Forensics Near and Far

On the weekend of October 11th, the McNeese State University Forensics Team traveled to Brookings, SD to compete in the South Dakota State University Jackrabbit Joust.

In the individaul events portion of the tournament, Corey Greineisen placed 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking.

The following weekend, a small squad traveled a shorter distance to Houston, TX to compete in the Bayou City Swing, co-hosted by San Jacinto College North and Lone Star College North Harris.

In Houston, the Cowboys welcomed team president Alex Reinauer back to competition and added newcomer Tobiloba Adasofunjo to the list of McNeese competitors.

After a long weekend of speech and debate, Stephen Doerfler II was awarded 9th place in speaker points out of 54 debaters.  Doerfler and Adasofunjo won three of their six debates their first time debating together.

The team will enjoy a weekend off from travel before traveling to compete in the fall TIFA tournament in Kileen, TXfrom October 31 to November 2.

Debating at Rice University

The McNeese State University forensics team concluded their first month of competition with an action-packed weekend at Rice University in Houston, TX from Friday 9/27 to Sunday, 9/29.  The tournament included an NPDA debate tournament and two individual event tournaments over the course of three days.

This weekend witnessed the return of team Vice President A'renica Mumford to competition.  New team member Kyla Standley also began her competitive career.

The debate pairing of Corey Greineisen and A'renica Mumford reached the quarterfinal round on Friday night.  Debaters Morgan Authement and Stephen Doerfler II also earned points for McNeese.

In Sunday's individual events competition, Greineisen earned 8th place in Impromptu Speaking.

The team will enjoy this weekend off before traveling to the South Dakota State University's Jackrabbit Joust over fall break.