SIC Forensic Falcons are 2019 State Champions

SIC’s Forensic Falcons won the community college division at the Illinois Intercollegiate Forensic Association state tournament on the campus of Northern Illinois University on March 3 in DeKalb, Illinois. SIC also earned fifth place in the open sweepstakes, which included all universities competing in the state. Sophomore Braden Cummins was named top speaker in the community college division at the tournament.

State championships in individual events were won by Braden Cummins (Carrier Mills), Angelica Harrelson (Eldorado), Cheriaca Huntley (Carrier Mills), and Billy Lewis (Carrier Mills).

“This team has worked very hard and we are proud of their commitment to excellence,” noted Director of Forensics Paul Cummins.

The team will be having a public performance on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in the George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center. Tickets are a minimum donation of $5 and will support the team traveling to the Phi Rho Pi National Tournament in Reno, Nevada.

Individual results from the tournament are as follows.

Braden Cummins (Carrier Mills): 1^st Overall Sweepstakes, State Champion in Open Poetry, 3^rd Open Duo Interpretation (DUO – with partner Cheriaca Huntley), 6^th Open Program Oral Interpretation (POI), 5^th in Communication Analysis (CA)

Cheriaca Huntley (Carrier Mills): 2^nd Overall Sweepstakes, State Champion in Poetry, 2^nd in Open POI, 3^rd in Open DUO (with partner Braden Cummins), 2^nd in After Dinner Speaking (ADS)

Angelica Harrelson (Eldorado): 4^th in Overall Sweepstakes, State Champion in Prose, 2^nd in Open CA, 7^th in Open DUO (with partner Tucker Murphy), 6^th in Open Dramatic Interpretation (DI)

Jasmine Teston (Harrisburg): 5^th in Open CA, 6^th in Open DUO (with partner Billy Lewis), 7^th in Open DI, 2^nd in Prose

Billy Lewis (Carrier Mills): State Champion in ADS, 6^th in Open DUO (with partner Jasmine Teston), 5^th in DI

Kenzee Dycus (Mt. Vernon): 2^nd in CA, 3^rd in Informative, 6^th in Persuasion

Paige Clore (Norris City): 4^th in Persuasion, 7^th in Open Prose

Christian Murray (Harrisburg): 2^nd in debate speaker awards, octa-finalist in open debate, 6^th in Impromptu

Jacob Rice (Marion): 4^th in Impromptu Speaking, 4^th in Extemporaneous Speaking (Extemp)

Bradley Hydrick (Carmi): Semi-finalist in debate, top novice in Extemp

Tiffany Turner (Galatia): 2^nd in Open DI

Tucker Murphy (Golconda): 7^th in Open DUO

Emma Bradley (Eldorado): 3^rd in Persuasion

Donovyn Valdez (Carrier Mills): 3^rd in ADS

###