The 51st Annual Monterey County Mathletics Competition welcomed over 430 fifth through twelfth-grade students from Monterey County public, charter, and private schools to Monterey Peninsula College today, Saturday, May 11, for a day dedicated to the only subject that counts - Math!
Held each Spring, the Monterey County Mathletics Competition encourages excellence in math and recognizes the achievements of individual students and the schools they represent. The Monterey County Office of Education and California State University, Monterey Bay Mathematics Department coordinate and lead the event.
The morning began with the competition, held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., where students took exams in Grades 5 through 8, Integrated Math, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Statistics. Professors then scored the exams while students enjoyed lunch and rotated through various STEM learning opportunities. Lunch activities this year included: a design challenge, a math festival, 3D printing and puzzles, math and ag-tech, a simulation of population changes, and a screening of Journeys of Women in Math to celebrate women in mathematics day.
This year’s top awards were presented to:
- Robert P. Balles Calculus Team Scholarship: $1500 to the members of the highest scoring Advanced Calculus BC team - Stevenson School.
- Robert P. Balles Statistics Team Scholarship: $1500 to the members of the highest scoring AP Statistics team - York School.
- Richard Morgantini Scholarship: $1,200 to the top high school senior taking the Advanced Calculus BC exam - Jason Zhong.
- CSUMB Mathletics Professors Scholarship: $500 to the top competitor taking the Statistics AP exam - Tara Birgani.
First, second, and third place winners in each level received gift cards, gift certificates and a first, second or third place medal.
Mathletics is funded in part by long-time supporter, the Monterey County Richard Morgantini Foundation, as well as Chevron North America Exploration and Production and Robert P. Balles. This year the event would not have been possible without the support and generosity of Monterey Peninsula College.
CCSS 5
Individual:
- Third Place: Grady Burczynski
- Second Place: Sydney Leighton
- First Place: Lizzie Descalzi
Team:
- Third Place: Santa Catalina School
- Second Place: Robert Down Elementary School
- First Place: Carmel River Elementary School
CCSS 6
Individual:
- Third Place: Toby Schoone
- Second Place: Elika Dwelle
- First Place: Yasser Alkhalaf
Team:
- Third Place: Pacific Grove Middle School Team 1
- Second Place: Santa Catalina School
- First Place: All Saint’s Day School
CCSS 7
Individual:
- Third Place: Dominic Borgomini
- Second Place: Alyssa Galicia
- First Place: Taiga Minami
Team:
- Third Place Team: Buena Vista Middle School
- Second Place Team: Pacific Grove Middle School
- First Place Team: Santa Catalina School
CCSS 8
Individual:
- Third Place: Sophie Staker
- Second Place: Jimena Hernandez
- First Place: Samuel Low
Team:
- Third Place Team: Big Sur Charter School
- Second Place Team: San Carlos School
- First Place Team: Santa Catalina School
Mathematics 1
Individual:
- Third Place: Malena Sparano
- Second Place: Claire Nowak
- First Place: Anna Bella Hrepich
Team:
- Third Place Team: Stevenson School
- Second Place Team: Salinas High School
- First Place Team: Santa Catalina Upper School Team 1
Mathematics 2
Individual
- Third place: Daniel He
- Second Place: Qiyu Li
- First Place: Zhenyu Zhao
Team:
- Third Place: Pacific Grove Middle School
- Second Place: Stevenson School
- First Place: York School
Mathematics 3
Individual:
- Third Place Individual: Zach Turner
- Second Place Individual: Izzy Twomey
- First Place Individual: Broden Murray
Team:
- Third Place Team: Santa Catalina Upper School
- Second Place Team: Pacific Grove High School Team 1
- First Place Team: Carmel High School
Calculus AB
Individual:
- Third Place: Linda Mao
- Second Place: Lucia Zacek
- First Place: Ashley Liu
Team:
- Third Place: Carmel High School
- Second Place: York School
- First Place: Santa Catalina Upper School
Calculus BC
Individual:
- Third Place: Mitali Chowdhury
- Second Place: Brian Chung
- First Place: Jason Zhong
Team:
- Third Place: York School
- Second Place: Pacific Grove High School Team 1
- First Place: Stevenson School (Balles Calculus Team Winner)
AP Statistics
Individual:
- Third Place: Molly Mancina
- Second Place: Tristen Laney
- First Place: Tara Birgani
Team:
- Third Place: Salinas High School
- Second Place: Carmel High School
- First Place: York School (Balles Statistics Team Winner)