Stanford Finishes Third at '09 Stanford Invitational

January 25, 2009

Stanford Law School placed third at the 2009 Stanford Invitational tournament.

Congratulations to Mark Hernandez '10, Jake Heller '10, Casey McCracken '09, and Kevin Papay '10 for finishing with an 8-2 record. Kevin took home an outstanding attorney award with 22 of a possible 25 ranks.

Paul Bagley '11, Christian Guevara '11, Andre LaRoche '09, and Eric Osborne '10 also represented Stanford with remarkable talent and poise.

The tournament would not have been possible without the dedication of Tournament Director Blake Bailey, Judicial Liaison Samantha Bateman, Rachel Juarez, and Rakesh Kilaru. The program profusely thanks Jillian Del Pozo, Frank Muniz, Daniel O'Neill, and Chidel Onuegbu for all their help and continued support.

Full results for the tournament can be found below. Congratulations to tournament champ Fordham University, who emerged from the field undefeated!

OUTSTANDING TRIAL TEAMS (Maximum possible ballots = 10; CS = sum of opponents’ ballots won)

1-Team J, Fordham University, 10-0
2-Team L, Howard University, 8-2 (CS = 20)
3-Team D, Stanford University, 8-2 (CS = 14)

Honorable Mention

Team F, UC-Hastings, 6-4 (CS = 24)
Team M, Washington University, 6-4 (CS =23)

OUTSTANDING ATTORNEYS (Maximum possible ranks = 25)

25-Team C, UC-Berkeley, Jennifer Goldman, P

24-Team M, Washington University, Olayinka Hamza, D

23-Team G, University of Buffalo, Justin Hartman, D
23-Team B, UC-Los Angeles, Patrick Gunning, D

22-Team D, Stanford University, Kevin Papay, D

20-Team K, UC-Berkeley, Josh Russ, P
20-Team L, Howard University, Katheena Mussa, P

Contact: Rakesh Kilaru
Contact Email: rkilaru@stanford.edu
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