Wilkes Invitational Results
Shepherd’s Debate and Forensics team participated in the Wilkes University Invitational during the first weekend in February (2017). The team competed against many impressive universities/colleges including George Mason University, James Madison University, St. Joseph’s University, Bloomsburg University, Wilkes University, Lord Fairfax Community College, and Susquehanna University among others.
We had a great time at this tournament, as we won 2nd Place overall. This was made possible from the strong showing of many of our team members:
Debate
Parliamentary Debate
1st Place…David Bennett & Will Wheatley
3rd Place…Desiree Rose & Karen Paiz
4th Place…Casey Feezle & Sam Brown
Best Parliamentary Speaker
1st Place…David Bennett
2nd Place…Will Wheatley
4th Place…Sam Brown
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
1st Place…Lance Wines
2nd Place…Logan Kerr
Interpretation
Declamation
1st Place…Maggie Nevin
2nd Place…Lance Wines
4th Place…Sam Brown
Prose
3rd Place…Mikayla Duhaime
4th Place…Jennifer Dickey
Dramatic Duo
3rd Place…Casey Feezle & Sam Brown
4th Place…Lauren Duckworth & Katie Zakrzewski
5th Place…Lauren Duckworth & Karen Paiz
Poetry
4th Place…Jenn Dickey
5th Place…Meredith Blady
6th Place…Maggie Nevin
Public Address
Extemporaneous Speaking
5th Place…Casey Feezle
Informative Speaking
6th Place…Will Wheatley
Communication Analysis
6th Place…Lance Wines
Pentathlon
(participants who competed in at least 5 events, across the 3 categories of events)
1st Place…Sam Brown
2nd Place…Casey Feezle