The 2022-23 season was another banner year for UMBC Mock Trial. During this most recent season, UMBC Mock Trial advanced both teams to the national semifinal tournament called the Opening Round Championship Series, or ORCS. This was UMBC’s ninth consecutive season advancing to ORCS, and this accomplishment followed a challenging and thrilling invitational season where UMBC traveled the country and competed against the best programs around the nation.
UMBC’s 2022-23 program members gather to celebrate before heading to ORCS
In addition to making it to ORCS, UMBC Mock Trial earned several team and individual honors throughout the season. Earning two bids to ORCS involved placing at both the Washington DC and Owings Mills AMTA Regional tournaments, and UMBC also had thirteen different individual award winners throughout the season. We also earned a top-5 finish at our own invitational tournament, the Charm City Classic, and had strong team showings at several other elite invitational tournaments. Despite bringing in 12+ new members, both UMBC A and UMBC B excelled this season and continued to show that UMBC is one of the nation’s elite Mock Trial programs.
UMBC B celebrates with their coaches after earning a bid to ORCS
Success like what UMBC Mock Trial accomplished this year and in past years can only be achieved with funding and support from donors like you. We anticipate a significant cut of more than 75% of our budget for the 2023-2024 season and need your help to make up the difference.
If we are able to meet our goal of raising at least $5,000 in donations to the UMBC Foundation for the benefit of UMBC and the Mock Trial team, we can use those funds to cover various expenses throughout the fall and winter seasons, such as:
Every dollar of our budget goes to paying for hotels, transportation, tournament exhibits, and team meals. We have a program policy that allows every member of UMBC Mock Trial to compete regardless of financial circumstance, and most of our budget goes toward making that possible.
We are excited for another fantastic season in 2023-24 and look forward to traveling to invitational tournaments in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and beyond. We have a young and motivated group of returning members working hard to prepare for this upcoming season with the goal of returning to Nationals in 2024. Nearly the entire UMBC B team that had a strong performance at ORCS is returning, along with several members from UMBC A who also excelled at ORCS last year. UMBC Mock Trial has a storied past, from our 2021 National Championship to our five Nationals appearances since 2017, and we need your help to build for the future.
UMBC B poses for a photo after a successful appearance at the Washington DC ORCS
If you are not in a position to donate, we understand and would appreciate you sharing this page on social media or with friends and family who may be able to give. Thank you for your support of UMBC Mock Trial, and we are excited for all of the amazing things to come!
All contributions are administered by the UMBC Foundation, Inc., for the benefit of UMBC.