{"id":49570,"date":"2023-04-11T08:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T12:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=49570"},"modified":"2023-08-11T08:19:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:19:41","slug":"heading-to-nationals-mock-trial-dives-into-the-deep-end-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/heading-to-nationals-mock-trial-dives-into-the-deep-end-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading to nationals, UTC Mock Trial dives into the deep end together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_49574\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" data-attachment-id=\"49574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/heading-to-nationals-mock-trial-dives-into-the-deep-end-together\/mock-trial-practice-23-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Mock Trial team practices Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023 in the 541 McCallie building.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1680723492&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;140&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mock Trial Practice-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mock Trial Practice-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Mock Trial team practices Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023 in the 541 McCallie building.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148.jpg\" alt=\"Senior captains Taylor Johnson and Sophia Kennan during a lighter moment at a recent UTC Mock Trial practice. Photo by Angela Foster.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2148-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior captains Taylor Johnson and Sophia Kennan during a lighter moment at a recent UTC Mock Trial practice. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Packing business suits and practicing depositions, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Mock Trial team prepares to take the stand at nationals in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth time in university history, UTC Mock Trial is one of 48 teams across the country to reach this level. Competing over the course of three days, the Mock Trial team will tackle a case they have worked on for three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>UTC senior and Mock Trial President Taylor Johnson said she and her teammates will face teams from the Ivy League, such as Yale University and Harvard University, a realization both intimidating and exhilarating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one on this team currently has ever been to nationals,\u201d said Johnson, a political science major and native of Clarksville, Tennessee. \u201cIt kind of feels like we\u2019re being thrown in the deep end with all these really incredible teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Practicing for hours every day, Johnson said UTC Mock Trial is preparing to show the skills that got them to the national competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all really dedicated and they\u2019re all just really good at supporting one another,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWhen we\u2019re stressed or worried about what objections to make or what part of our speech to remember, you can kind of just look at a teammate and they\u2019ll give you that look like, \u2018You got this\u2019\u2026that definitely helps us perform better during rounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite four years of Mock Trial, \u201cIt\u2019s still nerve-wracking,\u201d Johnson said, \u201cbut I know how to not show everyone else that I\u2019m terrified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UTC\u2019s last trip to nationals was in 2020, but competition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Returning in this, her senior year, after first competing at the national level as a freshman brings her college experience full circle, Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Competitions are based on acting out elements of legal practices\u2014from depositions to cross-examinations\u2014and teach participants other useful skills such as dressing and conducting oneself properly in a courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Serving as a team captain, UTC senior and political science major Sophia Kennan also has participated since her freshman year. An aspiring attorney from Nashville, Kennan said Mock Trial is great practice for her future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really stressful, but at the same time, it\u2019s a lot of fun to learn on your feet, think on your feet and be able to make arguments on your feet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Competition is tiring, Kennan added, but the possibility of winning is worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so rewarding, and to feel the fruits of your labor is one of the best feelings in the world,\u201d Kennan said. \u201cYou really do get to be a part of this close-knit family and it\u2019s so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49573\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"811\" data-attachment-id=\"49573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/heading-to-nationals-mock-trial-dives-into-the-deep-end-together\/mock-trial-practice-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,811\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Mock Trial team practices Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023 in the 541 McCallie building.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1680723110&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mock Trial Practice-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mock Trial Practice-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Mock Trial team practices Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023 in the 541 McCallie building.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-1024x649.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136.jpg\" alt=\"The UTC Mock Trial team practices on Wednesday, April 5, for the American Mock Trial Association national championship.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"1521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-580x368.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-610x387.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-1536x973.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Mock-Trial-Rehearsal-23-2136-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UTC Mock Trial team practices on Wednesday, April 5, for the American Mock Trial Association national championship.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the fourth time in eight years, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mock Trial team has advanced to the national championship tournament. 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