William Carey University's Speech & Debate Team competed March 14-17 in the National Comprehensive Tournament. The competition, held at Tennessee State University in Nashville, was sponsored by Pi Kappa Delta. William Carey received fourth place in the Individual Events Sweepstakes and fourth place in the Overall Sweepstakes.
Prose Interpretation:
Micailah Nobles- Quarterfinalist
Jake Trevino- Quarterfinalist
Derek Collins- 5th
Kelseigh Redmon- 3rd
Branden Lindsay- National Champion
Impromptu:
Nykila Norman- Octofinalist
Informative:
Branden Lindsay- 5th
Persuasion:
Derek Collins- Semifinalist
POI:
Branden Lindsay- 5th
Ryan Gosling- 3rd
Micailah Nobles- 2nd
Damien Williams- National Champion
DUO:
Nykila Norman & Kelseigh Redmon- Semifinals
Omari Hawkins & Jake Trevino- Semifinals
Omari Hawkins & Micailah Nobles- Semifinals
Poetry:
Micailah Nobles- Quarterfinals
Ryan Gosling- Quarterfinals
Damien Williams- Quarterfinals
Kelseigh Redmon- Semifinals
Jordan Redd- Semifinals
ADS:
Micailah Nobles- 4th
Dramatic:
Omari Hawkins- Quarterfinals
Kelseigh Redmon- Semifinals
Branden Lindsay- 4th
Interviewing:
KJ Anderson- 2nd
Derek Collins- 8th
Kelseigh Redmon- 21st
National Champions in Reader's Theater:
Omari Hawkins
Jordan Redd
Damien Williams
Ryan Gosling
Overall Pentathlon:
Micailah Nobles- 3rd
Junior IPDA Debate:
Nykila Norman- Octofinalist
Junior IPDA Debate Speaker Awards:
Branden Lindsay- 10th
Nykila Norman- Top Speaker