Two weeks ago, The GMU Forensics Team traveled to Bradley University for their first national-level tournament of the semester. This tournament is called "Hell Froze Over XXV Swing" and it happened MLK Day weekend (1/13-1/14) at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. It was also -15 degrees with a -39-degree windchill, but the team made it through the cold weather and the tournament successfully! See below for the results. Congratulations to the Forensics Team and everyone who participated!
2024 Hell-Froze Over Tournament XXV
Venus vs. Venus
FULL RESULTS
DAY ONE
After Dinner Speaking
Prem Ganesan—3rd place
Emma Redden—6th place
Communication Analysis
Freya Hutton—3rd place
Prem Ganesan—4th place
Dramatic Interpretation
Lexi Martinez—2nd place
Duo Interpretation
Prem Ganesan/Eleni Mercer—2nd place
Molly Izer/Brooke Gorman—6th place
Extemporaneous Speaking
Freya Hutton—2nd place
Impromptu Speaking
Molly Izer—2nd place
Freya Hutton—3rd place
Informative Speaking
Eleni Mercer—3rd place
Molly Izer—5th place
Brooke Gorman—6th place
Poetry Interpretation
Molly Izer—Champion
Prem Ganesan—3rd place
Persuasive Speaking
Freya Hutton—5th place
Program Oral Interpretation
Eleni Mercer—2nd place
Prem Ganesan—4th place
Prose Interpretation
Eleni Mercer—Champion
Prem Ganesan—2nd place
✨💛Individual Sweepstakes💛✨
Prem Ganesan—2nd place
✨💚💛Team Sweepstakes Day 1💛💚✨
Tournament Champions
DAY TWO
After Dinner Speaking
Prem Ganesan—Champion
Emma Redden—6th place
Communication Analysis
Prem Ganesan—Champion
Freya Hutton—3rd place
Lexi Martinez—5th place
Dramatic Interpretation
Lexi Martinez—Champion
Cassidy Gunter—6th place
Duo Interpretation
Prem Ganesan/Eleni Mercer—Champions
Molly Izer/Brooke Gorman—4th place
Extemporaneous Speaking
Freya Hutton—Next Out
Impromptu Speaking
Freya Hutton—Champion
Molly Izer—2nd place
Informative Speaking
Molly Izer—Champion
Eleni Mercer—4th place
Poetry Interpretation
Prem Ganesan—3rd place
Molly Izer—4th place
Persuasive Speaking
Lucy Sarkissian—4th place
Program Oral Interpretation
Prem Ganesan—4th place
Eleni Mercer—5th place
Prose Interpretation
Eleni Mercer—Champion
Prem Ganesan—2nd place
✨💛Individual Sweepstakes💛✨
Prem Ganesan— Tournament Champion
✨🔰Combined Individual Sweepstakes🔰✨
Eleni Mercer—3rd place
Prem Ganesan—2nd place
✨💚💛Team Sweepstakes Day 2💛💚✨
Tournament Champions
✨🔰Combined Team Sweeps🔰✨
Tournament Champions