PROGRAM HISTORY
BRINGING HOME HARDWARE SINCE 2003
In its nearly two-decade long history, Tufts Mock Trial has attended over 100 tournaments, competed at the National Championship 10 times, and finished in the top 10 at Nationals 4 times.
Click on a tab below to view that year’s presidents, captains, and tab summaries from each attendeed tournament.
2020 - 2021
Presidents: Bennett Demsky and Celina Vidal
Tufts A: Bennett Demsky and Oliver Marsden
Tufts B: Celina Vidal and Tyler Whitaker
Tufts C: Ross Krantz and Carina Lo
Tufts D: Nyla Samee and Dean Lu
Team Becketacair: Jess Parillo and Will Wilson
Team Kislandani: Bennett Demsky and Brett Sachs
Team Eddbergo: Celina Vidal and Alexander Thompson
Team Bliushay: Tyler Whitaker and Fatima Lawan
All-American Attorneys: Bennett Demsky
All-American Witnesses: Alexander Thompson
All-National Attorneys: Will Wilson, Jess Parillo
All-National Witnesses: Brett Sachs
All-Regional Attorneys: Bennett Demsky, Will Wilson, Jess Parillo, Marie Kazibwe, Ross Krantz
All-Regional Witnesses: Brett Sachs, Emma Mandziuk
National Championship Tournament
Tufts A: 11-5-0, 2nd Place
Tufts B: 7-4-1
Tufts A: 10-0-2, 1st Place
Tufts A: 8-0-0, 1st Place
Tufts C: 5-2-1, 5th Place
Tufts D: 4-3-1
Tufts B: 7-0-1, 1st Place
Tufts C: 5-3-0
Great Chicago Fire Invitational
Tufts A: 5-3-0, 3rd Place
Tufts D: 3-5-0
Tufts B: 3-5-0
Tufts A: 7-2-0, 3rd Place
Tufts B: 4-3-1, 3rd Place
Team Bliushay: 6-4-2, 6th Place
Team Kislandani: 5-2-1, 4th Place
Team Eddbergo: 6-2-0, 2nd Place
Team Bliushay: 6-2-0, 6th Place
Team Becketacair: 3-4-1
Team Kislandani: 3-5-0
Team Eddbergo: 3-5-0
Team Becketacair: 3-5-0
2019 - 2020
Presidents: Arvind Goday and Maya Schoucair
Tufts A: Arvind Goday and Maya Schoucair
Tufts B: Katerina Kakkis and Bennett Demsky
Tufts C: Sarah Taketa and Jess Parillo
Tufts D: Tong Liu and Tyler Whitaker
Team Usatinsky: Maya Schoucair and Steven Becker
Team Alphonse: Leo Mandani and Celina Vidal
Team Kahn: Oliver Marsden and Ilana Goldberg
Team Friis: Arvind Goday and Will Porter
All-National Attorneys: Bennett Demsky
All-National Witnesses: Ilana Goldberg
All-Regional Attorneys: Steven Becker, Arvind Goday, Bennett Demsky
All-Regional Witnesses: Isabel Pentland
Tufts A: 6-2-0, 5th Place
Tufts B: 6-2-0
Tufts A: 6-2-0, 3rd Place
Tufts B: 7-0-1, 1st Place
Tufts C: 5-2-1, 5th Place
Tufts D: 3-4-1
Great Chicago Fire Invitational
Tufts A: 7-0-1, 1st Place
Tufts B: 6-1-1, 2nd Place
Tufts A: 5-2-1, 3rd Place
Tufts B: 7-1-0, 2nd Place
Team Usatinsky: 6-1-1, 2nd Place
Team Alphonse: 4-3-1
Team Kahn: 5-3-0, 5th Place
Team Friis: 5-3-0
Team Usatinsky: 5-3-0
Team Alphonse: 1-6-1
2018 - 2019
Presidents: Emma Kahn and Kayleigh Milano
Tufts A: Emma Kahn and Emil Friis
Tufts B: Leo Mandani and Arvind Goday
Tufts C: Oliver Marsden and Emily Barshay
Team McTaylor: Emil Friis and Tong Liu
Team Capblatt: Emma Kahn and Oliver Marsden
Team Fallamillo: Steven Becker and Mark Usatinsky
Team Nassowers: Leo Mandani and Kayleigh Milano
All-American Witnesses: Arvind Goday
All-National Attorneys: Steven Becker, Kayleigh Milano, Ashley Alphonse
All-Regional Attorneys: Steven Becker, Oliver Marsden
All-Regional Witnesses: Kayleigh Milano, Tyler Whitaker, Dean Lu
National Championship Tournament
Tufts A: 6-8-2
Tufts A: 7-0-1, 2nd Place
Tufts B: 4-4
Tufts B: 6-2, 3rd Place
Tufts C: 3-5
Tufts A: 7-1, 2nd Place
Shutdown Showdown Invitational
Tufts A: 3-4-1
Tufts B: 4-4-0
Team Fallamillo: 4-3-1
Team Capblatt: 5-3-0
Team Nassowers: 7-1-0, 2nd Place
Team Fallamillo: 7-0-1, 1st Place
Team McTaylor: 6-1-1, 2nd Place
Team Nassowers: 3-5-0
Team Capblatt: 5-3-0
Team McTaylor: 4-4-0
2017 - 2018
Presidents: Ben Reytblat and Ellie Powers
Tufts A: Ben Reytblat and Ellie Powers
Tufts B: Caroline McBrien and Madison Taylor
Tufts C: Isabel Pentland and Jack Eddy
Tufts D: Sarah Taketa and Tong Liu
Team Jejurikar: Ben Reytblat and Emil Friis
Team Sagan: Ashley Alphonse and Caroline McBrien
Team Zislam: Nick Fallah and Madison Taylor
Team Sinha: Ellie Powers and Kayleigh Milano
All-American Witnesses: William Porter
All-National Attorneys: Kayleigh Milano
All-National Witnesses: William Porter
All-Regional Attorneys: Kayleigh Milano, Caroline McBrien, Madison Taylor, Jack Eddy
All-Regional Witnesses: Alexander Jaramillo, Katerina Kakkis
Tufts A: 7-4-1, 6th Place
Tufts A: 6-2-0, 4th Place
Tufts B: 5-3-0
Tufts A: 6-2-0, 5th Place
Tufts C: 6-0-2, 2nd Place
Tufts B: 6-2-0, 6th Place
Tufts D: 3-4-1
Tufts A: 5-13-2
Tufts B: 3-5-0
Tufts A: 6-2-0, 3rd
Tufts B: 4-4-0
Team Sinha: 6-2-0, 7th Place
Team Jejurikar: 4-4-0
Team Sagan: 6-2-0, 5th Place
Team Zislam: 4-4-0
Team Sagan: 5-2-1
Team Sinha: 5-3-0, 5th Place
Team Jejurkar: 7-1-0, 1st Place
Team Zislam: 4-4-0
2016 - 2017
Presidents: Shashank Jejurikar and Caroline McBrien
Tufts A: Shashank Jejurikar and Caroline McBrien
Tufts B: Zabir Islam and Emma Kahn
Tufts C: Emil Friis and Emily Hoffman
Tufts D: Ashley Alphonse and Joe Caplan
Team Sweiss: Ben Reytblat and Emil Friis
Team Grosch: Zabir Islam
Team Lorenzen: Atreyo Sinha and Madison Taylor
Team Berzok: Shashank Jejurikar and Ben Reytblat
All-Regional Attorneys: Shashank Jejurikar, Zabir Islam
All-Regional Witnesses: Ellie Powers
Tufts A: 3-5-0
Tufts B: 3-4-1
Tufts A: 7-1-0, 2nd Place
Tufts B: 3-5-0
Tufts B: 6-2-0, 6th Place
Tufts D: 3-3-2
Hilltop Invitational
Tufts A: 4-4-0
Team Berzok: 3-5-0
Team Lorenzen: 6-2-0, 1st Place
Team Sweiss: 4-4-0
Team Grosch: 7-0-1, 1st Place
Team Grosch: 5-3-0
Team Sweiss: 4-4-0
Team Berzok: 5-3-0
Team Lorenzen: 4-2-2
Team Powers-Fallah: 2-4-2
2015 - 2016
Presidents: Sara Weiss and Katie Grosch
Tufts A: Sara Weiss and Katie Grosch
Tufts B: Zabir Islam and Caroline McBrien
Tufts C: Ginetta Sagan and Taylor Hodhod
Team XuTelekLyons: Shashank Jejurikar and Zabir Islam
Team Parsonsteino: Katie Grosch
Team Fierce: Sara Weiss and Atreyo Sinha
All-National Attorneys: Sara Weiss
All-Regional Attorneys: Ginetta Sagan
All-Regional Witnesses: Andrew Nassar
Tufts A: 3-2-2
Tufts B: 3-5-0
Tufts C: 7-1-0, 3rd Place
Tufts A: 7-1-0, 2nd Place
Tufts B: 3-4-1
Tufts A: 5-5-0, 5th Place
Team XuTelekLyons: 4-4-0
Team Fierce: 4-3-1
Team Parsonsteino: 7-1-0, 2nd Place
Team XuTelekLyons: 8-0-0, 1st Place
Team Parsonsteino: 3-4-1
2014 - 2015
Presidents: Nick Teleky and Anna Lyons
Tufts A: Nick Teleky and Anna Lyons
Tufts B: Sara Weiss and Katie Grosch
Tufts C: Sophie Maki and Zabir Islam
Tufts D: Shashank Jejurikar
Team Sokol: Nick Teleky and Will Lorenzen
Team Pilchik-Watts: Sara Weiss and Eve Feldberg
Team Lasko: Mandy Xu and Zabir Islam
Team Kurland: Anna Lyons and Katie Grosch
All-American Attorneys: Nick Teleky
All-American Witnesses: Ben Kurland
All-National Attorneys: Nick Teleky
All-National Witnesses: Anna Lyons
All-Regional Attorneys: Sara Weiss, Sophie Maki
All-Regional Witnesses: Shashank Jejurikar
Tufts A: 7-5, 5th Place
Tufts A: 6-1-1, 6th Place
Tufts B: 4-4-0
Tufts C: 6-2-0, 5th Place
Tufts D: 4-3-1
Tufts A: 7-1, 2nd Place
Tufts B: 7-1, 3rd Place
Tufts A: 8-3-1, 4th Place
Team Pilchik-Watts: 5-3-0, 5th Place
Team Lasko: 2-1-5
Team Kurland: 6-2-0, 3rd Place
Team Sokol: 4-4-0
2013 - 2014
Brian Pilchik (’14) and Nicholas Teleky (’15) were elected as Co-Presidents in 2013. The fall semester started with a strong showing at Brandeis, with Tufts teams placing third and fifth. Next, Tufts placed fifth at Columbia University’s Big Apple Invitational, third at American University’s WONK tournament, and third at our own Mumbo Jumbo tournament. The fall season ended with a second-place victory at Yale. In the spring, Tufts earned three bids to the Philadelphia, PA ORC, and at ORCS, Tufts earned one bid to the National Championship Tournament in Orlando, FL. Tufts won one bid to the NCT in Orlando, FL. The team went 5-7 in the three-judge tournament, earning Nicholas Teleky his first All-American Attorney award and Samantha Sokol (’14) double-sided All-American Witness awards. Samantha Sokol was the highest-ranked witness at the tournament.
2012 - 2013
2011 - 2012
2010 - 2011
2009 - 2010
2008 - 2009
2007 - 2008
2006 - 2007
2005 - 2006
2003 - 2005