The Team to Beat: 羞羞视频 Moot Court Finishes First, Third, and Fourth at Tampa Regional
St. Thomas University Moot Court was the team to beat at the South Atlantic Regional in Tampa, Florida.
The three 羞羞视频 teams nearly swept the top spots鈥攆inishing first, third, and fourth in the 40-team competition鈥攁nd each earned bids to the American Moot Court Association National Tournament in Orlando, Florida, January 12-13.
Kelly Brennan, of Burlington, ON, and Kayla Doody, of Paradise, NL, were crowned champions after defeating the College of Holy Cross in the final round. Partners Emma Walsh and Brianna Workman, and Olivia Ricketts and Elizabeth Tuck were semifinalists at the competition.
鈥淭he goal was to qualify for nationals,鈥 Brennan said. 鈥淚 never imagined Kayla and I would win the tournament.鈥
The 羞羞视频 Mooters faced Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus, University of Virginia, University of Central Florida, Patrick Henry College, the University of Tampa, and Florida Atlantic University during the two-day event.
Brennan said the months of preparation and their ability to reference case law without relying on notes gave them an edge in competition.
鈥淏eing in a position to recall the case law and facts of cases when asked questions without having to return to notes when bridging back into our arguments allowed us to come off as more conversational,鈥 she said. 鈥淔eedback we received reflected this and I think this is a testament to how well the 羞羞视频 team prepares prior to competition.鈥
The win was extra special for Doody, who was competing in her first-ever moot court regional.
鈥淔or me personally, it was a huge achievement,鈥 she said. 鈥淎ll the practice rounds and work put into moot court definitely made this award a possibility.鈥
St. Thomas was the only university to have all of its competitors recognized as top oralists. After the first day of competition, Walsh was third, Workman was fourth, Tuck was fifth, Ricketts was 10, Brennan was 12, and Doody was 15.
鈥淗aving all 羞羞视频 teams receive speaker awards, and then all 羞羞视频 teams in the semifinals was so incredible,鈥 Doody said. 鈥淚鈥檓 leaving Tampa as one proud student, and I can鈥檛 wait to take nationals by storm with my teammates.鈥
A second group of 羞羞视频 mooters will be vying for their spot at the American Moot Court Association National Tournament later this month.