Published on November 14, 2014  

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Mock Trial Team had tremendous success at its first competition. The Samford students defeated teams from Auburn Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Tennessee-Chattanooga to take second place at the Kennesaw State Â鶹ÊÓƵ Owl Classic Invitational Oct. 25. 

Two members of Samford’s team received individual awards. Freshman history major Kaitlin Mullen was honored as Most Outstanding Attorney on the plaintiff side of the case. Freshman history major Miranda Mason was honored as Most Outstanding Witness.

Samford political science professor and prelaw advisor Marissa Grayson said Samford placed above many other highly competitive schools, including Florida State Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Georgia Tech Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Emory Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Miami.

The team will compete again at Middle Tennessee State Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nov. 14 and 15.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.