From LA to L.A.

On the weekend of February 21-23, the McNeese State University Forensics Team traveled to Los Angeles, CA to compete in the Western States forensics tournament, hosted by California State University Long Beach.  Many returning competitors traveled, as well as first-time competitor Ty Newcomb.

First year competitor Kyla Standley earned a 4th place finsih in Dramatic Interpretation.  Stephen Doerfler II also reached the final round of Dramatic Interpretation, finshing 3rd.

McNeese's senior class had an excellent showing, with Davante Lewis and Alex Reinauer placing 4th and 5th respectively in Poetry Interpretation.  Reinauer also earned a 2nd place finsh in Impropmtu Speaking, and Lewis was tournament champion in Extemporaneous Speaking.

The team's next trip is the weekend of February 28-March 2 at Louisiana State University's Mardi Gras Classic.

A View of the Prairie

On the weekend of February 7-9, the McNeese State University Forensics team took a small competing squad to Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX.  Three students competed in the two-day swing and all three earned competitive honors the second day of competition.

Morgan Authement placed 7th in Impromptu Speaking.

Cyrus Vidrine placed 4th in Program of Oral Interpretation.

Stephen Doerfler II placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking.

The team looks forward to a trip to the west coast this weekend.  They will be competing in the Western States Tournament at California State university, Long Beach.

Gotta Love the Gorlok

The McNeese State University Forensics team started their spring semester of competition at a familiar location, Webster University in St. Louis, MO.  The Pokes are no strangers to this tournament, the Gorlok Gala.  It was held the weekend of January 23-27 and it was a weekend they won't soon forget.

In Parliamentary Debate, the team of Tobiloba Adasofunjo and Stephen Doerfler II broke to quarterfinals in the novice division.

Senior Davante Lewis advanced to the semifinal round of Extemporaneous Speaking.

The team welcomed new member, freshman Crystal Leday to her first competition.

After an adventurous trip home, the team was ready for a break.  Unfortunately, we were unable to attend the Spring TIFA tournament.  We wish all of our fellow TIFA schools the best!

BBQ-in' in Kentucky

On November 8th and 9th, member of the McNeese State University Forensics team traveled to Owensboro, KY for a speech and debate tournament hosted by Owensboro Community and Technical College.  The meet consisted of a parliamentary debate tournament and a single-day IE tournament.

In the debate half, McNeese's Corey Greineisen placed as the 6th overall speaker.

The IE half saw more hardware come back to Louisiana.  Team president Alex Reinauer placed 5th in After Dinner Speaking.  Greineisen also earned a 5th place finish in Extemporaneous Speaking, 4th place in Radio Broadcasting, and 2nd place om both Impromptu Speaking and Impromptu Counseling.  These placings combined to give Greineisen 3rd place as overall speaker for the IE portion.

The trip to Owensboro marked the end of the competitive semester for McNeese.  They will return in January, starting the spring semester with the Hell Froze Over Swing in Austin, TX.

Pokes' Success is Big in Texas

From November 1-2, the McNeese State University Forensics Team competed at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association (TIFA) fall tournament.  McNeese entered competitors in both NPDA Debate and individual events.

Over the course of the weekend, the debate team of Corey Greineisen and A'renica Mumford reached the quarterfinal round out of 25 debate teams.  Additionally, Greineisen earned 7th Place overall speaker during the debate competition.

Greineisen also enjoyed success in the individual events portion, reaching the semi-final round of extemporaneous speaking.  Competitors Morgan Authement and Kyla Standley performed well in the dramatic duo category, ending next out of the final round.

As a team, McNeese State placed 4th overall among schools with both debate and individual events at the tournament.  There were 18 schools present at the event.

McNeese ends their competitive semester next week in Owensboro, KY.