Our 2024 – 25 team at a glance
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The Non-Graduating 2023-24 Roster
(Alphabetical Order)
Coby Ackerman
Class of 2026, Chicago B
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Major: Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: In & Out after Beach Party.
Kaden Balfour
Class of 2028, Chicago C1
Hometown: Wellington, FL
Major: Law, Letters, and Society + Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Squeezing four people in the back of an Uber with Ryan and Penelope fighting the whole time
Stella Buch
Class of 2028, Chicago C1
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
Major: Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Getting milkshakes with her team after Day 1 of IUPUI.
Elijah Bullie
Class of 2025, Chicago A
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Major: Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: Getting a NY slice and running around Times Square during CUBAIT.
Maya Buckley
Class of 2026, Chicago A
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Public Policy
Favorite Mock Memory: Eating 4th meal with her team at Cathey during the stack season.
Ethan Donovan
Class of 2025, Chicago A
Hometown: Glen Rock, NJ
Major: Law, Letters, and Society + Economics spec. Data Science
Favorite Mock Memory: Staying the night in David Edwards’ dad’s house.
Ben Fica
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
Hometown: Washington, UT
Major: Law, Letters, and Society + Human Rights
Favorite Mock Memory: Jamming out to Fergalicious over ten times during Regionals.
Eugenio Garza
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Monterey, Mexico
Major: Mathematics
Favorite Mock Memory: His prestack team making King Von’s “Took Her to the O” its team chant.
Mateo Gjinali
Class of 2027, Chicago A
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Major: Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Spitballing the craziest possible case changes with A team.
Anushka Guru
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
Major: Environmental Science & Biology
Favorite Mock Memory: Road trip to Wisconsin (UWEC Menards Center Classic) and her team’s trip to her house to meet her family.
Adya Jha
Class of 2028, Chicago C2
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Isabella Kelly
Class of 2026, Chicago B
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Major: Political Science + Business Economics + Psychology
Favorite Mock Memory: Singing Taylor Swift in the car on the way to Regionals.
Izadora Kashper
Class of 2028, Chicago B
Hometown: Santa Monica, CA
Major: Philosophy
Favorite Mock Memory: Watching Zack live out his BitLife fantasies on a 2 am flight from New York to Chicago because she was sentenced to a dead phone and airpods.
Polina Kopyrina
Class of 2028, Chicago C2
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Georgia Levine
Class of 2028, Chicago C1
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Major: History + Public Policy
Favorite Mock Memory: Putting together case boxes before Northwestern’s prestack tournament.
Anderson Lynch
Class of 2027, Chicago B
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Sociology
Favorite Mock Memory: Jumping into the Pacific Ocean at Beach Party.
Jack Martinez
Class of 2026, Chicago A
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Major: Political Science + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Having team dinners and bonding time after a day of rounds.
Isaiah Moncrieffe
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Major: Public Policy + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Watching Brazilian soccer in an Indiana hotel room.
Sam Morse
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown: Hollywood, FL
Major: Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Brainstorming a variety of themes with the team.
Charese Mutebi
Class of 2028, Chicago C2
Hometown: Lakeville, MN
Major: Political Science + Public Policy
Favorite Mock Memory: Eating at Culver’s after the prestack tournament.
Zachary Nemec
Class of 2028, Chicago B
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Major: Public Policy + Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Getting food in New York at an Italian restaurant with B team.
Olivia Rae Okun-Dubitsky
Class of 2026, Chicago A
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Major: Human Rights + Law, Letters, and Society
Favorite Mock Memory: Bidding out of Regionals and then celebrating with my team at Culver’s! Nothing tastes as good as cheese curds after a big win.
Anthony (Aj) Palacios
Class of 2025, Chicago A
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Major: History + Spanish Minor
Favorite Mock Memory: Listening to Hungarian club music on the way to Regionals in Des Moines, Iowa.
Emily Perez
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
Hometown: Westford, MA
Major: Political Science + Global Studies
Favorite Mock Memory: When the BeReal goes off during practice and there’s a flurry of “my turn! my turn” and everyone takes them together.
Antonio Persi
Class of 2028, Chicago C1
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Major: Anthropology
Favorite Mock Memory: Earning a witness award at his first tournament.
Andrea Pita Mendez
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Miami, FL
Major: Public Policy + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Visiting Times Square in NYC after placing at CUBAIT.
Charles Potjer
Class of 2028, Chicago B
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Matthew Ringel
Class of 2028, Chicago C1
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Leena Saif
Class of 2026, Chicago B
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Major: Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: Hotel room conversations with her team in Berkeley while writing a paper on Marx.
Ryan Sanghavi
Class of 2026, Chicago B
Hometown: Boston, MA
Major: Business Economics + Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: Aj asking him if he “identifies as Brown” on the plane ride home from Irvine.
Emberlynn St. Hilaire
Class of 2026, Chicago A
Hometown: Boynton Beach, FL
Major: Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: “Assembling the hive” and buzzing with her team before each round.
Penelope Stinson
Class of 2027, Chicago B
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
Major: Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: Shoving Aj Palacios in the back of a Tesla trunk after the Lyft driver decided size dictated seat.
Ryan Tang
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Major: Statistics + Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Nando’s team dinner after Mock at the Rock
Nadia Turner
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Economics + Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: “Chalky”
Isabelle Townley
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major: Public Policy
Favorite Mock Memory: Nights spent at Motel 6.
Melanie Zhang
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Major: Theater & Performance Studies + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Isabelle doing tarot readings in the Best Western at Eau Claire.
Sam Jahangir
Head Coach
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Job: Attorney
Favorite Mock Memory: Every moment spent with his amazing team.