HPU Sophomore Rylie Burden won top speaker at the Rocky Mountain Moot Court Invitational.

Howard Payne University’s Moot Court team competed at the Rocky Mountain Moot Court Invitational at Colorado Christian University in Denver on October 16-18. Sophomore Rylie Burden, of Nederland, won top speaker at the competition. She and her partner senior Katelyn Turner, of Katy, advanced to the top 16.

The team was comprised of Turner; Burden; Brock Horton, junior from Fort Worth; and Adriaan Lafferty, freshman from Elgin. HPU’s Moot Court team is sponsored by Kenan Boland, assistant professor of government.

“At this tournament, I was given the opportunity to engage in conversation with leaders in the field of law,” said Burden. “Moot Court provides the unique opportunity to learn about argumen

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