2007 SVSU Math Olympics Results
This year there were 663 students with 355 competing in the level 1 competition and 308 in the level 2. A total of 18 schools participated this year with 16 schools participating at level 1 and 16 schools at level 2. With a maximum possible score of 25, the average score on the level 1 exam was 6.4 and the average on the level 2 exam was 7.2 (tough exams!). Awards are given to top individuals and top teams at each level and team awards are given for the top teams when level 1 and level 2 scores are combined.
Level 1 Individual Awards
| Place | Name | Score | Grade | School |
| Top Three Medal Winners (ties listed alphabetically) | ||||
| 1 | John Treadway | 22 | 9 | Midland High |
| 2 | Mengtian Li | 17 | 12 | Merrill |
| 3 | Kathryn Entner | 16 | 10 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 3 | Sunny Jeon | 16 | 9 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 3 | Martha Johnson | 16 | 10 | Heritage |
| Honorable Mention (Places 4 to 7, ties listed alphabetically) | ||||
| 4 | Tom D. Angers | 15 | 9 | Heritage |
| 4 | Josiah Kollmeyer | 15 | 9 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 5 | Diane Jeon | 14 | 9 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 5 | Sam A. Metevia | 14 | 7 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| 6 | John Hopfensperger | 13 | 9 | Midland High |
| 6 | Kathleen Marinan | 13 | 9 | Midland High |
| 6 | Ara Phianphermsuwanw | 13 | 12 | Merrill |
| 6 | Sean Toal | 13 | 10 | Flushing |
| 7 | Morris D. Eric | 12 | 9 | Heritage |
| 7 | Dramond Hicks | 12 | 9 | Buena Vista |
| 7 | Usman Majeed | 12 | 9 | Heritage |
| 7 | Jessica Swint | 12 | 10 | Midland High |
| 7 | Lars Torkelson | 12 | 9 | Midland High |
Level 2 Individual Awards
| Place | Name | Score | Grade | School |
| Top Three Medal Winners (ties listed alphabetically) | ||||
| 1 | Nichol Triantafillou | 25 | 10 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| 2 | Jonathan Plotzke | 20 | 11 | Midland High |
| 3 | Dalton Allan | 19 | 8 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| 3 | Matthew Mccullough | 19 | 11 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 3 | Brinda Monian | 19 | 10 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 3 | Siddarth Reddy | 19 | 8 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| Honorable Mention (Places 4 to 7, ties listed alphabetically) | ||||
| 4 | Alex Carney | 17 | 11 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 4 | Elizabeth Williams | 17 | 11 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| 4 | Steven Zhang | 17 | 11 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 5 | Nikhil V. Chavali | 16 | 9 | Heritage |
| 5 | Jeffrey A. Moore | 16 | 12 | Midland High |
| 5 | Koressa Reiter | 16 | 12 | Midland High |
| 6 | Robert P. Hasselbeck | 15 | 11 | Millington |
| 6 | Kirstin S. Meyer | 15 | 11 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 6 | Ethan J. Sams | 15 | 12 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| 6 | Thaddeus W. Waterman | 15 | 10 | Herbert Henry Dow |
| 7 | Amrita Mankani | 14 | 12 | Heritage |
| 7 | Zuohao She | 14 | 12 | Heritage |
| 8 | Avni Badami | 13 | 12 | Heritage |
| 8 | Allen Farmer | 13 | 12 | Flushing |
| 8 | Jimmy P. Galus | 13 | 10 | Heritage |
| 8 | Mark Holzhauer | 13 | 10 | Midland High |
| 8 | Andrew J. Leslie | 13 | 12 | Adrian |
| 8 | William Martin | 13 | 12 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
| 8 | Connie C. Shao | 13 | 9 | Herbert Henry Dow |
Level 1 Team Awards
The top 3 individual scores determine the team score. There were 15 teams competing at Level 1 (at least 3 participants).
| Place | School Name | Score |
| Trophy Winners | ||
| 1 | Midland High | 48 |
| 2 | Herbert Henry Dow | 47 |
| 3 | Heritage | 43 |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| 4 | Merrill | 41 |
| 5 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy | 36 |
| 6 | Flushing | 32 |
| 7 | Buena Vista | 30 |
Level 2 Team Awards
The top 3 individual scores determine the team score. There were 15 teams competing at Level 2 (at least 3 participants).
| Place | School | Score |
| Trophy Winners | ||
| 1 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy | 63 |
| 2 | Herbert Henry Dow | 55 |
| 3 | Midland High | 52 |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| 4 | Heritage | 44 |
| 5 | Flushing | 36 |
| 6 | Cass City | 35 |
| 7 | Nouvel | 34 |
| 8 | Adrian | 33 |
Combined Team Awards
There were 13 teams competing at the combined level (at least 3 students at each level). The top three scores from level 1 and the top 3 from level 2 are combined.
| Place | School | Score |
| Trophy Winners | ||
| 1 | Herbert Henry Dow | 102 |
| 2 | Midland High | 100 |
| 3 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy | 99 |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| 4 | Heritage | 87 |
| 5 | Flushing | 68 |
| 6 | Nouvel | 61 |
| 7 | Bullock Creek | 60 |
Further Analysis
Percent of the participants who answered question n (Qn) correctly, where n = 1 to 25
| Question | Level 1 | Level 2 |
| Q1 | 17% | 16% |
| Q2 | 17% | 17% |
| Q3 | 19% | 59% |
| Q4 | 17% | 37% |
| Q5 | 45% | 35% |
| Q6 | 42% | 32% |
| Q7 | 45% | 27% |
| Q8 | 15% | 19% |
| Q9 | 21% | 38% |
| Q10 | 17% | 20% |
| Q11 | 13% | 30% |
| Q12 | 49% | 25% |
| Q13 | 44% | 38% |
| Q14 | 27% | 20% |
| Q15 | 15% | 15% |
| Q16 | 25% | 24% |
| Q17 | 35% | 28% |
| Q18 | 26% | 26% |
| Q19 | 21% | 29% |
| Q20 | 26% | 31% |
| Q21 | 29% | 46% |
| Q22 | 13% | 41% |
| Q23 | 14% | 29% |
| Q24 | 29% | 27% |
| Q25 | 25% | 15% |
Number of participants at each grade level (may not sum to total as the grade level of some students was not known)
| Grade | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
| Level 1 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 110 | 124 | 64 | 9 | 353 |
| Level 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 117 | 128 | 307 |
List of Participating Schools
Participants from these schools attended the 2007 math Olympics. Thank you!
- Adrian
- Buena Vista
- Bullock Creek
- Cass City
- Flushing
- Genesee
- Herbert Henry Dow
- Heritage
- Merrill
- Midland Academy
- Midland High
- Millington
- Nouvel
- Owen-Gage
- Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy
- Swan Valley
- Valley Lutheran
- Vassar
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