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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University Department of Mathematics recently hosted the 1st Annual VCSU Math Competition for students in grades 7-12 on Wednesday, April 17.

Teams came from 41 school districts around the state including Mandan, Larimore, Kindred, Lisbon, Enderlin, Mandaree, Dunseith, Flasher, Oak Grove, Dickinson, Kidder County, Northern Cass, Shanley, and many more. With 330 students in the 7-9 grade division and 214 in the 10-12 division, a total of 544 students were on campus competing in Vangstad Auditorium and Graichen Gym. The winner of the 10-12 division was awarded a $1,000 VCSU Math scholarship.

“The turnout from the school districts across the state was impressive. Some of them traveled great distances to get here and we’re glad we were able to host them on our campus. We received many compliments from participating students and their teachers. Overall, it was a great day, and we can’t wait to do it again next year,” said Jamie Wirth, Ph.D., professor for mathematics and STEM and event organizer.

Grade 7-9 Division Individual Awards

Place
Name
School
1
Zach Schanandore
Mandan
2
Jared Christen
Mandan
3
Veronica Mattson
Mandan
4
Kenlie Nelson
Larimore
5
Siera Nipstad
Kindred
6
Kiera Maus
Lisbon
7
Jack Olson
Lisbon
8
Katelynn Aamodt
Larimore
9
Charles Dagman
Enderlin
10
Jakob Lindemann
Kindred

Grade 10-12 Division Individual Awards

Place
Name
School
1
Westley Rae
Dickinson
2
Afo Soetan
Dickinson
3
Michael Storsved
Mandan
4
Xander Rath
Kindred
5
Ian Wood
Shanley
6
Bennett Graff
Mandan
7
Isaiah Oster
Kidder County
8
Tyler Iwen
Northern Cass
9
Gabriel Ricks
Dickinson
10
Sunisha Tangpong
Shanley

Grade 7-9 Division Team Awards

Place
Names
School
1
Cooper Kadling
Oak Grove
Marcus Novotny Leino
James Chaffee
Rylan Vingelen
2
Jared Christen
Mandan
Sam Azad
Zach Schanandore
Lindy Oster
3
Katelynn Aamodt
Larimore
Kenlie Nelson
Grace Sand
Meg Reinhold

Grade 10-12 Division Team Awards

Place
Names
School
1
Michael Storsved
Mandan
Leif Lahtinen
Bennett Graff
Marabell Seibel
2
Westley Rae
Dickinson
Afo Soetan
Radheeka Weeraratne
Gabriel Ricks
3
Misqa Nakasato
Shanley
Erika Wanner
Drew Schneider
Nick Anderson

Math Competition Photos