FSCJ Forensics Team Sets Another Record for the College

FIFA is the statewide championship for all schools in Florida, including community colleges, state colleges and universities.

This is the highest the FSCJ team has placed at this competition in more than two decades.

“We are elated to bring home a second-place win for the FIFA championship,” said FSCJ Professor of Speech and Director of Forensics Chad Kuyper. “This year’s competition was very impressive and challenging. Our students competed against some of the absolute best teams across the region and we want to congratulate all of the other schools on such dynamic performances.”

Individual placements are as follows:

Samantha Radomski:
State Champion: Prose Interpretation
Second place: Program Oral Interpretation
Fifth place: Duo Interpretation (with Nicki Ercolino)
Sixth place: Persuasive Speaking
Fifth place: Overall Individual Speaker

Adonis Lane:
State Champion: Duo Interpretation (with Kristen Karlik)
Fifth place: Dramatic Interpretation
Fourth place: Persuasive Speaking
Sixth place: Overall Individual Speaker

Julian Lopez:
State Champion: Communication Analysis
Top Individual Speaker: Parliamentary Debate
Semifinalist Team: Parliamentary Debate (with Angi Barnard)
Sixth place: Prose Interpretation

Nicki Ercolino:
Fifth place: Duo Interpretation (with Samantha Radomski)
Top Non-Advancing Novice: Poetry Interpretation

Jimmy Henson:
Second place: Duo Interpretation (with CJ Andrews)
Sixth place: Poetry Interpretation
Top Non-Advancing Novice: After Dinner Speaking

Saman Jaberi:
Second place: Poetry Interpretation
Fourth place: Informative Speaking

Kristen Karlik:
State Champion: Duo Interpretation (with Adonis Lane)
Top Non-Advancing Novice: Prose Interpretation

CJ Andrews:
Second place: Duo Interpretation (with Jimmy Henson)

Madeline Windsor:
Fourth place: Program Oral Interpretation
Fifth place: Poetry Interpretation

Angi Barnard:
Top Non-Advancing Novice: Extemporaneous Speaking
Semifinalist Team: Parliamentary Debate (with Julian Lopez)

Chris Carlson:
Top Non-Advancing Novice: Persuasive Speaking

This placing follows the team’s first-place win at the Florida College System Activities Association Forensics State Championship back in February.

The Forensics Team continued their success at the National Forensic Association National Championship at Ball State University, from April 14-18, 2016. The team beat out other powerhouse colleges and universities to place sixth in the nation in their division. This is the highest the College has ever placed in this tournament.

Julian Lopez was named a national quarterfinalist in Rhetorical Criticism, placing him among the top 24 speakers in the nation at the event. The team is coached by FSCJ Professors of Speech Chad Kuyper and Dr. Michael Chouinard.

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