BCFU Places Third at Murray Tournament

MT. BERRY, Ga – Feb. 19, 2019 – The Berry College Forensics Union journeyed to a two-day swing tournament in Kentucky and placed third as a team, while also bringing home six individual first-place wins.
From Feb. 2-3, BCFU participated in the Ruby C. Krider and Alumni open tournaments at Murray State University. Students worked nonstop and competed against various colleges including Carson-Newman College and Western Kentucky University. After placing fourth in the team sweepstakes on Saturday, the team upped its game and ranked third on Sunday.
Kathleen Minor and Ben Allee placed first in their respective categories, communication analysis and impromptu speaking, two days in a row. Madison Capeling also placed first in her category, novice poetry. Allee, a sophomore, says that the Murray tournament challenges him to remember the meaning behind why he does forensics.
“This activity requires a crazy amount of effort, and a somewhat crazy kind of participant, and it's always a joy to find success at tournaments like Murray, remindi
ng us that all that craziness means something special in the end,” he says.
Next, BCFU is headed to the University of North Georgia in Gainesville for their state tournament, GIFA. The team will compete on Saturday, February 23.
Individual Scores
Saturday, Feb. 2
Ben Allee – 1st in impromptu and 3rd in DI
Madison Capeling – 1st in novice poetry
Kathleen Minor – 1st in CA and 4th in ADS
Sara Arms – 2nd in prose
Vanessa Fowler – 2nd in novice persuasion and 4th in novice radio
Avery James – 2nd in POI and 5th in CA
Noah Syverson – 2nd in radio and 4th in POI
Colton Wilson – 2nd in novice radio and 6th in novice prose
Erika Becerra – 3rd in novice POI
Nadia Clinkscales – 4th in DI
Jacob Pritchett – 6th in POI
Zoe Robinson – 6th in novice persuasion
Sunday, Feb. 3
Ben Allee – 1st in impromptu, 4th in prose and 5th in POI
Kathleen Minor – 1st in CA and 4th in ADS
Colton Wilson – 2nd in novice radio and 4th in novice info
Madison Capeling – 3rd in novice poetry
Vanessa Fowler – 3rd in novice impromptu, 5th in novice persuasion and 6th in novice radio
Avery James – 3rd in DI and 4th in CA
Sara Arms – 4th in POI and 5th in prose
Erika Becerra – 5th in novice prose and 5th in novice POI
Madison Capeling and Shelby Newland – 5th in duo
Nadia Clinkscales – 5th in DI
Sarah Baker – 6th in poetry
Shelby Newland – 6th in DI and 6th in POI
Noah Syverson – 6th in radio