EAU CLAIRE - Eric Plantenberg, Monroe, was a quarterfinalist in persuasion and rhetorical criticism at the National Forensics Association National Tournament held at Tennessee State University in Nashville April 17-22. Plantenberg, a junior, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire forensics team which placed 10th in the nation at the tournament.

Plantenberg's college team competed against 1,000 competitors.