State of Florida’s CHESTER BEDELL COMPETITION: January 29-31 (14 Teams) Stetson wins over St. Thomas (FL). Miami and Florida International were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Cooley (FL) 2 teams, Florida 2 teams, Stetson, Florida International 2, Miami, St. Thomas (FL) , Florida State 2 teams.
George Mason’s COSTELLO Competition: February 4-7 (32 Teams): Texas wins over Case Western. Georgetown and Loyola New Orleans were semi-finalists. Emory, Michigan, Quinnipiac, and Tulane were quarter-finalists: Other schools competing include: American, Mercer, Tulane 2, Richmond 1, Richmond 2, Michigan 2, Golden Gate, Harvard, LSU, UC Berkeley, Connecticut, Texas A & M, Virginia, Ole Miss, Cincinnati, Florida State, Houston, Nova Southeastern, Cornell, NYU, Colorado, Southwestern, South Texas and Brooklyn.
Mississippi’s SOUTHERN CLASSIC: February 12-14 (16 Teams) Fordham wins over Harvard. George Mason and Texas Tech were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Campbell, Houston, LSU, Loyola New Orleans, Michigan, Faulkner, Mississippi College, New York, Northwestern, SMU, Mississippi and Tulane.
American’s CAPITOL CITY CHALLENGE: March 11-14 (32 Teams) Georgetown wins over Howard. Drexel and UCLA were semi-finalists. South Carolina, Fordham, Pacific McGeorge, and Denver were quarter-finalists. Hofstra, Nova Southeastern, Campbell, UIC John Marshall, Temple, St. John’s, Loyola Chicago, and Georgia State were oct-finalists. Other schools participating include: Baylor, Buffalo, Chicago-Kent, Cumberland, George Mason, George Washington, Golden Gate, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, South Texas, Stetson, Syracuse, Texas, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis.
Pacific’s NATIONAL ETHICS Competition: March 18-21 (34 Teams) UCLA wins over Denver. American and Chicago-Kent were semifinalists. Fordham, Stetson, Temple and Texas were quarter-finalists. Other schools competing include: St. Mary’s, Miami, Illinois, Maryland, Cumberland, UC Davis, Houston, Drexel, UC Hastings, UIC John Marshall, Loyola Chicago, Emory, Buffalo, Brooklyn, Golden Gate, South Texas, Arkansas Little Rock, Northwestern, LSU, Florida State, Cornell, William & Mary, Chapman, San Diego, Pace, and St. John’s
South Texas’ SOUTH TEXAS CHALLENGE: March 25-28 (34 Teams): Georgia wins over UCLA. Houston and Howard were semi-finalists. American, Chicago-Kent, Georgia State, and Nova Southeastern were quarter-finalists. UC Berkeley, Campbell, Cincinnati, Cumberland, Duquesne, St. Mary’s, Temple, and SMU were octo-finalists. Other schools participating include: Baylor, Chapman, Charleston, Faulkner, George Mason, Georgetown, Maryland, NYU, Oklahoma, Penn, Quinnipiac, San Diego, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Texas, Stetson, Thurgood Marshall, and UIC John Marshall.
George Washington’s ESTRELLA COMPETITION: April 10-11 (14 Teams): Brooklyn wins over George Washington. Buffalo and Pace were semi-finalists. Other schools participating include: Chapman, Emory, Fordham, LSU, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Penn, Puerto Rico and Virginia.
San Fernando Valley Bar Association Trial Advocacy Competition: April 10-11 (8 Teams): UCLA wins over Pepperdine. Other schools competing include: Pepperdine Team 2, Thomas Jefferson, UC Davis, Western State, Chapman and San Francisco.
Puerto Rico’s TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION: April 15-18 (14 Teams) Rutgers wins over Baylor. American and Stetson were semi-finalists. Other schools participating include: Fordham, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Pace, Suffolk, UIC John Marshall, Houston, Miami, South Carolina and South Dakota.
South Carolina’s TRIALS and TRIBULATIONS: April 15-18 (14 Teams) Baylor wins over Houston. Hofstra and UCLA were semi-finalists. Other schools participating include: American, Drexel, Georgia, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Pace, Quinnipiac, South Dakota, South Texas, St. Mary’s, and University of D.C.
ACTL/TYLA NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION (NTC) REGIONALS:
REGION 1: Host – NEW HAMPSHIRE: (18 Teams, 10 Schools) HARVARD and QUINNIPIAC win! Harvard 2 and Suffolk were finalists. Quinnipiac 2, New Hampshire, New England and Boston College were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Maine, Connecticut 1, Connecticut 2, Boston 1, Boston 2, New Hampshire 2, Vermont 1, Vermont 2, Boston College 2, New England 2, Suffolk 2.
REGION 2: Host – FORDHAM: (22 Teams, 14 Schools) SYRACUSE and SYRACUSE win! Hofstra and St. John’s were finalists. Yale, New York, Yeshiva and Brooklyn were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Pace 1, Pace 2, Cornell, New York 2, NYU 1, NYU 2, Yeshiva 2, Hofstra 2, Yale, Florida, Brooklyn 2, Tulane, St. John’s 2, Buffalo and Alabama.
REGION 3: Host – TEMPLE: (22 Teams, 11 Schools) DREXEL and DREXEL win! American and Duquesne were finalists. American 2, Villanova, Penn 1 and Penn 2 were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh 2, Duquesne 2, Villanova 2, Rutgers 1, Rutgers 2, Dickinson 1, Dickinson 2, Seton Hall 1, Seton Hall 2, Penn State 1, Penn State 2, Widener 1, and Widener 2.
REGION 4: Host – AMERICAN: (18 Teams, 11 Schools) GEORGETOWN and TEMPLE win! Temple 2 and Virginia were finalists. Catholic, Howard, Georgetown and Maryland were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: George Washington, West Virginia 1, West Virginia 2, Maryland 2, Howard 2, Catholic 2, Widener Delaware, Baltimore 1, Baltimore 2, and George Mason.
REGION 5: Host – SOUTH CAROLINA: (18 Teams, 10 Schools) SOUTH CAROLINA and WAKE FOREST win! Campbell and Wake Forest 2 were finalists. South Carolina 2, William & Mary, North Carolina, and Duke were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: North Carolina Central 1, North Carolina Central 2, Charleston 1, Charleston 2, North Carolina 2, Campbell 2, Richmond, Duke 2, Elon 1, Elon 2,
REGION 6: Host – FLORIDA: (22 Teams, 12Schools) FORDHAM and MIAMI win! Stetson and Florida State were finalists. Nova Southeastern, Mercer, Georgia and St. Thomas were semi-finalists. Schools competing include: Stetson 2, Georgia 2, Miami 2, Nova Southeastern 2, Emory 1, Emory 2, Puerto Rico, Mercer 2, Florida State 2, St. Thomas 2, Georgia State 1, Georgia State 2, BYU and Fordham 2.
REGION 7: Host – OHIO NORTHERN: (20 Teams, 10 Schools) AKRON and CINCINNATI win! Case Western and Michigan were finalists. Case Western 2, Michigan State, Ohio Northern and Ohio State were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Michigan State 1, Michigan State 2, Notre Dame 1, Notre Dame 2, Michigan 2, Ohio State 1, Ohio State 2, Case Western 2, Dayton 1, Dayton 2, Wayne State 1, Wayne State 2, Akron 2, Ohio Northern 1, Ohio Northern 2, and Cincinnati 2.
REGION 8: Host – FAULKNER: (20 Teams, 11 Schools) CUMBERLAND and CUMBERLAND win! Faulkner and Northern Kentucky were finalists. Ole Miss 1, Ole Miss 2, Northern Kentucky 2, and Belmont were semi-finalists. Other schools competing: Memphis 1, Memphis 2, Louisville, Faulkner 2, Vanderbilt, Tennessee 1, Tennessee 2, Mississippi College 1, Mississippi College 2, Kentucky 1, Kentucky 2, and Belmont 2.
REGION 9: Host – LOYOLA CHICAGO: (16 Teams, 9 Schools) CHICAGO-KENT and CHICAGO-KENT win! Northwestern and UIC John Marshall were finalists. Loyola Chicago, Northwestern 2, Wash U and William & Mary were semifinalists. Other schools competing include: Loyola Chicago 2,Indiana 1, Indiana 2, Wash U 2, Southern Illinois 1, Southern Illinois 2, DePaul 1, DePaul 2, .
REGION 10: Host – TEXAS and TEXAS SOUTHERN: (18 Teams, 9 Schools) BAYLOR and BAYLOR win! Houston and Texas were finalists. St. Mary’s 1, St. Mary’s 2, South Texas, and Southern were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: LSU 1, LSU 2, Southern 2, South Texas 2, Houston 2, Texas 2, Loyola New Orleans 1, Loyola New Orleans 2, Drake 1, and Drake 2.
REGION 11: Host – SMU: (26 Teams, 14 Schools) TULANE and MISSOURI win! Texas Southern and Texas Tech were finalists. Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 1, Tulsa 2, and Kansas were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Washburn 1, Washburn 2, Oklahoma 1, Oklahoma 2, UNT Dallas 1, UNT Dallas 2, Missouri 2, Arkansas 1, Arkansas 2, Oklahoma City 1, Oklahoma City 2, SMU 1, SMU 2, UMKC 1, UMKC 2, Kansas 2, Texas A&M 1, Texas A&M 2, and Texas Southern 2.
REGION 12: Host – DRAKE: (18 Teams, 9 Schools) MINNESOTA and NEBRASKA win! Iowa and St. Thomas were finalists. Minnesota 2, Iowa 2, North Dakota 1, and North Dakota 2 were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: South Dakota 1, South Dakota 2, St. Thomas 2, Creighton 1, Creighton 2, Mitchell Hamline 1, Mitchell Hamline 2, Nebraska 2, Wisconsin 1, Wisconsin 2.
REGION 13: Host – DENVER: (18 Teams, 10 Schools) DENVER and DENVER win! Gonzaga and Washington were finalists. Colorado 1, Colorado 2, Lewis & Clark and Oregon 1 were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Oregon 2, Utah 1, Utah 2, Gonzaga 2, Seattle 1, Seattle 2, Lewis & Clark 2, Washington 2, La Verne and BYU.
REGION 14: Host – SANTA CLARA: (22 Teams, 12 Schools) UC BERKELEY and UC HASTINGS win! Pacific McGeorge and UNLV were finalists. Arizona 1, Arizona 2, UC Berkeley 2, and UC Davis were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: UC Hastings 2, New Mexico 1, New Mexico 2, Santa Clara 1, Santa Clara 2, UC Davis 2, Stanford 1, Stanford 2, Pacific McGeorge 2, Golden Gate 1, Golden Gate 2, UNLV 2, Arizona State and SMU.
REGION 15: Host – LOYOLA LA and UCLA: (16 Teams, 8 Schools): UCLA and UCLA win! Loyola LA and Pepperdine were finalists. San Diego 1, Loyola LA 2, Southwestern and San Diego 2 were semi-finalists: Other schools competing include: Southwestern 2, Pepperdine 2, Cal Western 1, Cal Western 2, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thomas Jefferson 2, and Western State 2.
NTC NATIONALS: April 7-10: (30 Teams; 23 Schools) UCLA wins over Wake Forest. Baylor and Georgetown were semi-finalists. UCLA 2, Denver, Drexel and Quinnipiac were quarter-finalists. Other schools competing include: Denver 2, UC Berkeley, UC Hastings, Minnesota, Nebraska, Baylor 2, Chicago-Kent 1, Chicago-Kent 2, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Akron, Cincinnati, Fordham, Miami, Temple, Georgetown, Drexel 2, Syracuse 1, Syracuse 2, Harvard, Missouri, and Tulane.
American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition (AAJ STAC) REGIONALS: (16 Teams in each)
Eastern 1 Region: HARVARD wins over Villanova! Florida International and Cincinnati were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Albany, Cleveland State 1, Cleveland State 2, Harvard 2, Regent, Mercer 1, Mercer 2, Syracuse 1, Syracuse 2, Michigan 1, Michigan 2, and Villanova 2.
Eastern 2 Region: GEORGETOWN wins over Richmond! Georgetown 2 and Maryland were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Ave Maria, George Washington, North Carolina Central 1, North Carolina Central 2, Northern Kentucky, Touro 1, Touro 2, Maryland 2, NYU, Richmond 2, Wake Forest 1, and Wake Forest 2.
Eastern 3 Region: FORDHAM wins over Yale! Brooklyn and Ohio State were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Brooklyn 2, Duquesne, Fordham 2, Georgia State 1, Georgia State 2, Hofstra, Nova Southeastern, Ohio Northern 1, Ohio Northern 2, St. Thomas, Florida, Western New England, and Widener.
Eastern 4 Region: AMERICAN wins over Penn! Drexel and Quinnipiac were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: American 2, Boston, Case Western 1, Case Western 2, New York 1, New York 2, Quinnipiac 2, Kentucky, North Carolina 1, North Carolina 2, Yeshiva 1, and Yeshiva 2.
Eastern 5 Region: CONNECTICUT wins over Catholic! Florida State and Georgia were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Barry, Catholic, Florida State 1, Florida State 2, George Mason, Liberty, St. John’s 1, St. John’s 2, Stetson, Connecticut 1, Connecticut 2, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina 1, South Carolina 2, Wayne State 1, Wayne State 2 and West Virginia.
Eastern 6 Region: PACE wins over Campbell! Pace 2 and Emory were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Campbell 2, Charleston 1, Charleston 2, Emory 2, Howard, Indiana, Michigan State, Rutgers 1, Rutgers 2, Seton Hall, Temple, Akron, Notre Dame 1, and Notre Dame 2.
Central 1 Region: CUMBERLAND wins over Cumberland! Creighton and St. Thomas were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Chicago-Kent 1, Chicago-Kent 2, Creighton 1, Creighton 2, Mississippi College 1, Mississippi College 2, Southern, Texas Southern, Tulane, Arkansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Vanderbilt.
Central 2 Region: BELMONT wins over Baylor! Loyola New Orleans and Houston were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Baylor 2, Belmont 2, Lincoln Memorial, SMU, Suffolk 1, Suffolk 2, Loyola New Orleans 2, Houston 2, Missouri, South Dakota and Wash U.
Central 3 Region: SOUTH TEXAS wins over Faulkner! Tulsa and Drake were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Birmingham 1, Birmingham 2, DePaul, Drake 2, John Marshall Atlanta, Mitchell Hamline 1, Mitchell Hamline 2, South Texas 2, Oklahoma 1, Oklahoma 2, St. Thomas, and Tulsa 2
Central 4 Region: UMKC wins over Illinois! St. Mary’s and Mississippi were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: LSU, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Northwestern, St. Mary’s, Texas A & M, Texas Tech, Arkansas Little Rock 1, Arkansas Little Rock 2, Alabama, Illinois 1, Illinois 2, Mississippi 2, UMKC 1, UMKC 2, and Washburn.
Pacific 1 Region: PACIFIC MCGEORGE wins over Loyola LA! Loyola LA 2 and Willamette were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Arizona State, BYU, Chapman 1, Chapman 2, Pepperdine 1, Pepperdine 2, Southwestern, UC Hastings 1, UC Hastings 2, Colorado, and Pacific McGeorge 2.
Pacific 2 Region: UCLA wins over UCLA! Cal Western and UC Berkeley were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Denver, Cal Western 2, Golden Gate, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thomas Jefferson 2, UC Berkeley 2, UNLV 1, UNLV 2, San Diego 1, San Diego 2, Washington 1, and Washington 2.
AAJ Nationals: April 14-18 (13 Teams) UCLA wins over Pace! Belmont and Fordham were semi-finalists. South Texas, Pacific McGeorge, American and Cumberland were top 8. Other schools competing include: Georgetown, Connecticut, Harvard, UMKC, and Missouri.
Baylor’s Top Gun Competition: June 3-6 (16 Teams) CHICAGO-KENT wins over UC Berkeley. Harvard and Fordham were semi-finalists. Other schools competing include: Campbell, Drexel, Georgetown, Loyola LA, Cumberland, Stetson, Syracuse, Temple, UCLA, Denver, Pacific McGeorge and Wake Forest.
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