Colorado State University - Pueblo announces 2006 Math Day Competition Results

 Pueblo-  The Department of Mathematics and Physics at Colorado State University - Pueblo has announced the results from the 30th Annual Math Day Swanson and Math Bowl competitions, held on campus Thursday, November 16.

More than 250 students from the following high schools participated in Math Day activities:
Air Academy High School, Antonito High School, Canon City High School, Centauri High School, Cheraw High School, Civa Charter High School, Coronado High School, Cripple Creek High School, Doherty High School, Ellicott High School, Fountain Fort Carson High School, John Mall High School, Kim High School, Liberty High School, Mesa Ridge High School, Pine Creek High School, Pritchett School, Pueblo Centennial High School, Pueblo Central High School, Pueblo South High School, Rampart High School, Rangley High School, Rocky Ford High School, Swink High School. Student participants also received tours of the chemistry and biology labs and witnessed physics demonstrations.

The Math Bowl Competition requires two three-person teams to go head-to-head in a 15-minute race for points. Each team is alternately given a mathematical question and has 25 seconds to respond. The team with the most points then goes to the semi-final round to determine the winner.

The 2006 Math Bowl winner is Rampart High School, featuring team members Greg Williams, Robert Gibson, and David Cummings. Swink High School placed second in the competition with team members Bret Marshbanks, Kelsey Miller, and Lacie Hoskins. Semifinalists were Pueblo’s Centennial High School with team members Sam Tucker, Paul Macias, and Mcian Amos and Ellicott High School with team members Danny Nelson, April Roberts, and Jake Doyle. Consolation went to Pueblo’s South High School with team members Erika Parks, David Jesik, and Mary Robinson.

The Swanson Competition was named after Clarence Swanson, a long-time chair of the math department. The in-depth, problem-solving, written test offers students from Southern Colorado high schools the opportunity to vie for six trophies. The top six contestants are listed below in rank order with the highest listed first followed by the student’s high school.

1. Daniel Pascua Liberty High School
2. Michael Morton Rangely High School
3. Olivia Bishop Liberty High School
4. Erika Parks Pueblo South High School
5. Fan Zhang Air Academy High School
6. Max Gibson Rampart High School

The following Swanson Competition contestants earned honorable mention. The students are listed by home town, then alphabetically by last name followed by their high schools.

Canon City
Gregory Carlson, Canon City High School

Colorado Springs
Kali Allison, Coronado High School
Greg Broughton, Coronado High School
Autumn Bjugstad, Doherty High School
Andrew Brunner, Pine Creek High School
Allen Cho, CIVA Charter High School
David Cummings, Rampart High School
Wenfei Du, Air Academy
Garrett Fiddler, Doherty High School
Paul Goggin, Coronado High School
Chelsea Hayes, Liberty High School
Lucy Lu, Pine Creek High School
Arianna Martinez, Doherty High School
Christian Pitera, Mesa Ridge High School
Scott Ritz, Pine Creek High School
D.J. Sutton, Liberty High School
Ben Young, Air Academy
Joseph Zhang, Pine Creek High School

Pueblo
Mark Robinson, Pueblo South High School
Evan Suazo, Pueblo South High School

Rangely
Peter Morton, Rangely High School

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.