The Central mock trial team competed at the American Mock Trial Association Opening Round Championships (ORCs) hosted by the University of Calif.-Irvine March 10-11.
Central’s nine-member squad received an at-large bid to the ORC following regional competition and faced off against 23 teams from across the nation.
“The tournament included some elite mock trial programs, including UCLA, which won the national title last season,” said coach Andrew Green, associate professor of political science. “As the team returns all nine students next year, competing against the nation’s best provided valuable lessons as we continue to build our program.”
Central’s ORC tournament field also included teams from Stanford University, the University of Southern California and Arizona State University, among others.
Participating in the ORC marks the first time Central has qualified a team to a national competition since 2004.
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