Team

COACHES

Dawn Lowry -Director

Peter Figueroa-Graduate Student

Stan and Kate Polit - Alumni Coaches

Tyler Watkins-Assistant Director

Brenna Fuhr - Graduate Student

Lucas Muratore - Alumni Coach

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

Public Relations
NAME: Cara Chiswell
(KARE-uh)
YEAR: First Year
MAJOR: Forensic Science (Forensic Chemistry)
HOMETOWN: North Augustus, SC
SIGN: Leo
FAVORITE EVENT: Prose

NAME: Prem Ganesan
(PRAYM)
YEAR: First Year
MAJOR: Economics
HOMETOWN: Plymouth, MN
SIGN: Cancer
FAVORITE EVENT: DI

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