It all comes down to this. On Thursday, Penn State Mock Trial's A Team will depart for Washington D.C. to compete in the AMTA National Championship Tournament. Earning a bid to Nationals is a true accomplishment and we commend their success. Their hard work and dedication to this point has paid off greatly and we wish them luck this weekend as they represent Penn State Mock Trial on the National Championship stage.

Penn State Mock Trial sent two teams to compete at ORCS this past weekend in Hamilton, Ohio. After a great weekend of trials, we are thrilled to say that for the first time in five years, Penn State will be sending a team to Nationals!  Nationals will take place from April 12-14 in Washington D.C. Click here for the tab summary from this past weekend.  Below are the individual results of both the A & B Teams.

Samantha Rocchino*

Ashley Tarriff

Paul Pavelka

Mandy Stango

Suzanne Zakaria

Alex Koury

Ryan Krumholz**

Lauren Parrott**

Results: 7-1, Bid to Nationals!

Awards: Ashley Tarriff, Attorney (17 π), Suzanne Zakaria, Witness (17 π)

B Team:

Andrew D'Aversa*

Sara Treumann

Maria Cosma

Brian Shiue

Katie Fritchman

Tess Hamsher

Ben Goodyear

Laura Beltz

Katie Murt

Penn State Mock Trial sent 4 teams to compete in AMTA Regional tournaments this Spring.  Here is a recap of how each team performed:

Invitational Name: Polar Bear Invitational, Ohio Northern University
Location: Ada, Ohio
Date: January 19-20
A Team:

• Ashley Tarriff
• Sam Rocchino
• Paul Pavelka
• Mandy Stango
• Suzanne Zakaria
• Alex Koury

Final Place (w/ record): Fourth (6-3)
Trophy: Yes
Individual Awards: Sam Rocchino, Attorney (18Δ)

B Team:

• Andrew D'Aversa
• Sara Treumann
• Katie Fritchman
• Tess Hamsher
• Ben Goodyear
• Brian Shiue
• Laura Beltz

Final Place (w/ record): First (8-0)
Trophy: Yes
Individual Awards: Andrew D'Aversa, Attorney (19Δ)

Congratulations to all of our Penn State Mock Trial members who have been chosen to compete in the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) competition for the 2013 season. We have four great teams and we're so excited for for them to compete. Each team will be competing in two pre-AMTA invitational tournaments as well as a regional tournament - in either State College, PA or Buffalo, NY. Congrats and good luck!!

Thanks to all for a great 2012 fall season. We've had some great invitational tournaments and had a fabulous HVI. We're excited for both our new and returning members in Mock Trial and we can't wait for the upcoming AMTA season. Check out our slideshow here!

This weekend, the Penn State Mock Trial Association sent two (2) teams to compete at the Yale Invitational Tournament at Yale University. Results are as follows:

The Yale Invitational Tournament - Yale University (New Haven, CT)

Team "Jennifer Lopez"

Team Record: 7-5

Individual Award: Ashley Tarriff, Attorney (25ᴨ)

Team "One Direction"

Team Record: 4-8

Tab Summary

This weekend, the Penn State Mock Trial Association sent two (2) teams to compete at the Swear Me In, Scotty Invitational Tournament at Carnegie Mellon University. Results are as follows:

Swear Me In, Scotty Invitational Tournament - Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Team "Red Dwarf"

Team Record: 4-4

Individual Awards: Laura Beltz, Witness (17Δ) and Katie Fritchman, Attorney (17Δ - Honorable Mention)

Team "Asteroid"

Team Record: 1-7

This weekend, the Penn State Mock Trial Association sent one (1) team to compete at the Wonk Invitational Tournament at American University. Results are as follows:

Wonk Invitational Tournament - American University (Washington, D.C.)

Team "1398"

Team Record: 1-7

Individual Award: Sara Treumann, Attorney (17ᴨ)

Wonk Trial Tab Summary