UGA Makes First Trip to West Coast

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1.18.11 After being snowed in for three days, UGA's A Team departed for sunny California this weekend to compete at UCLA's Sunset Strip Invitational. The trip was the program's first time competing on the West Coast.

The tournament was also the first time the newly-stacked A Team had competed together, facing top programs from across the country. In four rounds against Brown, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and Northwestern, the team finished with a record of 3-3-2.

UGA Mock Trial extends tremendous thanks to the Honors Program, without whom the trip would not have been possible.

Beyond the tournament, the team managed to squeeze in time for a scrimmage with another team, as well as a bit of sightseeing. The team visited several Los Angeles landmarks on the trip, including the Santa Monica Pier and Hollywood.

Brian Mink ('11) won an Outstanding Attorney award at the Sunset Strip Invitational.

Competing on Team 1134 were: Brian Mink (Captain, '11), Ethan Treacy (Captain, '12), Alana Driscoll ('11), Alex Galvan ('11), Veronica Evans ('13), Lauren Lutton ('13), Vera Maladtsova ('12), and Michelle Pope ('11).

 

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1.15.12 UGA Takes 1st at Commodore Classic Invitational

 

UGA Places 3rd in Nation Out of 633 Teams!

4.18.11 UGA Mock Trial finished 3rd in the nation out of 633 teams that started the year, tying for the best record at this year's National Championship Tournament in Des Moines, IA. The Bulldogs barely missed out on the championship round in a tie-breaker with the eventual national champion, UCLA.

The victory puts UGA in the top 99.5 percent of Mock Trial teams nationally. 6,000 undergraduates participate in collegiate Mock Trial, representing 633 teams from 300 universities. UGA placed above every Ivy League school, and finished behind only UCLA and NYU, who both tied UGA's record of 6-2 during the tournament.

UGA finished tied for 1st with UCLA in their 24-team division. UCLA's opponents had half a win more than UGA's (17.5 to 17), breaking the tie between the two teams and sending UCLA to the finals. NYU was the champion of the other division, followed by the University of Chicago.

UGA won rounds against Tufts, Georgetown, and UC Santa Cruz. Their only loss was to Harvard, by -2, -4. UGA ended the weekend with the largest single ballot win (+28), the largest single round win (+35), and the largest margin of victory over all four rounds (+74) of any team in the 48-team tournament.