Forensics Tournaments

The competitive forensic tournament is a cornerstone of the activity. That's why we travel to compete in tournaments from late September through nationals in April AND host 2-3 tournament weekends each academic year. As a member of our program, you'll find yourself traveling all over the country to compete and helping to provide that experience to other students like you. 

Check out more about our latest tournament results as well as our hosted tournaments below!

Tournament Travel & Results

UWEC Forensics has a long history of success at both regional and national-level competition. In the past three years our tournaments have taken us into new online platforms and across the country, from California to Texas to South Dakota to right here in Wisconsin. But no matter the location, one thing remains the same: the BluGold spirit of excellence. Check out some of our most recent travel and results below!

Interstate Oratory Contest (April 27-28 at the University of Illinois-Chicago)

• Semifinalist Oratory- Hal LeRoy
• Semifinalist Oratory- Ariel Nelson

National Forensic Association Championship Tournament (April 18-22 at Central Michigan University)

• 7th Place in President's Division I Team Sweepstakes
• 13th Place in Open Team Sweepstakes
• National Runner Up Novice After-dinner Speaking- Katie Schlinger
• Quarterfinalist After-dinner Speaking- Annika Emerson
• Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking- Austyn Clemen
• Quarterfinalist Informative Speaking- Austyn Clemen
• Quarterfinalist Program Oral Interpretation- Annika Emerson
• Quarterfinalist Prose Interpretation- Austyn Clemen
• Quarterfinalist Rhetorical Criticism- Luke Plagens
• Octafinalist After-dinner Speaking- Ariel Nelson
• Octafinalist Drama Interpretation- Annika Emerson 
• Octafinalist Extemporaneous Speaking- Jax Prokott
• Octafinalist Informative Speaking- Luke Plagens
• Octafinalist Persuasive Speaking- Hal LeRoy
• Octafinalist Persuasive Speaking- Jax Prokott
• Octafinalist Poetry Interpretation- Jax Prokott
• Octafinalist Program Oral Interpretation- Luke Plagens
• Octafinalist Rhetorical Criticism- Austyn Clemen
• Octafinalist Rhetorical Criticism- Hal LeRoy
• Octafinalist Rhetorical Criticism- Jax Prokott

American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament (April 5-8 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)

• 13th in Team Sweepstakes
• 5th Place Communication Analysis- Austyn Clemen
• Semifinalist After-dinner Speaking- Annika Emerson
• Semifinalist Informative Speaking- Austyn Clemen
• Quarterfinalist After-dinner Speaking- Ariel Nelson
• Quarterfinalist Communication Analysis- Luke Plagens
• Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking- Austyn Clemen
• Quarterfinalist Program Oral Interpretation- Annika Emerson 
• Quarterfinalist Prose Interpretation- Annika Emerson

Asynchronous Speech Championships (March 20-24 Online)

• 6th Place (Open) Team Sweepstakes
• 1st Place Novice Persuasive Speaking- Naomi Ryan
• 4th Place Novice Informative Speaking- Leecy Cullen
• 4th Place Prose Interpretation- Austyn Clemen
• 5th Place After-dinner Speaking- Annika Emerson 
• 5th Place Novice Impromptu Speaking- Aubrie Voigt
• 6th Place After-dinner Speaking- Katie Schlinger
• 6th Place Communication Analysis- Luke Plagens
• Semifinalist Communication Analysis- Austyn Clemen
• Semifinalist Extemporaneous Speaking- Jax Prokott
• Semifinalist Informative Speaking- Jax Prokott
• Semifinalist Program Oral Interpretation- Luke Plagens
• Quarterfinalist Drama Interpretation- Annika Emerson
• Quarterfinalist Impromptu Speaking- Hal LeRoy
• Quarterfinalist Informative Speaking- Austyn Clemen
• Quarterfinalist Informative Speaking- Annika Emerson 
• Quarterfinalist Persuasive Speaking- Hal LeRoy
• Quarterfinalist Persuasive Speaking- Jax Prokott
• Quarterfinalist Prose Interpretation- Hal LeRoy

Hosted Tournaments

Students travel as far as Texas and Florida, or as close as the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to compete in UWEC Forensics hosted tournaments. Each year we host a high school invitational for the state of Wisconsin, a college tournament weekend, and tournaments for forensic organizations such as the Mid America Forensic League. We also have hosted national tournaments several times throughout our history. So if you are looking to judge or check out an intercollegiate forensics tournament for yourself, take a look at this year's hosted tournaments and reach out to director of forensics Chris Outzen at outzencp@uwec.edu. 

2024-2025 Hosted Tournaments

• UW-Eau Claire Invitational Speech Tournament 
  • Saturday February 1
  • Wisconsin High School Tournament
  • Features one in-person tournament opportunity offering primarily WCFA events
  • More information forthcoming
• Wisconsin Love Fest Swing
  • Saturday February 9 and Sunday February 9
  • College-Level Tournaments
  • Features the Grace Walsh Individual Events Tournament and the We <3 Forensics Alumni Tournament, co-hosted with the Association of BluGold Forensics Alumni. The tournaments offer all eleven AFA/NFA events. 
  • More information forthcoming