{"672942":{"#nid":"672942","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Mock Trial Team Charts Record-Breaking Semester","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgiatechmocktrial.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Mock Trial\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;team achieved record-breaking success during the Fall 2023 semester, placing in every tournament they attended for the first time in program history. Notable accolades include second place at the Emory Peach Bowl and fifth at the Duke Tobacco Road invitational tournament.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIndividual team members also earned 15 independent awards \u2014 the highest number in a semester to date.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, the spring season is starting just as strong.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn January, the Mock Trial team took home first place at the 19th Annual Ramblin\u0027 Wreck Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech \u2014 a feat unmatched in the documented history of the team. Mock Trial\u2019s B team, led by Jeremhy Cesar and Sanjeev Viswan, placed first with a 7-1 record and received an Honorable Mention for the Spirit of D.M. Smith Award, recognizing their commitment to honesty, civility, and fair play. The A team, captained by Maya Iyer and Lyla Zedell, secured the fourth-place spot with a 6-2 record.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This was truly one of the best and most impressive finishes for GT Mock Trial at our home invitational in one of the best fields we\u0027ve ever brought in with last year\u0027s national champions and runners-up,\u0022 said team co-coach Andy McNeil. \u0022Our season continues with the Jackson Regional American Mock Trial Association Tournament at the Mississippi College of Law!\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Mock Trial team achieved record-breaking success during the Fall 2023 semester, placing in every tournament they attended for the first time in program history.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Mock Trial team achieved record-breaking success during the Fall 2023 semester, placing in every tournament they attended for the first time in program history."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2024-02-14 15:08:40","changed_gmt":"2024-03-20 16:48:23","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673079":{"id":"673079","type":"image","title":"GT Mock Trial.jpg","body":null,"created":"1707924036","gmt_created":"2024-02-14 15:20:36","changed":"1707924003","gmt_changed":"2024-02-14 15:20:03","alt":"Members of the GT Mock Trial team posing with their winning trophy.","file":{"fid":"256432","name":"GT Mock Trial.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/14\/GT%20Mock%20Trial.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/14\/GT%20Mock%20Trial.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":170603,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/14\/GT%20Mock%20Trial.jpg?itok=NrcNxhb-"}}},"media_ids":["673079"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"193158","name":"Student Competition Winners (academic, innovation, and research)"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dminardi3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDi Minardi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}