The annual Math Meet was held at the University of
Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Twelve teams from high schools in
Wisconsin and Minnesota attended: Ashland, Barnum, Cloquet,
Drummond, Grantsburg, Hayward, Northwestern, Rice Lake, Superior, and Webster.
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The competition began with a Team Event, in which the eight-member
teams collaborate in solving ten problems within 20 minutes. Schools with
500 or more students compete in the large-school division while the other schools
form the small-school division.
The winner in the small school division was Grantsburg, with a score of 79 (out of 100).
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Runner-up in the small school division was Barnum, with a score of 61 (out of 100).
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The winner in the large school division was Rice Lake, with a score of 91 (out of 100).
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Runner-up in the large school division was Superior, with a score of 81 (out of 100).
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The individual events consist of 15 problems to solve within a time
limit of 15 minutes. The top finishers in each event received a Math Meet T-
shirt; the winners of each event will also receive a $100 U.S. Savings
Bond. (No student may receive more than one bond or more than one T-
shirt.) The top finishers in each event are:
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Event II - Geometry: |
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1st Place: |
Joy Gotmer, Hayward |
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Event II Top Finishers: |
Carl Markgren, Rice Lake
Bucky Dixon, Hayward
Luke Henningson, Rice Lake
Jack Burdick, Rice Lake
Clair Kurzynski, Rice Lake
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Event III - Algebra and Analytic Geometry: |
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1st Place: |
Carl Markgren, Rice Lake
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Event III Top Finishers: |
Erica Swenson, Hayward
Jay Xu, Hayward
Walker Van Dixhorn, Hayward
Cody Westlund, Ashland
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Event IV - Trigonometry and Elementary Functions: |
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1st Place: |
Erica Swenson, Hayward
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Event IV Top Finishers: |
Sam Poethke, Rice Lake
Brent Frazier, Superior
Edward Jacobson, Cloquet
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Event V - Probability and Statistics: |
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1st Place: |
Jay Xu, Hayward
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Event V Top Finishers: |
Allison Salisbury, Rice Lake
Bucky Dixon, Hayward
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Quick Response / Calculator Event: |
The quick-response verbal event just prior to lunch then provided a
nice change of pace from the sit-down events.
Dr. Chad Scott from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
coordinated the event. The students who won candy bars for correct answers were:
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Grantsburg: |
Daniel Larsen
Chris Olsen |
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Hayward: |
Jay Xu |
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Rice Lake: |
Andrew Osterbauer
Kevin Freitag
Jack Burdick
Alex Culy |
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Superior: |
Nathan Pfau
Brent Frazier |
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