CMC
Award Winning Math Students
from the Charlotte Area*
1996-2000
*CMC members listed in bold type
Summer 2002: USAMO
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It's been a busy summer for Anders Kaseorg.
During the first weekend of May he joined over 200 other aspirants at the
USAMO exam at MIT in Cambridge, MA.
With a top twelve finish, Anders qualified for a the summer training program at the
University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, after which six of the twelve were selected
for the U.S. team at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) to be held on July 19-30
in Glasgow, Scotland.
Congratulations to Anders on your selection to the US IMO team!!!
AMC->8,10,12 (June, 2000)
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For AMC-->8, AMC-->10, and AMC-->12 NC results, click
here.
Anders Kaseorg earned the top score in North Carolina on the AMC->12.
Read about him in the Mecklenburg Neighbors
article.
Also there are other top scorers from Mecklenburg County,
including many CMC members!
Wingate University Mathematics Contest, April 13, 2000
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- Geometry Individual Competition
- #2: Sarah Birdsong, Charlotte Home Educators Assn.
MATHCOUNTS State Competition,
April 13, 2000
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- Team Competition:
- #1 Durham School of Arts (Coach: Robin Barbour)
- Individual Competition:
- #1 Mark Shoun, Durham School of Arts
#2 Larry Wise, Hanes Academic Academy, Winston-Salem
#3 Charles Yu, McDougle Middle School, Chapel Hill
#4 Justin Lo, McDougle Middle School, Chapel Hill
#6 Jeremy Jokell, Charlotte Home Educators Assn.
Wake Forest University Mathematics Contest, April 8, 2000
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- Algebra 2 Individual Competition
- #1: Jeremy Jokell, Charlotte Home Educators Assn.
UNCC Super Competition, March 4, 2000
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- Math Test Individual Standings
- #1 (tie): Lori Peacock (Harding), Anders Kaseorg (CHEA)
#3 (tie): Meng Mao (NW Guilford), Spencer Hoke (North Meck)
#5: Gene Shuman (J F Byrnes)
#6: Will Jeck (C E Jordan)
#7 (tie): Shaun Pack (Myers Park), Ari Adland (C E Jordan)
#9: Gladden Pippen (Charlotte Latin)
#10 (tie): Masha Bessonov (Myers Park), Jonathan Campbell (Chapel Hill)
Other Charlotte Math Club Members:
#26: Zach Carlin (Harding)
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More results
from the 2000 UNCC Super Competition will be posted at the UNCC website soon.
Charlotte area results from the
2000 Math Meet
at the College of Charleston, February 25-26, 2000:
- 8th Grade Sprints
- 1st place: Aneesh Kulkarni
- 2nd place: Robert Shaw (CCDS)
- Computer Programming Team
- 1st place: Charlotte Math Club (Aron Giles and Anders Kaseorg)
- Math Team Relay
- 1st place: Charlotte Math Club (Aron Giles, Daniel Jakubisin, Emily Schaeffer, and Frances Schaeffer)
- Varsity Team Elimination
- 2nd place: Charlotte Math Club (Sarah Birdsong, James Davis, Anders Kaseorg, and Lori Peacock)
- Physics Team Brainstorming
- 1st place: Charlotte Country Day School
- Math Team Brainstorming
- 1st place: Charlotte Country Day School
- Written Exam -- Level I Team (outside of SC)
- 1st place: Charlotte Math Club (Sarah Birdsong, Daniel Jakubisin, Aneesh Kulkarni, and Frances Schaeffer)
- 3rd place: Charlotte Country Day Middle School
- Written Exam -- Level I Individual (outside of SC)
- 3rd place: Frances Schaeffer
- Written Exam -- Level II Team (outside of SC)
- 1st place: Charlotte Country Day School
- Written Exam -- Level II Individual (outside of SC)
- 1st place: Andrew Miklos (CCDS)
- Written Exam -- Level III Team (outside of SC)
- 2nd place: Charlotte Math Club (Masha Bessonov, James Davis, Anders Kaseorg, and Lori Peacock)
- Written Exam --Level III Individual (outside of SC)
- 1st place: Anders Kaseorg
MATHCOUNTS
South Piedmont Chapter Competition
at UNCC, February 19, 2000
- Team Competition:
- #1 Charlotte Latin
#2 North East Middle School
#3 Marie G. Davis Middle School
#4 Charlotte Home Educators
- Individual Competition:
- #1 Jeremy Jokell of Charlotte Home Educators
#2 Ben Crane of Charlotte Latin
#3 Daniel Genkins of Charlotte Latin
#4 Ryan Chandler of Carmel Middle School
#5 Nick Fritz of North East Middle School
For AMC-->8, AMC-->10, and AMC-->12 results, click
here.
State Math Fair May, 1999 in Raleigh
- High School Division
- #3: Anders Kaseorg, "Monopoly: A Study in Probability"
- Middle School Division
- #1: Kasey Phillips
- Elementary Division
- Honorable mention: Matthias Kaseorg, "The Clock Times"
1999 North Carolina State Mathematics Competition
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April-May, 1999
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Comprehensive
, NCSSM, April 29, 1999
(photos!)
- #1: Anders Kaseorg, Charlotte Home Educators Assn.
#2: Rohan Lewis, NCSSM/Goldsboro
#3: Daniel Wong, NCSSM/Sanderson
#4: Ayan Kayal, Charlotte Country Day School
#5 David Mermin, Chapel Hill High School
#7: Paul Raff, NCSSM/Independence
#11: Jonathan Godshall, Charlotte Home Educators Assn.
#13: Lori Peacock, Harding University High School
#18: Anand Patel, NCSSM/Harding
#22: Pavel Molchanov, Charlotte Country Day School
Statewide Final Standings:
- Geometry: #7: Kelly Fahl
Algebra II: #5: Libby Woolf; #8: Masha Bessonov
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Regional Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Contest, UNC-Asheville, May 6, 1999
- Geometry, UNC-Asheville, May 6, 1999
- #2: Kelly Fahl, Providence Day
#5: Caleb Kelly, Charlotte Country Day
- Algebra II, UNC-Asheville, May 6, 1999
- #3: Libby Woolf, Providence Day School
#4: Masha Bessonov, Myers Park High School
#7: Zixuan (James) Mao, Harding University HS
#9: Robert Stone, Providence Day School
#10: Andrew Miklos, Charlotte Country Day
CCDS Contest, April 17, 1999
- Algebra 1 Team Competition
- #1: CCDS Middle School
#2: Mt. Pleasant Middle School
#3: Charlotte Home Educators Association
- Algebra 1 Individual Competition
- #1: Charles Barbee
#2: Jeremy Jokell
#3: Rob Campbell
- Geometry Team Competition
- #1: CCDS Middle School
#2: CCDS Upper School
#3: North West Guilford
- Geometry Individual Competition
- #1: Vova Shklovsky
#2: Elias Hicks
#3: Caleb Kelly
Other CMC members -- #14: Kasey Phillips
- Algebra II Team Competition
- #1: CCDS Upper School
#2: Harding University HS
#3: Northwest Cabarrus
- Algebra II Individual Competition
- #1: Chris Lunsford
#2: Masha Bessonov, Andrew Miklos (tie)
Other CMC members -- #5: Zixuan (James) Mao;
#7: Eric Eisenberg;
#13: Ziyun (Tim) Mao; #16: David Fedor
Wingate University Mathematics Contest, March 25, 1999
- Algebra 1 Team Competition
- #1: Providence Day School
#2: Kings Mountain Middle School
#3: Carmel Middle School
- Algebra 1 Individual Competition
- #1: Ryan Bell, Providence Day School
#2: Joseph Howell, Providence Day School
#3: Clay Morgan, Providence Day School
#4: Nair Chang, Providence Day School
#5: Jeffrey Duffy, Duffy School
Honorable Mention: Thomas Schreder, Carmel Middle School
- Geometry Team Competition
- #1: Providence Day School
#2: Providence Senior High School
#3: The O'Neal School
- Geometry Individual Competition
- #1: John Radeker Stepp, Providence Day School
#2: Kelly Nicole Fahl, Providence Day School
#3: Kun Son Hahn, Providence High School
#4: Bradford Andrew Russell, Carmel Middle School
#5: Donald Andrew Banks, Providence Day School
Honorable Mention: Jessica Marie Colavita, Providence Day School
1999 Mandelbrot
Competition, (national results, final standings)
- Division A
- #26, Charlotte Mathematics Club
- Round 1 Honor Roll, Division A: Anders Kaseorg
Western Regional Mathematics Fair, Asheville, March 23, 1999
- Elementary Division
- #1: Matthias Kaseorg
- Middle School Division
- High School Division
- #1: Anders Kaseorg
UNCC Super Competition, March 8, 1999
- Math Test Team Standings
- #1 Charlotte Country Day School
#2 Myers Park High School
#3 Providence Day School
- Math Test Individual Standings
- #1: Ayan Kayal
#2 (tie): Mark Krasniewski, Anders Kaseorg
#4 (tie): Lori Peacock, Pavel Molchanov
Other Charlotte Math Club Members:
#8: Sam Browning; #10: Michael Crowell;
#16 (tie): Bobby Fraser, Jonathan Godshall
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More results
from the 1999 UNCC Super Competition
Charlotte area results from the Charleston
Math/Science Weekend at the College of Charleston, February 26-27,
1999
- Math Marathon
- #1: Lori Peacock (Harding University High);
Honorable Mention: Anders Kaseorg (CMC);
Michael Crowell, Ayan Kayal, Pavel Molchanov
(Charlotte Country Day)
- Written Exam -- Level I Team (outside of SC)
- #1: Charlotte Country Day Middle (Vova Shklovsky, Elias
Hicks, Remi Loiseau, Rob Campbell);
#4: Charlotte Mathematics Club (Sarah Birdsong, Kasey
Phillip, Emily Schaeffer, Andrew Wenn)
- Written Exam -- Level I Individual (outside of SC)
- #1: Sarah Birdsong (CMC)
#3: Elias Hicks (Charlotte Country Day Middle)
#4: Vova Shklovsky (Charlotte Country Day Middle)
#7: Remi Loiseau (Charlotte Country Day Middle)
#10: Kasey Phillips (CMC)
- Written Exam -- Level II Team (outside of SC)
- #3: Charlotte Country Day (Bobby Fraser, Jenny Su, David
Fedor, Andrew Miklos);
#6: Harding University High;
#7: Charlotte Mathematics Club (Will Lloyd, Elliott
Madre, Thea Sircar, Julie Wenn)
- Written Exam -- Level II Individual (outside of SC)
- #2: Will Lloyd (CMC)
#3: Bobby Fraser (Charlotte Country Day)
#5: Jack Cheng (Harding University High)
- Written Exam -- Level III Team (outside of SC)
- #3: Charlotte Country Day (Ayan Kayal, Pavel Molchanov,
Michael Crowell, Benjamin Martin);
#7: Charlotte Mathematics Club (Anders
Kaseorg, Jonathan Godshall, Aron Giles, Chas Peacock);
#10: Harding University High
- Written Exam -- Level III Individual (outside of SC)
- #6: Anders Kaseorg (CMC)
#10: Mark Krasniewski (Myers Park High)
- Varsity Team Elimination
- Semifinal Teams (Round of 16): Charlotte Mathematics
Club, Charlotte Country Day
- Junior Varsity Team Elimination
- #1: Charlotte Country Day;
#2: Charlotte Country Day Middle
- Math Team Relay
- #3: Harding University High (Jacob King, Philip Kuhn,
Jack Cheng, Allison McGuire)
- Math Team Brainstorming
- #1: Harding University High (Lori Peacock, Carl Burris,
Brandon Holliday, Zach Carin)
- Physics Team Brainstorming
- #1: Charlotte Country Day (Ayan Kayal, Michael Crowell,
Pavel Molchanov, Cori Raynor)
#3: Myers Park High (Mark Krasniewski, Mike Brady)
- Computer Programming (Team) Competition
- #10: Myers Park High
- Candy Jar Estimation
- Charlotte Country Day
- Odd Arithmetic Sprint
- #2: Anand Patel (NCSSM)
American Regions Mathematics League at Penn State, May
30, 1998
- Charlotte area students participating with the North
Carolina teams were:
- Michael Crowell, Jonathan Godshall, Jonathan Jackson,
Anders Kaseorg, Ayan Kayal, Mark Krasniewski, Shaun Pack,
Lori Peacock, Paul Raff
1998 North Carolina State Mathematics Competition,
April-May, 1998
- Comprehensive, NCSSM, April 30, 1998
- #5: Anders Kaseorg
#8: Jonathan Jackson
#9: Ayan Kayal
#15: Lori Peacock
other Charlotte Area participants:
Michael Crowell, Jonathan Godshall,
Mark Krasniewski, Alexa Mason, Pavel Molchanov,
Shaun Pack
- Algebra II, UNC-Asheville, May 7, 1998
- #9: Elliot Madre
CCDS Contest, March 28, 1998
- Algebra 1
- #2: Sarah Birdsong
- Geometry
- #1: Masha Bessonov
- Algebra II
- #4: Elliot Madre
#13: Nirav Vora
#14: James Davis
UNCC Super Competition, March 9, 1998
- Math Test Team Standings
- #1: Charlotte Country Day; #2: Charlotte Home Educators
Association; #3: Charlotte Latin
- Math Test Individual Results
- #1: Ayan Kayal (Charlotte Country Day)
#7: Mark Krasniewski
#9: Jonathan Godshall
#11: Alexa Mason
#15: Shaun Pack
#18: Lori Peacock
#20: Anders Kaseorg
Mandelbrot Competition (national; final 1997-98
standings)
- Division A--Team
- #17, Charlotte Mathematics Club
- Division A--Individual
- #13, Anders Kaseorg
- Division B--Team
- #31, Charlotte Mathematics Club
Charlotte area results from the Charleston Math/Science
Weekend at the College of Charleston, February 20-21, 1998
- Written Exam -- Level I Team (outside of SC)
- #1: Charlotte Latin (Michelle Breyer, Melanie King,
Katherine Nautiyal, Michael Stein);
#2: Charlotte Country Day School (Will Bishop, Eric
Eisenberg, David Fedor, Andrew Miklos)
- Written Exam -- Level I Individual (outside of SC)
- #1: Melanie King (Charlotte Latin)
#2: Michelle Breyer (Charlotte Latin)
#3: Michael Stein (Charlotte Latin)
#4: David Fedor (Charlotte Country Day)
#5: Andrew Miklos (Charlotte Country Day)
#7: Thea Sircar (CMC)
#10: Katherine Nautiyal (Charlotte Latin)
- Written Exam -- Level II Team (outside of SC)
- #2: Charlotte Country Day (Sam Browning, Anna Burkhead,
Sarah Goglin, Annette McCoy);
#3: Charlotte Latin (James Bierman, Brad Cowden,
Amanda Jones, Elizabeth Ralston);
#4: Harding University High
- Written Exam -- Level II Individual (outside of SC)
- #3: Anand Patel (Harding University High)
#4: Sam Browning (Charlotte Country Day)
#6: Amanda Jones (Charlotte Latin)
#7: Lori Peacock (Harding University High)
#9: Anna Burkhead (Charlotte Country Day)
- Written Exam -- Level III Team (outside of SC)
- #4: Charlotte Country Day
#5: CMC (Jonathan Godshall, Christiaan
Janssen, Anders Kaseorg, Mark Krasniewski)
- Written Exam -- Level III Individual (outside of SC)
- #1: Anders Kaseorg (CMC)
#5: Ayan Kayal (Charlotte Country Day)
- Math Relay Team
- #3: Charlotte Latin (Crystal Christeler, Amanda Jones,
Kate Nautiyal, Jan Scott Swetenburg)
- USS Kitty Hawk Sprint
- #2: Sam Browning (Charlotte Country Day)
- Estimation Sprint
- #2: Benjamin Martin (Charlotte Country Day)
- Chemistry Sprint
- #1: Jonathan Jackson (Charlotte Country Day)
#2: Ayan Kayal (Charlotte Country Day)
Mandelbrot Competition (national, 1996-97)
- Division A
- #10, Charlotte Mathematics Club
- Division B
- #26, Charlotte Mathematics Club
1997 North Carolina State Mathematics Competition,
April 1997
- Comprehensive, SAS Institute, Cary, NC, April 24,
1997 (118 participants)
- #4: Joseph Schaeffer
#18: Cameron Mengel (NCSSM)
#19: Jonathan Jackson (Charlotte Country Day)
#20: Matthew Roesle (NCSSM)
#21: Masaru Negi (South Mecklenburg)
#24: Michael Crowell (Charlotte Country Day)
#25: Ayan Kayal (Charlotte Country Day)
#37: Jeffrey Austin (Charlotte Latin)
#38: Dustin Lennon (Providence Day)
- Algebra II, UNC-Asheville, April 29, 1997
- #1: Jonathan Godshall
#2: Anand Patel
#6: Alexa Mason
#8: Lori Peacock
Charlotte Country Day School Competition, April 12,
1997
- Algebra II
- #1: Jonathan Godshall
#2: Lori Peacock
#3: Anand Patel
#4: Alexa Mason
#10: Jon Phillips
- Geometry
- #15: Thea Sircar
- Algebra I
- #2: Masha Bissonov
Wingate Competition, March 20, 1997
- Geometry
- #8 Bill Lloyd
UNCC Super Competition, March 10, 1997
- Math Test Team Standings
- #1: Providence Day; #2: South Mecklenburg; #3: Charlotte
Country Day
- Math Test Individual Results
(340 competitors!
The top 21 go on to the state finals at NCSSM)
- #1: Joseph Schaeffer (Oak Tree School)
#2: Masaru Negi (South Mecklenburg)
#3: Anders Kaseorg (home school)
#9: Ayan Kayal (Charlotte Country Day)
#10: Jonathan Jackson (Charlotte Country Day)
#20: Susan Miller (Charlotte Latin)
NC MathCounts Competition in Raleigh, March 8, 1997
- Team Standings:
- #2: Charlotte Home Educators' Association MathCounts team:
Elizabeth Kroboth, Anders Kaseorg, Thea Sircar, and Tiffany
Verch
(Alternates: Sarah Birdsong and Ryan Bondy)
#5: Charlotte Latin
- Individual Standings:
- #2: Anders Kaseorg
(Anders goes on to the National MathCounts Competition
May 8-11 in Washington, DC)
- Countdown Round:
- #2: Ramsey Dulin
Charleston Math/Science Weekend at the College of
Charleston, February 21-22, 1997
- Written Exam -- Level I Team (outside of SC)
- #3: Elizabeth Kroboth, Bill Lloyd, Lauren Schoenheit,
Thea Sircar
- Written Exam -- Level I Individual (outside of SC)
- #5: Elizabeth Kroboth
#9: Bill Lloyd
- Written Exam -- Level II Team (outside of SC)
- #9: Jonathan Godshall, Harish Jairam, Jackson Jones,
Behrooz Mostafavi
Charlotte area teams:
#1: Charlotte Country Day; #6: Harding University High
- Written Exam -- Level II Individual (outside of SC)
- #1: Ayan Kayal (representing Charlotte Country Day)
#10: Pavel Molchanov (representing Charlotte Country Day)
- Written Exam -- Level III Team (outside of SC)
- #4: Mark Krasniewski, Joseph Schaeffer, Fred Zahrn, Peng Zang
Charlotte area teams:
#3: Charlotte Country Day; #5: South Mecklenburg; #6:
Harding University High
- Written Exam -- Level III Individual (outside of SC)
- #1: Masaru Negi (representing South Mecklenburg)
#10: Jonathan Jackson (representing Charlotte Country Day)
- Team Elimination -- Junior Varsity
- CMC & Charlotte Country Day made the Semifinal round
- Team Elimination -- Varsity
- Charlotte Country Day placed first;
South Mecklenburg made the Semifinal round
- Math Marathon
- #6: Joseph Schaeffer
- T-Shirt Design
- Elizabeth Kroboth & Lauren Schoenheit
- Missing Digits Sprint
- #1: Anand Patel (representing Harding University High)
#2: Amanda Kelly
- Physics Brainstorming Team
- #3: Mark Krasniewski, Joseph Schaeffer, Fred Zahrn, Peng Zang
- Computer Programming Team (see
picture!)
- #1: Christiaan Janssen, Behrooz Mostafavi, Joseph Schaeffer
Quad School Meet at CCDS, December 8, 1996
- Team
- The team of Joseph Schaeffer, Anders Kaseorg, Danielle
Pack and Elizabeth Kroboth
finished first of 16 teams.
- Algebra I
- #1: Masha Bissonov
- Geometry
- #1: Anders Kaseorg
#2: Ramsey Dulin (competing with Charlotte Latin School)
- Algebra II
- #1: Jonathan Godshall
#2: Alexa Mason
- Comprehensive
- #1: Joseph Schaeffer
#2: Masaru Negi (competing with South Mecklenburg High
School)