Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Wins 2022 National Speech Championship
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Speech Team has won the 2022 National Speech Championship for the second year in a row.
03/24/2022 1:00 AM
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Speech Team has won the 2022 National Speech Championship (NSC) for the second year in a row. This national tournament allows teams to enter a maximum of 22 entries with only two students per event. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø had a very strong showing with 14 of its entries making it into the final rounds, along with one national champion. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø took first place overall, edging out second- and third-place teams Lewis & Clark College and Illinois State University.
“I’m very proud of the work our students have been doing all year,” said Andrew Eilola, the director of forensics at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø. “Winning NSC is an incredible start to our 2022 nationals season.”
Individual results can be found below. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø’s championship comes weeks after placing second at the Illinois State Tournament. The speech team will finish its season with the American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament (April 2-4) and the National Forensics Association Tournament (April 14-18).
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Speech Team will be hosting their annual Night Before Nationals showcase, which includes two shows, on Thursday, March 24, in Neumiller Lecture Hall in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Hall at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Speech Team pictured from left to right:
- Lily Pieper ‘22 — Impromptu Speaking: 4th; Duo Performance (w/ Alex Fosburgh): 3rd; Extemporaneous Speaking: CHAMPION.
- Alex Fosburgh ‘22 — Duo Performance (w/ Lily Pieper): 3rd.
- Andrew Eilola — Team Coach.
- Ethan Kirchner ‘23 — Poetry Performance: Quarterfinalist; Program Performance: Semifinalist.
- Tia Collins — Team Coach.
- Joshua Timmons ‘25 — Informative Speaking: Quarterfinalist; Poetry Performance: 3rd; Dramatic Performance: 2nd.
- Joseph Cyrus ‘24 — Program Performance: Semifinalist.
- David Daye ‘23 — Informative Speaking: 4th; After-Dinner Speaking: 3rd; Prose Performance: 3rd; Persuasive Speaking: 2nd; Communication Analysis: 2nd.
- Sarah Hazenfield ’25 — Team Member.
- Kaity Johnson ‘23 — Prose Performance: Quarterfinalist; After-Dinner Speaking: Semifinalist; Persuasive Speaking: 6th; Dramatic Performance: 3rd.
- Rodrigo Trujillo ‘25 — Impromptu Speaking: Semifinalist; Communication Analysis: 4th; Extemporaneous Speaking: 3rd.