Our 2024 – 25 starters come from…
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![World-Icon-Png](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/World-Icon-Png.png)
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The Non-Graduating 2023-24 Roster
(Alphabetical Order)
![Coby Ackerman](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-08-124614.png)
Coby Ackerman
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
Hometown:
Major:
Favorite Mock Memory:
![Elijah Bullie](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/348957241_1374629260140738_9195515798081875439_n-e1684973989394.jpg)
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/348358368_1392324944894738_2659532518300513838_n-e1685570568725.jpg)
Maya Buckley
Class of 2026, Chicago B
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Undecided
Favorite Mock Memory: Eating 4th meal with her team at Cathey during the stack season.
![Ethan Donovan](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/IMG_9168-1-e1684801434828.jpg)
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/New-Project-1.jpg)
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.
![Anushka Guru](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/446068412_429066216609872_4134544330769091629_n-1.jpg)
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
![Thomas Grant](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/New-Project-9.jpg)
Thomas Grant
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
Hometown: Saddle River, NJ
Major: History + Law, Letters, and Society
Favorite Mock Memory: Going over objections with Jack at a coffee shop in Berkeley 3 hours after we landed.
![Isabella Kelly](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/20001231-IMG_4363-e1684989392604.jpg)
Isabella Kelly
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Major: Political Science + Business Economics + Psychology
Favorite Mock Memory: Singing Taylor Swift in the car on the way to Regionals.
![Gayathri Kaimal](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-08-124614.png)
Gayathri Kaimal
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown:
Major:
Favorite Mock Memory:
![Juan-Diego Lara](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/dbb37462-bf04-47f5-8a2e-90e1e8d1909c.jpg)
Juan-Diego Lara
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Major: Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: The meow mobile almost crashing on the way to Culver’s after the Indiana Tournament.
![Anderson Lynch](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/AndersonHeadshotThree6.6.24.jpg)
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/20001231-IMG_4358-e1684989970206.jpg)
Jack Martinez
Class of 2026, Chicago B
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Major: Political Science + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Having team dinners and bonding time after a day of rounds.
![Jillian McGeehin](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-08-124614.png)
Jillian McGeehin
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Sugarloaf, PA
Major: Sociology w/ Chinese Language + Religious Studies minor
Favorite Mock Memory: Listening to Hungarian club music on the way to Des Moines, Iowa.
![Isaiah Moncrieffe](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/436683852_482103644258013_3844463478806151614_n.jpg)
Isaiah Moncrieffe
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Major: Public Policy + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Watching Brazilian soccer in an Indiana hotel room
![Sam Morse](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/5801fe2e-b528-44e4-a4ff-957f89c6f326.jpg)
Sam Morse
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown: Hollywood, FL
Major: Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Brainstorming a variety of themes for the team.
![Olivia Rae Okun-Dubitsky](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/orod-e1684987762560.jpeg)
Olivia Rae Okun-Dubitsky
Class of 2026, Chicago B
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/New-Project-5.jpg)
Anthony (Aj) Palacios
Class of 2025, Chicago B
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Major: History + Spanish Minor
Favorite Mock Memory: Listening to Hungarian club music on the way to Des Moines, Iowa.
![Emily Perez](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/New-Project-8.jpg)
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.
![Andrea Pita Mendez](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/441878685_965291305382186_2560030967762022286_n.jpg)
Andrea Pita Mendez
Class of 2027, Chicago B
Hometown: Miami, FL
Major: Public Policy + Business Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Visiting Times Square in NYC after placing at CUBAIT.
![Leena Saif](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/sfgafdg-e1685479362108.jpeg)
Leena Saif
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/RyanInActionTwo6.9.24.jpg)
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.
![Sumayya Spann](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/ae30bd39-0585-40f4-a78f-5a5840c29075.jpg)
Sumayya Spann
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Major: Business Economics + Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity
Favorite Mock Memory: Staying up all night simultaneously watching the Brazil vs. Colombia Men’s Soccer Game while rehearsing content for the next day.
![Emberlynn St. Hilaire](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/ercfg.jpg)
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/441818316_428915106699624_2093298915867391452_n.jpg)
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](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/441995300_7353623018094325_3732500254816663643_n.jpg)
Ryan Tang
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Major: Statistics + Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Nando’s team dinner after Mock at the Rock
![Nadia Turner](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/445381934_990836046070888_2695255602354009230_n.jpg)
Nadia Turner
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Economics + Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: “Chalky”
![Isabelle Townley](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/1681425219528.jpeg)
Isabelle Townley
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major: Public Policy
Favorite Mock Memory: Nights spent at Motel 6.
![Melanie Zhang](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2024/06/445991888_489911506952068_7578679435846652819_n.jpg)
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.
![William Zhao](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/New-Project-10.jpg)
William Zhao
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Major: Philosophy + Mathematics
Favorite Mock Memory: Compliment circles after tournaments.
![Sam Jahangir](https://voices.uchicago.edu/mocktrial/files/2023/05/20001231-IMG_4633-e1684990798819.jpg)
Sam Jahangir
Head Coach
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Job: Attorney
Favorite Mock Memory: Every moment spent with his amazing team.