STUDENTS
SENIORS
Captain
NAME: Natalie Cumming (NA-tuh-lee) YEAR: Senior MAJOR: Performance: Musical Theatre | Minor in Spanish HOMETOWN: Orono, MN SIGN: Gemini FAVORITE EVENT: POE Natalie Cumming is so so happy to do what she loves everyday with her favorite people. She's incredibly friendly like a golden retriever but also can be really aggressive like a golden retriever. She has a dog who is the light of her life (Eddie). She also is an ambitious rockstar and cannot be stopped. Her favorite things include videos of people answering questions wrongly, Broadway musicals, meditation, Chris Fleming, stage fails, talking about herself, Tom Murabito, soup, potatoes, and the sunrise. Public Relations
NAME: Mollie Weitzman (MAH-lee) YEAR: Senior MAJOR: Environmental Science (Wildlife) | Minor in English HOMETOWN: Big Stone Gap, VA SIGN: Libra FAVORITE EVENTS: POI, POE Mollie Weitzman is so excited for her third year on the team. When she isn't reciting poetry like her life depends on it, you can find Mollie curled up with the newest gay YA novel (and crying over it), organizing with GMU's Jewish organizations, or shopping with her friends. Her favorite things include French press coffee, rereading her favorite books, wrinkly puppies, and loudly screaming the song "Betty" in her Prius. |
Captain
NAME: Cheriaca Huntley (She/Her) (Chair-EYE-uh-kah) YEAR: Senior MAJOR: Mass Communications HOMETOWN: Carrier Mills, IL SIGN: Chicken Nugget FAVORITE EVENTS: POE Public Relations
NAME: Izzie Larson (IH-zee) YEAR: Senior MAJOR: INTS Social Justice & Human Rights | Minor in Dance HOMETOWN: Moorhead MN SIGN: Virgo FAVORITE EVENT: DUO, POE Originally from rural MN, Izzie fell in love with the busy and beautiful DMV area. When they are not competing, you can find them reading and writing poetry, dancing, drawing, playing bass, eating breakfast & making team vlogs. They love their kitty Ophie, their lizard Comet, the lake, R&B music and dyeing everything in their home blue and purple! |
JUNIORS
Recruitment Coordinator
NAME: Emily Williams (EH-mih-lee) YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Government & International Politics | Minor in Legal Studies and Women and Gender Studies HOMETOWN: Palm City, FL SIGN: Pisces FAVORITE EVENTS: POI, DUO Emily is excited to be swapping out her sunshine state for a place where seasons actually take place! She is so happy to be a part of the GMU forensics team and loves being at mason because of the amazing political opportunities and because she looks great in green. When not participating in speech (let’s be real, never) Emily can be found studying, looking at pictures of her 3 dogs, hanging out with her sorority, or sitting in the 24 hour Starbucks late at night listening to Lorde. Tournament Director
NAME: Jose Quinones (Ho-ZAY) YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Criminology HOMETOWN: Weston, FL SIGN: Capricorn FAVORITE EVENTS: EXT Jose is currently a sophomore on the team and a recruitment coordinator. When he isn’t prepping for 30 minutes he enjoys listening to music, playing music and video games. He fell in love with the DMV area after discovering seasons which he hadn’t known in Florida. Jose loves his big Haleigh and Izzie too.
NAME: Scott Kline
(Sk-AHT) YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Psychology HOMETOWN: Luray, VA SIGN: Taurus FAVORITE EVENT: Info |
Secretary
NAME: Cordelia Tran (Kore-DEEL-ee-uh) YEAR: Junior/Senior MAJOR: Government & International Politics HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA SIGN: Sagittarius FAVORITE EVENTS: POI, DUO Cordelia is a sophomore on the GMU team, and a current tournament director. Outside of speech she enjoys cooking feasts, going to concerts, fundraising with her sorority, and hanging out of windows of fast cars! She's on a pre-law track and is also a black belt in karate! GMU You know! Alumni Relations and Outreach
NAME: Atta Gould (AT-tuh) YEAR: Junior MAJOR: History HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY SIGN: Scorpio NAME: Steven Franklin
(STEVE-en) MAJOR: Criminology YEAR: Junior SIGN: Aquarius FAVORITE EVENT: DI |
SOPHOMORES
Recruitment Coordinator
NAME: Gustavo Lanz (Goo-STAH-voh) YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Government & International Politics | Minor in Data Analysis HOMETOWN: Caracas, Venezuela SIGN: Taurus FAVORITE EVENTS: ADS NAME: Sagan Holbrook
(SAY-Gen) YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: History | Minor in Tourism and Event Management HOMETOWN: Wise, VA SIGN: Aquarius FAVORITE EVENT: Prose |
Tournament Director
NAME: Eleni Mercer (Uh-LEN-ee) YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Government & International Politics HOMETOWN: Jupiter, Florida SIGN: Virgo FAVORITE EVENT: POE Eleni is pumped to be a GMU forensics team member! Originally from the North, Eleni is glad to be back somewhere where the leaves change colors. When they aren’t holding a binder, you can find Eleni googling bigfoot theories or thrifting super high-waisted pants. They love to organize, then color-code, then reorganize their room, canvas for local candidates, and pretend like they’re living in a music video when listening to Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ album. |
FIRST YEARS
NAME: Brooke Gorman
(Br-UHk) YEAR: First Year MAJOR: Foreign Language (Spanish) HOMETOWN: Nashville, TN SIGN: Aries FAVORITE EVENT: ADS |
NAME: Molly Izer
(MAH-lee) YEAR: First Year MAJOR: Government & International Politics HOMETOWN: Sandy, OR SIGN: Aquarius FAVORITE EVENT: POI |

NAME: Sujay Khona
(SOO-jay) YEAR: First Year MAJOR: Film and Video Studies, Business HOMETOWN: Herndon, VA SIGN: Virgo FAVORITE EVENT: POI |
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