Topeka, Kan. – The Washburn University math department hosted 190 students from 25 local high schools for their annual Math Day Tuesday, Nov. 15. Students participated in math testing and the “Mathnificient Race,” a scavenger hunt on the Washburn University campus for information required to solve a sequence of problems as quickly as possible.
Sriram Kalki from Blue Valley North High School earned the overall top score on the exam. Blue Valley North High School also placed first in the 6A team awards. Bonner Springs High School placed first in the 5A round, Fort Scott placed first in the 4A round, Wellsville High School placed first in the 3A round and Maur Hill Mount Academy High School placed first in 1A/2A. Wellsville High School won the Mathnificent Race.
The top three individual scorers in the senior and non-senior categories all receive medals, and the top three scorers from each school receive ribbons. The top team in each of the 1A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A school classifications and the top overall scorer receive plaques.
Top Score on Exam
Sriram Kalki with a score of 38 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Individual Awards
Senior Students
1st place: Luke Chen with a score of 37 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School2nd place: Matthew Pogzz with a score of 32 out of 40, Topeka High School
3rd place: Makayla Lebruska with a score of 32 out of 40, Washburn Rural High School
Honorable Mention, Senior Students
Miles Reed with a score of 30 out of 40, Wellsville High SchoolKushal Mamillapalli with a score of 30 out of 40, Topeka High High School
Noah Hander with a score of 29 out of 40, Washburn Rural High School
Isaiah Self with a score of 28 out of 40, Fort Scott High School
Benjamin Mellick with a score of 26 out of 40, Sumner High School
Ryan Graham score of 26 out of 40, Bonner Springs High School
Non-Senior Students
1st place: Sriram Kalki with a score of 38 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School2nd place: Lillian Xia with a score of 35 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
3rd place: Jakob Kuehnen with a score of 33 out of 40, Olathe South High School
Honorable Mentions, Non-Senior Students
John McCarthy with a score of 33 out of 40, Olathe South High SchoolMarcus Souders with a score of 33 out of 40, Lawrence High School
Matthew Chen with a score of 32 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Calvin Dwyer with a score of 28 out of 40, Wellsville High School
Ax Zhang with a score of 28 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Team Awards
6A
First Place: (score of 110) Blue Valley North High School
Team Members: Sriram Kalki, Luke Chen, Lillian Xia
Second Place: (score of 92) Olathe South High School
Team Members: Jakob Kuehnen, John McCarthy, Joel Williams
5A
First Place: (score of 68) Bonner Springs High School
Team Members: Ryan Graham, Jacob Heck, Logan Jackson
Second Place: (score of 68) Sumner Academy of Arts & Sciences
Team Members: Benjamin Mellick, Molina Dayana, Andres Fernandez
4A
First Place: (score of 73) Fort Scott
Team Members: Isaiah Self, Nick Davis, Cody Geiger
Second Place: (score of 72) Eudora
Team Members: Jonah Pratt, Natalie Karten, Sophia Nichols
3A
First Place: (score of 82) Wellsville
Team Members: Miles Reed, Calvin Dwyer, Owen Dalton
Second Place: (score of 66) Royal Valley
Team Members: Jaemon Smith, Gracie Filbert, Connor Hammes
1A and 2A
First Place: (score of 62) Maur Hill Mount Academy
Team Members: Stanislaus Yaceczko, Max Franken, Thomas Rziha
Second Place: (score of 48) St. Mary’s
Team Members: Shane Herrington, Lily Singhdhillon, Maizie Kent
All Participating High Schools
Atchison Co. Community High School
Blue Valley North High School
Blue Valley Randolph High School
Bonner Springs High School
Burlingame High School
Clay Center Comm. High School
Eudora High School
Fort Scott Middle & High School
Hayden High School
Lawrence High School
Maur Hill Mount Academy
McLouth High School
Olathe South High School
Osawatomie High School
Pleasant Ridge High School
Royal Valley High School
Seaman High School
Shawnee Heights High School
St. Mary’s High School
Sumner Academy of Arts & Sciences
Topeka High School
Topeka West High School
Valley Falls High School
Washburn Rural High School
Wellsville High School
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This is the 52nd annual Math Day; this event is a Washburn tradition dating back to 1969 (Math Day 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19). Each November, high school students from all over northeast Kansas come to Washburn to compete in a 40-question competitive mathematics exam. Teachers accompanying the students have a discussion of current issues of importance to mathematics educators and/or participate in activities to enhance teaching mathematics in the classroom.
For further information, contact:
Ellie Walker
Public Relations Specialist
Telephone: (785) 670-2154
Cell: (785) 224-7921
Email: ellie.walker@washburn.edu
