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Concordia Speech Team ramps up for Nationals with special showcase

Seward, Neb. (03/29/2018) — Eighteen nationally-ranked speakers from the Concordia University, Nebraska Speech Team will perform speeches in a showcase titled "Night Before Nationals" at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 12.

Attendees will watch forensics performances by students who have qualified to compete at this year's American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET), the National Forensic Association National Championship and the National Speech Championship. Only competitors of the highest caliber are allowed to participate in these tournaments, which include 18 students from Concordia.

"This is a great chance for our team to show what we do to a wider audience," explains Andrew Moffitt, director of Forensics at Concordia. "We have been blessed to have a successful season with a very young team, and we are looking forward to sharing our success with our students, staff and the public."

The showcase will take place in the Thom Leadership Education Center Auditorium on Concordia's campus and is free and open to the public.

Students participating in the showcase include (Listed by state, city, last name and event):

Nebraska

Katie Funk, Clearwater, Neb., Prose Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation

Jacob Garrison, Malcolm, Neb., Dramatic Interpretation and Duo Interpretation

Lindsay Range, Monroe, Neb., Program Oral Interpretation

Luke Blomenburg, Norfolk, Neb., After Dinner Speaking

Avery Kesar, Omaha, Neb., Duo Interpretation and Prose Interpretation

Will Helmer, Seward, Neb., Impromptu Speaking

Melody Niemoth, South Bend, Neb., Informative and Persuasive Speaking

Payton DeMers-Sahling, York, Neb., Poetry Interpretation

Nora Friberg, York, Neb., Duo Interpretation

Kansas

Taryn Thomas, Overland Park, Kans., Communication Analysis

Missouri

Grace Koehn, St. Louis, Mo., Dramatic Interpretation and Duo Interpretation

Tationa Trice, St. Louis, Mo., Prose Interpretation and Poetry Interpretation

Montana

Malia Ebel, Billings, Mont., Extemporaneous Speaking

North Dakota

Faith Osborn, Oakes, N.D., Dramatic Interpretation

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Concordia Speech Team to perform special showcase prior to national tournament.


MN
Melody
Niemoth
  • Class of 2019
  • South Bend, Neb.
Tationa Trice
Tationa
Trice
  • Class of 2019
  • St. Louis, Mo.
Payton DeMers-Sahling
Payton
DeMers-Sahling
  • Middle Level Education - Language Arts
  • Class of 2020
  • York, Neb.
KF
Katie
Funk
  • Class of 2020
  • Clearwater, Neb.
Faith Osborn
Faith
Osborn
  • Class of 2020
  • Oakes, ND
LR
Lindsay
Range
  • Class of 2020
  • Monroe, Neb.
TT
Taryn
Thomas
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2020
  • Overland Park, Kan.
Grace Koehn
Grace
Koehn
  • Christian Education Leadership & Psychology
  • Class of 2021
  • Saint Louis, Mo.
ME
Malia
Ebel
  • Class of 2021
  • Billings, Mont.
JG
Jacob
Garrison
  • Class of 2021
  • Malcolm, Neb.
Avery Kesar
Avery
Kesar
  • Music Education
  • Class of 2022
  • Omaha, Neb.

Concordia University, Nebraska

Sue Roush, 402-643-7266, sue.roush@cune.edu

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