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   November 2, 2001


Speech team continues to impress competition

Compiled by Valerie VanKleeck
Assistant Editor

The U.S. Military Academy speech team has been in competition since Sept. 29, competing in four events since then. Below are the results of each.

Sept. 29 at the 16th Annual Novice Tournament

Name                                                 Place/Award

Cadet 3rd Class Jacob Bergman         1st Place--Rhetorical
  
                                                        Criticism; Superior
  
                                                        Performer Award

Cadet 3rd Class Thomas Neal             3rd Place--After-Dinner
  
                                                        Speaking; Superior
  
                                                        Performer Award

Cadet 4th Class Jeffrey Glick               4th Place--Persuasion
  
                                                        Speaking

Cadet 4th Class Christopher Turner     5th Place--Impromptu
  
                                                        Speaking

Cadet 4th Class Jared Sperli                Semi-finalist--Impromptu
  
                                                        Speaking

Cadet 4th Class Jonathon Baluvelt       Superior Performer
  
                                                        Award--Impromptu

Oct. 5-6 at the Hilltopper Classic

Cadet 2nd Class Jeff Silverman            1st Place--Lincoln
  
                                                         Douglas Debate

Cadet 3rd Class Justin Hildebrant         2nd Place--Lincoln
  
                                                         Douglas Debate

Cadet 1st Class Jacob White                3rd Place--Lincoln
  
                                                         Douglas Debate

Cadet 3rd Class Jon Hilton                   5th Place--After-Dinner
  
                                                         Speaking

Cadet 1st Class Zach Swanson             4th Place--Prose
  
                                                         6th Place--Extemporane- ous Speaking

Cadet 3rd Class Joe Wells                    6th Place--Informative Speaking

Cadet 1st Class Derek Timmerman       6th Place--Rhetorical
  
                                                         Criticism

USMA Speech Team                           1st Place--Debate
  
                                                         5th Place--Interpretive Events

Oct. 13-14 at the 11th Annual West Chester Rose Bowl Forensics Championships in West Chester, Penn.

Hilderbrandt                                         1st Place--Lincoln
  
                                                         Douglas Debate

White                                                   2nd Place--Lincoln
  
                                                         Douglas Debate

Silverman                                             Top Semi-Finalist

Swanson                                              5th Place--Varsity Prose

Turner                                                  5th Place--Novice Im-promptu Speaking

USMA Speech Team                           4th Place Overall

Oct. 19-20 at the 3rd Annual Towson University Classic

Timmerman                                          6th Place--Communication Analysis

White                                                   3rd Place--Lincoln
  
                                                         Douglas Debate