SIC Forensic Falcons Win Gold at Regionals

Southeastern Illinois College’s Forensic Falcons ended their regular tournament season with huge success on Saturday, March 21 earning Gold at the Region IV Tournament held at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois.  Every member of the SIC speech team earned an award and, once again, proved that quality outweighs quantity. 

Jenny Billman, Forensics Coach, notes that the team has had to overcome setbacks this season due to winter weather and tournament cancellations, but has maintained work ethic and passion to finish their regular tournament season strong.

The team will perform some of their award-winning speeches for the public on April 2 at 7 p.m. in the George T. Dennis Visual & Performing Arts Center at SIC, as part of SIC’s annual “Night Before Nationals” event. Tickets are available for a $5 minimum donation and can be purchased in SIC’s VPAC lobby prior to the show.  Proceeds will help with travel costs for the team’s national Phi Rho Pi tournament April 6-11 in Cleveland, OH.

Individual results are as follows:

Dylan Comer (Carrier Mills): Individual Sweepstakes champion, Gold award in Program Oral Interpretation, Gold award in Poetry Interpretation, Gold award in Speech to Entertain, and Bronze award in Duo Interpretation (with partner Preston Boone).

Alexis Kuhlmann (Harrisburg): Silver award in Dramatic Interpretation, Silver award in Prose Interpretation, Bronze award in Duo Interpretation (with partner Sarah Birkla), Bronze award in Speech to Entertain, and Bronze award in Individual Sweepstakes.

Sarah Birkla (Crossville): Gold award in Communication Analysis, Gold award in Prose Interpretation, Bronze award in Duo Interpretation (with partner Alexis Kuhlmann), and Bronze award in Individual Sweepstakes.

Preston Boone (Harrisburg): Gold award in Program Oral Interpretation, Silver award in Poetry Interpretation, and Bronze award in Duo Interpretation (with partner Dylan Comer).

Kelsey Bartok (Eldorado): Silver award in Informative Speaking and Bronze award in Communication Analysis.

Meredith Wolf (Harrisburg): Gold award in Prose Interpretation.

Adam Wasson (Herod): Bronze award in Prose Interpretation.

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Written by Tyler Billman for SIC Public Information