Forensic Falcons Win College of DuPage Invitational

The Southeastern Illinois College Forensic Falcons placed first at the College of DuPage Invitational Tournament on Jan. 19 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

SIC earned the team title in both open and two-year divisions, besting 14 other colleges and universities. Sophomore Cheriaca Huntley was named top speaker in the open division at the tournament. The top five competitors at the tournament were all from SIC.

“We appreciate the team’s hard work in preparing for the tournament,” noted Dr. Tyler Billman, who coaches the Falcons with Paul Cummins and Jenny Billman. “We always enjoy opportunities to showcase our students’ hard work and talent.”

The team completes its regular season in two weeks at the University of Illinois Invitational Tournament in Champaign, Illinois. From there, the Falcons will travel to the IIFA State Tournament in Peoria, Illinois, and the Phi Rho Pi Region Four Tournament before finishing the year at the Phi Rho Pi National Tournament in Reno, Nevada.

Individual results from the tournament are as follows.

Cheriaca Huntley (Carrier Mills): 1^st Overall Sweepstakes, 1^st Open Poetry, 1^st Open Program Oral Interpretation (POI), 2^nd Open Duo, 2^nd Two Year Sweepstakes

Jasmine Teston (Harrisburg): 1^st Two Year Sweepstakes, 1^st Open Communication Analysis (CA), 1^st Open Dramatic Interpretation (DI), 2^nd Prose, 3^rd Overall Sweepstakes, 5^th Open Duo (with partner Billy Lewis)

Braden Cummins (Carrier Mills): 2^nd Overall Sweepstakes, 3^rd Two Year Sweepstakes, 2^nd Open CA, 2^nd Open Duo (with partner Cheriaca Huntley), 3^rd Open Poetry

Angelica Harrelson (Eldorado): 1^st Prose, 2^nd DI, 4^th Open Duo (with partner Tucker Murphy)

Kenzee Dycus (Mt. Vernon): 1^st Informative Speaking, 3^rd Open Persuasion, 6^th Open CA

Tucker Murphy (Golconda): 1^st DI, 3^rd Poetry, 4^th Open Duo (with partner Angelica Harrelson)

Tiffany Turner (Galatia): 2^nd Open Persuasion, 3^rd Open DI, 4^th Open Poetry

Billy Lewis (Carrier Mills): 3^rd Open Prose, 4^th Open DI, 5^th Open Duo (with partner Jasmine Teston)

Bradley Hydrick (Carmi): 3^rd Informative Speaking, 3^rd Speech to Entertain (STE), 6^th Open Extemporaneous Speaking

Paige Clore (Norris City): 3^rd DI, 5^th Open Prose, 5^th Open CA

Donovyn Valdez (Carrier Mills): 4^th Overall Sweepstakes, 4^th Open Impromptu, 5^th Open STE, 5^th Open Informative Speaking, 7^th Open Prose

Emma Bradley (Eldorado): 4^th Open CA, 5^th Open Persuasion, 6^th Open Prose

Christian Murray (Harrisburg): 4^th Open STE, 5^th Open Impromptu

Jacob Rice (Marion): 4^th Informative Speaking,  6^th Open Impromptu

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