The first weekend back from Winter Break, Trinity Mock Trial packed their bags and headed north to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the 2014 Commonwealth Mock Trial Invitational. UMass Mock Trial hosted 28 teams from across the Northeast including both Trinity A & B, Yale, Swarthmore, Brandeis, and NESCAC neighbors Bates and Williams. Rounds began the morning of Saturday, January 25th, and ended at 5pm on Sunday the 26th. Each team competed in four rounds, taking on tough competition from Colgate, Yale, Brandeis, and Williams.
Trinity A walked away with full wins from Colgate B, Brandeis A, and Yale A. The final record stood with 6 wins and 2 losses, with a close loss to Colgate A. Trinity B took both ballots from Colgate B, and one ballot from Williams, finishing with a final record of 3 wins and 5 losses. In all, Trinity A placed 4th with an honorable mention.
The next step for Trinity Mock Trial will be AMTA’s official Boston Regional in the Suffolk County Court House, going head to head with Mock Trial powerhouses Yale, Tufts, and Boston University.
Trinity Mock Trial A Team: (left to right) Richard Pizzano ’17, Patrick McCarthy ’15, Ali Caless ’14, Bobby Boyle ’16, Youlan Xiu ’15, James Geisler ’14, Meredith Munro ’14, and Ethan Cantor ‘16