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News Release
March 13, 2007
Two BSU Talkin' Broncos Named National All-Americans
Two members of Boise State’s intercollegiate debate and speech have been named
to the Pi Kappa Delta national honorary All-American team. In addition, the
Boise State team finished second at the 2007 Pi Kappa Delta National Forensics
Tournament at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich., March 7-10.
The runner-up finish marks the fifth consecutive time the Talkin’ Broncos have
finished in the top five at the biennial national tournament; they went into the
tournament as the defending champions.
Senior Katy Jibben, a communication education major from Boise, and
senior Wayne Rysavy, a communication major from Ramstein, Germany, were
among 10 undergraduates from across the United States honored as All-Americans
at the Pi Kappa Delta national convention. All-American selections are based on
excellence in debate and speech competition, academic achievement and volunteer
service. Jibben is captain of Boise State’s individual events team and Rysavy is
captain of Boise State’s debate team. Both were named to the Northwest Forensic
Conference’s 2006-07 All-Conference team earlier this year. They are Boise
State’s fifth and sixth All-Americans, joining Jaime (Thompson) Bott (1999), Ken
Rock (2003), Lacey Rammell-O’Brien (2005) and Nancy Henke (2005) as recipients
of the award.
At the national tournament, Boise State won 22 individual awards and advanced
three debate teams to the tournament semi-finals, but could not defend the
national championship they won in 2005. Southwest Baptist University (Mo.) edged
the Broncos to claim the national championship, a title SBU has held for 18 of
the past 26 years. Truman State University (Mo.) finished third, Webster
University of St. Louis placed fourth, West Chester University (Penn.) was fifth
and host Central Michigan was sixth in the field of 60 colleges and universities
from 27 states.
The national tournament recognizes outstanding performances with “Superior”
awards, presented to the top 10 percent of competitors in an event, and
“Excellent” awards, given to those in the next 20 percent. Earning Superior
awards for Boise State were Ben Bishop (sophomore, Boise) in Informative
Speaking, Barton Jackson (senior, Eagle) in Impromptu Speaking, Katy
Jibben (senior, Boise) in Informative Speaking, and Sean Watson
(senior, Kimberly) in Extemporaneous Speaking. Excellent awards went to
Jibben in Persuasive Speaking, Speech to Entertain and Poetry
Interpretation; Watson in Persuasive Speaking, Speech to Entertain, and
Rhetorical Criticism; Chad Judy (junior, Idaho Falls) in Impromptu
Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking and in the special commemorative event,
Speeches in Honor of Native Americans; Tyler Leatham (freshman,
Pocatello) in Informative Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking; Jackson
in Informative Speaking; Regan Charlton (freshman, Inkom) in Broadcast
Journalism; Wayne Rysavy in Impromptu Speaking; and Travis Walker
(freshman, Idaho Falls) in Broadcast Journalism.
Two Boise State teams appeared in national final rounds of debate and received
Superior awards. In the open division of Parliamentary Debate, Jackson & Judy
finished second on a 2-1 decision to Carson-Newman University (Tenn.). In
the novice division of Parliamentary Debate, Jibben and Watson were
second on a 2-1 decision to Cameron University (Okla.). Boise State’s Ernest
Dunlap (freshman, Kuna) and Evan Meriwether (freshman, Boise) lost a
2-1 decision to University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) in the junior division
semifinal round and finished third.
In the Legislative Debate division, Watson was honored as one of four
Outstanding Legislators and received a Superior Award. Jackson and
Judy both received Excellent awards.
Boise State received three team Superior awards, one in Individual Events
sweepstakes, in which they placed fourth overall, one in Debate Sweepstakes, in
which they placed second overall, and one for Overall Sweepstakes.
The Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament is the oldest collegiate debate and
speech tournament in existence. Held every two years since 1917, it is the
largest comprehensive forensics tournament held in the United States. Boise
State has had eight top-10 finishes at the national tournament since becoming a
Pi Kappa Delta member institution in 1971. In addition to this year’s runner-up
finish, the Talkin’ Broncos placed 10th in 1975, sixth in 1993, third in 1995,
fourth in 1999, fifth in 2001, third in 2003 and first in 2005.
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Contact: Marty Most, Department of Communication, (208) 426-1920,
mmost@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
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