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About the YMTA

Founded as an undergraduate organization in 1994, the Yale Undergraduate Mock Trial Association is one of the top college Mock Trial team in America. We won the National Championship in 2016, and in 2015, 2017, and 2018 placed 1st in our division at Nationals and 2nd overall in the country. The members who comprise the program have won hundreds of awards and have been recognized as All-American attorneys and witnesses. The entirely student-run association splits up into three teams of six to ten people each season. Throughout the year, these teams compete at different tournaments across the country.

The YMTA is a place for actors, debaters, competitors, friends, and an all-around great time.

Click here to find out how you can be a part of this legacy. 

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“Yale”and “Yale University”are registered trademarks of Yale University.  This website is a student run website and is maintained, hosted, and operated independently of Yale University.  The activities on this website are not supervised or endorsed by Yale and information contained on this website does not necessarily reflect the opinions or official positions of the “Yale”.
 

News

    

November 1, 2020

Big congratulations to our two teams who competed at Mumbo Jumbo this weekend! Team “Passport to Midlands” and Team “Hyper Martini” competed in their first online tournament. 

Team “Passport to Midlands” ended in 6th place!

    

August 9, 2020

Congratulations to the wonderful alumnus Kai Nuggent! Him and his team took third place at the One Last Time Tournament.

This tournament was held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

    

June 28, 2020

Our wonderful alumnus, Samuel Gross, competed at the third annual Trial by Combat tournament. He finished in 9th place overall. Sam was able to choose a teammate and a coach to help him with tournamnet preparation and competition. Sam’s teammate was YMTA 2020-2021 External President Kynzie Clark and his coach was Yale alumna Elizabeth Bays.

This year’s tournament was held in an online format due to COVID-19 health concerns. 

    

February 27, 2020

Congratulations to our very own A team, Team Teamloaf, for earning a bid to the Princeton ORCS at the Chestnut Hill Regionals with a record of 6-2! 

A special congratulations to Allison Du for her Outstanding Attorney award with 17 ranks on Prosecution and to Sean Rogers for his Outstanding Attorney award with 19 ranks on Defense! 

Good luck to A and B as they continue on the road to Chicago in March! 

    

February 16, 2020

Our very own B team, Team Fruity Lil Drink, got a bid to ORCS at the New Haven Regional this past weekend with a record of 7-1. They will be on their way to the Princeton ORCS in March!

A special congratulations to Sara Campbell for her Outstanding Attorney award with 20 ranks and to Iman Dancy for her Outstanding Attorney award with 17 ranks! 

Congratulations also to C team, who ended their season with a 5-3 win at the New Haven Regionals! 

    

December 8, 2019

This past weekend, the YMTA ran and competed at the Yale Invitational, Yale A and Yale B competed in the “National Parks” Division, with Yale A earning 7th place! Yale C competed in the “Hikes and Trails” Division and earned 4th place!

A special congratulations goes to Allison Du and Montana Love for their Outstanding Attorney awards, and to Daya Butler for her Outstanding Witness award!

An additional round of applause goes to Fordham LC A for their 1st place finish in the “National Parks”  Division, with a perfect 8-0 record.

Thank you to every team who traveled from near and far to compete at this year’s tournament. We truly could not have had such a wonderful weekend without your support and dedication. A world of gratitude, as well, goes to all those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes (and especially our Tabulation Director, Jeffrey Guo, and our Tournament Directors: Montana Love, Sean Rogers, and Christina Roberts) to ensure that all things ran smoothly throughout the weekend. We hope you enjoyed your experience here this weekend, and we hope to see you next year!

    

November 11, 2019

This past weekend, team Ryder Dies and team Totss Ober went to the courthopuse in Philadelphia to compete at the Black Squirrel Invitational hosted by Haverford College. Team Ryder Dies went on to win the entire tournament with 6.5 wins!! A big congratulations to Kynzie Clark and Allison Du for their Outstanding Attorney awards as well as Allison Du and Daya Butler for their Outstanding Witness awards! 

    

November 3, 2019

with a 7.5-.5 record, Legal Kerfuffle wins Mumbo Jumbo! A big congrats to team Totss Ober as well!!  Christina Robinson, Allison Du, and Mariana Suárez-Rebling took home outstanding witness awards and Allison Du, Sam Gross, and Montana Love took home outstanding attorney awards!! 

    

October 27, 2019

with a 7-1 record, Ryder Dies wins HVI and Mitchell Mares tand Brendan Moore take home outstanding witness awards! 

    

September 29, 2019

This past weekend, 20 incredible High School teams came to compete at our Bulldog tournament! A big congratulations to the following Outstanding Competitors:

Outstanding Attorneys: 

20/18 (P/D) Dylan Andres, Dalton

20 (P) Maeve Collins, Valley Regional

20 (D) Julia Brainbridge, CCH

19 (P) Rachel Bays, John Adams 

19 (P) Charles Stock, Bishop Lynch 

18/17 (D/P) Seth Finch, CCH

18 (D) Victoria Mittner, American Heritage 

18 (P) Grace Stroud, Bishop Lynch

17 (P) Gabriela Vasquez Rosado, Boston Latin 

17 (P) Shria Holla, Model Laboratory 

17 (P) Aaditya Subramanian, Northview

17 (P) Ellie Small, Deeryfield 

Outstanding Witnesses: 

20 (P/D) Meredith Zeilonka, Boston Latin

20 (P) Beatrice Burack, Phillips Exeter 

20 (P) Lily Kahn, John Adams 

19 (P) Jaynie Curzie, American Heritage 

19 (P) Everett Parker Noblitt, Model Laoratory

19 (P) Zoe Finch, CCH

19 (D) Maeve Collins, Valley Regional 

18 (P) Jeff Truit, Bishop Lynch

18 (D) Maggie Wainright, Phillips Exeter

17 (P) Gabrielle Pitruzzello, Valley Regional

17 (D) Bedansh Pandey, Northview

17 (D) Curtis Hachak, Central Cambria 

    

September 9, 2019

After many hours of tryouts, callbacks and deliberations, the YMTA is thrilled to announce its newest class!!

Daya Butler ‘23

Sara Campbell ‘22

Iman Dancy ‘23

Justin Ferrugia ‘23

Aidan Kluger ‘23

Brendan Moore ‘23

Thomas Murray ‘22

Hannah Oblak ‘23

Hudson Patterson ‘22

Rebecca Reid ‘23

    

March 17, 2019

This past weekend, our two teams, 1577 and 1578 competed at the Chestnut Hill Opening Round Championship Series hosted by Boston College. Team 1578 closed their season with recognition that encapsulates the team’s charm and character: they brought home the Spirit of AMTA award, an award conferred to the team “that best exemplifies the ideals of honesty, civility and fair play.” Team 1577 brought home a bid to the 35th AMTA National Championship Tournament, which will take place next month in Philadelphia.

In addition, Adam Chase and Mariana Suarez-Rebling received All-National Witness awards and Elizabeth Bays, Samuel Gross, and Alvin Winston II received All-National Attorney awards.

We are proud of the our two teams that competed this weekend - this season has seen a roller-coaster of events and we are incredibly grateful for our experiences. We look forward to preparing for and competing at Nationals! 

    

February 25, 2019

Over the past two weekends, our teams competed at the New Haven and Princeton Regional Tournaments. Congratulations to Teams 1578 and 1579 for moving on to ORCS, and to Team 1577 for their honorable mention. Also, special recognition goes to Kynzie Clark, Joseph Young-Perez, Andrew Del Vecchio, and Mariana Suarez-Rebling for their witness awards, and to Elizabeth Bays and Allison Du for their attorney awards. Wishing our teams the best of luck as they prepare for ORCS! 

    

January 28, 2019

This weekend, three teams represented the YMTA in three regions—New York, Washington D.C., and Massachusetts. And our three teams made a strong showing. A HUGE congratulations to Team 1577 for getting 1st Place at Shutdown Showdown. And special shoutouts to Samuel Gross, Allison Miller, Elizabeth Bays, Kai Nugget, and Adam Chase for their individual awards. Another HUGE congratulations to Team 1578 for getting 2nd Place at Hilltop Invitational, and to captain Andrew Del Vecchio for gaining recognition as both an outstanding witness and an outstanding attorney. Finally, our last HUGE congratulations goes to Team 1579, who competed at Commonwealth and returned with individual awards for Christina Robertson and Kynzie Clark. Thanks to the Mock Trial teams of NYU, UCLA, OSU, Rhodes, Georgetown, and UMassAmherst for a weekend of great mock trial. 2019 is off to a great start!

    

December 11, 2018

This past weekend, the YMTA hosted and competed at the 23rd annual Yale Invitational, with Team 1578 earning 1st place and Team 1577 earning 7th place in the “Show Business” Division, and Team 1579 earning 3.5 ballots in the “Monkey Business” Division!

Special congratulations, as well, go to Elizabeth Bays for her Outstanding Attorney award and Sean Rogers and Mariana Suárez-Rebling for their Outstanding Witness awards. This was the largest Yale Invitational in history. Thank you to every team who traveled from near and far to compete at this year’s tournament. We truly could not have had such a wonderful weekend without your support and dedication. Many thanks, also, to our Tabulation Director, Jeffrey Guo, and our Tournament Directors, Jordan Christine Pilant, Genevieve Liu, and Griffin Berlin, and Elizabeth Bays, who worked tirelessly to make this weekend possible.

We hope you enjoyed your experience here this weekend, and we look forward to seeing you next year!

    

November 23, 2018

Four tournaments, three fall teams, two months, and one family later, the YMTA wrapped up its fall season. We have had a wonderful start to the season, with lots of learning, laughter, and love. In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, we are grateful for each and every member on this team, as well as our fantastic competitors who continue to make Mock Trial such an enjoyable experience for all. At the end of the day, we all just want some “good mock trial.” Looking forward to what the second half of the season has in store! 

    

October 1, 2018

After a busy weekend, our 2018 Bulldog Invitational tournament has officially come to a close. We had a record-breaking 23 high school teams compete; many thanks to all the teams, coaches, and parents for coming and making this tremendous success possible. We hope to see you again next fall! 

Congratulations to our top 5 teams:

Central Carolina Homeschoolers, Hamilton

Central Carolina Homeschoolers, Jay

Central Carolina Homeschoolers, Madison

Kings High School B

Phillips Exeter A 

    

October 1, 2018

Congratulations to our 2018 Bulldog Invitational Oustanding Competitor Award Honorees! 

Attorneys

20/19 (P/D) David Bainbridge, CCH

20 (P) Emily Polson, CCH

20 (D) Paige Hoss, American Heritage

20 (D) Jalanie Cobb, Exeter

20 (P) Samuel Farnsworth, Exeter

20 (D) Daniel Nivens, Gaston Christian

20 (D) Alana Young, Boston Latin

19/18 (D/P) Allyn Sims, CCH

19 (D) Summer Knight, West Feliciana

19 (P) Taryn Hanson, River Valley

19 (D) Riley Novak, Arizona School for the Arts

18 (P) Audrey Vanderslice, Exeter

18 (D) Alaina Phillips, CCH

18 (P) Marleigh Jaemel, West Feliciana

Witnesses

20 (D) Sarah Moledina, American Heritage

20 (D) JaQ Lai, Exeter

20 (D) Brooke Powerll, Bishop Gorman

20 (D) Jackson Lee, Gaston Christian

19 (D) Alivia Talley, CCH

19 (P) Wesley Banhg, King’s High School

19 (P) Maggie Wainright, Exeter

18 (P) Everett Parker Noblitt, Model Laboratory

17 (P) Whitney Polson, CCH

17 (D) Zachary Catalano, Boston Latin

17 (D) Mary Elizabeth Barrow, West Feliciana

    

September 10, 2018

And that’s a wrap! After weeks of recruitment efforts and hours of auditions, the YMTA is thrilled to welcome its newest members: 

McKynzie Clark ‘22 

Ben Kelly ‘22 

Montana Love ‘22 

Christina Robertson ‘22 

Sean Rogers ‘22 

Baji Tumendemberel ‘22 

We are so excited to have them join our family. In the words of Internal President Samuel Gross, “they are brilliant & creative, funny & fantastic, friendly & thoughtful. This new class is completely filled up with talent.” 

    

September 3, 2018

It’s been such a blast meeting everyone these past few days at our Cross Campus tabling event, the Extracurricular Bazaar, and the Information Session! If you weren’t able to catch us at any of our events, worry not! We have our final Q&A Session TOMORROW, Sept. 3 at Phelps 207 at 9 p.m.!

For those interested in joining our family, sign up for a tryout time in the form below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GEoftjCgBs00ntKNyg8YZeYiNEp42sn_nGC1z_a11_s/edit#gid=0

We look forward to seeing you all soon!

    

August 28, 2018

One team, one love, one family. Rush the YMTA and see for yourself what we are all about!

Join us at the following events:

BBQ @ Old Campus: Saturday, Sept. 1 @ 12 p.m.

Extracurricular Bazaar: Sunday, Sept. 2 @ 12 p.m.

Info Session @ Phelps 207: Sunday, Sept. 2 @ 7 p.m.

Q&A with the YMTA @ Phelps 207: Monday, Sept. 3 @ 9 p.m.

Tryouts: Wednesday, Sept. 5 and Thursday, Sept. 6

Check out our Twitter and Facebook (@YaleMock) for more information!

    

June 25, 2018

The YMTA is excited to host its annual 2018 Bulldog Invitational. The case is already LIVE. For competing teams, we look forward to seeing what you come up with in September! For interested teams, check out our Twitter (@yalemock) for case teasers, and for more details about the tournament, please see our official tournament website (https://yalemocktrialbulldog.squarespace.com/). It’s not too late to sign up! 

    

May 21, 2018

Warmest congratulations to our seniors Justin Abbasi, Vinay Basti, Mike Byrnes, Sarah Cohen, Jonathan Coutinho and Scott Hicks on graduating from Yale College! We will miss you all and are so grateful for the lasting impact you have made on our association. Wishing you all the best of luck in your future endeavors! 

    

May 11, 2018

Greetings! We are proud to present the 2018-2019 Executive Board:

Internal President: Sam Gross
External President: Andy Parker
Finance Director: Allison Du 
Tournament Directors: Griffin Berlin, Genevieve Liu, Jordan Pilant 
Social Chair: Joseph Young-Perez
Publicity Director: Kelsea Jeon

Here’s to another great year!

    

April 23, 2018

It’s been a whirlwind of a weekend for the YMTA, and some much-needed updates are in order:

Teams 1034 and 1035 both competed at the National Championship Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both teams competed wonderfully throughout the weekend, and Team 1035 emerged as the winner of their division, with a 9-2-1 record, 26-point CS, and 104-point OCS. They went on to face the Miami University of Ohio in the Final Championship Round, finishing second in the nation with 3 out of 7 ballots won.

Congratulations to Miami University for a well-deserved victory, and many thanks to AMTA and Hamline University for hosting an incredible tournament. We could not have asked for a better conclusion to our season.

Looking forward to next year’s case and season!

    

March 19, 2018

Yale earns two bids to the National Championship Tournament!

Finishing 7-1 and 5.5-2.5, Yale A and Yale B took bids to Nationals from the Central Islip Opening Round Championship Series this past weekend! The teams will compete for the national title next month in Minneapolis. Nadia Rahman and Joseph Young-Perez took Outstanding Witness awards, and Elizabeth Bays, Michael Byrnes, and Justin Abbasi took outstanding Attorney Awards.

    

February 20, 2018

This weekend, Yale hosted the New Haven Regional Tournament. Two Yale teams (A and C) competed, with both teams taking home bids to ORCS, with 7-1 and 6.5-1.5 records, respectively! Shoutouts to Allison Du, Andy Parker, Elizabeth Bays, and Kelsea Jeon. Congratulations to all teams who received ORCS bids, and thank you to everyone who competed this weekend.

Special thanks to the American Mock Trial Association for making this tournament possible, and an additional thank you goes to our tournament directors for being invaluably helpful this weekend. Good luck to all those competing at ORCS!

    

January 23, 2018

This was a busy weekend for the YMTA! Yale B and Yale C attended the Hilltop Invitational in Washington DC. Yale B took first Place with a record of 8-0. Special congratulations to Allie Miller who won an Outstanding Attorney Award with 18 ranks on the Prosecution and to Jordan Pilant who won an Outstanding Witness Award with 20 ranks on the Prosecution.

Yale A attended the Downtown Invitational in New York City and took second place with a record of 14-6. Special congratulations to Adam Chase who won an Outstanding Witness Award with 37 ranks on the Prosecution and to Elizabeth Bays who won an Outstanding Attorney Award with  38 ranks on the Prosecution and 40 on the Defense.

    

December 3, 2017

This past weekend, the YMTA competed at the Yale Invitational, with Yale A earning 2nd place and Yale B earning an honorable mention in the "Dylan" Division, and Yale C earning 1st place in in the "Kerry" Division!

Special congratulations, as well, go to Elizabeth Bays and Justin Abbasi for their Outstanding Attorney awards, and to Allison Du for her Outstanding Witness award!

An additional round of applause goes to Virginia Mock Trial for their 1st place finish in the "Dylan" Division, with a perfect 8-0 record.

Thank you to every team who traveled from near and far to compete at this year's tournament. We truly could not have had such a wonderful weekend without your support and dedication. A world of gratitude, as well, goes to all those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes (and especially our Tabulation Director, Jeffrey Guo, and our Tournament Directors: Allison Du, Nadia Rahman, and Sam Gross) to ensure that all things ran smoothly throughout the weekend. We hope you enjoyed your experience here this weekend, and we hope to see you next year!

    

November 13, 2017

Team Elizabeth's Baes competed at GAMTI this past weekend, winning third place! Congratulations, as well, to Elizabeth Bays for her Outstanding Attorney award. Special thanks to Virginia Mock Trial for hosting a wonderful tournament!

    

November 5, 2017

Teams MAMANAKAL and YUBERT competed at the Mumbo Jumbo Invitational this past weekend, taking home 2nd and 4th place, respectively! Special shoutouts go to Allie Miller, Andrew Del Vecchio, Andy Parker, and Justin Abbasi for their individual awards. Thanks to Tufts Mock Trial for hosting a wonderful tournament!

    

October 30, 2017

This past weekend, Team Elizabeth's Baes competed at the Happy Valley Invitational, taking home the first place trophy with a 7-1 record! Special congratulations go to Jordan Pilant and Allison Du for their Outstanding Witness awards, and to Elizabeth Bays for her Outstanding Attorney award. Many thanks to Penn State Mock Trial for hosting us!

    

October 23, 2017

This past weekend, Teams MAMANAKAL and YUBERT competed at CUBAIT, taking home 6th and 8th place, respectively! An additional round of applause goes to Kai Nugent and Andy Parker for their individual awards.
Thank you, Columbia Mock Trial, for hosting a wonderful tournament!

    

October 1, 2017

Many, many thanks to all the teams, coaches, and parents for coming to the Bulldog Invitational and making this year’s tournament so incredible. We hope you had a good time here, and we hope to see you all next year!

Congratulations to our top five teams!

1st Place: CCH Liddell

2nd Place: CCH Elliott

3rd Place: American Heritage

4th Place: Arizona School for the Arts

5th Place: Covington

    

October 1, 2017

Congratulations to our 2017 Bulldog Invitational Outstanding Competitor Award Honorees!

Attorneys

20 (P) Sam Farnsworth, Exeter
19 (D) Janalie Cobb, Exeter
19 (P) Julia Bainbridge, CCH Liddell
19 (D) Ania Thomas, Northview
18 (D) David Bainbridge, CCH Elliot
18 (D) Emily Polson, CCH Elliot
18 (D) Joseph Mathis, Saint Louis Priory
17 (P) Zachary Catalano, Boston Latin
17 (P) Avery Dietz, Covington
17 (P) Allyn Sims, CCH Elliot
17 (D) Samantha Gentile, Kellenburg
17 (D) Haley Harelson, Arizona School for the Arts

Witnesses

20 (P) Aiden Roberts, Exeter
19 (D) Jennafer Halbrook, Clovis West + Bye Buster
18 (D) Dustin Parsons, Highlands
18 (D) Gabby Pitruzello, Valley Regional
18 (D) Fiona Tully, West Feliciana
17 (D) Lesley East, American Heritage Boca Delray
17 (P) Maeve Collins, Valley Regional

    

September 10, 2017

Today we added eight incredible new members to our family. Congratulations and welcome to:

Griffin Berlin
Colton Conley
Kelsea Jeon
Genevieve Liu
Kai Nugent
Jordan Pilant
Elyse VanderWoude
Alvin Winston II

    

September 5, 2017

If you are interested in learning more about the YMTA and watching some demos of a trial, come to our info session tonight at 7:30 pm in Phelps Hall 207!

    

August 23, 2017

The new school year is just around the corner, meaning that we’re on the lookout for a talented and fabulous class of new members. 

Do you love public speaking, acting, and/or debating? Interested in learning about the law, competing against other college teams, and above all, joining an incredibly close-knit, supportive, and talented family? Consider rushing Yale Mock Trial!

Whether you participated in mock trial in high school, or have no idea what it is (half of our current members hadn’t done mock trial until college!), we would love to see you at our events. Over the next few weeks, catch us at our barbecue on Old Campus (September 2, 12:00 pm), our booth at the Extracurricular Bazaar (September 3, 12:00 pm), and our informational session (September 5, 7:30 pm).

For more information, find us on Facebook and Twitter (@yalemock) or check out our rush page, and please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.

If you would like to try out for the YMTA, tryout instructions can be found here, and you can sign up for a time here.

    

June 24, 2017

Yale Mock Trial been getting ready for the 2017 Bulldog Invitational, and we hope you’re as excited as we are about the case being released in 6 days! 

Catch us on Twitter (@yalemock) for daily case teasers, and for more details about the tournament, please check out the official tournament website: goo.gl/Bo1AtC. It’s not too late to sign up!

    

May 22, 2017

Warmest congratulations to our seniors, who are officially graduates of Yale College today! We can’t adequately express our love for you and our appreciation for how much you’ve influenced our association. Wishing you all the best of luck in your bright futures!

    

May 2, 2017

President of Internal Affairs: Andrew Del Vecchio

President of External Affairs: Elizabeth Bays

Tournament Directors: Allison Du, Sam Gross, Nadia Rahman

Finance Director: Andy Parker

Publicity Director: Bianca Li

Social Chair: Liz Keller

Looking forward to a great year!

    

April 23, 2017

Yale Mock Trial finishes the season with two teams in the top five at the National Championship!

Yale B finished with a record of 8-4, placing fifth in the Corey J. Wlodarczyk Division. Thank you to Kansas, Brown, Northern Illinois, and Columbia for four amazing rounds!

Yale A finished with a record of 9-3, winning the Harvey Wallace Division, and making our third championship round appearance in three years! The YMTA is the only program to make three consecutive final round appearances in AMTA history. Thank you to Cal Poly, UC Berkeley, Miami of Ohio, Georgia Tech, and UVA for five great rounds. And congratulations to UVA for their championship victory!

Special congratulations to Adam Chase for his All-American Witness award (23 Ranks) and to Michael Byrnes, Sarah Cohen, Elizabeth Bays, Andy Parker, Allison Du, and Joseph Young-Perez for being named All Americans by competing in the final.

    

March 19, 2017

Yale earns two bids the National Championship Tournament!

Finishing 5.5-2.5 and 6-2, Yale A and B took bids to Nationals from the Lancaster Opening Round Championship Series this past weekend! The teams will compete for the national title next month in Los Angeles, California.

Nadia Rahman, Kerry Burke-McCloud and Sarah Cohen took Outstanding Witness awards, and Sam Gross and Elizabeth Bays took Outstanding Attorney Awards.

    

February 13, 2017

Our season thus far - 21.5 ballots. 9 awards. 3 bids to ORCS. Congratulations to the Latin Turtle Operatives, Truth Baeder Winsburg, and the Joe Bidens!

    

September 14, 2016

Thank you to everyone who took the time to try out. We are ecstatic to announce the latest batch of mockers joining our association - congratulations and welcome to the Yale Mock Trial Class of 2020!

Allison Du
Samuel Gross
Taylor Harris
Liz Keller
Allie Miller
Andy Parker
Mariana Suarez
Joseph Young-Perez

    

April 18, 2016

2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Defeating an outstanding UVA team in the final round, Yale A becomes the #1 team in the nation.

    

March 21, 2016

Yale A qualifies for the National Championship Tournament!

Finishing 6-2, Yale took a bid to Nationals from the Lancaster Opening Round Championship Series this past weekend! The team will compete for the national title next month in Greenville, South Carolina.

Yale B also competed in Lancaster. Despite finishing with a winning record of 5-3, the B team narrowly missed a Nationals bid. Congratulations to Yale B on its incredible success this season. And to Vinay Basti (18 ranks) and Elizabeth Bays (17 ranks), who both won Outstanding Attorney awards this weekend.

Daniel Stern, Patrick Doolittle, and Allison Durkin all took home individual awards for the A team.

    

February 22, 2016

As an association, Yale Mock Trial is 24-0 at this season’s AMTA Regionals Tournaments. 

Yale’s B team and C team both went undefeated (8-0) this weekend at New Haven Regionals, earning the top two bids to Wilmington ORCS. Yale’s A team went undefeated at State College Regionals earlier this month. 

Congratulations to Yale B and C, and to the representatives from them who ran this weekend’s tournament! Special congratulations to Outstanding Attorney award-winners Loryn Helfmann, Elizabeth Bays, and Michael Byrnes. And congratulations to Mitchell Mares, who won an Outstanding Witness award. We are so proud.

    

February 8, 2016

Yale’s A Team went undefeated at State College Regionals in Pennsylvania this weekend (8-0), winning all eight ballots by double digits! Congratulations to Daniel Stern and Raymond Zhu, who both won Outstanding Attorney Awards, and to Allison Durkin, who won an Outstanding Witness Award.

And congratulations to Yale’s C Team, which finished with a winning record at their scrimmage! A big thank you to all teams who travelled to New Haven this weekend for some friendly competition, and to everyone who worked to organize the Round Robin. We loved having you. 

    

February 2, 2016

Yale’s B Team finished in second place this week at Georgetown’s invitational in Washington D.C., defying the odds and taking home the Spirit of AMTA award to boot! Wow!

Adam Chase was named Outstanding Witness, with 19 ranks. Congratulations to Adam and the rest of the team!  

    

January 25, 2016

Yale’s A Team braved a blizzard and placed third at The Downtown Invitational this past weekend in New York City! The team was joined by a host of association members who filled in and helped out. We owe our third place finish to them.

Congratulations to Daniel Stern, who won an Outstanding Attorney award, and to Allison Durkin and Patrick Doolittle, who both won Outstanding Witness awards

    

December 7, 2015

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Yale Invitational this past weekend! And thank you to Tournament Directors Justin Abbasi, Sarah Cohen, and Breanne Porter for putting on an outstanding tournament. None of it could’ve happened without you.

All three Yale teams competed this weekend. Congratulations to The Mockeroons, who won Division Two, and to Team TBD, who placed 4th in Division One! Team Hell’s BBGz also finished with a winning record, placing 8th in Division One.

Special congratulations to attorney award winners Michael Byrnes (20 ranks) and Daniel Stern (18 ranks), and witness award winner Patrick Doolittle (20 ranks).

    

December 5, 2015

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November 10, 2015

Two Yale teams competed together this weekend at the Grand Ole Tournment in Nashville, Tennessee. As a program, un-stacked Yale placed fourth of twelve teams! Special congratulations to Team Hell’s BBGz, who went undefeated (8-0) against all odds.

And congratulations to Co-President Chloe Larkin, who was the only witness award winner to finish the tournament with a perfect 20 ranks. Next stop, December’s Yale Invitational!

    

October 26, 2015

Team TBD took CUBAIT by storm this weekend, finishing 8th overall with a record of 4-3-1!

Sarah Cohen was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney (19 ranks) and Michael Byrnes was recognized as an Outstanding Witness (a perfect 20 ranks). Congratulations to the whole team for doing Yale proud in our first tournament of the 2015-2016 season!

    

September 13, 2015

We are so proud of everyone who auditioned for a spot in our association this year. Congratulations and welcome to the Yale Mock Trial Class of 2019:

Elizabeth Bays
Leila Chang
Adam Chase
Jonathan Coutinho
Andrew Del Vecchio
Bianca Li
Mitchell Mares
Nadia Rahman
Ethan Swift

    

September 7, 2015

Our INFO SESSION is TONIGHT in LC 102 at 8pm–our final event before tryouts begin! You can sign up for a tryout at our info session tonight, or right now, by clicking here. (Update: tryout slots no longer available)

    

September 2, 2015

It’s here! Follow this link to sign up for a tryout slot. We’ll be following the doc’s edit history over the next week and keeping an eye out for you.

Our barbecue on Old Campus is this Saturday from 12-1pm! And don’t forget to join us at the Activities Bazaar on Sunday. ALSO: we’re talking the YMTA experience (and the audition process) at our Info Session on Monday, September 7, at 8pm in LC 102. Bring a friend.

    

September 1, 2015

CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRYOUTS.

    

August 30, 2015

Members of the Yale Mock Trial Assocation have returned to Yale and are excited to begin recruiting new members this week. Stay tuned for details.

    

April 19, 2015

Capping off Yale’s most successful Mock Trial season in history, Yale A reached the championship trial at the National Championship for the first time ever, setting a perfect 12-0 AMTA record along the way. Falling in the final round to Harvard, Yale finished 2nd overall in the nation.

    

April 19, 2015

The 2015 AMTA National Championship Trial:
Harvard (11-1) v. Yale (12-0)

    

April 19, 2015

Yale A tops Princeton, Drake, Washington, and Rhodes for a perfect 12 wins out of 12, finishing at the top of the Katherine E. Pridemore Division at the National Championship.

Setting the record for the highest number of wins at Nationals in American Mock Trial Association History, Yale will face Harvard, the winner of the William Howard Taft Division, in the National Championship Trial.                   

    

March 8, 2015

Yale A and B vied for a spot at the National Tournament this weekend by competing at the State College ORCS, with Yale A (6-1-1) securing a 5th place finish and qualifying for the National Championship Tournament.

Daniel Stern earned an Outstanding Attorney award with 19 ranks.

Next stop, Cincinnati!                   

    

February 22, 2015

4 BIDS!

Yale B (6-2) finished in 4th and Team __________ (5-2-1) took 6th at the Buffalo Regional this weekend to round out the YMTA’s perfect run of 4/4 bids to ORCS.

Vinay Basti and Jon Esty were recognized as Outstanding Attorneys with 18 ranks each, while Josh Young (also with 18 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Witness.

Yale A and B will compete at the State College ORCS in Pennsylvania in two weeks!

    

February 8, 2015

Yale earned two bids to ORCS this weekend with exceptional performances from both teams that competed. Yale A (7-1) finished in 3rd place at the New Haven Regional, while Team ProMOCKative (4-2-2) finished in 8th.

Daniel Stern (17 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney, while Allison Durkin and Eleanor Runde, each also with 17 ranks, were recognized as Outstanding Witnesses.

Special thanks to Tournament Directors Loryn Helfmann, Breanne Porter, and Chloe Larkin, who have been working hard for months to run this weekend’s successful regional competition!          

    

January 25, 2015

Team __________ takes first at Georgetown’s Hilltop Invitational!

Three Yale teams competed in tournaments at Georgetown and Cornell this weekend, with Team __________ finishing top of the table with a record of 7-1, and Yale B (Team Plague) coming in 6th with a record of 4-2-2. Vinay Basti (18 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney.

Team Fire Squad finished in 6th at Cornell’s Big Red Invitational Classic with a record of 5-2-1.          

    

December 7, 2014

Congratulations to the University of California, Santa Barbara, champions of the 19th Annual Yale Invitational, and to Tufts University, for winning the second division!

You can view the tab summary here. A huge thanks to all the teams that competed this weekend, and we all wish you a safe trip home!

    

December 5, 2014

The YMTA welcomes forty-two teams as competitors at the Yale Mock Trial Invtational this weekend! Good luck to all the teams!

    

November 16, 2014

Yale takes first at Tufts and Duke!

Team First Team Best Team finished as champions of Tuft’s Mumbo Jumbo tournament with a record of 6-1-1, and Team Tufte took 4th place with a record of 6-2. Outstanding Attorney awards went to Alex Feiock (18 ranks Π/18 ranks Δ) and Raymond Zhu (18 ranks). Chloe Larkin (16 ranks) also received an Outstanding Witness award!

Team Mocka Flocka Flame finished as champions of Duke’s Tobacco Road Invitational with a perfect 8-0 record. Congratulations to Madeleine Colbert, who with 19 ranks was recognized as an Outstanding Witness!          

    

November 2, 2014

Yale sent two teams to two different invitationals this weekend, and both finished tremendously!

Team Wolf Brigade competed at the Great American Mock Trial Invitational and finished in 8th place with a record of 8-4. Joe Li (29 ranks) won an Outstanding Attorney award, and Josh Young (30 ranks) won an Outstanding Witness award!

Team Mocka Flocka Flame competed at the Brandeis Invitational Tournament and secured 4th place with a solid record of 5-3. Congratulations to Loryn Helfmann, who with 20 ranks was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney, and Allison Durkin, who won both Outstanding Attorney (19 ranks) and Outstanding Witness (18 ranks) awards!          

    

October 26, 2014

Yale sent two teams to the Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament (CUBAIT) this weekend and came back with spectacular results!

Team First Team Best Team finished in 2nd place with a record of 6-2, while Team Zhubait finished with a record of 3-5.

Outstanding Attorney awards went to Raymond Zhu (20 ranks) and Simone Seiver (18 ranks). Chloe Larkin (18 ranks Π/16 ranks Δ) was also recognized as an Outstanding Witness.

We’re looking forward to an extremely successful season!          

    

October 12, 2014

In YMTA’s opening weekend of the 2014-2015 season, Team Wolf Brigade competed at the Happy Valley Invitational at Penn State University and finished with a record of 4-3-1! Congratulations to Daniel Stern, who was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney with a perfect 20 ranks.

    

October 12, 2014

Congratulations to American Heritage High Schoool: Plantation (9-3), our 2014 Bulldog Invitational champion!

2nd Place: Phillips Exeter Academy (8-4, CS: 27)
3rd Place: American Heritage High School: Boca Delray (8-4, CS: 20)

The full tab summary can be viewed here.

A huge thank you to all the teams that traveled to New Haven and competed this weekend. We all wish you a safe trip home and we hope to see you at the 2015 Bulldog Invitational!        

    

October 10, 2014

Yale Mock Trial welcomes the following teams as competitors at the 2014 Bulldog Invitational Tournament!

American Heritage High School, Boca Delray
American Heritage High School, Plantation
The Bolles School
Choate Rosemary Hall
ETHOS Academy
Montoursville Area High School
Phillips Exeter Academy
River Valley High School

Good luck to all the teams competing this weekend!

    

September 7, 2014

Justin Abbasi
Vinay Basti
Michael Byrnes
Sarah Cohen
Madeleine Colbert
Patrick Doolittle
Charlotte Dougall
Scott Hicks
Cormac Mullin
Phoebe Petrovic
Stella Shannon

    

April 27, 2014

President of Internal Affairs: Allison Durkin
President of External Affairs: Raymond Zhu
Tournament Directors: Loryn Helfmann, Breanne Porter, Chloe Larkin
Finance Director: Jonathan Esty
Publicity Director: Andrew Tran
Social Chair: Ralph Molina

Looking forward to a great year!

    

April 14, 2014

The YMTA capped a successful season as both Yale A and B finished with strong performances in Orlando. Yale A (6-6) earned an Honorable Mention by placing 14th in the Professor William R. Eleazer Division. Yale B finished with a record of 4-7-1 in the Dean Bruce R. Jacob Division.

A special congratulations to sophomore Allison Durkin (23 ranks) for her All-American Witness award!      

    

March 16, 2014

Yale’s A and B teams competed at the Philadelphia ORCS this weekend, and both earned berths to the National Championship Tournament in Orlando! Yale A (6-0-2 at Regionals) continued its undefeated run with a record of 7-0-1, finishing in 1st place. Yale B (6-2) took 5th place, earning the YMTA two bids to the National Tournament for the first time in over a decade.

Congratulations to Vinay Nayak (18 ranks), who won an Outstanding Attorney award, and Travis Hutchinson (19 ranks Π/18 ranks Δ), who won an Outstanding Witness award.

Next stop, Orlando!

    

February 26, 2014

The YMTA has just released our first issue of the Alumni Magazine! It features short biographies of many of our former members, sharing where they’ve been and what they’ve been involved with since YMTA. It also includes information about our results as an association this season. View the magazine here.           

    

February 24, 2014

Captain Vinay Nayak (18 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney.

Yale’s A and B teams will now compete at the Philadelphia ORCS on March 15-16, aiming to secure bids to the National Tournament in Orlando

    

February 9, 2014

Team Banjoe Swap (6-2) finished in 3rd place at the New Haven Regional, while Yale B (5-3) finished in 8th. Chloe Larkin (15 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Witness.

Team Django (5-3) traveled to Rhode Island and competed in AMTA’s Bristol Regional, taking 8th place at the tournament.

Special thanks to Tournament Directors Allison Durkin, Loryn Helfmann, and Amelia Clark, who have been working hard for months to run this weekend’s successful regional competition!

In two weeks, Yale A will compete at the Boston Regional Tournament, looking to secure a bid to the Philadephia ORCS.          

    

January 26, 2014

Yale A and Yale B competed at Cornell’s Big Red Invitational Classic and swept the tournament, finishing with 8-0 and 7-1 records and taking home the first and second place trophies. Vinay Nayak (20 ranks) and Robert Peck (18 ranks) were recognized as Outstanding Attorneys.

Team Django and Team Banjoe Swap traveled to Amherst and competed at the University of Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Classic. Both teams finished with 6-2 records, with Team Django taking 6th place and Team Banjoe Swap earning 7th. Jeffrey Guo (18 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney. 

    

December 8, 2013

After four rounds of competitive Mock Trial, the 18th annual Yale Invitational has come to a close. Congratulations to Yale University, winners of the Villains Bracket, and Brandeis University, winners of the Heroes Bracket!

Click here to view the tab summary from the 2013 Yale Invitational. The manual for the Weighted Partial Ballots system used at the tournament can be viewed here.

A huge thanks to all the teams that competed this weekend, and we all wish you a safe trip home!          

    

December 6, 2013

We’re looking forward to four fun, competitive rounds these next couple of days. Check back soon for round pairings and updates from New Haven!

    

November 17, 2013

Here are the results from this weekend’s tournament (the full tab summary can be viewed here):

2nd Place: Fort Thomas Highlands High School (5-3, CS: 19)
3rd Place: Roman Catholic High School (5-3, CS: 15.5, PD: +35)
Honorable Mention: Lowndes High School (5-3, CS: 15.5, PD: +32)

Outstanding Attorneys:
Ariana Bagherian: 20 Ranks, Defense
Rayne Sullivan: 20 Ranks, Defense
Kat Mail: 18 Ranks, Defense
Emma Perez: 17 Ranks, Plaintiff
Kyle Westerfer: 17 Ranks, Plaintiff
Savannah Pierce: 17 Ranks, Defense
Nikki Moser: 17 Ranks, Plaintiff
Corrine Ghannoum: 17 Ranks, Plaintiff

Outstanding Witnesses:
Collier Mutert: 20 Ranks, Defense; 16 Ranks, Plaintiff
Ava Vardiman: 20 Ranks, Defense
Ryan McCurry: 18 Ranks, Plaintiff
Jessie Stiles: 18 Ranks, Defense
Hailey Moll: 18 Ranks, Defense
Luke Haber: 17 Ranks, Defense
Maria Riillo: 16 Ranks, Defense

A huge thank you to all the teams that made the journey to New Haven and competed this weekend. We all wish you a safe trip back home and we hope to see you at the 2014 Bulldog Invitational!        

    

November 14, 2013

American Heritage High School, Boca Delray
American Heritage High School, Plantation
Bishop Guertin High School
The Derryfield School
Fairfield Warde High School
Fletcher High School
Fort Thomas Highlands High School
Lowndes High School
Marshfield High School
Roman Catholic High School
Souhegan High School

Good luck to all the teams competing this weekend!           

    

November 3, 2013

Team GAMTI Champs competed at the Great American Mock Trial Invitational and finished in 9th place with a strong record of 8-8. Vinay Nayak (39 ranks) and Raymond Zhu (37 ranks) won Outstanding Attorney awards, and Travis Hutchinson (37 ranks) won an Outstanding Witness award!

Team Objectasaurus competed at the Brandeis Invitational Tournament and secured an Honorable Mention, finishing in 6th place with another solid record of 5-3. Congratulations to Outstanding Attorney Loryn Helfmann (18 ranks)!

Looking forward to competing at our next tournament, the 18th annual Yale Invitational!          

    

October 27, 2013

Yale Teams Inchwyrms and Tranbait (formerly Trandeis) competed at the Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament (CUBAIT) and came back with spectacular results!

Team Inchwyrms finished in 2nd place with an impressive record of 6-1-1, while Team Tranbait earned an Honorable Mention, finishing in 11th place with a record of 4-3-1.

An Outstanding Attorney award went to Skyler Ross, who finished with 17 ranks. Charles Kwenin (18 ranks) and Jonathan Esty (15 ranks) were awarded Outstanding Witness awards.

We’re looking forward to an extremely successful season!          

    

September 7, 2013

Travis Hutchinson, Eric Abney, Minsun Cha, Simone Seiver, Vanessa Holman, Eleanor Runde, Joe Li, Nasos Abuel, Chloe Larkin, Andy Hill, Shreyas Ravishankar, Jonathan Esty, Josh Young, Priya Sundaresan, and Kerry Burke-McCloud!

    

May 20, 2013

Annie Wang, Isaac Park, and Arziki Adamu!

    

April 27, 2013

President of External Affairs: Wendy Cai
President of Internal Affairs: Alex Feiock
Tournament Directors: Amelia Clark, Allison Durkin, Loryn Helfmann
Publicity Director: Andrew Tran
Finance Director: Raymond Zhu
Social Chair: Johnny Golding

    

April 20, 2013

The Yale Mock Trial Association concluded its season today with a celebratory banquet at Sushi Mizu in New Haven. Superlatives such as “Least Likely to Succeed,” “Most Seoul,” “Most Flo,” and “Most Likely to Get Away with Murder” were awarded. Click on our Photos tab to see pictures from our banquet!

    

April 14, 2013

This weekend, Yale ended the season strongly by placing 11th in the Robert S. Mueller Division at the National Tournament in Washington, D.C.! With 48 of the nation’s top trial teams heading to D.C. for the national championship, placing 11th was a significant feat for the association. The team, made up of senior Annie Wang, juniors Vinay Nayak, Abby Walter, and Amelia Clark, sophomores Robert Peck and Ella Wood, and freshmen Daniel Stern, Allison Durkin, and Johnny Golding, hit the University of Washington, Rhodes College, Harvard, and Villanova in four thrilling rounds of Mock Trial. A special congratulations to captain Vinay Nayak (25 ranks) for his All-American Attorney award!

    

March 14, 2013

Yale 1557 was recognized as an Outstanding Trial Team this weekend at the Hamilton ORCS, hosted by Miami University. With a 5-3 record, Team 1557 earned a bid to the National Championship Tournament in Washington, D.C.! Congratulations to Vinay Nayak, who with 17 ranks was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney.

    

February 24, 2013

The outstanding trial team placed fifth with 5.5 wins and a CS of 18.5. Yale Team 1558 also secured an open bid to ORCS! The team was awarded an Honorable Mention, with 4.5 wins and a CS of 18. Congratulations are also in order for Outstanding Witnesses Allison Durkin (20 ranks) and Ella Wood (16 ranks), and Outstanding Attorneys Vinay Nayak (18 ranks) and Abby Walter (17 ranks). Thanks also to Tournament Directors Corinne Ruth and Lionel Rodriguez for setting up and running the tournament (despite the snowstorm delay)!

    

February 17, 2013

Yale Team 1559 went toe-to-toe with some of the nation’s best trial teams at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania regional this weekend. Although the team did not snag a spot at ORCS, it finished with a strong record of 4-4. And considering the team consisted entirely of underclassmen, the future of our association certainly looks bright. Great job this weekend to Skyler, Jing, Danielle, Jeffrey, Yuxi, Ralph, Olivia, Connie, and Breanne!

    

January 27, 2013

Yale A finished with a 6-2 record and took 4th place at the tournament! Vinay Nayak (20 ranks) was recognized as an Outstanding Attorney and Johnny Golding was recognized as an Outstanding Witness for his portrayal of Frankie Fernandez. Next stop, AMTA regionals!

    

December 2, 2012

Much thanks to Corinne Ruth and Lionel Rodriguez for giving up their lives to organize the entire tournament and making sure it ran smoothly. Yale A (Beyoncé) finished in 3rd place with an impressive record of 9-3 (CS: 26.5) in the Pop Queens Division! Yale B (Adam Levine) finished in 5th place with a record of 7-5 (CS: 29) in the Pop Kings Division. Also in this division, Alex Feiock (27.5 ranks) and Ella Wood (26 ranks) were awarded the Outstanding Attorney and Outstanding Witness awards.

So excited for next year’s Invitational!

    

October 21, 2012

In our best opening weekend performance to date, YMTA sent four teams to three different invitationals and earned the following results:

2nd Place at the Guardian Invitational, hosted by the Coast Guard Academy
5th Place at CUBAIT, hosted by Columbia University
4th Place at the Happy Valley Invitational, hosted by Penn State

Abby Walter and Robert Peck were awarded Outstanding Attorney awards at Coast Guard and Penn State, while Johnny Golding, Ali Lohman, and Vincent Mitchell were awarded Outstanding Witness awards at CUBAIT and Penn State.

We’re looking forward to an extremely successful season!       

    

September 7, 2012

Clé Dupuy, Allison Durkin, Johnny Golding, Jeffrey Guo, Loryn Helfmann, Sofia John, Yuxi Liu, Ali Lohman, Vincent Mitchell, Ralph Molina, Breanne Porter, Skyler Ross, Daniel Stern, Andrew Tran, Olivia Walker, Connie Wang, and Raymond Zhu!

    

April 1, 2012

President of External Affairs: Abby Walter
President of Internal Affairs: Vinay Nayak
Tournament Directors: Lionel Rodriguez and Corinne Ruth
Finance Director: Wendy Cai
Communications Director: Robert Peck
Networking Directors: Amelia Clark and Eric Baudry

Looking forward to working together with all of you!

    

April 1, 2012

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