ohl for nabbing three PA titles... CA, Persuasion, and Info.

green with envy here...

It was a pleasure to see everybody there in my home state! Great to be back in Nashville. See you all again next time... wherever Larry Schnoor finds a place.

[Josiahzacks]

wherever Larry Schnoor finds a place.

If necessary, Larry Schoor will create a city to host NFA, then destroy it immediately after. His powers are limitless.

[nirorivers6]

lol, thats great. don't know who that is, but that's great.

[KrispyKreme]

wherever Larry Schnoor finds a place.

If necessary, Larry Schoor will create a city to host NFA, then destroy it immediately after. His powers are limitless.

Indeed.


lol, thats great. don't know who that is, but that's great.

Larry Schnoor is essentially the director of the AFA-NIET and NFA. He's the man who makes everything in the college speech world happen. Ultimately, he's god... from Minnesota-Mankato.

[Cinderella]

Right. Larry Schnoor is kind of like the Chuck Norris of college forensics. Only better.

[richardbrophy]

Larry Schnoor is my Jesus.

[KrispyKreme]

and he proved his mad interping skills at AFA... I thought the house was gonna explode when he did that. I'd give him the 1 for the whole tournament.

[richardbrophy]

Here's the full results list (credit to Dr. Brendan Kelly, UWF):

ADS

Quarter Finalists
Bradley University Erin McCarthy
Carson-Newman College Ryan Hubbard
University of Texas at Austin Jesse Gall
University of Mississippi Derek Barham
Illinois State University Erin Henry
Western Kentucky University Samantha Harrison
California State University at Long Beach Colle Carpenter
California State University at Long Beach Alyssa Reid
Arizona State University Eric Dern
Kansas State University Alex Serra
North Central College Cathi Martin
University of Alabama Michelle Howard

Semi-Finalists
Glendale Community College of Arizona - James Markos
Illinois State University - Joshua McClusky
Northwestern University - Sean Quadlin
Illinois State University - Amara Thomas
Bradley University - Patrick Campbell
University of Texas at Austin - Caetlin Mangan

Finalists
6th Emerson College - Meredith Constant
5th Western Kentucky University - Saeed Jones
4th Kansas State University - Jessy Ohl
3rd Western Kentucky University - Natalie Sintek
2nd Arizona State University - Andy Stone
1st University of Alabama - Emily Hopper

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

Quarter Finalists
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jessica Clark
Arizona State University Andy Kersh
University of Mississippi Derek Barham
Bradley University Jared Boyer
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Hilary Rasmussen
Bowling Green State University Ian Hatch
Kansas State University Cory Sears
Bradley University Sade Barfield
University of Northern Iowa Ali Horsted
Ripon College Amy Dorman
Bradley University Anne Wilborn
University of West Florida Lapora Johnson

Semi-Finalists
Western Kentucky University Joele Denis
Western Kentucky University Ben Pyle
Western Kentucky University Maggie Waid
Glendale Community College - California Robert Cannon
Western Kentucky University Natalie Sintek
University of Alabama Blake Williams

Finalists
6th University of Alabama Shalonda Capers
5th University of Texas at Austin Angelica Davis
4th West Texas A&M University Nicole Cooper
3rd Western Kentucky University Dan Johnson
2nd Arizona State University Julia Kolsrud
1st Bradley University Emambu Atabong

DUO INTERPRETATION

Quarter Finalists
Western Kentucky University Pyle/Waid
Illinois State University Schultz/Henry
Bradley University Wilborn/Wilson
California State University at Long Beach Reid/Willis
Western Kentucky University Lee/Boggess
Glendale Community College- California Cannon/Brain
Western Kentucky University Sintek/Newman
Florida State University Branton/Danz
Western Kentucky University Harrison/Denis
University of Texas at Austin Gall/Raffetto
West Texas A&M Scarbrough/Cooper
Bradley University Boyer/McCarthy

Semi-Finalists
Bradley University Rodriguez/Carranza
University of Alabama Williams/McDonald
Northwestern University White/Quadlin
Bradley University Sharples/Boyer
Western Kentucky University Swanson/Johnson
University of Wisconsin- Madison Ruff/Dahlgren

Finalists
6th University of Mississippi Barham/McCarley
5th Tennessee State University Tuff/Ball
4th Bradley University Voirol/Sharples
3rd Western Kentucky University Jones/Unanaowo
2nd Western Kentucky University Denis/Sintek
1st Bradley University Atabong/Misigaro

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

Quarter Finalists
Lafayette College Teevrat Garg
Creighton University John Zimmer
Bradley University Ryan Flowers
Bradley University Brae Tilton
Western Kentucky University Jessica Furgerson
Berry College Caitlin Carroll
West Chester University Brendon Johnson
University of Texas at Austin Whitney Bosworth
Western Kentucky University Brian Bloss
University of Nebraska- Lincoln Christine Osborn
University of Alabama Jeremy Douberly
St. Joseph's University Jay DiDonato

Semi-Finalists
Western Kentucky University Todd Rainey
Arizona State University Jose Magana
Kansas State University Alex Serra
University of Nebraska- Lincoln Vanessa Hatfield
West Chester University Daniel Blomquist
McKendree University Erin Conner

Finalists
6th Kansas State University Jessy Ohl
5th Illinois State University Joshua McClusky
4th University of Alabama David Kumbroch
3rd Western Kentucky University Seth Peckham
2nd University of Texas at Austin Austin Wright
1st University of Texas at Austin Merry Regan

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING

Quarter Finalists
University of Texas at Austin Austin Wright
McKendree University Erin Conner
Cedarville University Megan Waters
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Christine Osborn
University of Texas at Austin Jesse Gall
University of the Pacific Emily Sheldon
St. Joseph's University James McGraw
Akron University Emily Trettel
University of Texas at Austin Whitney Bosworth
Bradley University Michael Steudeman
Bradley University Brae Tilton
Louisiana State University Ginger Gibson

Semi-Finalists
Illinois State University Amara Thomas
Western Kentucky University Chad Meadows
Bradley University Nik Payne
Ohio University Chris Glaser
Lafayette College Rachel Heron
St. Joseph's University Jay DiDonato

Finalists
6th Eastern Michigan University Richard Brophy
5th Western Kentucky University Seth Peckham
4th Kansas State University Jessy Ohl
3rd Western Kentucky University Saeed Jones
2nd University of Texas at Austin Merry Regan
1st Western Kentucky University Jessica Furgerson

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Quarter Finalists
Bradley University Amanda Voirol
North Central College Becky Bonarek
Eastern Michigan University Marisa Dluge
Western Kentucky University Chelsea Harman
California State University at Long Beach Roger Willis
Bradley University Nik Payne
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vanessa Hatfield
Illinois State University Corey Schultz
William Carey University Chatinoda Tinago
University of Texas at Austin Mary Kate Raffetto
University of Alabama Emily Hopper
University of Alabama Jenny Wells

Semi-Finalists
University of Mississippi Evan McCarley
Western Kentucky University Natalie Sintek
Kansas State University Zac Ralston
Western Kentucky University Beth Berger
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Hilary Rasmussen
McKendree University Erin Conner

Finalists
6th Western Kentucky University Ben Unanaowo
5th Bradley University Michael Steudeman
4th California State University at Long Beach Colle Carpenter
3rd Arizona State University Jose Magana
2nd Bradley University Brae Tilton
1st Kansas State University Jessy Ohl

PERSUASION

Quarter Finalists
California State University at Long Beach Shaw Davari
University of Alabama Perry Tyner
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eric Plantenberg
University of Mississippi Evan McCarley
Illinois State University Stephanie Donjon
Northwood University Syrena Rexroat
University of Alabama Michelle Howard
Minnesota State University, Mankato Sarah Walker
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Vanessa Hatfield
Illinois State University Michael Spinelli
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Nick Miller
University of Texas at Austin Nicole Kreisberg

Semi-Finalists
Western Kentucky University Natalie Sintek
University of Wisconsin - Madison Anna-Lisa Dahlgren
University of Texas at Austin Mary Kate Raffetto
University of Alabama Leann Neal
California State University at Long Beach Roger Willis
Western Kentucky University Drew Horner

Finalists
6th Ohio University Ted Dacey
5th William Carey University Chiwoneso Tinago
4th Kansas State University Alex Serra
3rd Western Kentucky University Seth Peckham
2nd Bradley University Brae Tilton
1st Kansas State University Jessy Ohl

POETRY

Quarter Finalists
Western Kentucky University Jerome Davis
Bradley University Emambu Atabong
Illinois State University Brian Garvens
Kansas State University Zac Ralston
Bradley University Amanda Voirol
California State University at Long Beach Shaw Davari
California State University at Long Beach Alyssa Reid
West Texas A&M Kirk Scarbrough
Western Kentucky University Robert Whittley
Tennessee State University LaVita Tuff
Western Kentucky University Joele Denis
University of Akron Kady Skowron

Semi-Finalists
University of Alabama Nick Fox
Western Kentucky University Natalie Sintek
Western Kentucky University Cornelius Lee
Arizona State University Jose Magana
Bradley University Elijah Misigaro
University of Alabama Austin McDonald

Finalists
6th Western Kentucky University Adam Swanson
5th Western Kentucky University Dan Johnson
4th Bradley University Adam Sharples
3rd Western Kentucky University Saeed Jones
2nd California State University at Long Beach Amanda Samoyloff
1st Tennessee State University Clarence Ball

PROSE

Quarter Finalists
University of Wisconsin - Madison Thom Rehwaldt
Carson Newman College Ryan Hubbard
Western Kentucky University Saeed Jones
Western Kentucky University Rachel Wigginton
University of West Florida Lapora Johnson
Western Kentucky University Ganer Newman
University of Texas at Austin Jesse Gall
Illinois State University Joshua Razavi
Western Kentucky University Carrie Guggenmos
Bradley University Amanda Voirol
West Texas A&M University Nicole Cooper
Illinois State University Joshua McClusky

Semi-Finalists
Arizona State University Julia Kolsrud
Glendale Community College - California Robert Cannon
Western Kentucky University Joele Denis
Tennessee State University LaVita Tuff
Western Kentucky University Natalie Sintek
Western Kentucky University Adam Swanson

Finalists
6th University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Hilary Rasmussen
5th California State University at Long Beach Alyssa Reid
4th Western Kentucky University Ben Pyle
3rd University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jessica Clark
2nd Bradley University Anne Wilborn
1st Bradley University Adam Sharples

RHETORICAL CRITICISM

Quarter Finalists
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vanessa Hatfield
Bradley University Michael Steudeman
University of Alabama Michelle Howard
Eastern Michigan University Richard Brophy
Western Kentucky University Carrie Guggenmos
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eric Plantenberg
University of West Florida Lapora Johnson
Ripon College Amy Dorman
Bradley University Becky Suhr
Miami University Lisa Farinella
University of Wisconsin - Madison Anna-Lisa Dahlgren
Arizona State University Sara Cho

Semi-Finalists
University of Texas at Austin Austin Wright
University of Alabama Perry Tyner
Illinois State University Ryan Henneberry
Bradley University Jared Boyer
Arizona State University Jose Magana
Western Kentucky University Ben Pyle

Finalists
6th University of Texas at Austin Mary Kate Raffetto
5th University of Texas at Austin Nicole Kreisberg
4th University of Alabama Leann Neal
3rd Bradley University Patrick Campbell
2nd Western Kentucky University Saeed Jones
1st Kansas State University Jessy Ohl

PENTATHLON
15 Western Kentucky University Ben Pyle (65)
14 California State University at Long Beach Alyssa Reid (66)
13 Tennessee State University Clarence Ball (67.5)
12 Western Kentucky University Dan Johnson (70.5)
11 Western Kentucky University Jessica Furgerson (71)
10 University of Texas at Austin Merry Regan (72)
9 Arizona State University Jose Magana (72.5)
8 University of Texas at Austin Austin Wright (74.5)
7 Western Kentucky University Seth Peckham (80.5)
6 Bradley University Brae Tilton (81)
5 Western Kentucky University Joele Denis (81.5)
4 Bradley University Adam Sharples (94.5)
3 Western Kentucky University Natalie Sintek (97)
2 Western Kentucky University Saeed Jones (117)
1 Kansas State University Jessy Ohl (130.5)

TEAM SWEEPS
10th Place: Univ. of Wis-Eau Claire (177)
9th Place: Eastern Michigan Univ. (188)
8th Place: Cal State Univ.-Long Beach (232.5)
7th Place: Illinois State University (267.5)
6th Place: Arizona State Univ. (282.5)
5th Place: Kansas State University (299.5)
4th Place: University of Alabama (337.5)
3rd Place: Univ. of Texas at Austin (361.5)
2nd Place: Bradley University (510.5)
1st Place: Western Kentucky Univ. (642)

[Cinderella]

Thanks and congrats, Richard!