Our 2024 – 25 starters come from…
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States
Continents
Fields of Study
The Non-Graduating 2023-24 Roster
(Alphabetical Order)
Coby Ackerman
Class of 2026, Chicago C1
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Favorite Mock Memory:
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 B
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Undecided
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.
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
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
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
Class of 2027, Chicago C2
Hometown:
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Favorite Mock Memory:
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 C1
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Major: Statistics + Economics
Favorite Mock Memory: Nando’s team dinner after Mock at the Rock
Nadia Turner
Class of 2027, Chicago C1
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Economics + Political Science
Favorite Mock Memory: “Chalky”
Isabelle Townley
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
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.
William Zhao
Class of 2026, Chicago C2
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Major: Philosophy + Mathematics
Favorite Mock Memory: Compliment circles after tournaments.
Sam Jahangir
Head Coach
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Job: Attorney
Favorite Mock Memory: Every moment spent with his amazing team.