MembersBelow are the current members and coaches of Mock Trial at the University of Washington. To see our amazing graduates, visit our alumni page!
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2024-25 Executive Board
Samantha Hasegawa | President
Sam is a senior at UW majoring in English and Political Science. The majority of her free time is spent in mixed martial arts or napping in unconventional spots on campus. She’s passionate about a variety of topics but will probably figure out what she wants to do eventually.
Individual Awards Outstanding Attorney - 17 π - Spartan Throwdown, 2024 Outstanding Witness - 17 ∆ - Anna Wood Open, 2022 All-Region Witness - 16 ∆ - Regional 3-A, 2022 |
Angela LeDrew | Vice President
Angela is a second year student at the University of Washington and is majoring in political science and philosophy. Originally from sunny California, Angela is excited to represent UW regardless of the weather. When she is not at practice she is spending time with friends, rock climbing, or reconnecting with nature.
Individual Awards Outstanding Witness - 16 ∆ - Spartan Throwdown, 2024 Outstanding Attorney - 16 π - Emerald City Open, 2023 |
Daisy Hu| Tournament Coordinator
Daisy is a sophomore majoring in finance. She is preparing to sell her soul to the devil as a consultant while she figures out what to do with the rest of her life. When she's not grinding mock trial, she's probably pumping her bloodstream with an obscene amount of caffeine or at a dance class.
Individual Awards Outstanding Attorney - 20 ∆ - Slo-Town Hoedown, 2024 |
Chloe Mau | Logistics Chair
Chloe is currently a sophmore who is fascinated with two disparate disciplines of Informatics and International Studies at the UW. While not badgering or arguing in MT, you can find Chloe pulling herself up on rocks or showing aggressive love to her unaffectionate cat, Squid.
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Susruthi Karanam | Finance Chair
Susruthi is a Junior from Sammamish, Washington who is intending to major in Informatics and Law, Societies, and Justice. This is her second year doing Mock Trial and she is thrilled to be a part of the team! When she's not pouring over her assignments, she can be found spending time with her friends and family, sleeping, and spending too much time on YouTube.
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Competitors
Kat West
Kat is a senior who transferred to the UW, formerly a UBC student, majoring in integrated social sciences. She aspires to be a corporate tort defense attorney and swears she won't become a corporate sellout. Hobbies include anime, channeling their inner gym bro, and rambling about why Canada is objectively better than the US.
Individual Awards Outstanding Witness - 17 π - Thornhill Throwdown, 2023 Outstanding Witness - 17 π - Emerald City Open, 2023 All-Region Witness - 17 π - Seattle Regional, 2023 |
Rebecca Sorg
Rebecca is a senior at UW majoring in Law, Societies, and Justice, with a minor in Public Policy. She participated as one of the founding members of her high school’s Mock Trial team, and is very excited to continue the chaos at UWMT. When not stressing about the piles of reading she has to complete, you can find her religiously watching Gilmore Girls, or trying to convince her friends to not do anything too stupid.
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Lorena Vegas
Lorena is a junior majoring in Human Resources, although her goal has always been law school. Born and raised in Pasco, Washington, Lorena found her passion for public speaking in her high school's Speech and Debate Team and is loving her time in UW Mock Trial. Her hobbies include being a full-time Swiftie, solving Rubik's cubes, and destroying her friends at Just Dance.
Individual Awards All-Region Witness- 18 π - Seattle Regional, 2024 |
Alexandra Gomez
Alexandra is a second-year student from Bonney Lake, Washington. She is studying Cinema & Media along with Political Science. Alex is a lover of oxymorons, pickles, $6 Regal Tuesdays, and writing about herself in the third person. When she's not at practice, you can probably find her reading thriller novels or, more likely, squirrel-watching around campus.
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Amelia Tripp
Amelia is a sophomore at UW studying Psychology and Political Science. She has an interest in Criminal Law as well as Public Policy! She is excited to be a part of UWMT because she loves to argue with people. Raised in Santa Cruz California, she has spent most of her time there working on a fishing boat! She enjoys anything to do with boats, the ocean, and fish of course.
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Ian Morrison
Ian is a freshman studying political science. He is from Las Vegas, NV and joined mock trial to gain more public speaking experience and hands on experience as he plans on heading to law school. When he is not stressed over school he likes to workout, train jiu jitsu, and binge netflix in his dorm.
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Elinor Widdows
Elinor Widdows is a first-year student at UW whose intended major is Law, Societies, and Justice. When she's not talking about fake law, she's talking about real law and when she's not talking about real law, she's probably working on an elaborate makeup look or making a new perfume. She hopes to go to law school and become an attorney with a focus in "not being evil".
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ShengYao Liu
ShengYao is a first-year majoring in Computer Engineering. She is still deciding whether to fully commit to becoming a software engineer or append a pre-law track into her schedule. When ShengYao is not socializing or juggling her classes and assignments, she enjoys exploring restaurants around town and building her Google map Local Guide achievements.
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Maximus Starr
はじめまして! Maximus is a freshman majoring in both Law, Societies, and Justice as
well as Japanese. He did mock trial in high school for three years and is excited to continue the obsession. When not mocking trials, he enjoys playing the guitar, avoiding the otaku allegations, and playing far too many video games. |
John Akira Matsuno Burgess
John is a first-year student at Udub intending to double major in political science and philosophy. Hailing from Los Angeles, John is adjusting to how green Washington is. John did both speech & debate and mock trial in high school yet he insists his brain isn’t rotted. Outside of the Courtroom John loves to listen to esoteric music, get lost in nature, and play strategy games.
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Meher Chadha
Meher is a freshman from Sammamish, Washington who has no idea what she wants to major in, but really wants to go to law school. She's 15 years old and a part of the Robinson Center, and when she isn't trying to argue with everyone around her, you can find her reading or in random abandoned buildings across Seattle. She is so excited to be a part of this team, and can't wait to mock trial the heck out of this year!
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Komathi Anand
Komathi Anand is a freshman currently studying computer science at the University of Washington. She interested in tech and digital privacy law and is still on the fence on whether or not she wants to go to law school. In her free time, she bakes, wanders around Seattle without a GPS, and plays the flute for random gigs and for funsies.
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Arhan Dager
Arhan is a freshman at UW planning to major in Applied mathematics(CFRM). He is an international student from India, who is delighted to be part of the team as it is his first time doing mock trial. When he is not studying or working on projects he can be found either at the squash court or in the library reading.
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Coaches
Landon Whitbread | Head Coach
Landon graduated in 2013 as one of the most decorated members in club history. He helped propel the Huskies to multiple NCT appearances and tournament victories. Landon has coached the Huskies since his graduation.
To view Landon's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |
Nina Karagounis | Coach, Staff Tournament Director
Nina competed for UWMT from 2016 to 2019 and earned an All National Attorney Award her final year on the team. She is now a librarian Specializing in career development and technical skill building.
To view Nina's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |
Isabelle Shain | Coach
Isabelle graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2016 and competed on the mock trial team for all four years. Isabelle represented Vanderbilt at the National tournament two of her four years and earned an All National Attorney award in 2015. When Isabelle isn't coaching, she is working on criminal trials at the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office or training horses.
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Sara Leonetti | Coach
Sara spent four seasons with UWMT as both an attorney and a witness. She was on the 2013-2015 NCT teams, including the team that earned a UWMT-best 2nd Place finish at the Championships in 2015! Sara earned a perfect 30 attorney ranks at that event--a first in collegiate mock trial--enshrining her as an All-American. Now, Sara is an attorney and helps UWMT as an Assistant Coach.
To view Sara's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |
Kyler Teo | Coach
Kyler spent four years at UWMT from 2018-2022. While many know Kyler for being a fierce competitor, his strong leadership and deep compassion for his teammates is what our program remembers the most. After graduation, he continued his leadership and became a coach for the team. Kyler is currently a 2L at the UW School of Law.
To view Kyler's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |
Hannah Dahleen | Coach
Hannah competed with UWMT for three years from 2019-2022. During her time, Hannah was as an attorney, witness, captain, and sometimes all three at once. Despite juggling many roles, Hannah performed exceptionally. She earned many individual awards, including an All-National Attorney award in her final year with the program. After graduating, Hannah works at a private law firm and rejoined UWMT as a coach.
To view Hannah's accolades, visit the Alumni page. |