2005 SVSU Math Olympics Results
This year there were 631 students with 366 competing in the level 1 competition and 265 in the level 2. A total of 24 schools participated this year with 21 schools participating at level 1 and 21 schools at level 2. With a maximum possible score of 25, the average score on the level 1 exam was 7.1 and the average on the level 2 exam was 7.8 (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(out of 25) | School |
| Top 3 Medal Winners(ties listed alphabetically) | |||
| 1 | Alex Carney | 20 | H H Dow |
| 1 | Steven Zhang | 20 | H H Dow |
| 2 | ileen Xu | 19 | H H Dow |
| 3 | James Galus | 18 | SASA |
| Honorable Mention (places 4 -7)(ties listed alphabetically) | |||
| 4 | Ashley Hill | 17 | Heritage |
| 5 | Lalita Movva | 15 | SASA |
| 5 | Siddarth Reddy | 15 | SASA |
| 6 | Amy Allport | 14 | Frankenmuth |
| 6 | Justin Frahm | 14 | Frankenmuth |
| 6 | Marc Jankowski | 14 | H H Dow |
| 6 | Lehmann Jonathan | 14 | Midland Academy |
| 6 | Benjamin MacGown | 14 | Midland Academy |
| 6 | Christine Ponnampalam | 14 | Heritage |
| 6 | Samer Salamekh | 14 | H H Dow |
| 6 | Sean Thomas | 14 | SASA |
| 6 | Ryan Turk | 14 | Bay City All Saints |
| 7 | Dalton Allan | 13 | SASA |
| 7 | Tyler Baranski | 13 | Frankenmuth |
| 7 | Stacie Budek | 13 | Bullock Creek |
| 7 | Zachary Deschaine | 13 | Frankenmuth |
| 7 | Zehra Hussain | 13 | SASA |
| 7 | Joseph Nettleman | 13 | Frankenmuth |
| 7 | Nilesh Raval | 13 | SASA |
| 7 | Caleb Seder | 13 | Frankenmuth |
| 7 | Connie Shao | 13 | SASA |
| 7 | Lisa Stibitz | 13 | H H Dow |
Level 2 Individual Awards
| Place | Name | Score (out of 25) | School |
| Top 3 Medal Winners(ties listed alphabetically) | |||
| 1 | Nicholas Triantafillou | 23 | SASA |
| 2 | Xu Gang | 21 | Heritage |
| 3 | Emily Shao | 18 | H H Dow |
| Honorable Mention (places 4 -8)(ties listed alphabetically) | |||
| 4 | Kyle Barriger | 17 | Nouvel |
| 5 | Michael Adams | 16 | Flushing |
| 5 | Mark Bourne | 16 | H H Dow |
| 5 | Brandon Brink | 16 | H H Dow |
| 5 | Brian Zimcosky | 16 | Bay City Central |
| 6 | John Buether | 15 | H H Dow |
| 7 | Erin Bernthal | 14 | Frankenmuth |
| 7 | Bryan Buffa | 14 | Nouvel |
| 7 | Jeremy Cook | 14 | Pinconning |
| 7 | Ryan Gilles | 14 | Bay City Western |
| 7 | Andrew Gutting | 14 | Flushing |
| 7 | Kelan Hlavaty | 14 | Heritage |
| 8 | Clinton Carlson | 13 | Flushing |
| 8 | Amrita Mankani | 13 | Heritage |
| 8 | Joshua Matterq | 13 | Heritage |
| 8 | Dylan Sova | 13 | Freeland |
| 8 | Kyle Stachowiak | 13 | SASA |
Level 1 Team Awards
The top 3 individual scores determine the team score. There were 17 teams competing at Level 1 (at least 3 participants) and there was only a 2 point difference between place 7 and place 11 (tight race - every question counts).
| Place | School | Score |
| Trophy Winners | ||
| 1 | Herbert Henry Dow | 59 |
| 2 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy | 48 |
| 3 | Heritage | 42 |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| 4 | Frankenmuth | 41 |
| 5 | Midland Academy | 39 |
| 6 | Bay City All Saints | 36 |
Level 2 Team Awards
The top 3 individual scores determine the team score. There were 18 teams competing at level 2 (at least 3 participants). A tie-break (counted top 4 scores) was needed to determine the 2nd and 3rd place winners and the 4th and 5th place winners. Just 5 points separated the 5th place team and the 9th place teams (7 schools due to ties).
| Place | School | Score (top 3) |
| Trophy Winners | ||
| 1 | Herbert Henry Dow | 50 |
| 2 | Heritage | 48 |
| 3 | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy | 48 |
| Honorable Mention(6th place tie) | ||
| 4 | Flushing | 43 |
| 5 | Nouvel | 43 |
| 6 | Bay City Central | 36 |
Combined Team Awards
There were 15 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 | 109 |
| 2 | SASA | 96 |
| 3 | Heritage | 90 |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| 4 | Nouvel | 74 |
| 5 | Frankenmuth | 72 |
| 6 | Freeland | 66 |
Further Analysis
Percent of the participants who answered Question n (Qn) correctly, where n = 1 - 25.
| Question # | Level 1 | Level 2 |
| 1 | 32% | 37% |
| 2 | 14% | 34% |
| 3 | 34% | 21% |
| 4 | 30% | 66% |
| 5 | 22% | 39% |
| 6 | 13% | 45% |
| 7 | 18% | 26% |
| 8 | 28% | 15% |
| 9 | 18% | 42% |
| 10 | 30% | 16% |
| 13 | 24% | 25% |
| 14 | 89% | 17% |
| 15 | 32% | 34% |
| 16 | 19% | 22% |
| 17 | 16% | 9% |
| 18 | 34% | 48% |
| 19 | 13% | 45% |
| 20 | 64% | 48% |
| 21 | 18% | 20% |
| 22 | 23% | 51% |
| 23 | 51% | 12% |
| 24 | 24% | 17% |
| 25 | 11% | 26% |
Number of participants at each grade level (may not sum to total as the grade level of some students was not known)
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 | Total | |
| Level 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 126 | 148 | 51 | 10 | 366 |
| Level 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 103 | 128 | 265 |
Participating Schools
Participants from these schools attended the 2005 math Olympics!! Thank you!!
Bay City All Saints Central
Bay City Central
Bay City Western
Bendle
Bentley
Buena Vista
Bullock Creek
Flushing
Frankenmuth
Freeland
Garber
Herbert Henry Dow
Heritage
Linden
Meridian
Midland Academy
Millington
Midland Northeast Middle School
Nouvel
Pinconning
Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy
Valley Lutheran
Vassar
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