Most of the time we compete in tournaments held at universities and colleges, but the CFA Season Ending Tournament usually takes place at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland. Fortunately for us, this meant some time on the beach–a nice break from the two-day tournament! We also had an engagement during this trip–congrats Desiree!
Frigid beach pic!
Another great feature of this tournament is that it has more meals where all competitors get to “break bread” with each other.
Awards luncheon
This tournament was incredibly special because one of our teammates was named Persuasive Speaker of the Year! Congratulations to David Bennett on this impressive achievement!
The team took 2nd place overall and had much to brag about, including:
Debate
Parliamentary Debate:
2nd Place…David Bennett & Will Wheatley
Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
3rd Place…Will Wheatley
Parliamentary Debate speaker
4th Place…Lance Wines
Public Address
Persuasive speaking
1st Place…David Bennett
3rd Place…Desiree Rose
Extemporaneous speaking
1st Place…Casey Feezle
2nd Place…Will Wheatley
3rd Place…David Bennett
Impromptu speaking
2nd Place…Garrett Spiker
3rd Place…Lance Wines
After-Dinner speaking
4th Place…Casey Feezle
5th Place…Lauren Duckworth
Informative speaking
5th Place…Casey Feezle
Interpretation
Prose interpretation
4th Place…Mikayla Duhaime
Poetry interpretation
4th Place…Jenn Dickey
5th Place…Meredith Blady
Declamation
6th Place…Maggie Nevin
Dramatic Duo
5th Place…David Bennett & Katie Zakrzewski
6th Place…Lauren Duckworth & Karen Paiz
Pentathlon (award given for individuals competing in at least 5 events)
4th Place…Will Wheatley
As well, we had three individuals receive awards for outstanding performances over the course of the season. These include:
1st Place in persuasive speaking for 2016-2017: David Bennett
2nd Place in extemporaneous speaking for 2016-2017: Casey Feezle