November 13, 2019 Insider: Grateful & Gifted Students


THANK YOU!
Thank you to all that made Carroll College’s second annual Founders Gala in support of student scholarships another resounding success! Held on All Saints Day, November 1, the Gala brought together over 350 friends, alumni and generous supporters of the college for an evening in celebration of our students.

The net proceeds of this event will support student scholarships and with 99% of Carroll students receiving some manner of financial assistance, an event such as this ensures that many, many students will be given the gift of a Carroll education in the future.

Thank you to our co-chairs John Runda and Tricia McMahon, our sponsors, students, staff, and, most importantly, our incredibly generous attendees and donors, including 2019 Insignis Award recipients Gene ‘71 and Mary Lou ‘71 Mallette, who made this evening so special. Carroll truly is a community of Saints!
TALKING SAINTS MARATHON
It has been an incredibly busy several weeks for the Carroll College Talking Saints. With competition the past three weekends, they’ve accumulated over 60 awards and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes in the tournaments.
October 26-27 – Spokane, WA:
Four first-year Carroll College Talking Saints joined forces with one senior and the five of them won the third-place school sweepstakes award at the Whitworth University tournament held in Spokane, Washington, October 26–27.
 
“Somehow that beautiful third place sweepstakes trophy looks bigger and brighter than others in the squad room,” said coach Brent Northup. “For the five of them to make such a big splash was wonderful. They came home very excited and wanted to add events and practice.”
 
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Mariah Hurd, Michael Fuller, Tanner Geiss, Aislinn Deavel (front left)
and Nicole Williams (front right)
November 1-2 – Casper, WY:
A dozen Talking Saints headed to Casper, Wyoming, on November 1-2, where each one of them won at least one award and the team won first place in overall school sweepstakes. The team came home with 31 awards.
 
For the second straight year, senior Michael Fuller of Helena was named the Best Individual at the tournament, winning the Gretchen Wheeler trophy. Fuller had a career tournament, making finals in all six of his events.

Fuller’s duo partner Eleanor Ferrone, a sophomore from Hastings, Nebraska, won three awards.
 
“Michael and Eleanor both have extraordinary discipline and an inexhaustible work ethic,” said Northup. “Their success is a testament to their character. What they do in life, they do well. Thankfully, forensics is one of their passions.”
 
Three of the four teams in open debate finals were from Carroll. Carroll won 10 of the top 14 speaker awards in debate.


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Talking Saints in Casper and senior Michael Fuller from Helena, MT
November 8-10 – McMinnville, OR:
Led by first-year Hellie Badaruddin from Loyola Sacred Heart in Missoula, the Talking Saints won 29 awards and placed second at the 86th annual Mahaffey Tournament at Linfield College on November 8-10, which wrapped up their semester of competition. Twenty-nine colleges and universities competed in the Mahaffey, one of the oldest tournaments in America, dating back to 1931. Fifteen of Carroll’s 19 students won recognition.
 
Badaruddin had a stunning weekend, winning six total awards including four first place honors. Her success earned her the Brenda Marshall Award, recognizing the most outstanding first or second year student at the tournament. She’s in contention to win the Orv Iverson Award given to the top new student in the region at the close of the year.
 
“The stars aligned for Hellie this weekend,” said coach Brent Northup. “She has a tireless work ethic and a cheerful, what-can-I-do-next spirit. When she practices, she takes meticulous notes on criticism and by the next session, she’s implemented the suggested changes. That openness is a virtue that will open so many doors. She’s also just plain nice.”
 
Of the 12 debate teams advancing to championship rounds, five were from Carroll. Of the 10 top speakers, six were from Carroll. The team won both junior and novice extemporaneous speaking. Five Carroll debate teams advanced to championship rounds, with Carroll sweeping the top four speaker awards in junior debate.
 
“The best moment in the weekend wasn’t an award, though,” said Northup. “A coach came up to me to say how impressed she was by the Carroll team – not because of their speeches but because they were such nice people. Looks like we fooled ’em this time.”
 
The strong showing at Linfield, the final event of the semester, positions the team well for the final regional championship tournament at Pacific University near Portland in January.
 
The Talking Saints have won or shared 29 consecutive regional titles, and the Linfield showing put the team in strong contention for number 30.

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Hellie Badaruddin and the full team in Linfield