NNU Speech & Debate

Speech events concluded tonight. Here are some notable placements for NNU.
Brooklyn Hallett: 3rd Place in Jr. After Dinner Speaking and 11th in Jr. Impromptu
Miya Ingram: 4th Place in Open Persuade and 7th in Open Inform
Rhianna Soft: 10th in Open Prose
Great job, Team!

Congrats and Good Luck to Miya Ingram and Brooklyn Hallett in final rounds right now! Miya in Open Persuade and Brooklyn in Junior After Dinner Speaking!

NNU Forensics just finished Day One of the Mahaffey Forensics Tournament online. Competition in study rooms in our Learning Commons. So thankful to be together as we compete and judge!

What a great last day of the tournament! Freshman Brooklyn Hallett was a Quarterfinalist in Junior IPDA Debate!!! Our first time debater, Micah Mallory, had a 3-2 record for his first debates ever and was just outside of breaking to Octas.
So proud of you, Team!

Miya Ingram crushed it at the Neil Sabin! Champion in Dramatic Interpretation, Champion in Persuasion, and third place in Informative, which made her the Individual Sweepstakes Champion! And with only two competitors entered in this swing tournament, we placed third as a team.

Day Two: Second speech tournament and debate day. We started the day by getting a glimpse of the eclipse through the clouds.

It was a great day one at the Steve Hunt Classic at Lewis & Clark College. Congratulations to Miya Ingram for her 3rd place award in Senior Dramatic Interpretation and 5th place in Senior Informative Speaking!

Hello, Friends, of NNU Forensics! March 30 - April 1, NNU will host the National Christian College Forensics Tournament on our lovely campus! We are so excited, but I am still looking for judges. The organization is paying $20 a round and I will feed you lunch and snacks. If you are from out of town, I even have a free room for you at our Alumni House. If you can judge even half of a day, that would be great. Email me at [email protected] or message me here. I will provide judge training material.
Thanks for your help!

Congratulations to Fiona Kasuku, Novice IPDA Bronze Medal Winner & 8th Place Novice IPDA Speaker and Savannah Wakeman, 7th Place Varsity IPDA Speaker!

Debate day at our virtual tournament. Go team!

Just finished speeches at the Virtual Earl Wells Forensics Tournament hosted by Oregon State University.
Congrats to Fiona Kasuku who placed 4th in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking!

Congratulations to our team for a great weekend of good competition and fun moments together. We are excited to report the following placements:
Miya Ingram 2nd Place in Poetry and 6th Place in Prose
Rhianna Soft 2nd Place in JV Inform
Savannah Wakeman 4th Place Speaker in Senior IPDA debate and Quarterfinalist
Fiona Kasuku 10th Place Speaker in Novice debate

NNU Forensics is back in action! We are excited to be in Longview WA competing in our 3rd Designated tournament. We are awaiting awards for speeches with three breaks:
Miya Ingram in Poetry and Prose
Rhianna in Jr. Informative
Go team!
Plus we got to welcome our new team members from Africa Nazarene: London, Fiona, and Shawn.

Congratulations to Savannah Wakeman! Savannah was 2nd Place Speaker in Senior IPDA debate and Quarterfinalist.

Day Two complete!
Congrats to Rhianna Soft who placed 2nd in Jr Dramatic Interpretation & 3rd in Jr Informative Speaking Interpretation; Miya Ingram placed 4th in Senior Poetry; and Sadie Gilliam who was 4th in Jr Prose.

In debate, Congratulations to Savannah Wakeman headed to Quarterfinals tomorrow. Good luck, Savannah!

Day One of the Steve Hunt Classic Forensics Tournament at Lewis & Clark College. We are excited to be back in Oregon!

First tournament of the year! Thanks to Andy Orr at College of Southern Idaho for a great season opener. Welcome to the team, Megan and Sadie!
This is a great start for NNU!
Rhianna Soft: 1st Place in Dramatic Interpretation
Hannah George: 3rd Place in Impromptu Speaking and 4th Place in Persuasive Speaking
Miya Ingram: 3rd Place in Poetry Interpretation and 6th Place in Prose
Megan Battershell & Savannah Wakeman: 3rd Place in Duo Interpretation