Results files:
WFCA State Tournament Preliminary and Elimination Round Results
The Wisconsin Forensics Coaches' Association (WFCA) announces the champions of the 2018 WFCA State Tournament. The event was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on April 6-7. The tournament marks the capstone of high school competitive speech activities for Wisconsin students. This year, over 1000 students from 76 schools across the state competed in 19 events.
Coach John Rademacher from Madison West High School was awarded the William Hintz Memorial Award for Coaching Excellence.
Six senior students received $1000 scholarships from the WFCA: Urwa Ahmed of Franklin High School, Elsbeth Bandli of Sun Prairie High School, Isaac Hoeschen of Pius XI High School, Tiffany Polzin of Denmark High School, Claire Sawall of Appleton East High School, and Katherine Walsh of Madison West High School.
In team awards, James Madison Memorial High School was named Division 1 State Champion, Waunakee High School was named Division 2 State Champion, and Wrightstown High School was named Division 3 State Champion.
The 2018 congress, speech, and interpretive event state champions are:
Angie Jiang from Madison West in Student Congress
Isaac Bock from Oshkosh North High School in Demonstration Speaking
Namitha Alexander and Arjun Shreekumar from Brookfield East High School in Duo Interpretation
Naomi Mathew from Mukwonago High School in Extemporaneous Speaking
Emma Johansson from Sun Prairie High School in Farrago
Alexandra Smith, Erin Gretzinger and Jenny Witt from Appleton East High School in Group Interpretation
Angie Jiang from Madison West High School in Impromptu Speaking
Nivedita Remji from James Madison Memorial High School in Informative Speaking
Evanka Annyapu from James Madison Memorial High School in Moments in History
Tiffany Polzin from Denmark High School in Oral Interpretation
Katherine Walsh from Madison West High School in Oratory
Kate Winston and Maria Beilke from Arrowhead Union High School in Play Acting
Trinity Hanson from Franklin High School in Poetry
Emma Hoff from Altoona High School in Prose
Vidya Jayanthi from Homestead High School in Radio Announcing
Emily Kolb from West Bend East High School in Solo Humorous Acting
Carleon Outlaw from Rufus King High School in Solo Serious Acting
Malcolm Buisch from James Madison Memorial High School in Special Occasion Speaking
Sophia Kulow from Sun Prairie in Storytelling