The Paladins opened the 09-10 mock trial season this weekend at the Carolina Classic hosted by Elon University, Burlington, NC. Twenty-three teams from throughout the mid-Atlantic region competed at this tournament; Furman fielded one team. The field included many of the teams from the Washington, D.C. area, which sport particularly strong teams. The coaching staff has divided our experienced students among the program's four teams to teach our less experienced competitors the ropes of mock trial. We are blessed with a very strong group of first-year students and sophomores and an equally talented group of juniors and seniors, who also are exceptional leaders.
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The Paladins have competed at the Sanders Invitational, Lexington, KY; Classic City Invitational, Athens, GA; Steel City Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA; Derby Challenge, Louisville, KY; Tobacco Road Invitational, Durham, NC; and Mid-South Invitational, Murfreesboro, TN. To date, we've not brought home any team trophies, but we have had several individual award winners. Moreover, these tournaments have shown us which programs are emerging as powers in the 09-10 season and how we must improve to reach of our goal of being the 2010 National Champions. Additionally, our program continues to offer a mock trial experience to a large number of students. . .
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The Furman mock trial team opened the 2008-2009 season at the Carolina Classic, hosted by Elon University, Elon, NC, this past weekend. The 24-team tournament attracted a particularly strong field for an early season invitational, including the 2006 and 2007 National Champions from the University of Virginia, the defending national championship runners-up from George Washington, and the University of Texas, a perennial powerhouse.
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The Paladins traveled to Lexington, KY, last weekend, Saturday-Sunday, October 25-26, for the Robert Sanders Mock Trial Invitational, hosted by Eastern Kentucky University. The 26-team field featured two entries from Furman, and a host of very distinguished programs, including those from Washington University, Miami University, Rhodes College, Georgia Tech, and Duke.
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It has been a very emotional day here in Minneapolis. Our amazingly talented mock trial team finished 7th in its 32-team division at the national championship with a 5-3 record.
I am exceptionally proud of this team--they have represented the University with distinction throughout this year, and while we are disappointed not to bring home the national championship trophy to Paladintown, our students fought valiantly in every round. They were the most prepared, dedicated, selfless, and talented team we have ever fielded, and I should know, I've been at this business since 1995! I am a better person for knowing these young people and their parents.
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