2018 Pre-Regionals Top Performers

This is a list of all individuals who took two or more awards, from a “top invite.”

We defined “top invite” as a tournament in which over a quarter of the teams had been to nationals last year, those tournaments are: Carolina Classic (Elon), CUBAIT (Columbia), Scarlet & Grey (Ohio State), Tobacco Road (Duke), Spartan Throwdown (Case Western), Mumbo Jumbo (Tufts), GAMTI (UVA), Grand Ole’ Tournament (Vanderbilt), Wolverine (Michigan), Classic City (Georgia), Average American Mock Trial Invitational (Cal Berkeley), and of course Yale’s Invitational (Yale)

Attorneys: (23)
Elizabeth Bays, Yale (GAMTI 27D; Yale 19P, 16D, Happy Valley 18D)
Bianca Blanshine, Michigan (Spartan Throwdown 19D; Yale 18P)
Nicoletta Eby, Rutgers (CUBAIT 18P; Mumbo Jumbo 20P)
Sabrina Grahndi, UVA (Carolina Classic 19P; GAMTI 26P; Yale 17D)
Andy Parker, Yale (CUBAIT 18D; Mumbo Jumbo 20D)
Kyle Parker, Case Western (Spartan Throwdown 19D; Wolverine Classic 18P, 16D)
Heather Pincus, Wesleyan (GAMTI 25D; Yale 16D)
Zenzele Price, Wesleyan (GAMTI 25P; Yale 17P)
Bella Seeberg, Miami (CUBAIT 17P, 17D; Wolverine 17D; GOT 17D)
Liam Simkins-Walker, Furman (Carolina Classic 20P; Classic City 18P)
Rachel Sommers, Columbia (CUBAIT 19P, 19D; GAMTI 26D)
Zeke Starr, UT Chattanooga (ToRo 19D; GOT 18P)
Sarah Stebbins, Georgia Tech (Carolina Classic 20P, 17D; GAMTI 26D; ToRo 18D)
Chris Summers, Chicago (Spartan Throwdown 20P; Yale 16P)
Erin Sweeney, Georgia (Scarlet & Grey 18D; Classic City 18D)

Witnesses: (22)
Haley Abbott, EKU (Spartan Throwdown 17D; Wolverine Classic 17P)
Caroline Albert, Columbia (CUBAIT 17D, Mumbo Jumbo 19D)
Lindsay China, NYU (CUBAIT 17D; Mumbo Jumbo 19D)
Joshua Chopra, Cincinnati (Scarlet & Grey 17D; Spartan Throwdown 19D)
Meredith Clement, Rhodes (GAMTI 25D; GOT 16D)
Caleb Cole, Chicago (Spartan Throwdown 18P; Yale 19P)
James Gale, Miami (CUBAIT 17D; GOT 15D)
Jessica Howell, Furman (Classic City 17D; Nordic 19D)
Johanne Karizamimba, Columbia (CUBAIT 18P; GAMTI 28P)
Da’Rya McAllister, Miami (GOT 16P; Wolverine Classic 19P)
Lauren Pasqua, Florida (Carolina Classic 20P; GAMTI 23P)
Julia Petsche, Illinois (Yale 17P; Illini 18D)
Harsha Sridhar, Georgia Tech (Carolina Classic 18 D; ToRo 18D)
Ryan Wiggins, EKU (Spartan Throwdown 20D, Wolverine Classic 15D)

Double Threats: (17)
Justin Abbasi, Yale (Mumbo Jumbo 19D Witness; Yale 17D Attorney)
John Paul Baratta, NYU (GAMTI 24P Witness, 27D Attorney)
Garrett Burton, Michigan (Scarlet & Grey 18P Attorney; GAMTI 23D Witness)
Ian Chang, Duke (Carolina Classic 17D Witness; Classic City 19P Attorney)
Charles Graham, Eastern Michigan (Spartan Throwdown 19P Attorney, 19D Witness; Wolverine Classic 16P Attorney; Red Cedar 19P Attorney, 20D Witness; Swear Me in Scotty 20P, 17D Attorney)
Danielle Kunkel, Miami (CUBAIT 20D Attorney; GOT 20D Attorney, 15P Witness)
Tristan Malhotra, Duke (GAMTI 29D Attorney; GOT 17D Attorney, 15P Witness)
Madeline Matthys, Duke (Carolina Classic 18D Attorney, 19P Witness; ToRo 17P Witness Classic City 19D Attorney, 19P Witness)
Anna Mehrabyan, American (GAMTI 29P, 27D Witness; Colonial Classic 27P Attorney)
Gabe Slater, Michigan (Spartan Throwdown 18 D Witness; Yale 19D Attorney)
Jadie Stillwell, Columbia (CUBAIT 18D Attorney; Mumbo Jumbo 18P Witness)
Steven Torres, Cornell (Mumbo Jumbo 19P, 19D)
Deniz Tunceli, UVA (GAMTI 26D Attorney, Yale 17D Witness)


Teams with more than one top performer:
Yale: 4
Miami: 4
Columbia: 4
Duke: 3
Michigan: 3
UVA: 2
Case Western: 2
Iowa: 2
Chicago: 2
Northwood: 2
EKU: 2
Florida: 2
NYU: 2
GT: 2
Arizona: 2
Wesleyan: 2
GA State: 2
Furman: 2
UNC: 2

Cornshucker Adendum:

The Tab Summary for Iowa’s Cornshucker Invite was just released! Cornshucker had 50% national teams, so award winners from this tournament earn spots on our top competitors list. We have new awards for members of our previous list and some new top competitors.

First, the new awards for members of our previous list:
Meredith Clement, Rhodes (GAMTI 25D; GOT 16D; Cornshucker 17D)
Danielle Kunkel, Miami (CUBAIT 20D Attorney; GOT 20D Attorney, 15P Witness; Cornshucker 20 D Attorney)
Ryan Wiggins, EKU (Spartan Throwdown 20D, Wolverine Classic 15D; Cornshucker 17P)

Second We have some new top competitors:

Attorneys:
Laura Jackson, EKU (Spartan Throwdown 20P; Cornshucker 17P)
Julia Pair, Miami (GOT 20P; Cornshucker 16P)
Christina Peterman, Xavier (Scarlet & Grey 18D; Cornshucker 18P)
Paul Sandoval, Indiana (Scarlet & Grey 20P; Cornshucker 17P)
Austin Worrell, Miami (Scarlet & Grey 18D; Cornshucker 19D)

Witnesses:
Leah Blickensderfer, Indiana (Scarlet & Grey 18P; Cornshucker 15P)

Teams with more than one top performer:
Miami: 6
Columbia: 4
Yale: 3
Duke: 3
Michigan: 3
EKU: 3
UVA: 2
Chicago: 2
NYU: 2
GT: 2
Wesleyan: 2
Indiana: 2

Great Chicago Fire Addendum:

The Tab Summary for Chicago’s “Great Chicago Fire” was just released! GCF had 29% national teams, so award winners from this tournament earn spots on our top competitors list. We have one new award for a member of our previous list and some new top competitors.


First, congratulations to Caleb Cole of Chicago who now has (Spartan Throwdown 18P; Yale 19P; GCF 15P)

Second We have some new top competitors:
Attorneys:
Kayla Boyd, Cornell College (Cornshucker 18D; GCF 19D; Macalester Trials 19P)
Benjamin Markstone, Northwestern (AAMTI 18P; GCF 17D)

Witnesses:
Drew Schroder, Ohio State (Scarlet & Grey 17P; GCF 16P, 19D; Quaker Classic 17P)

Our “teams with more than one top performer” list stays the same at:
Miami: 6
Columbia: 4
Yale: 3
Duke: 3
Michigan: 3
EKU: 3
UVA: 2
Chicago: 2
NYU: 2
GT: 2
Wesleyan: 2
Indiana: 2

Ramblin’ Wreck Addendum:

The Tab Summary for Georgia Tech’s Ramblin; Wreck was just released! GCF was 50% national teams, so award winners from this tournament earn spots on our top competitors list. We recognize that there may be some concern that some of the teams present were not the actual A teams from these schools since this was the same weekend as Downtown, but even eliminating the duplicates from Downtown this tournament is at 33% national teams. We have some new awards for a member of our previous list and some new top competitors.

First, the new awards for members of our previous list:
Christina Peterman, Xavier (Scarlet & Grey 18D; Cornshucker 18P; Ramblin’ Wreck 18D)
Laura Jackson, EKU (Spartan Throwdown 20P; Cornshucker 17P; Ramblin’ Wreck 18P)
Zeke Starr, UT Chattanooga (ToRo 19D; GOT 18P; Ramblin’ Wreck 17D)


Second We have some new top competitors:
Attorneys:
Margaret Shin, Georgia (GCF 17D; Ramblin’ Wreck 19P)
Aaron Ainsworth, Vanderbilt (Scarlet & Grey 18D; Ramblin’ Wreck 17D)


Witnesses:
Madison Irene, Chicago (GCF 15P; Ramblin’ Wreck 16P)

Teams with more than one top performer
Miami: 6
Columbia: 4
Yale: 3
Duke: 3
Michigan: 3
EKU: 3
Chicago: 3
UVA: 2
NYU: 2
GT: 2
Wesleyan: 2
Indiana: 2
Ohio State: 2
Georgia: 2

BRIC Addendum:

The Tab Summary for Cornell’s BRIC was just released! BRIC was 44% national teams, so award winners from this tournament earn spots on our top competitors list. No competitors from this tournament had awards at other top tournaments, so we don’t have any updates to out Top Competitors list. Nonetheless congratulations to the award winners at BRIC!

Downtown Addendum:

The Tab Summary for NYU’s Downtown was just released! Downtown was 83% national teams, so award winners from this tournament earn spots on our top competitors list. We have some new awards for a member of our previous list and some new top competitors.

First, the new awards for members of our previous list:
Elizabeth Bays, Yale (GAMTI 27D; Yale 19P, 16D; Happy Valley 18D; Downtown 38P, 40D)
Garrett Burton, Michigan (Scarlet & Grey 18P Attorney; GAMTI 23D Witness; Downtown 36P)
Lindsay China, NYU (CUBAIT 17D; Mumbo Jumbo 19D; Downtown 36D)
Meredith Clement, Rhodes (GAMTI 25D; GOT 16D; Cornshucker 17D; Downtown 37P)
Caleb Cole, Chicago (Spartan Throwdown 18P; Yale 19P; GCF 15P; Downtown 48P)
Sabrina Grandhi, UVA (Carolina Classic 19P; GAMTI 26P; Yale 17D; Downtown 38D)
Gabe Slater, Michigan (Spartan Throwdown 18 D Witness; Yale 19D Attorney; Downtown 38D Attorney)
Rachel Sommers, Columbia (CUBAIT 19P, 19D; GAMTI 26D; Downtown 41P, 39D)

Second We have some new top competitors:
Attorneys:
Regina Campbell, Chicago (GCF 20P; Downtown 45P)
Nick Ramos, NYU (CUBAIT 20D; Downtown 43P)

Witnesses:
Natalia Heguaburo, UVA (Carolina Classic 16D; Downtown 36D)

Teams with more than one top performer
Miami: 6
Columbia: 4
Chicago: 4
Yale: 3
Duke: 3
Michigan: 3
EKU: 3
NYU: 3
UVA: 3
GT: 2
Wesleyan: 2
Indiana: 2
Ohio State: 2
Georgia: 2

Hoosier Hoedown Addendum:

The Tab Summary for Indiana University's Hoosier Hoedown was just released! Hoosier Hoedown was 31% national teams, so award winners from this tournament earn spots on our top competitors list. We have some new awards for a member of our previous list and some new top competitors.

First, the new awards for members of our previous list:
Leah Blickensderfer, Indiana (Scarlet & Grey 18P; Cornshucker 15P; Hoosier Hoedown 19P)
Ryan Wiggins, EKU (Spartan Throwdown 20D, Wolverine Classic 15D; Cornshucker 17P; Hoosier Hoedown 19P)

Second We have some new top competitors:
Attorneys:
Stephen Johnson, Cincinnati (GAMTI 25D; Hoosier Hoedown 19P, 19D)
Sarah Ghazal, Michigan State (Wolverine 18D; Hoosier Hoedown 18D)

Witnesses:
Madison Feldhake, Indiana (GCF 16P; Hoosier Hoedown 18D)
Michael Fox, Michigan (GCF 19P; Hoosier Hoedown 18P)

Double Threats:
Cait Spackman, Iowa (Scarlet & Grey 18P Attorney, 19D Witness; Arch Invite 18P Attorney, 20D Witness; Hoosier Hoedown 19P Attorney)
Megan Koch, Iowa (Scarlet & Grey 17P Witness; Arch Invite 18P Attorney; Cornshucker 16D Attorney, 14P Witness; Hoosier Hoedown 18D Attorney)
Allison Nunes, Illinois (Hoosier Hoedown 18P Attorney, 20D Witness)

Teams with more than one top performer
Miami: 6
Columbia: 4
Chicago: 4
Michigan: 4
Yale: 3
Duke: 3
EKU: 3
NYU: 3
UVA: 3
Indiana: 3
GT: 2
Wesleyan: 2
Ohio State: 2
Georgia: 2
Cincinnati: 2
Iowa 2

Hilltop Invitational Addendum:
At long last the tab summary for Hilltop has been made available. We know that we have moved out of the invitational season, but the people from this tournament still deserve recognition. So here are our new award winners:

Attorneys:
Emily Drake, UNC (ToRo 20D; Hilltop 19P, 17D; Quaker Classic 20D)
Raahema Durrani, UVA (ToRo 18P, Hilltop 18P)
Travis Knoppert, Fordham LC (Yale 17D; Hilltop 19P)
Allie Miller, Yale (Mumbo Jumbo 18 P; Hilltop 18 P)

Witnesses:
Ava Rosenbaum, Brown (Yale 16D; Hilltop 16D)

Teams with more than one top performer
Miami: 6
Michigan: 5
Columbia: 4
Chicago: 4
Yale: 4
UVA: 4
Duke: 3
EKU: 3
NYU: 3
Indiana: 3
GT: 2
Wesleyan: 2
Ohio State: 2
Georgia: 2
Cincinnati: 2
Iowa 2