Only two weeks after winning team national championships in speech and debate, student members of the Alabama Forensic Council (AFC) won three individual national championships at their most recent tournament, the American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament.
Emma Capitanelli won a national championship in informative speaking and was named to the All-American team. Anna Kutbay won a national championship in communication analysis and was named the overall individual sweepstakes national champion.
AFC brought home nearly 30 awards from this tournament. The awards are listed below:
All-American Team
Emma Capitanelli
After Dinner Speaking
Emma Capitanelli – 3rd Place
Anna Kutbay – Semifinalist
Cassidy Duncan – Quarterfinalist
Communication Analysis
Anna Kutbay – National Champion
Dramatic Interpretation
Cortland Stone – 3rd Place
Duo Interpretation
Cassidy Duncan & Sophie Akhtar – Semifinalists
Cortland Stone & Elizabeth Tagg – Quarterfinalists
Extemporaneous Speaking
Anna Kutbay – 2nd Place
Sandhu Aladuwaka – Quarterfinalist
Emma Capitanelli – Quarterfinalist
Impromptu Speaking
Anna Kutbay – 2nd Place
Sandhu Aladuwaka – Quarterfinalist
Informative Speaking
Emma Capitanelli – National Champion
Anna Kutbay – 3rd Place
Cassidy Duncan – Quarterfinalist
Persuasive Speaking
Anna Kutbay – 2nd Place
Emma Capitanelli – 6th Place
Sophie Akhtar – Quarterfinalist
Jessica Styres – Semifinalist
Poetry Interpretation
Cassidy Duncan – Quarterfinalist
Prose Interpretation
Cortland Stone – Semifinalist
Elizabeth Tagg – Quarterfinalist
Individual Sweepstakes
Anna Kutbay – National Champion
Emma Capitanelli – 5th Place
Cortland Stone – 14th Place
Cassidy Duncan – 20th Place
Team Sweepstakes
Alabama Forensic Council – 4th Place
The Alabama Forensic Council is The University of Alabama’s competitive speech team. As the oldest co-curricular organization on campus, the program aims to respect and build upon the successes of alumni and forge a path for current and future students. AFC provides students with skills and resources to engage in intellectual discovery, enable professional development, strengthen and utilize their unique voices, construct compelling messages, engage in interpersonal and rhetorical exploration, and foster community through advocacy and argumentation.
