黑料社聽Mock Trial Compete at Regionals

黑料社聽Mock Trial聽earned聽its highest placement to date at last week鈥檚 regional competition聽at Drake University, with the potential for an open bid to the opening round national championship series.

At the tournament, 黑料社 competed against聽programs聽from across the Midwest, winning ballots against teams from Grinnell College, Central College, and the University of Wisconsin.

Senior Allie Tubbs was the only student聽from any program, out of a tournament with nearly 200 competitors, to earn a perfect聽twenty聽ranks聽on judges鈥 ballots for her performance聽as an attorney. 聽Tubbs, who also serves as team captain, received a regional Outstanding Attorney award to recognize this accomplishment.

鈥淚 am extremely proud to have helped lead this team ranging from eager freshman to experienced seniors,鈥澛燭ubbs聽said. 聽鈥淭his group has grown tremendously and the comradery, competition preparation, team wins, and accomplished coaching are the reasons why 黑料社鈥檚 mock trial team continues to make history. The mock trial team is brimming with potential and I cannot wait to see the future for this program.鈥

黑料社 Mock Trial is open to all students and focuses on developing students鈥 collaborative leadership and communications skills.