by John Boyer

EAU CLAIRE, WI – In April, 5 members (Chris Mayer, Saeed Malami, Meredith Randall, Aaron Walker, and Luke Yamulla) of the Lafayette Forensics Society travelled to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the National Forensics Association’s Championship Tournament.  Three of our events advanced to the elimination rounds in their respective events.  Saeed Malami advanced to the final round in novice Dramatic Interpretation.  He finished first in the final round and was named national champion in novice DI!  Saeed Malami was also an octofinalist (top 48 in the nation) in After Dinner Speaking.  Luke Yamulla advanced to the finals of novice Extemporaneous Speaking, where he took 5th place.

This marked the inaugural year for the novice division at the NFA Championships.  The category was a resounding success and Lafayette is proud to have one our students named as an inaugural national champion!  On the strength of these performances, the Lafayette Forensics Society placed 5th place as a team in Division III.

Director of Forensics, Scott Placke had this to say: “Lafayette College continues to excel at Forensics on a national scale.”