GUMT at Penn State

A huge congratulations to Team Labubu, captained by Cynthia Lu and Abi Adane, and Team Pikachu, captained by Nate Schindler and Flora Xia, for their amazing performances at the Penn State Happy Valley Invitational! Let’s also give a huge round of applause to Team Pikachu, who walked away with a 5-3 winning record and an honorable mention! Special shout-outs to James Long and Cynthia Lu for each winning an Outstanding Attorney Award, and Meena Durairaj for her Outstanding Witness Award!

We could not be more proud of everyone’s performance, and we’re so excited to see you continue to crush the rest of your seasons!

Team Labubu

Team Captains

Team captains Abigail Adane & Cynthia Lu

Prosecution Bench

Abigail Adane, Ellie Turchetta, & James Long as Prosecution attorneys

Defense Bench

Melissa Sisto (not in image), Anna Opalsky, & Cynthia Lu as Defense attorneys

Team Witnesses

Medha Balaji, Meena Durairaj, & Connor McGorthy as both Prosecution and Defense witnesses

Outstanding Performance Awardees

James Long, Meena Durairaj, & Cynthia Lu with their Outstanding Performance Awards

Labubu at the Apple Orchard

Melissa Sisto, Ellie Turchetta, Meena Durairaj, & Cynthia Lu

Team Pikachu

Prosecution Bench

Olivia Romanson, Flora Xia, & Samirah Hussain as Prosecution attorneys

Prosecution Witnesses

Nina Rao, Ria Maheshwari, & Olivia Santos as Prosecution witnesses

Defense Bench

Selim Kim, Carder Squirrell, & Nate Schindler as Defense attorneys

Defense Witnesses

Nina Rao, Flora Xia, & Olivia Santos as Defense witnesses

Team Pikachu Family Dinner

Published November 3rd, 2025