{"586718":{"#nid":"586718","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT Mock Trial Team Paces Way To Hot 2017 Start","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFollowing a promising series of showings throughout the fall 2016 semester, the Georgia Tech Mock Trial team is off to an even stronger start in the second half of the 2016-17 school year \u0026ndash; post notably punctuated by a first-place finish this past weekend. Situated within the Pre-Law Program in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy and overseen by program director Robert Pikowsky, the squad is eager to capitalize on their recent success.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GT Mock Trial (\u0026ldquo;GTMT\u0026rdquo;) team kicked off the new calendar year by hosting the 12th Annual Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck Tournament during the weekend of January 21-22. During the high stakes mock trial gathering that featured fellow elite schools like Vanderbilt and Brown, the GTMT team battled their way to an impressive eighth-placed finish, besting two-thirds of the entire competition. Sophomore Keyes Gilmer earned an Outstanding Attorney Award for her efforts in during the mock trials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliam Warihay, one of the GTMT team\u0026rsquo;s two coaches and practicing attorney, says this experience was crucial to the team\u0026rsquo;s development, noting the significance of being able to compete on their home turf.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The strong start at Ramblin\u0026#39; Wreck was both reassuring and exciting,\u0026rdquo; Warihay said. \u0026ldquo;As a coach, you never know what to expect when your teams come back from the two month competition break and the Holiday\/semester break, so it was great to see us pick up right where we left off in the Fall.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTMT team was eager to capitalize on their positive performance from the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck Tournament, though. A quick turnaround enabled them to do just that, as the Second Annual Seminole Smackdown at Florida State University was just around the corner for them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the January 28-29 meet in Tallahassee, the GTMT team again faced similarly stiff competition from schools like Brown and the University of Florida. On this occasion, though, the honorable Midtown-based undergrads triumphed their way to a 6-2 overall record, good enough to earn them a first-place overall finish at the tournament.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to their victorious efforts at Florida State, the GTMT team was also able to earn some hardware for individual awards. Third-year student Sarah Stebbins was honored as the tournament\u0026rsquo;s top attorney, while fourth-year student Ali Foreman was awarded as the tournament\u0026rsquo;s top witness.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I knew our A team was good enough to defend their championship, but mock trial is such a subjective activity, you just never know how it\u0026#39;s going to turn out. \u0026nbsp;Lucky for us, the A team rose to the challenge,\u0026rdquo; Wairhay said. \u0026ldquo;Sarah and Ali are leaders on an already exceptional GTMT A team.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTMT\u0026rsquo;s biggest challenge is just around the corner, however, as the single-elimination portion of their season is quickly approaching. Specifically, GTMT\u0026rsquo;s C team will compete in said single-elimination format meet this coming weekend, at AMTA tournament at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The AMTA elimination tournaments are always difficult, and with GTMT coming off of last year\u0026#39;s success by finishing 5th in the country, we will have a target on our backs,\u0026rdquo; Warihay said. \u0026ldquo;GTMT is ready and up to the challenge to hopefully reach and win the National Championship this year.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The GT Mock Trial (\u201cGTMT\u201d) team kicked off the new calendar year by hosting the 12th Annual Ramblin\u2019 Wreck Tournament during the weekend of January 21-22."}],"uid":"32864","created_gmt":"2017-01-31 20:19:55","changed_gmt":"2017-02-03 18:39:38","author":"Ryan McDonnell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-31T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-31T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"586717":{"id":"586717","type":"image","title":"Mock Trial \u002717 _3","body":null,"created":"1485893834","gmt_created":"2017-01-31 20:17:14","changed":"1485893834","gmt_changed":"2017-01-31 20:17:14","alt":"Mock Trial \u002717","file":{"fid":"223595","name":"Mock Trial 17_3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2172307,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_3.jpg?itok=-uGuyrAj"}},"586716":{"id":"586716","type":"image","title":"Mock Trial \u002717 _2","body":null,"created":"1485893813","gmt_created":"2017-01-31 20:16:53","changed":"1485893813","gmt_changed":"2017-01-31 20:16:53","alt":"Mock Trial \u002717 ","file":{"fid":"223594","name":"Mock Trial 17_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1689840,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_2.jpg?itok=ivocMeXK"}},"586713":{"id":"586713","type":"image","title":"Mock Trial \u002717 _1","body":null,"created":"1485893757","gmt_created":"2017-01-31 20:15:57","changed":"1485893757","gmt_changed":"2017-01-31 20:15:57","alt":"Mock Trial \u002717","file":{"fid":"223592","name":"Mock Trial 17_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1768762,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Mock%20Trial%2017_1.jpg?itok=aSRtyTBt"}}},"media_ids":["586717","586716","586713"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/georgiatechmocktrial.com","title":"Check out the official GT Mock Trial page for more info."}],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}