UND Department of Mathematics announces middle and high school winners of Math Track Meet event

25 Feb UND Department of Mathematics announces middle and high school winners of Math Track Meet event

More than 200 students from area middle and high school participated in this year’s mathematics competition

The University of North Dakota played host to the annual “UND Math Track Meet” for middle and high school students on Monday, Feb. 17.

Traditionally held on Presidents’ Day, the Math Track Meet is a problem-solving competition that the UND Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts & Sciences has put together for about 30 years now. It serves as a means to engage area students and their teachers as well as to promote the study of mathematics.

This year, more than 200 students in grades 7-12 participated. Individual high scorers in each grade level and each category (7-8 grade, 9-10 grade and 11-12 grade), as well as top-performing teams in each category received awards.

Here are this year’s winners of the UND Math Track Meet:

Individual awards:

Grade 7:

First Place:          Eli Zerr, South Middle School

Second Place:    James Walters, Schroeder Middle School

Third Place:         Henry Haug, Schroeder Middle School

Grade 8:

First Place:          Selena Wu, South Middle School

Second Place:    Morgan Uhlir, South Middle School

Third Place:         Jake Wood, Schroeder Middle School

Grades 7-8 Top Overall Scorer: Hanson Du, Valley Middle School

Grade 9:

First Place:          Dylan Raaum, Grand Forks Central High School

Second Place:    Jordan Larson, Northern Cass High School

Third Place:         Nolan Severance, Northern Cass High School

Grade 10:
First Place:          Owen Reilly, Red River High School

Second Place:    Carter Schmisek, Grand Forks Central High School

Third Place:         Sarah Hong, Red River High School

Grades 9-10 Top Overall Scorer: Dylan Kiley, Grand Forks Central High School

Grade 11:

First Place:          Dennis Du, Grand Forks Central High School

Second Place:    Eliot Schumacher, Red River High School

Third Place:         Stella Niemeier, Grand Forks Central High School

Grade 12:

First Place:          Jack Peterson, Grand Forks Central High School

Second Place:    Oliver Dalmi, Grand Forks Central High School

Third Place:         Junyang Zhang, Red River High School

Grades 11-12 Top Overall Scorer: Aiden Krogh, Red River High School

Team awards:

7-8 Grade Level:

First Place:          South Middle School

Second Place:    Valley Middle School

Third Place:         Schroeder Middle School

9-10 Grade Level:

First Place:          Grand Forks Central High School

Second Place:    Northern Cass High School

Third Place:         Red River High School

11-12 Grade Level:

First Place:          Red River High School

Second Place:    Grand Forks Central High School

Third Place:         Grand Forks Central High School

General rules of the UND Math Track Meet:

The meet consists of four 15-minute individual competitions and two team events of 25 minutes.

Each area school can enter up to three teams in the meet to compete in the 7-8 grade, 9-10 grade or 11-12 grade categories. Each team consists of four students, two of whom must be in the lower of the two represented grade levels.

The winners of the awards for highest scoring individual in each grade category are not eligible for the individual awards in their particular grade level i.e., the highest scoring individual in the 7-8 category will not also win the award for highest scoring 8th (or 7th) grader.

For more information visit UND Math Track Meet web page.

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David L. Dodds
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