Columbia University Mock Trial

Columbia Mock Trial Takes 8th at the National Championship Tournament

lwr2104 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:39:34 +0000

With an unbelievable finish to the post-season, Columbia team 515 brought home an 8th place trophy. A final post-season record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties, Columbia proved itself to be one of the best teams in the country. Congratulations to all members of this award-winning team! And a huge thanks to the friends, family, and alumni who made it possible for the team to travel to Minneapolis and compete at the NCT this year.

The whole program is looking forward to building off this incredible momentum in the fall with the start of the 2012-2013 season!

Columbia 515 is Headed to the National Championship Tournament!

lwr2104 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:12:06 +0000

In an unbelievable finish at the Opening Round Championship Series held in White Plains, New York, Columbia Team 515 qualified for Nationals. The only team to end the weekend with a perfect record of 8 ballots, 515 is the White Plains ORCS champions for the 2011-2012 season. This impressive finish means that Columbia 515 is headed to the National Championship Tournament (NCT) having not lost a single ballot in the post-season.

Along with their perfect finish, the team boasts an additional honor: Alex Valdez received an Outstanding Witness award for her portrayal of Officer Foster. Congratulations to Alex and all members of the program on a job well done! Columbia is thrilled to be headed back to the NCT and will be competing in Minneapolis the weekend of April 13th.

Columbia Advances to the Opening Round Championship Series!

lwr2104 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:46:25 +0000

This past weekend Columbia attended the New Haven Regional Championship Tournament hosted by Yale University and brought home two bids to the next round of Competition! Only 8 of the 25 teams that attended this tournament will advance to the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS). Team 515 took home a perfect 8 ballots and ended their weekend as the Regional Champions. Team 514 finished at sixth place with a total of 6 ballots. Both teams are thrilled to compete in one month at the White Plains ORCS hosted by Pace Law School.

Along with avancing two teams, Columbia also brought home three individual awards. David Berman, Adrianne Isaacson, and Harshitha Kilari received Outstanding Attorney awards each receiving a total of 18 ranks. A huge congratulations to them and to the rest of Columbia Mock Trial for a truly outstanding job! Both teams will compete in White Plains on March 10th and March 11th and hope to advance to the National Championship Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota in April!

Welcome to the 2011-2011 Columbia Mock Trial Team!

amh2231 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:54:28 +0000

As the fall semester begins, so does another era of Columbia Mock Trial! We are so excited to welcome Steven, Sarika, David, Cole, Ben, Jessica, Adam, Mihika, Alex, Andrew, and Aviva to our program, and we welcome back Chaya, Adrianne, Marilyn, Harshitha, and Amy! We’ve got the team to win Nationals – now all we have to do is get there! We’re pumped and ready for the amazing season ahead of us.

CUMT Revving Up For 2011-2012 Season!

amh2231 — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:55:42 +0000

With a successful 2010-2011 season proudly behind them, Columbia Mock Trial is excited to start preparing for next year! With a new Executive Board recently inaugurated, CUMT is eagerly awaiting the fateful day in September when a new team is chosen and another adventure begins. Can’t wait to see what AMTA has in store for us!

Congratulations to the new E-Board, Dana Prussian, Harshita Kilari, Marilyn Robb, and Amy Hartzell!

Congratulations to Columbia Mock Trial on a Successful Season!

lwr2104 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:47:07 +0000

Columbia Mock Trial has finished off it’s 2010-2011 season! Throughout the year, CUMT has demonstrated its ability to thrive as a program. This year Columbia had 3 top-5 finishes, including two first-place trophies. 9 members of Columbia Mock Trial have received a total of 19 awards. We’ve competed at 9 tournaments all across the country, from California, to Kentucky and the program has truly demonstrated its excellence. It has been a tremendous season filled with some great triumphs. A huge congratulations to all members of the program on an incredible season!

Columbia Advances to the Opening Round Championship Series!

lwr2104 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:47:58 +0000

This past weekend Columbia attended the New England Regional Championship Tournament in Worcester, Massachusetts. A total of 25 teams attended this tournament but only 8 advanced to the next level of competition. Team 514 took home a perfect 8 ballots and ended their weekend as the Regional Champions. Both Columbia 515 and 514 are excited to attend the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) later this month.

Along with advancing two teams, Columbia also brought home a total of five individual awards. Brittany Carroll-Watts and Harshitha Kilari both received Outstanding Witness awards. Stephanie Krent, Amy Hartzell, and Dana Prussian each received Outstanding Attorney awards. A huge congratulations to them and to the rest of Columbia Mock Trial for a truly outstanding job! Both teams will compete in White Plains on March 12 and March 13 and hope to advance to the National Championship Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa!

Columbia Takes First at the Bellarmine Invitational!

lwr2104 — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:03:13 +0000

Columbia started out its spring semester with a first place win at the Bellarmine Mock Trial Invitational Tournament in Louisville Kentucky. Competing against some of the best teams in the country, including Miami University and University of Iowa, team 514 ended with a record of 7.5 wins.The Bellarmine invitational gives only two awards to excellent competitors and this year’s Best Attorney award went to Stephanie Krent who received a perfect 20 ranks. Congratulations to her and to the rest of the team for an outstanding job!

Columbia Takes Second at CU B8!

lwr2104 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:43:25 +0000

Columbia started out its 2010-2011 invitational season with a second place win at the 8th Annual Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament! This year’s CU B8 included some of the best teams from around the country and was by far the most competitive field CUBAIT has ever seen. After four difficult rounds, including against last year’s National Championship Team, Columbia 514 ended with a record of 6.5 wins. Special recognition goes out to Brandon Lewis and Leah Rosenberg for Outstanding Attorney Awards and to Harshitha Kilari and Ryan Gingery for Outstanding Witness awards.

Columbia Mock Trial thanks all the teams that participated in the tournament and helped make it such a success.

Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Team!

lwr2104 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:20:32 +0000

After a long week of competitive tryouts, CUMT has formed its new team for the 2010-2011 season! We are looking forward to another successful year. To learn about the members of this year’s program, visit the Team Section of the website.