ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪlz vˈɑːɹsᵻɾi mˈɑːk tɹˈaɪəl tˈiːm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv bˈiːt ˈaʊt mˈʌtʃ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ pɹˈaɪvət skˈuːl kˈætlɪn ɡˈeɪbəl fɚðə stˈeɪt tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tə nˈæʃənəlz ɪn ʃˈɑːɹlət, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə wˌɛɹ ðeɪ plˈeɪst ɪnðə tˈɑːp hˈæf ʌvðə kˈʌntɹiz tˈiːmz.
Riverdale's varsity mock trial team in 2005 beat out much larger private school Catlin Gabel for the state championship and went on to nationals in Charlotte, North Carolina where they placed in the top half of the country’s teams.