From left: WKU Forensics Team members Samantha Sallee, Kellin Robinson, Derek Collins and Paige Allbright.
The WKU Forensics Team opened its spring semester with a strong individual performance by senior Derek Collins, who won top overall speaker at the “Hell Froze Over XXII Swing,” a virtual tournament hosted by Bradley University and the University of Texas at Austin.
Long considered a bellwether of the upcoming national events, HFO is one of the largest tournaments of the invitational season.
To win top overall speaker at the tournament, Collins was a finalist in all his events and placed in the top three in all finals, including three championships. As a team, WKU finished third at the first half of the swing and fifth at the second half.