Sycamore School
Continuing a strong tradition of success, Indiana once again secured a top ten finish at the Raytheon National MATHCOUNTS Competition. The 7th place Indiana team was composed of three Sycamore School students, Brian Liu, Iris Yan and Jenny Zhao who were joined by West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School student Adam Earnst.
The top 4 individuals at the state MATHCOUNTS competition join together with 49 other states and 6 territories to vie for the title as top mathlete of the year.
The team was coached by Sycamore coaches Trent Tormoehlen and Bob Fischer assisted by Indiana State professor Dr. Henjin Chi.
This year’s competition was held in Washington D.C. All 4 Indiana students had excellent individual performances, each finishing in the top 30% of all competitors. The team was led by Sycamore 8th grader Brian Liu who finished in 16th place missing out on the opportunity to participate in the prestigious countdown round by just one question. Sycamore students Jenny Zhao and Iris Yan finished in 36th place and 66th place, respectively.
This year’s countdown round was particularly entertaining and impressive. The broadcast is archived here.
If you don’t have time to watch the entire broadcast, head straight to the final match, an incredible battle between the top two competitors and is a great demonstration of the stiff competition Indiana faces each year.
Over 100,000 students take part in the MATHCOUNTS competition series beginning at the local competition level in February. Top competitors at the local level then qualify to compete at the state level.