Following its Arizona opening tothe season, the USC Mock Trial Team competed at tournaments held by UCI and UCLA. The latter of which, Team members skipped a major portion of their Winter Break to prepare for. At both tournaments, USC Team members faced competitive fields including Berkeley, Yale, Columbia and NYU. Team members Aaron Macris and Casey Wong capped-off the final invitational tournament by earning individual awards at UCLA. Macris' skills as an attorney garnered an "Outstanding Attorney" award. Wong was the ONLY competitor recognized as both an "Outstanding Attorney" and an "Outstanding Witness."