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Seven members of the WKU Forensics Team traveled to Boise, Idaho to compete in the 50th Biennial Pi Kappa Delta Convention and National Tournament the weekend of March 21-25.

The team also closed out the final round of Lincoln-Douglas debate, and all students advanced to an elimination round in at least one event. Rather than ranking students to individual placements, students at the PKD Convention earn an Excellence Award for ranking in the top 20 percent and a Superior Award for ranking in the top 10 percent. Hosted bi-annually, the PKD national tournaments are the oldest forensic honorariums in the nation.

The WKU team will travel to Peoria, Illinois, this weekend (March 30-April 1) to regain the national championship at the American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament.

WKU will close the season April 11-18 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at the National Forensic Association’s national tournament, the final collegiate speech tournament of the year.

Individual results for the 50th Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament are as follows:

• Jon Sahlman, a senior from Modesto, California, superior in Lincoln-Douglas debate, superior in impromptu speaking and superior in extemporaneous speaking.
• Anthony Survance, a freshman from Louisville, superior in impromptu speaking, excellence in extemporaneous speaking, excellence in communication analysis and excellence in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Damon Brown, a senior from Kansas City, Missouri, superior in extemporaneous speaking and excellence in impromptu speaking excellence in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Lane Hedrick, a sophomore from Morehead, superior in persuasive speaking, excellence in extemporaneous speaking and excellence in impromptu speaking.
• Alex Rivera, a freshman from Newton, Kansas, superior in impromptu speaking and excellence in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
• Kelly Stone, a sophomore from Louisburg, Kansas, superior in communication analysis.
• Emily Falica, a freshman from Scottsville, excellence in impromptu speaking.

More: Check out the WKU Forensics Facebook page or follow @wkuforensics on Twitter.

Contact: Ganer Newman, (270) 745-6340