Winners announced for 2019 ASU math tournament

ALBANY – Albany State University (ASU) recognized and rewarded student participants from around the state Friday, Feb. 1, at the 2019 ASU Mathematics Tournament.

The tournament, hosted on campus by the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, highlighted academic achievements in math and computer science. A total of 151 students participated in the written exam, including the 68 students for ciphering.

“Mathematics and computer science are two of the top academic areas in our country,” said Chinenye Ofodile, mathematics tournament chair and ASU associate professor. “It is vital that these areas be nurtured, developed and of course celebrated. It is our duty as educators to spotlight our future students’ successes in mathematics and computer science."

Participating Schools

Americus Sumter High School, Americus, GA.
Americus Sumter 9th Grade Academy, Americus GA.
Brookstone School, Columbus, GA.
Colquitt High School, Moultrie, GA.
Columbus High School, Columbus, GA.
Deerfield Winsor, Albany, Ga.
Dougherty Comprehensive High School, Albany, GA.
Lowndes High School, Valdosta, GA.
Mitchell County High School, Camilla, GA.
Northside High School, Columbus, GA.
Shaw High School, Columbus, GA.
Sherwood Christian Academy, Albany, GA.
St. Teresa’s High School, Albany, GA.
Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, GA.
Terrell County High School, Dawson, GA.
Tift County High School, Tifton, GA.
Veterans High School, Kathleen, GA.
Westover High School, Albany, GA.

Team Winners

1st Place Columbus High School, Columbus, GA | Advisor: Mrs. Storie Atkins
2nd Place Lowndes High School, Valdosta, GA | Advisors:  Mrs. C DiTomasso/ Daniel Drummond
3rd Place Brookstone School, Columbus, GA | Mrs. Lisa Prescott

Individual Winners

1st Place

Ty Bondurant (12th Grade) Columbus High School
Aryan Patel (9th Grade) Columbus High School

2nd Place

Joseph Wang (11th Grade) Brookstone School
Matthew Hannay (12th Grade) Brookstone School
Sean Aoki (10th Grade) Columbus High School
Piero Orderique (11th Grade) Columbus High School
Jon Liu (10th Grade) Lowndes High School
Joyce Liu (12th Grade) Lowndes High School

3rd Place

Brian park (12th Grade) Columbus High School
Powell Strickler (12th Grade) Lowndes High School
Daniel Kang (12th Grade) Veterans High School

Individual School Winners

Americus Sumter 9th Grade Academy,  James Ndaayezwi 9th Grade, Cris Houston (Advisor)
Americus Sumter High School,  Janiah Riggins 10th Grade,  Dr. David Ndaayezwi (Advisor)
Brookstone School, Joseph Wang & Matthew Hannay, 12th Grade, Lisa Prescott (Advisor)
Colquitt County High School, Randy Bartolon 12th Grade, Laura Reynolds (Advisor)
Columbus High School,  Ty Bondurant 11th Grade & Aryan Patel 9th Grade, Storie Atkins (Advisor)
Deerfield Windsor, Porter Hll, 11th Grade, Irene Mitchell (Advisor)
Dougherty High School, Jalisa Knighton 11th Grade, Jessica Haynes
Lowndes High School, Joyce Liu 12th Grade & Jon Liu 10th Grade, DiTomasso (Advisor)
Mitchell County High School, Naya Whitus 12th Grade, Anne Uma (Advisor)
Northside High School, Alex Simons 11th Grade, Mrs. Sapp (Advisor)
Shaw High School, James Lee 11th Grade, Ben Hudson (Advisor)
Sherwood Christian Academy, Charlie Taylor 11th Grade, Tiffany Carter (Advisor)
St. Teresa’s High School,  Olivia Higgins 11th Grade, Shelly Jones (Advisor)
Tattnall Square Academy, Colleen Molton 12th Grade, Carolyn Smothers (Advisor)
Terrell County High School, Aaron Zheng 11th Grade, Cristy Busby (Advisor)
Tift County High School, Jimmy Kemerait 10th Grade, Paul Horst (Advisor)
Veterans High School, Daniel Kang 12th Grade, Dr. Li Ma (Advisor)
Westover High School, Tuyen Le 12th Grade, Renu Angira (Advisor)

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