Ben Hastie

Class of 2029

Major: Film

Hometown: Decatur, GA

Pre-Trial Hype Song: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Favorite Mock Memory: Hanging out with the most amazing captain/publicist/friend ever, Zoya Bandukwala (He couldn't decide his favorite memory...spoiled for choice, probably)

About: Ben has a perfect record of bidding to mock trial nationals so far: twice for high school and once so far in his freshman season, 2025-2026. Absolute dynamite on the stand with upwards of 10 different accents under his belt, you might want to get used to hearing this prodigy's name at closing ceremonies for the next few years. This season, he's looking forward to more spur-of-the-moment theme flips, growing increasingly more vampiric in appearance, and seeing if everyone will start calling his true soulmate, Jordan Taglialatela, thing #2 instead of him.

Awards:

• New Orleans Regionals (Mar. 2026) - Witness 16π

• Hokie Pokie Classic (Nov. 2025) - Witness 16π

• Peach Bowl (Oct. 2025) - Witness 16π

• Classic City Invitational (Oct. 2025) - Witness 17Δ