Nine Tabor College vocalists competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing student auditions Nov. 1 through 3 at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.

Freshman Olivia Kliewer won the freshman women’s classical division. Senior Jessica Coldwell advanced to the semifinal round of her division.

Also competing were seniors Becca Friesen and Kelsey Unruh, junior Robert Howell, sophomores Sara Sagner and Andrea Acker, and freshmen Nick Ediger and Alex Schmidt. Accompanying the singers on piano were Cora Ruhl, Megan Wiebe, Krista Neifert, Jared Janzen, and Zach Neumann.

The competition included 400 students from Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming.