<p>Congratulations to UVA's Mock Trial Team for winning the National Mock Trial Championship.</p>
<p>Team members consist of:</p>
<p>"Fourth-year students Samantha Bateman and Benjamin Sachs, both of Virginia Beach, Va.; third-year students Mostafa Abdelkarim of Fairfax, Va. and Daniel Young of Chesapeake, Va.; second-year students Sean Hamidi of Los Angeles, Calif. and Jamar Walker of Melfa, Va.; and first-year students Ryann Burke of Atlanta, Ga. and Steven Kanjo of New York City, N.Y. All eight members are students in the College of Arts & Sciences. Also attending were the captains of U.Va.s second team, Ashton Alexander of Nashville, Tenn. and Kevin Richards of North Salem, N.Y."</p>
<p>"The national victory marked the conclusion of a watershed year for the U.Va. Mock Trial program. In the 2005-2006 season, it won two invitational tournaments, placed in the top 10 nine times at various competitions and earned 14 individual awards. As a program, U.Va. had a cumulative record of 59-20-4, with an overall winning percentage of 75.3 percent."</p>