afa (def):  1. American Forensics Association (n); 2. a rollercoaster; 3. Three days, but most get dumped after a day and a half; 4. bam bam bam bam bam bam; 5. polished and confident, no room for error; 6. over 100 schools

nfa (def):  1. National Forensics Association (n); 2. a marathon; 3. Five days, everyone hangs around until the last day; 4. bam wait wait bam bam wait BAM; 5. energy through four long days get you a bright shiny quarter at the end of day four; 6. Mostly Midwest schools

AFA - University of Akron (Akron, OH)

Semifinals (2):
Meghan Pickard--Informative
Nick Miller--Persuasion

Team Finish: 22nd

NFA - Missouri State University/Drury University (Springfield, MO)

Quarterfinals (5):
Dylan Jambrek--Extemp
Nick Miller--Persuasion
Nick Miller--Rhetorical Criticism
Eric Plantenberg--Dramatic Interp
Whitney Zahn--Persuasion

Semifinals (2):
Jake Johnson--Editorial Impromptu

Finals (1):
Dylan Jambrek--Editorial Impromptu (4th)

Team Finish: 10th

AFA - University of Texas (Austin, TX)

Quarterfinals (2):
Hilary Rasmussen--Dramatic Interp
Hilary Rasmussen--Poetry

Team Finish: 23rd

NFA - Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)

Quarterfinals (4):
Eric Plantenberg--Persuasion, Rhetorical Criticism
Nick Miller--Persuasion
Hilary Rasmussen--Dramatic Interp

Semifinals (4):
Hilary Rasmussen--Informative

Finals (1):
BJ Pickard--Biographical Informative (2nd)
Nick Miller--Biographical Informative (6th)
Hilary Rasmussen--Prose (6th)

Team Finish: 10th

AFA - Minnesota State University-Mankato (Mankato, MN)

Quarterfinals (3):
Christine Zani--CA
Hilary Rasmussen--Informative

Semifinals (1):

Finals (1):
Christine Zani --Persuasion (5th)

Team Finish: 17th

NFA - Berry College (Rome, GA)

Quarterfinals (6):
Amy Oldakowski--Persuasion
Christine Zani--Prose, Persuasion, Duo
Hilary Rasmussen--Duo

Semifinals (2):
Christine Zani--Informative

Finals (1):
Christine Zani --CA (4th)
Paul Gilleland--Original Shakespeare (1st)

Indy Sweeps: Christine Zani--16th

NFA Founders' Award : UWEC

Team Finish: 7th

AFA - University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Quarterfinals (7):
Hilary Rasmussen--POI
Amy Oldakowski--CA
Christine Zani--CA
Chris Conklin--DI

Semifinals (3):
Christine Zani--Info

Finals (2):
Chris Conklin --ADS (6th), Imp (4th)

Indy Sweeps: Chris Conklin--17th

AFA National Student Representative: Christine Zani

AFA-NIET All-American: Chris Conklin
**An amazing honor!  Reserved for senior with a GPA of at least 3.5 and outstanding forensic, academic, and service performance.  Congrats Chris!

Team Finish: 13th

NFA - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI)

Quarterfinals (11):
Amy Oldakowski--CA, Info
Christine Zani--CA
Abby Czeskleba--CA
Chris Conklin--Prose, ADS
Betsy Schroeder--Pers

Semifinals (4):
Christine Zani--Info
Chris Conklin--Extemp, Pers

Finals (1):
Chris Conklin--Imp (3rd)

Indy Sweeps: Chris Conklin--12th

Distinguished Service Award: Karen Morris

NFA Hall of Fame Inductees:
Mitchell Bucky Fay
Rita Rahoi Gilchrest

Team Finish: 6th

AFA - Kansas State University--Manhattan, Kansas

Quarterfinals (4): 

Betsy Schroeder--Informative
Christine Zani--Informative
Kelly Bender --Informative
Rachel Mayasich--Dramatic Interp

Semifinals (2):

Chris Conklin--Impromptu

Finals (3):

Chris Conklin--ADS (6th)

Kelly Bender--Crit (3rd), Persuasion (2nd)

Team Finish:  10th

NFA - University of Ohio--Akron

Quarterfinals (9):

Andy Bevernitz--Prose
Hilary Rasmussen--Prose

Semifinals (7):

Christine Zani--Informative, Crit, Persuasion

Finals (4):

Chris Conklin--Impromptu (2nd)
Kelly Bender--Crit (6th), Persuasion (5th),    Informative (2nd)
Team Finish:  6th

AFA - University of California-Long Beach

Quarterfinals (7): 

Kelly Bender -- CA, Informative
Brandon Buchanan -- Extemp, CA

Christine Zani--CA

Semifinals (2):

Chris Conklin--Impromptu

Andy Bevernitz--Prose

Finals (0):

Team Finish:  16th

NFA - Western Illinois University

Quarterfinals (3):

Amy Oldakowski--CA

Chris Conklin--ADS, Impromptu

Semifinals (0):

Finals (2):

Kelly Bender--Informative (6th), Persuasion (National Champion), Individual Sweeps (15th in the nation)

Team Finish: 9th

AFA - University of Mississippi (April 5-7, 2003)

Quarterfinals (6): 

Scott Boras -- Prose, POI
Ben Schneider -- After Dinner

Semifinals (3):

Ben Schneider -- Impromptu

Finals (2):

Scott Boras -- DI (National Champion)
Brandon Buchanan -- Persuasion (6th in nation)

Team Finish:  13th

NFA - Ball State (April 17-21, 2003)

Quarterfinals (11):

Ben Schneider -- Extemp, Prose, After Dinner, RC
Brandon Buchanan -- Informative, Persuasion
Andy Bevernitz -- Prose

Semifinals (5):

Scott Boras - Poetry
Kelly Bender -- After Dinner

Finals (1):

Scott Boras/Kelly Bendere - Duo (5th in nation)
Ben Schneider -- Persuasion (National Champion)


Team Finish:  7th

AFA - Bradley University (April 6-8, 2002)

Quarterfinals (11): 

Aaron Unseth -- Informative, Persuasion, Poetry, CA
Scott Boras -- Prose, POI
Brian Haapala -- Informative
Ben Schneider -- Persuasion

Semifinals (3):

Eric Rasmussen -- CA

Finals (2):

Scott Boras -- DI (4th in nation)
Aaron Unseth -- Prose (6th in nation)

Team Finish:  11th

NFA - Berry College (April 17-22, 2002)

Quarterfinals (9):

Ben Schneider -- Extemporaneous, Persuasion
Eric Rasmussen -- After Dinner, Informative

Semifinals (5):

Scott Boras - Rhet. Crit
Eric Rasmussen/Brian Haapala - Duo
Aaron Unseth -- After Dinner, Persuasion

Finals (1):

Scott Boras/Adam Coolidge - Duo (4th in nation)

Team Finish:  9th

AFA - George Mason U. (April 7-9, 2002)

Quarterfinals (5): 

Cate Dunham -- Impromptu, CA
Arwen Dale -- Informative

Semifinals (2):

Arwen Williams -- Informative

Finals (1):

Aaron Unseth -- CA (6th in nation)

Team Finish:  16th

NFA - Western Kentucky (April 19-23, 2002)

Quarterfinals (19):

Ben Schneider -- After Dinner
Eric Rasmussen -- After Dinner, Prose, Poetry, Duo
Aaron Unseth -- Rhet. Crit
Barb Ellevold -- Poetry, Informative
Brian Haapala -- After Dinner
Scott Boras -- Duo w/ Eric

Semifinals (8):

Ben Schneider -- Prose, Impromptu
Reid Sollberger - Prose
Aaron Unseth -- Persuasion

Finals (4):

Aaron Unseth -- Poetry (6th), Duo w/ Brian (4th)
Eric Rasmussen -- Informative (5th)
Brian Haapala -- Duo w/ Aaron (4th)
Arwen Williams -- Informative (3rd)

Team Finish:  4th

AFA - Nebraska-Lincoln (April 5-7, 2002)

Quarterfinals (7): 

Arwen Williams -- Informative, CA
Arwen Dale -- Informative
Barb Ellevold -- DI
Ben Schneider -- DI

Semifinals (1):

Reid Sollberger -- Informative

Finals (1):

Eric Rasmussen -- After Dinner (3rd in nation)

Team Finish:  11th

NFA - Ohio University (April 20-24, 2002)

Quarterfinals (7):

Aaron Unseth -- Prose
Eric Rasmussen -- Duo w/ Arwen, Duo w/ Reid
Arwen Dale -- Duo w/ Eric
Reid Sollberger -- Duo w/ Eric

Semifinals (4):

Arwen Williams -- Informative

Finals (3):

Reid Sollberger -- Informative (3rd)
Arwen Dale -- Persuasion (4th)
Eric Rasmussen -- After Dinner (2nd)

Team Finish:  9th

AFA - University of Alabama

Quarterfinals (6): 

Melanie Miller -- POI, Poetry
Jodi Becker -- Persuasion
Leah Hooker -- CA
Kate Grosskopf -- CA

Semifinals (0):

Finals (1):

Melanie Miller -- After Dinner (2nd in nation), 11th in Pentathalon

Team Finish:  13th

NFA - Eastern Michigan

Quarterfinals (4):

Arwen Williams - Rhet.Crit

Semifinals (2):

Melanie Miller -- After Dinner
Cate Grosskopf -- After Dinner

Finals (1):

Cate Grosskopf -- Rhet. Crit (6th in nation)

Team Finish:  11th

AFA - Northern Arizona

Quarterfinals (7): 

Mike Paulus -- Prose
Holly Pyrek -- Informative
Melanie Miller -- Poetry

Semifinals (4):

Nicole Defenbaugh -- Informative
Mike Paulus -- Duo w/ Hackel, Poetry
Melanie Miller -- POI
Anne Hackel -- Duo w/ Paulus

Finals (0)

Team Finish:  12th

NFA - Western Illinois

Quarterfinals (12):

Holly Pyrek -- Informative, Duo w/ Grosskopf, Duo w/ Paulus
Nicole Defenbaugh -- Rhet. Crit
Reid Sollberger -- After Dinner
Melanie Miller -- Poetry
Cate Grosskopf -- Duo w/ Pyrek
Mike Paulus -- Duo w/ Pyrek, Duo w/ Hackel
Ann Hackel -- Duo w/ Paulus

Semifinals (5):

Nicole Defenbaugh -- Persuasion
Cate Grosskopf -- After Dinner

Finals (3):

Anne Hackel -- Informative (National Champion)
Nicole Defenbaugh -- Informative (4th in nation))
Mike Paulus -- Prose (5th in nation), 15th in Pentath

Team Finish:  5th

AFA - University of Texas-Arlington

Quarterfinals (12): 

Anne Hackel -- Duo w/ Paulus
Mike Paulus -- Duo w/ Hackel, DI
Rochelle Amundson -- After Dinner
Jen Sunstrom -- CA
Libby Haught -- CA, Poetry
Jen Reel -- CA

Semifinals (5):

Libby Haught -- Prose
Nicole Defenbaugh -- Informative
Jen Sunstrom -- Informative
Roshell Amundson -- POI

Finals (1):

Anne Hackel -- POI (6th in nation)

Team Finish:  9th

NFA - Ball State

Quarterfinals (4):

Arwen Williams - Rhet.Crit

Semifinals (2):

Melanie Miller -- After Dinner
Cate Grosskopf -- After Dinner

Finals (1):

Cate Grosskopf -- Rhet. Crit (6th in nation)

Team Finish:  11th