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UW-Eau Claire Forensics Team
Places 11th in National Tournament
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MAILED: April 23, 1999

EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Forensics team ranked 11th in the nation at the National Forensics Association Tournament held at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Senior Kate Grosskopf, Fall Creek, was a finalist in the Rhetorical Criticism category and captured sixth-place honors.
Grosskopf also was a semifinalist, top 12 of the nation, in the Dramatic Dialogue Interpretation and After-Dinner Speaking categories. Senior Melanie Miller, Anoka, Minn., brought home semifinal honors in After-Dinner Speaking.
Sophomore Arwen Williams, Eau Claire, was a quarterfinalist in Rhetorical Criticism, placing in the top 24 of the nation.
The team will next compete in the Interstate Oratory Contest in Lexington, Kent.

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UWEC [Administrative Offices] [News Bureau]

Janice B. Wisner
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 218
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Updated: April 23, 1999