It didn’t take long for the brand new Mock Trial Club at MSU to make its mark. Competing in its very first mock trial tournament last weekend, the MSU squad received honorable mention for the Spirit of American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Award. This recognizes our group’s efforts to exemplify honesty, civility, and fairness.

We are incredibly proud of our mock trial members. Read Dr. (and coach) Jennifer LaPrade’s summary of the team’s showing at the recent virtual tournament and learn where they are headed from here:

“Missouri State University made history by competing in its very first Mock Trial Tournament over the weekend. The virtual tournament, hosted by Hamline University, included 30 universities including University of Southern California, Auburn University, Harvard University, University of California Berkeley, University of Missouri, U.S. Military Academy and many more. Missouri State University Mock Trial competitive team members met weekly for two months to learn Mock Trial and prepare for this first tournament. They had a great showing and made MSU proud!

Mock Trial Competitive Team members will continue weekly practices to prepare for their next full weekend tournament, the Third Annual Scarlet and Cream Invitational, hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln on January 9-10, 2021.”

Seventeen MSU students competed in the tournament (see below).

MSU Team 1

Kara Luster—Team Captain, junior, Criminology major

Christopher Johnson—Team Captain, senior, Philosophy major

Steven Flanders, sophomore, Criminology major

Victoria Ogbuifun, freshman, Chemistry major

Alison Moore, junior, Criminology major

Olivia Marks, junior, Criminology major

Claire Smith, junior, English major

Karissa Walker, junior, Marketing major

Autumn Brashers, junior, Criminology major

 

MSU Team 2

Cassandra Engle—Team Captain, senior, Criminology and Geography double major

Reid Parker—Team Captain, senior, Political Science major

Chase Coger, senior, Political Science major

Grace Gendron, senior, Criminology major

Emily Hicks, junior, Criminology major

Taylor Shrum, junior, History major

Rebecca Neumann, junior, Psychology major

Trystan Grembocki, senior, Criminology major