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FORENSIC FALCONS CONTINUE WINNING STREAK AT HARPER COLLEGE

The Southeastern Illinois College Forensic Falcons hit the road again for the Harper College Litrenta Triangle tournament, hosted in Palatine, IL. With a squad of six competitors, SIC placed first in individual events for the weekend. The event hosted schools from Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Virginia, and Missouri and featured both two and four-year universities competing.

Sophomore competitor Jenkin Naas was enthusiastic about the competition, “Harper was so much fun! I got the chance to reunite with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while, and make some new ones!” He added, “Also, getting to bond with my teammates outside of school means a lot to me.”

Coach Paul Cummins noted the importance of SIC’s victory, stating, “Even though this team didn’t have the size of the majority entered, they definitely won on quality.”

Each competition builds to the 2023 Phi Rho Pi National Tournament in Bethesda, Maryland.  The team is coached by Jenny Billman, Paul Cummins, and Rachel Parish.

Individual results from the tournament are as follows.

Omari Jackson (Mt. Vernon): tournament champion in Prose Interpretation, tournament champion in Persuasion, tournament champion in Poetry; 3rd Place Overall Speaker.

Trey Murphy (Benton): tournament champion in Program Oral Interpretation, 4th place in Prose Interpretation, 5th place in Informative Speaking, 5th Place in Poetry; 2nd Place Overall Speaker.

Jenkin Naas (Harrisburg): 6th place in Communication Analysis.

Ethan Bordoy (Harrisburg): 3rd place in Informative Speaking.

Neva Wasson (Harrisburg): tournament champion in Dramatic Interpretation, tournament champion in Duo Interpretation (with partner Connor Fauset), 4th place in Speech to Entertain; 6th Place Overall Speaker.

Connor Fauset (Benton): tournament champion in Duo Interpretation (with partner Neva Wasson), 5th place in Dramatic Interpretation.

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