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                                    Steven Graham

               Director of Forensics

                                  (209) 954-5557

5151 Pacific Ave.                                                             sgraham@deltacollege.edu

Stockton, CA 95207

For Immediate Release,
9/22/09

Delta Forensics opens the season with a fourth place finish in San Francisco!

(Stockton, CA)

The Delta College Mustang Forensics Team opened their season in proper fashion this past weekend at San Francisco State University with three days of competition against both 2-year and 4-year schools. New faces were abundant as the Mustangs brought a portion of their incoming freshman class, along with several veterans to show the new students the ropes.

Director of Forensics Steven Graham said, “We have a lot of potential on this team, it is going to be a very exciting time for Delta College as we grow this program to represent the incredible talent inside Delta students.”

The Mustangs are joined this year by new assistant coach and adjunct instructor Kasey Gardner.  Last year Gardner coached the University of the Pacific to a runner-up finish for the national debate championship in Parliamentary Debate.  “I’m excited about the opportunities that forensics can offer Delta students, it is going to be a challenge but we are just going to have to get better than Pacific,” said a smirking Gardner.

Returning team member Angelina Norwood explained, “It’s great to be back, this team is really going to come together in the coming months.”

Mark your calendars and come out to see what the team is all about at the Fall 2009 Speech Showcase.  This is an informal public performance to let the academic community at Delta see what Forensics is about.  The fall performance will be on Thursday, October 29th from 2-4 pm in the Tillie Lewis Theatre.  It is free of charge.

The team next travels to the Kevin Towhy Invitational at Diablo Valley College for an east-bay throw down on October 23-25.

Results – San Francisco State Season Opener:
2-year Sweepstakes, 4th Place, San Joaquin Delta College.

Individual Events, First Half:
Brianna Allen, sophomore from Bear Creek High School, 3rd in Open Prose, 4th in Open Informative.

Individual Events, Second Half:
Andrew Thomas, sophomore from Lincoln High School, 6th in Open Extemporaneous.
Brianna Allen, sophomore from Bear Creek High School, TOURNAMENT CHAMPION in Open Prose, 4th in Open Informative.
O’Dillion Sta Teresa, Freshman from Middle College High School, 3rd in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking.

Debate:
5th Place, Novice Parliamentary Debate – Kenneth Freese, freshman from Lincoln High School and Edward Ramos, Freshman from East Union High School.
6th Speaker , Novice Parliamentary Debate – O’Dillion Sta Teresa, sophomore from Middle College High School.

If you would like more information on the team, or know students who might be interested in joining please contact Steven Graham, sgraham@deltacollege.edu