Forensics Wins Big in Texas
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The George Mason University Forensics Team walked away victorious in the Lone Star State this past weekend, receiving the Sweepstakes award at Hell Froze Over, an annual tournament hosted by the University of Texas at Austin and Bradley University and one of the most competitive tournaments of the team’s spring semester calendar.
“I was, and am, so proud of how the team did this weekend,” said Mickey Cox, a senior history major and member of the team and a senior history major, in an e-mail correspondence. “We had a majority of our team members break into ‘out rounds.’ Amazingly, we even had five of the six performers in one final round. And four of them were freshman, which almost never happens.”
Cox also came out victorious. He received the tournament’s Individual Sweepstakes award for his performance in multiple events.
Cox said he did not expect to do well at all, much less to have the success he did.
“This is the first time that I’ve had so much success at the national level,” said Cox. “But one of the main things that has been installed in me was to take performance as an opportunity to teach your audience, not a chance to get awards…Because I had six events, and the UT campus is huge, most of my stress came from walking between rounds while my shoes fell apart.”
The team loaded the vans at 2:30 a.m. last Friday, Jan. 15 in order to reach their flights in Baltimore. The team arrived mid-day and, according to Cox, spent the rest of the day “perfecting their speeches.”
“All of the success that we experienced this weekend is a testament to the hard work of our team and the undying efforts of our highly qualified coaching staff,” said Cox.
“These students continue to bring great honor to Mason,” said Communication Professor and Director of Forensics Peter Pober in an e-mail sent to central administration. “I am exceedingly proud of them.”
The full team results are posted below.
Hell Froze Over Overall Results (both days combined)
Individual Sweepstakes
Champion: Mickey Cox
Team Sweepstakes
Champions
Day 1
Program Oral Interpretation:
2nd Place: Mickey Cox
Dramatic Duo Interpretation:
2nd Place: Quincey Smith & Katie Miller
6th Place: Tyler Dailey & Jennifer Torres
Semi-Finalists: Dylan Johnson & Jacob Abraham
Persuasive Speaking:
Semi-Finalist: Billy Strong
Semi-Finalist: Colston Reid
Extemporaneous Speaking:
4th Place: Billy Strong
5th Place: Will Bellows
Semi-Finalist: Kate DeNardi
Semi-Finalist: Colston Reid
Semi-Finalist: Jacob Abraham
Semi-Finalist: Rob Warchol
Poetry Interpretation:
5th Place: Katie Miller
Semi-Finalist: Justin Ross
Semi-Finalist: Quincey Smith
After Dinner Speaking:
Semi-Finalist: Mickey Cox
Semi-Finalist: Aaron Boudreaux
Dramatic Interpretation:
2nd Place: Mickey Cox
6th Place: Sean O’Brien
Semi-Finalist: David Tuck
Communication Analysis:
Champion: Patrick Mahoney
Prose Interpretation:
Semi-Finalist: Jennifer Torres
Informative Speaking:
Semi-Finalist: Colston Reid
Impromptu Speaking
Semi-Finalist: Brennan Morris
Semi-Finalist: Michael Scott
Individual Sweepstakes
5th Place: Mickey Cox
Team Sweepstakes
Champions
Day 2
Program Oral Interpretation:
2nd Place: Mickey Cox
5th Place: Aaron Boudreaux
Semi-Finalist: Angelika Albaladejo
Semi-Finalist: Sean O’Brien
Dramatic Duo Interpretation:
2nd Place: Tyler Dailey & Jennifer Torres
3rd Place: Katie Miller & Quincey Smith
Semi-Finalist: Jacob Abraham & Dylan Johnson
Extemporaneous Speaking:
Champion: Billy Strong
2nd Place: Brennan Morris
3rd Place: Will Bellows
5th Place: Michael Scott
6th Place: Bryan Campanello
Poetry Interpretation:
Semi-Finalist: Conler Mandt
Semi-Finalist: Katie Miller
Semi-Finalist: Quincey Smith
Dramatic Interpretation:
2nd Place: Mickey Cox
5th Place: Tyler Dailey
Communication Analysis:
Semi-Finalist: Tyler Fruge
Semi-Finalist: Patrick Mahoney
Prose Interpretation:
4th Place: Mickey Cox
Semi-Finalist: Michael Lynch
Impromptu Speaking:
Semi-Finalist: Brennan Morris
Semi-Finalist: Mickey Cox
Individual Sweepstakes
Champion: Mickey Cox
Team Sweepstakes
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