On Saturday, March 12th the Mercer Speech Team traveled to North Allegheny High School to compete in the NSDA Pittsburgh District National Qualifying Tournament. Ten Mercer speakers advanced to the final round in their respective categories. Three Mercer speakers have qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament, to be held from June 12-17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. These three qualifiers were presented with gold trophies and national qualifier plaques.
In the category of humorous interpretation, sophomore Andrew Brinker earned 1st place honors. This marks the first time since 2011 that a Mercer competitor in the HI category earned the top spot in qualifiers.
In the category of duo interpretation, senior Ryan Hamilton and sophomore Maddie Rowe became the 11th duo team in Mercer history to represent the Pittsburgh district at NSDA nationals. This is the second time in as many years that Ryan has qualified for the NSDA national tournament. This team won their duo interpretation category by a 2-point margin.
Other Mercer speakers were also recognized for their performance during the qualifier:
Mason Borowicz placed 3rd overall in humorous interpretation, making him an alternate for the national tournament.
Janalyn Miklas placed 4th overall in dramatic interpretation.
Abby Grabigel and Brianna Jarrett placed 4th overall in duo interpretation.
Emily Kirila placed 5th overall in original oratory.
Cole McDuffie placed 5th overall in informative speaking
Sarah Turton placed 6th overall in oral interpretation
No comments:
Post a Comment