By CONNOR GRAY, Student Reporter
Three Northwestern students took home top prizes during the Student Government Association’s second annual Rangers Got Talent show Tuesday night in Herod Hall.
Micaela Stevenson was named the show’s Crowd Favorite, Sean Doherty was named Best Entertainer and Emily Smith was given the Best Overall Performance award.
Stevenson and Doherty received $50 prizes, and Smith received a $100 prize.
Stevenson performed a hip-hop dance routine to a remix of “Look at Me Now” and was met with praise from the audience. Doherty played the tune “Right Side of the Ground,” written by Shane Smith, on the guitar. Smith played “The Dance,” a popular Garth Brooks song, on the piano.
Other talents shown include dancing and comedy. Additional students who performed include Bea Penaflor, Timothy Jacobson, Angie Aguilera and Brianna Berryman.
Smith’s award-winning act wasn’t her only performance. She also performed a comedy duo with Berryman called “Helping Hands.”
Berryman spoke while Smith used her arms and hands to illustrate the act, which received a lot of laughs from the audience.
The show closed out with the University Singers performing a Michael Jackson melody.
Paige Fischer, Luis Mendoza and Myra Davison judged the competition.
Smith said she was excited to win the big prize.
“I think it’s pretty cool,” she said. “I think this is a good opportunity, and it was really fun for all of us.”
Even though she won the top place, Smith said her favorite act of the night was Stevenson’s dance. She also said the other contestants gave strong performances.
“I thought it would be fun to get involved,” she said. “Though it was last minute, it was super cool that the campus was putting this on.”
For photos of the event’s winning contestants, turn to Page 12 in this edition of the Northwestern News.
