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Larry Schnoor Invitational
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a College tournament in Minnesota. View manager contact information Minnesota State University, Mankato is pleased to invite you to the 2016 Larry Schnoor Invitational, hosted by the Minnesota State University, Mankato forensic team on Saturday October 21st. This will be the first half of the Southern Minnesota Swing with Southwest Minnesota State University hosting the Mustang Stampede on Sunday. We are very pleased to welcome you back to our campus for another year of great competition. Competitive Event Offerings:
The Larry Schnoor Invitational will offer two preliminary rounds in one open division of all 11 AFA-NIET events as well as Editorial Impromptu and the 2017 Minnesota State Experimental Event: Extemporaneous Interpretation. Semi-finals will be held if more than 50 students are entered in an event. Students may only be entered in one draw event; they cannot compete in Extemp Speaking and Extemp Interp. Pattern A Pattern B Communication Analysis After Dinner Speaking Duo Dramatic Interpretation Extemporaneous Speaking Impromptu Persuasion Informative Program Oral Interpretation Poetry Prose Schedule: Saturday October 21st
8:00 Registration and Breakfast Students may enter a maximum of THREE events per pattern. Students who triple enter in a pattern are responsible for getting to all events during the scheduled time period.
Competitive Standards:
Host Practices:
MNSU Student Competitors
Hired Judges
Tab Room
Tournament Observers Awards:
We will continue to offer our annual Larry Schnoor themed trophies. Trophies will be awarded to finalists in each individual event. Additionally, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies will be awarded in both Team Sweeps and Individual Sweeps. Individual Sweeps includes all students entered in 4 events with at least one interpretation event and one Public Address or Limited Preparation event. Sweepstakes awards will be given using the following point system: In prelims 3pts for every 1st and 2pts for every 2nd and 1 pt for every 3rd. In finals 1st place = 10 points, 2nd place = 8 points, 3rd place = 6 points, 4th place = 4 points, 5th place = 3 points, and 6th place = 2 points. Any non-advancing semi-finalists in IEs will receive 2 points.
The Larry Schnoor Invitational also includes a Team Quality Award (team sweep pts. divided by number of entries). Each year, MSU- Mankato names the quality award after distinguished individual(s) in forensics who have shaped the activity on either a regional or national scale. The designees are nominated and chosen by current students involved with the MSU forensic program. Previous designees include Brian Halleen, George Armstrong, Grace Walsh, Guy Yates, Joel Hefling, Susan and Stephen Collie, Mike Wartman, Mark Fokken, Kelli Jo Wright, Dan Cronn-Mills, Michael Dreher, Penni Pier, Craig Brown, Brian Klosa, Kittie Grace, Rebecca Buel, Megan Orcholski, Karen Morris, Sade Barfield and Benjamin Walker.
Fees:
Tournament Entry: Entry Deadline: 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 17 Fees Assessed: Noon, Wednesday, October 18 If you have questions, please contact Balencia S. Crosby at balencia.crosby@mnsu.edu / (409) 600-5850.
Hotel Information: The following link will bring you to a list of hotels in the Mankato area (http://www.mnsu.edu/admissions/visit/hotels.html). Please contact the hotels directly for reservations. We hope you’re able to attend a weekend full of great competition and super pretty foliage at the 2016 Larry Schnoor Invitational!
Sincerely,
Balencia S. Crosby Leah White Katie Brunner Tournament Director Director of Forensics Assitant Director of Forensics Leah White Mailing address Minnesota State University, Mankato SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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