The Missouri Speech and Debate State Championships just concluded and your Truman State Bulldogs took home simply a massive amount of honors!
NPDA Parli Debate
- Ella Schnake and Alicia Stout – Novice Missouri State Champions!
- Elijah Baum and Macy Cecil – Open NPDA Semifinalists
- 2nd Novice Speaker – Ella Schnake
- 1st Novice Speaker Alicia Stout – Missouri State Champion!
- 6th Open Speaker – Jackson Elder
- 5th Open Speaker – Cami Smith
Lincoln-Douglas
- Novice Finalist – Elijah Baum
- 2nd Novice Speaker – Elijah Baum
- Open Quarterfinalist – Cami Smith
- Open Semifinalist – Alicia Stout
- 3rd Open Speaker – Cami Smith
Individual Events
- Audrey Baker 1st Place Original Oratory (She will now compete nationally at the Interstate Oratory Contest!)
- Jackson Elder- 1st place and Missouri State Champion in Extemporaneous Speaking!
- Megan Ford – Top Novice and 5th Place in Communication Analysis, 6th place After Dinner Speaking.
- Jillian Humke – 5th Place After Dinner Speaking
- Maya Krump – 3rd Place After Dinner Speaking
- Ella Schnake – 1st place and Top Novice and Missouri State Champion in Impromptu Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation; 4th place and Top Novice – Dramatic Interpretation.
- Larissa Wratney – Top Novice and 2nd Place After Dinner Speaking, 4th Place Prose Interpretation
- Kayla Gerlt/Audrey Baker – 1st place and Missouri State Champions – Duo Interpretation
- Jillian Humke/Larissa Wratney – Top Novices and 3rd place – Duo Interpretation
Sweepstakes
- 1st Place and Missouri State Champions in Debate Sweepstakes
- 1st Place Overall “Quality Award” (An award given for points per entry).
- 2nd Place Individual Events Sweepstakes Points
- 2nd Place Overall Sweepstakes Points
- Forensics Community Service Award went to Kevin Minch for his service to the speech and debate community.