Two teams will represent Fitchburg State University at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association’s annual tournament in January as a result of their performance at the qualifying tournament held on campus last Friday and Saturday.
The Fitchburg State teams – Matthew Costello and Haley Schilling, and Angela Szymcik and Robert Sivazlian – will represent Fitchburg State at Regent University Law School in Virginia Beach.
The regional tournament, which brought 48 teams from 15 colleges and universities to Fitchburg State, was won by Michelle Freeman and Jacob Gomez of the California State University at Fullerton, who defeated Gianni Crameri and William Manning of Bentley University in the final round on Saturday.
The tournament in January will mark Costello’s fourth national event. It is rare for freshmen to compete in the tournament but Costello, also president of the Student Government Association, has competed in all four years at Fitchburg State and earned national distinction in each of them. Szymcik will be making her second trip to the national tournament. Schilling – daughter of Fitchburg State faculty members –and Sivazlian will be making their first appearance there in January.
Fitchburg State’s Moot Court team has a history of strong showings at the regional event, advancing to the national moot court competition 12 consecutive times. The university has consistently advanced to the second day of national competition since 2000 and remains the only school in the nation to make the break in every national tournament.
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