More than 140 students representing 15 area high schools took part in Trine University’s
49th annual Mathematics Competition on Feb. 25.
The competition, which included schools from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, consisted
of individual and team events for students, with first through third places recognized
in both categories. Cash awards were given to the teachers of the top three teams
to be used toward math education at their school.
A team from Saint Joseph High School in South Bend, Indiana, consisting of Bryan Onofre-Vivar,
John Morin, Julie Walatka and Ethan Miller, won first place, earning renewable $3,000
scholarships toward tuition at Trine University for each member and a $500 cash award
for teacher Brett Goodrich.
Joseph Snyder, Jade Snyder, Baylor Miller and Chase Cameron of Northridge High School
in Middlebury, Indiana, earned second-place honors, providing a $250 cash award for
teacher Trisha King.
A team from Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana, made up of Joshua Oh, Eli Sanders-Fields
and Lilith Schammer-Pries, took third place. Teacher Paul McClelland received a $125
cash prize for that placement.
Sultaan Khan of Penn High School won the top individual award, earning a renewable
$5,000 scholarship toward tuition at Trine University. Second place went to Braedan
Crawford of Northridge and third went to John Morin of Saint Joseph.
In the individual intermediate category, Eli Sanders-Field of Penn High School won
first place, Julie Zhang of Penn High School won second place and Drew Carrington
of Northridge High School won third place.
