Winners of the 22nd annual Colorado Mathematical Olympiad at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs were announced April 29 at the Olympiad awards ceremony.
The 2005 Olympiad brought together 650 middle and high school students from across Colorado. The Olympians were offered five problems and four hours to solve them and to present the answers as complete essay-type solutions.
First prize was awarded to Mark Heim, a senior from Thompson Valley High School, Loveland. He received a gold medal, a $1,500 scholarship to any U.S. college or university, a $1,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship from UCCS, CASIO Cassiopeia Pocket Viewer, CASIO “Super-Calculator” Classpad 300, and Wolfram Research’s software Mathematica. This is Heim’s third victory at the Colorado Math Olympiad. He won first prize last year, and tied for first prize two years ago with another three-time winner Bryce Herdt.
Second prize was awarded to Sam Elder, a freshman from Poudre High School, Fort Collins. He received a silver medal, a $1,000 scholarship to any U.S. college or university, a $1,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship from UCCS, CASIO Cassiopeia Pocket Viewer, CASIO “Super-Calculator” Classpad 300, and Wolfram Research’s software Mathematica.
Third prize was presented to Hannah Alper, a sophomore from Fairview High School, Boulder. She received a bronze medal, a $500 scholarship to any U.S. college or university, a $1,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship from UCCS, Wolfram Research’s software Mathematica, CASIO Cassiopeia Pocket Viewer, and CASIO “Super-Calculator” Classpad 300.
Fourth prize was presented to the following five Olympians:
Adam Muffler, sophomore, Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs; Leonid Ovanesyan, freshman, Smoky Hill High School, Aurora; Alex Haase, junior, St. Mary’s High School, Colorado Springs; Francesco Georg, freshman, Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins and Christopher Liebman, senior, Wasson High School, Colorado Springs. Each of them received a CASIO watch, Intermap Software, Texas Instruments graphing calculator, and a pioneering book “A New Kind of Science” by Dr Steven Wolfram, the Founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the maker of the celebrated software Mathematica.
First honorable mentions were awarded to the following 24 contestants:
Andrew Crampton, junior, Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins; Natasha Wallin, sophomore, Falcon High School, Falcon; Sean Egan, freshman, Arapahoe High School, Loveland; Paul Kim, senior, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs; Rebecca Fathman, grade 8, Falcon Middle School, Falcon; Maggie Lusk, grade 8, Falcon Middle School, Falcon; Jaime Catchen-Dunne, senior, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs; Ian Hamilton, senior, Arapahoe High School, Loveland; Paul Trozan, sophomore, Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins; Jon Zepf, grade 8, Colorado Springs Christian Middle School, Colorado Springs; Daniel Pascua, freshman, Liberty High School, Colorado Springs; Samantha Meyer, freshman, Cheyenne Mtn. High School, Colorado Springs; Walter Unglaub, senior, Pine Creek High School, Colorado Springs; Vicky Li, freshman, Fairview High School, Boulder; Tommy Morphet, senior, Cheyenne Mtn. High School, Colorado Springs; Lee Ellison, senior, Arapahoe High School, Boulder; Richard Farnes, sophomore, Smokey Hill High School, Aurora; Jesse Morse, sophomore, George Washington High School, Denver; Autumn Petros-Good, senior, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs; Jonathan R. Fox, junior, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs; Sean Lehourillier, freshman, Cheyenne Mtn. High School, Colorado Springs and Bryce Herdt, senior, Mitchell High School, Colorado Springs. Each of them were presented with a Texas Instruments or CASIO graphing calculator and a book Mathematics as Problem Solving by Alexander Soifer.
Valerie Burks, junior, from Davison High School, Mobile, Alabama, and Ethan Sokol, senior, Comsewogue High School, Long Island, NY were also presented with first honorable mention.
Second honorable mentions were awarded to the following 101 contestants:
Ambrose Dickson, grade 8, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Michelle Lastoka, senior, St. Mary’s High School, Colorado Springs
Shawn Smith, freshman, St. Mary’s High School, Colorado Springs
Zachary Peterson, grade 7, Corpus Christi, Colorado Springs
Desiree Cavender, grade 8, Hanover, Colorado Springs
Sylvia Usery, grade 8, Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs
Bridget Sadowski, junior, Aspen Valley High School, Colorado Springs
Joanne Mueller, grade 8, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
Isabelle Soifer, grade 8, North Middle School, Colorado Springs
Sophie Lalonde, grade 8, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
John Thilenius, grade 7, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
Laura Anderson, sophomore, Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Katie Gray, freshman, Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Sam Torno, senior, Rangely High School, Rangely
Susan Knoeckel, junior, Coronado High School, Colorado Springs
Lydia Demi-Smith, senior, Coronado High School, Colorado Springs
April Roberts, sophomore, Ellicott High School, Ellicott
Julia Contreras, grade 8, Horizon Middle School, Colorado Springs
Nicolette Brown, grade 8, Horizon Middle School, Colorado Springs
David Roberts, sophomore, Falcon High, Falcon
Kendra Berkeland, sophomore, Doherty High School, Colorado Springs
Corey McClymonds, sophomore, Arapahoe High School, Loveland
Andy Hoosier, sophomore, Platte Canyon High School, Bailey
Veevee Cai, freshman, Fairview High School, Boulder
Mike Burr, senior, Pine Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Amber Verser, grade 8, Walt Clark Middle School, Loveland
Ryan Bosworth, freshman, Falcon High School, Falcon
Kati Pech, senior, Doherty High School, Colorado Springs
Cameron Kelly, senior, Doherty High School, Colorado Springs
Craig Nelson, sophomore, Doherty High School, Colorado Springs
Brittany Carroll, grade 8, Emerson-Edison Middle School, Colorado Springs
Katie Linne, sophomore, Platte Canyon School District, Bailey
Elise Oliphant, grade 8, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Joseph Graham, junior, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs
Robbie Hogland, grade 7, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Emily Giles, sophomore, Falcon High School, Falcon
Jake Wood, grade 6, Manitou Springs Middle School, Manitou Springs
Witt Keller, grade 8, Manitou Springs Middle School, Manitou Springs
Ben Foorman, grade 7, Manitou Springs Middle School, Manitou Springs
Zachary Amos, junior, Mesa Ridge High School, Colorado Springs
Melissa Martin, junior, Mesa Ridge High School, Colorado Springs
Derek Cole, senior, Pine Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Miranda Cade, senior, Pine Creek High School, Colorado Springs
David Hyland, junior, St. Mary’s High School, Colorado Springs
Geoffrey Iyer, freshman, Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins
Liane Schneegass, sophomore, Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Emily Marinov, sophomore, Arapahoe High School, Loveland
Peter Jaron, grade 7, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Brennan Gorman, freshman, Falcon High School, Falcon
Michael Rooks, junior, Liberty High School, Colorado Springs
Marcy Pagel, grade 8, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Amanda Gossack, freshman, Arapahoe High School, Loveland
Amanda Moore, grade 7, Hanover, Colorado Springs
Matt Parker, sophomore, Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Noah Moore, senior, Arapahoe High School, Loveland
Michael Morton, grade 8, Rangely High School, Rangely
Peter Morton, sophomore, Rangely High School, Rangely
Madeleine Miles, grade 7, Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs
Ellyn Barkley, grade 8, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
Matt Thilenius, grade 8, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
Chris Platkus, junior, Ellicott High School, Ellicott
Sean Cabrera, junior, Fountain Ft. Carson, Fountain
Jacob Roberts, senior, Rangely High School, Rangely
Quac Le, senior, Ellicott High School, Ellicott
Andy Hoffman, freshman, Liberty High School, Colorado Springs
Victor Li, grade 8, Summit Middle School, Frisco
Alex Fahrenbruch, freshman, Falcon High School, Falcon
Sharon Beltracchi, freshman, Liberty High School, Colorado Springs
Angela Choi, grade 8, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
Lucy Lu, freshman, Pine Creek High School, Colorado Springs
Wenfei Du, freshman, Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs
Rebecca Burgoyne, freshman, Falcon High School, Falcon
Annisija Wallin, grade 8, Falcon Middle School, Falcon
Ben Flora, junior, Cheyenne Mtn. High School, Colorado Springs
Josh Triplett, grade 8, Horizon Middle School, Colorado Springs
Gavin Murphy, grade 7, Manitou Springs Middle School, Manitou Springs
Shannon Poole, junior, Mesa Ridge High School, Colorado Springs
Austin Abeyta, grade 7, Horizon Middle School, Colorado Springs
Aubrey Yeh, junior, Coronado High School, Colorado Springs
Ali Dornhoft, sophomore, Falcon High School, Falcon
Lindsey Heuser, senior, St. Mary’s High School, Colorado Springs
Robert Billard, senior, Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs
Andrew Krisehel, grade 8, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Kristina Sorensen, grade 7, Irving Middle School, Colorado Springs
Danny Nelson, sophomore, Ellicott High School, Ellicott
Spencer Zepelin, grade 8, Arapahoe High School, Loveland
Mara Marsky, sophomore, Platte Canyon High School, Bailey
Marshall Carpenter, freshman, Fairview High School, Boulder
Alex Schroeder, junior, James Irwin Charter High School, Colorado Springs
James Powell, sophomore, Calhan High School, Calhan
Diana Qiu, junior, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs
Nick Bradley, senior, Fairview High School, Boulder
Samantha Wade, junior, Poudre High School, Fort Collins
Prateek Malhotra, junior, Poudre High School, Fort Collins
Anne Elder, grade 8, Cheyenne Mtn. Jr. High, Colorado Springs
Erin Powers, sophomore, Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs
Nicholas Sayler, junior, Falcon High School, Falcon
Josh Mulligan, sophomore, Falcon High School, Falcon
Jordan Schmick, junior, Mesa Ridge High School, Colorado Springs
Albert Carter, senior, from Murphy High School, Mobile, Alabama was also awarded second honorable mention.
46 of the second honorable mention winners received a CASIO or Texas Instruments scientific calculator, and many others a Wolfram Research mouse pad. All of the winners received a CASIO software, CD-ROM ClassPad300 Emulation.
Literary Awards were presented to Melisa Lizzaraga, a junior from St. Mary’s High School, Colorado Springs; Tim Henrie, a freshman from Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs and Crystal Kossow, a sophomore from Falcon High School, Falcon.
Prizes were donated by Casio, Inc., Wolfram Research, Inc., Intermap Technologies, Inc., Texas Instruments, Inc., Air Academy School District 20, Harrison School District 2, Widefield School District 3, Colorado Springs School District 11, St Mary’s High School, Irving Middle School, Timberview Middle School, Sand Creek High School, Falcon High School, Ft. Collins High School, Mrs. Mary Sokol of Long Island, NY, UCCS Vice-Chancellor’s Office, UCCS Bookstore, and UCCS Chancellor’s Office.
In the 22 years of Colorado Mathematical Olympiad, more than 14,600 students have participated and written more than 79,000 essays. The students have been awarded some $208,000 in prizes. The Olympiad is a unique joint effort of school districts, schools, institutions of higher education, business community and local and state governments.
For details please consult http://www.uccs.edu/~asoifer/olympiad or e-mail Alexander Soifer at [email protected]. The Twenty-Third Annual Colorado Mathematical Olympiad is scheduled for April 21, 2006 with Award Presentation following on April 28, 2006.
UCCS, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees, 17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 7,800 students annually.