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Show Mock trial team heads to championship , Taillia Ball V l. news editor The Siniot TT Tcbcr yy i T sec 01 Slate L'ni crsity 's :k trial team won ond place in the re gional compel i l ions last month, jiial i ly ing its mem tiers to compete :n their own "Big Dance" at the American Mock Trial Association's National Championship Tournament April 9-11. "Fin very pleased," said Frank i mliuz.a, WSU's mock trial coach. "The team is virtually brand new." Guliu.za said he didn't know what (o expect with only one returning member, but said the teams sounded good in practices. Two teams from WSU competed m the Rocky MountainNorthwest Regional Championship, which was held Feb. 19 and 20. During this two day competition, teams from California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado and Texas competed at WSU. The team that placed second and secured a 6-2 record was captained by David Smith, and included Sally farrar, Chris Shoff, Anna Conrad, Charles Pierce, Terri Sloyer and Matt Liggett. i! "It was an honor to win," said Ffirrar, an attorney for the winning loam. The second team, who finished with a 2-6 record, included Zane Froerer, Tori Cutler, Brandon Miles, Summer Browning, Kenyon Dove, Will Rodgers and Don Conley. "The level of competition was outstanding," Farrar said. Bolli (iuliua and Farrar said tlieie were very good teams at the competition. Both agieed that the I: ni ei sily of Texas was their strongest competitor. "This Texas team should finish in the top five teams in the country," (luliu..a said. Since the second place team only lost to Texas, Guliuzza said WSU was "very competitive with them Texas." "It was very fun to compete on that level," Farrar said. The competitors prepared by using the same case and were required to argue both as the plaintiff and the defendant using the hypothetical case, "Stacey Griswald vs. United Gauges of America." Guliuzza said the teams were formed before Christmas break, and when members came back in January they worked for several weeks. The teams spent 3 to 4 hours a week practicing with Guliuzza and then more time practicing within the team. "Everyone worked hard to get where we did," Farrar said. Students also received individual awards for the top 10 regional student attorneys and witnesses. Farrar was the outstanding regional attorney, Liggett and Sloyer shared the award for outstanding witness, and Rodgers placed third in the same category. "We have a great team," Farrar said. She accredits part of the team's success to Guliuzza for pushing them. see Mock page 9 V .1 JO, Danna Holmes gets a free Struggles By Josh Cornia senior news reporter-The Signpost Thursday's crowd in the Shepherd Union ballroom was composed of people who knew of Theresa Martinez because of the work she has done in the community. 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