We took a small squad of four students to the Jackrabbit Joust Tournaments at South Dakota State University this past Saturday and Sunday and took 4th place in Team Sweepstakes both days. In addition, Senior Emily Shepardson took 1st place in Individual Sweepstakes on Saturday and 4th place in Individual Sweepstakes on Sunday. Here were the specific results from the weekend:
Jackrabbit Joust-Saturday, October 12
After-Dinner Speaking—4th place--Meghan Neu (Junior)
Extemporaneous Speaking—5th place—Emily Shepardson (Senior)
Informative Speaking—1st place—Emily Shepardson
Persuasion—3rd place—Meghan Neu
Poetry Interpretation--3rd place-Elder Romero (junior) (quals for NFA)
Prose Interpretation—5th place- Roshan Karki (sophomore) (quals for NFA)
Prose Interpretation—1st place—Emily Shepardson
Individual Sweepstakes—1st place—Emily Shepardson
Team Sweepstakes—4th—UWEC
Jackrabbit Joust Alumni--Sunday, October 13
After-Dinner Speaking—2nd place--Meghan Neu
Extemporaneous Speaking—5th place—Emily Shepardson
Informative Speaking—1st place—Emily Shepardson (quals for AFA)
Persuasion—3rd place—Meghan Neu
Poetry Interpretation--3rd place-Elder Romero
Prose Interpretation—3rd place—Emily Shepardson
Individual Sweepstakes—1st place—Emily Shepardson
Team Sweepstakes—4th—UWEC
