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2024 MATHCOUNTS State Competition Winners Announced

2024 MATHCOUNTS State Competition Winners Announced

Winners of the New Hampshire State MATHCOUNTS competition held on March 9, 2024 at the NH Technical Institute (NHTI) in Concord, who will represent New Hampshire at the National competition in Washington, D.C. in May. From left to right: Coach Karen Legault of the Academy for Science and Design (ASD), Arjun Kaushik of Rundlett Junior High School, and Tristan Moffroid, Samarth Sharma, Anirudh Pulugurtha, and Assistant Coach Anuhya Mandava of ASD.

MATHCOUNTS is a national mathematics competition to provide engaging math programs to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students of all ability levels to build confidence and improve attitudes towards math and problem solving. In New Hampshire, it is sponsored by the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers and the New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics. National sponsors include BAE Systems as well as other companies and agencies.

The state is divided into six regions. The students first compete at their local schools and then at the regional level in February. The three winning teams from each region, together with top-scoring individuals not represented on those teams, then compete at the state level in March to determine the four top individuals who will represent New Hampshire at the national competition in May.

This year, the State competition was held on March 9, 2024 at the NH Technical Institute (NHTI) in Concord. Approximately 80 middle grade students from 19 schools participated. At the state meet, the students are given three written tests. Based on those results, the 12 top-scoring competitors then compete in the Countdown Round which is a fast-paced test held in front of the audience in which questions are projected on a screen and the students have a maximum of 45 seconds to answer. After the exciting Countdown Round the winners are announced and awarded trophies, medals and plaques.

The top four students in the State Countdown Round are the following:

1st Place - Haoyi Liu Richmond Middle School
2nd Place - Fiona Liu Oyster River Middle School 
Semi-finalist - Arjun Kaushik Rundlett Middle School
Semi-finalist - Samarth Sharma Academy for Science and Design

The following are the three top teams at the State Meet:

1st Place - Academy for Science & Design Karen Legault (Coach), Anuhya Mandava (Asst. Coach)
2nd Place - Richmond Middle School Tom Wharton (Coach)
3rd Place - Oyster River Middle School Ruth Gehling (Coach), Dean Rubine (Asst. Coach)

Based on their written test scores at the State meet, the following four very talented and excited students will make up the NH State Team that goes to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Competition in May:

1st Place - Anirudh Pulugurtha Academy for Science and Design Karen Legault (Coach)
2nd Place - Samarth Sharma Academy for Science and Design Karen Legault (Coach)
3rd Place - Tristan Moffroid Academy for Science and Design Karen Legault (Coach)
4th Place - Arjun Kaushik Rundlett Middle School Vaibhav Rastogi (Coach)

Karen Legault, coach of the winning team, will coach the State Team and accompany them to the National Competition.