Fresno, CA Qualifier Poll

[DrillbitTaylor]

I have way too much time on my hands.

[Rane]

I'm going to pick (In no particular order):

Arizona "B" (All bias aside)
ASU A
ASU B
USC A
UCLA B
UCI B
Claremont McKenna A

Depending on what happens
Either Stanford B or UCSB A

[MChong37]

Results are up:
1.   Arizona State University 1142 8-0
2.   University of California (Golden Bears) 1158 7-0-1
3.   UCLA 1486 7-1
4.   UC, Irvine 1299 6-2 CS: 20
5.   UC, Irvine 1300 6-2 CS: 15.5
6.   Stanford 1442 6-2 CS: 14
7.   UC, Santa Barbara 1524 5-3 CS: 20 (SOO 3)
8.   Fresno State 1063 5-3 CS: 20 (SOO 3.5)
9.    Claremont McKenna 1172 5-3 CS: 18
10.    Claremont McKenna 1505 4-3-1

Attorney Awards
19 Ranks:   
Melissa Lim, University of Arizona 1041, Defense
      Michael Kelso, UCLA 1486, Plaintiff

18 Ranks:    Donna Farag, UC, San Diego 1497, Plaintiff
      Samir Siddhanti, Stanford 1442, Plaintiff
      Natalie Yee, California 1159, Plaintiff
      Corey Wlodarczyk, Arizona 1041, Plaintiff
      Nancy Nguyen, UC, Irvine 1300, Defense
      Gaya Shanmuganatha, UC, Irvine 1299, Plaintiff
      Monica Mueller, Stanford 1442, Defense
      Patrick O'Connor, UC, Santa Cruz 1094, Plaintiff

17 Ranks:    Christine Liu, UCLA, Defense (for the Harvey Wallace
      All-Tournament Team 1985)
      Kayla Griffith, Cal State, Fresno 1063, Plaintiff
      Edward Zaki, Claremont McKenna 1505, Plaintiff
      Martin Gilbert, Claremont McKenna 1172, Plaintiff
      Michael Dee, UC, San Diego 1497, Defense
      Cathy Pringle, UC, Santa Barbara 1524, Plaintiff
      Adam Lewis, University of Arizona 1042, Defense


All Regional WITNESS AWARDS:

20 Ranks:    Craig Waters, Fresno State 1063, Defense

19 Ranks:   Candace Clark, Cal State, Fresno 1064, Defense
      Matt McClure, Arizona 1041, Plaintiff

18 Ranks:   Howard Chang, UC, Irvine 1300, Defense

17 Ranks:   Ben Chapman, UC, Santa Cruz 1093, Plaintiff
      Michelle Henderson, UC, Irvine 1299 Plaintiff
      Christine Sihn, Southern Cal 1438, Defense
      
16 Ranks:   Jillian Bruni, UCLA 1486, Defense
      Tom Collins, UC, Irvine 1299, Defense
      Jo Kotyuk, Arizona State 1142 Defense
      Molly Wyant, UC, San Diego 1497, Defense




Also, he's one of my buddies; it's Patrick O'Connor -- not O'Brien.

[Irvine.Coach]

I want to thank Fresno State for hosting such a well-run regional tournament.  The Bulldogs are hospitable and professional.  I hope Gordon and company will continue to host in the future.

I can't remember a tournament in which we hit such consistently friendly teams -- UCLA, USC, Santa Cruz, Claremont, ASU and Berkeley were all wonderful opponents. 

ASU and Berkeley were obviously outstanding, as evidenced by their records.  But I wanted to highlight Claremont McKenna.  Their ninth place finish does not do them justice.  This is a talented, creative and hard-working team.  I expect they will soon find their way from the open bid rankings to the opening round championship, where they belong.  Congrats to Martin, Abhi and the other Stags and Athenas -- we will see you soon.

Congrats also to Steve Borello and his 964 Bruins.  They were kind enough to let me watch their round 1.  The hype is for real.  This team is outstanding.

[ItalianTrojan]

In light of Justin's gracious gesture, I suppose it's more than appropriate to congratulate Irvine on it's impressive weekend as well.  The only thing more impressive than both teams finishing 6-2 is the fact that Irvine once again deservedly received the Spirit of AMTA award.  I can't think of a more friendly and enthusiastic team on the circuit.  On a side note, I'd like to give a shout out to Gaya for taking home her first attorney award. 

While I'm at it I want to thank Fresno for hosting a fantastic regional and earning a bid to ORCS.  Our third round with them was an entertaining and hard-fought match. 

Good luck to all the teams earning bids out of Fresno this weekend.

- Borello

[DesertClassic]

I had the pleasure of judging a scrimmage between Gaya's Irvine team and ASU before UCLA.  Let's just say I'm thrilled we won the re-match, because they won the scrimmage.

Irvine is an amazing program full of wonderful students with world class coaching.

Ditto on congrats to Gaya.  I Gaya!

[Rane]

Although our results were ultimately heart-wrenching for me, I'd like to thank Fresno State for putting on a terrific tournament once again. We enjoyed our time competing in Fresno for the second year in a row.

Arizona wants to thank Claremont McKenna A, ASU A, and UCSB (A and B), for 4 fantastic (and incredibly competitive) rounds.  I can definitely echo Justin's sentiments, Claremont McKenna's record in no way indicates how -good- that team really is. Abhi it was a great experience and pleasure getting to argue with you for 3 different portions of the case (Walton, Thomas, and Closings). I wish ASU, CMC and UCSB luck in Irvine. Also, I want to send a special congratulations to ASU 1142 for going undefeated. Everyone in Irvine be careful, those girls know what they're doing.

Congrats to all of the other teams advancing on to the Irvine ORCS.

Unless magnificent luck somehow prevails, I was content with this being my last hurrah in AMTA as a competitor.

Corey Wlodarczyk
University of Arizona 1041
Team Captain

[KShaw]

I haven't seen most of these teams personally, but if they are all up to par with Fresno State, then this must have been a great regional. Congrats to everyone who qualified, and a special hurrah for Fresno State from the Colorado team. Third round at UIUC was one of the best rounds we've ever had, and we know from the talent, professionalism, and friendliness that you displayed there that you more than deserve this.