University of Portland Mock Trial Team Headed to National Championship Tournament

College of Arts and Sciences

March 22, 2021

UP Mock Trial TeamThe University of Portland Mock Trial team is headed to the National Championship Tournament, which is scheduled for April 16-18. The championship tournament can be watched over Zoom on the American Mock Trial Association’s website

The team placed 3rd out of 24 teams in the Open Round Championship to earn their spot in the national championship.

The team also won the tournament’s Spirit of AMTA Award that is presented to the team that “best exemplifies the ideals of honesty, civility, and fair play.” The award-winning team is chosen by a vote of all the teams in the tournament.

For more information, please contact Bill Curtis, Mock Trial faculty advisor and political science professor, at curtisw@up.edu.