{"id":2761,"date":"2016-02-17T16:03:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T21:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/17\/9635\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:18:47","slug":"9635","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/9635\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Mock Trial wins big"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Furman University mock trial team took first place in the Fifth Annual Classic City Invitational hosted in Atlanta by the University of Georgia Mock Trial Team Oct. 19-20. Furman tied for first place at the Tenth\u00a0<\/sup>Annual Great American Mock Trial Invitational (GAMTI) held Nov. 2-3 in Washington, D.C. and hosted by the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n

In the tournament that UGA Mock Trial described as \u201cthe most competitive field yet,\u201d Furman\u2019s 10-member team did not drop a single ballot. Furman mockers out-performed 25 teams including those from Harvard, Rhodes College, Vanderbilt and UCLA, among others.<\/p>\n

The winning Furman team members are:<\/p>\n

Chelsey \u00a0Dawson, \u201817 (Media, Pa.)<\/p>\n

Kiersty DeGroote, \u201814 (Lyman S.C.)<\/p>\n

Maddison Hall, \u201814 (Fort Mill, S.C.)<\/p>\n

Dustin Magaziner, \u201815 (Cherry Hill, N.J.)<\/p>\n

Katherine Martin, \u201814 (Snellville, Ga.)<\/p>\n

Andrew Mueller, \u201814\u00a0(Tinley Park, Ill.)<\/p>\n

Chris Pogue, \u201815 (East Greenwich,\u00a0R.I.)<\/p>\n

Julia Reynolds, \u201817 (Concord, Mass.)<\/p>\n

Gitu Tandon, \u201817 (Tallahassee, Fla.)<\/p>\n

Nathan Thompson, \u201816 (Arlington, Va.)<\/p>\n

At GAMTI, Furman tied for first place with the University of Virginia A and B teams and Rhodes College. This result marks Furman\u2019s first team award at GAMTI since 2009. The 18-team field at GAMTI included Harvard, Yale, Rhodes College, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, Northwestern University, and Duke among other top-tier universities.<\/p>\n

Katherine Martin received an award for Outstanding Attorney, scoring highest among all attorneys. Dustin Magaziner also won an Outstanding Attorney award, and Chris Pogue received an Outstanding Witness award.<\/p>\n

The Furman mock trial teams were coached by graduates Lindsay Builder (2007) and D. Brad Rustin (2003), as well as John Bateman (spouse of 2006 Furman alumna).<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Furman University News and Information Office at 864-294-3107.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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