Mathematics Challenge
31st Annual Peru State College Regional Math Challenge —
On-Campus Event March 28th, 2025
Peru State college is proud to host the 31th annual mathematics challenge. This contest was started by area high school mathematics instructors to foster and develop mathematics education in southeast Nebraska. Many schools in the area have hosted the competition in the past and this year the contest will be hosted by Peru State College and Alpha Mu Omega, the PSC Mathematics Club.
Participating schools will be divided into three divisions (large to small) based on enrollment figures for the school. Awards for best team score and best individual scores will be awarded at the end of the competition.
Individual
A forty-question multiple choice individual exam in the subject
Team
A team exam where the students answer open-ended questions in mathematics.
Quizbowl
Compete head-to-head answering fast paced questions.
General Information
Each school is allowed to enter a team of three students in each of the four subject areas (Geometry, Algebra, Precalculus and Calculus). Students should be enrolled in the class related to the subject level test for which they are registered.
Calculators are not allowed on individual tests but are expected to be used in the group exam. Any ACT-approved calculator is allowed on the group exam.
The entry fee for all three teams (Geometry, Algebra, and Precalculus) is $50 per school ($55 with a Calculus team) payable to PSC Math Club and this should be included with the registration form, or mailed in separately if you utilize the online registration tool. Participants and sponsors should bring a sack lunch or plan on eating at the Peru State cafeteria. Please indicate the number of people eating at the Student Center so that the cafeteria can be notified.
For additional information contact Dr. Laura McCauley (faculty sponsor for PSC Mathematics Club).
Math Challenge Event
Results
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Division 1 Algebra Fall City 1 Algebra Gunner Lippold 1 Thayer 1 Algebra Lukas Kroll 2 Johnson County 1 Algebra Kaitlyn Plager 3 Division 1 Calculus Thayer 1 Calculus Krista Hartley 1 Fall City 1 Calculus Stiephan Fields 2 Johnson-Brock 1 Calculus Logan Shulz 3 Division 1 Geometry Thayer 1 Geometry Brady Degenhardt 1 Thayer 1 Geometry Murphy Sudbeck 2 Thayer 1 Geometry Carson McLaughlin 3 Division 1 Precalculus Fall City 1 Precalculus Ashleigh Kirkendall 1 Fall City 1 Precalculus Emily Vitosh 2 Thayer 1 Precalculus Elle Sudbeck 3 Division 2 Algebra Mound City 2 Algebra August Meadows 1 Sterling 2 Algebra Jesus Gonzalez 2 Harvard 2 Algebra Micaiah Niemoth 3 Division 2 Geometry Mound City 2 Geometry Eli Hontz 1 Johnson-Brock 2 Geometry Lincoln Peck 2 Sterling 2 Geometry Piper Kinney 3 Division 2 Precalculus Harvard 2 Precalculus Alyssa Ferguson 1 Sterling 2 Precalculus Jack McAuliffe 2 Harvard 2 Precalculus Zahna Reutzel 3 Team Results
Division 1
Team School Top 2 Algebra
Thayer 1 Fall City 2 Calculus
Fall City 1 Thayer 2 Geometry
Thayer 1 Johnson County 2 Precalculus
Fall City 1 Thayer 2 Division 2
Team School Top 2 Algebra
Johnson-Brock 1 Harvard 2 Geometry
Sterling 1 Mound City 2 Precalculus
Harvard 1 Sterling 2 -
Division 1 Algebra Thayer Central 1 Algebra Barrett Kiburz 1 Johnson-Brock 1 Algebra Maverick Piper 1 Thayer Central 1 Algebra Bradley Neff 3 Johnson-Brock 1 Algebra Chase VanWinkle 3 Division 1 Calculus Lincoln Christian 1 Calculus Hudson Opp 1 Lincoln Christian 1 Calculus Cameron Herrera 2 Thayer Central 1 Calculus Jordan Mariska 3 Division 1 Geometry Johnson-Brock 1 Geometry Anthony Lunzmann 1 Johnson-Brock 1 Geometry Hallee Nickels 2 Thayer Central 1 Geometry Libby Hergott 3 Division 1 Precalculus Lincoln Christian 1 Precalculus Dahlton Fisher 1 Lincoln Christian 1 Precalculus Evyn Shafer 1 Johnson-Brock 1 Precalculus Jalen Behrends 3 Thayer Central 1 Precalculus Krista Hartley 3 Division 2 Algebra Harvard 2 Algebra Micaiah Niemoth 1 Johnson County Central 2 Algebra Keegan Jones 2 Johnson County Central 2 Algebra Maya Straka 2 Division 2 Calculus HTRS 2 Calculus Daniel Snodgrass 1 HTRS 2 Calculus Brittany Holley 2 Johnson County Central 2 Calculus Kaita Baird 3 Division 2 Geometry HTRS 2 Geometry JJ McQueen 1 Johnson County Central 2 Geometry Bonnie Mejia 2 Harvard 2 Geometry Austin Harms 3 Harvard 2 Geometry Odalis Hernandez 3 Division 2 Precalculus Harvard 2 Precalculus Kinzee Derr 1 Johnson County Central 2 Precalculus Aiden Weber 2 Johnson County Central 2 Precalculus Erika Cabrales 3 -
Division 1 Results
Division Subject Student School Award 1 Algebra Abigail Hodges Johnson-Brock 1st Place 1 Algebra Natalie Clark Johnson-Brock 2nd Place 1 Algebra Ashlyn Holley HTRS 3rd Place 1 Calculus Joel Kayser Thayer Central 1st Place 1 Calculus Brennan Harms Thayer Central 2nd Place 1 Calculus Audrey Landsmann Thayer Central 3rd Place 1 Geometry Barrett Kiburz Thayer Central 1st Place 1 Geometry Maverick Piper Johnson-Brock 2nd Place 1 Geometry Chase VanWinkle Johnson-Brock 3rd Place 1 PreCalculus Audrey Sandfort Johnson-Brock 1st Place 1 PreCalculus Maxine Guhde-Egger Johnson-Brock 2nd Place 1 PreCalculus Brittany Holley HTRS 3rd Place Division 2 Results
Division Subject Student School Award 2 Algebra Andrew Harms Sterling 1st Place 2 Algebra Riley Nelson Falls City Sacred Heart 2nd Place 2 Algebra Isela Ramirez Harvard 3rd Place 2 Calculus Ashley Nierman Harvard 1st Place 2 Calculus Benjamin Okraska Harvard 2nd Place 2 Calculus Natalie Novak HTRS 3rd Place 2 Geometry Lauren Harms Sterling 1st Place 2 Geometry Chloe Waters Sterling 2nd Place 2 Geometry Matthew Neddenriep Falls City Sacred Heart 3rd Place 2 PreCalculus Kinzee Derr Harvard 1st Place 2 PreCalculus Enrique Perez Harvard 2nd Place 2 PreCalculus Bianca Gonzalez Sterling 3rd Place Team Results
Division Subject School Award 1 Algebra Thayer Central 1st Place 1 Algebra Johnson-Brock 1 Calculus Thayer Central 1st Place 1 Calculus Johnson-Brock 1 Geometry Johnson-Brock 1st Place 1 Geometry Thayer Central 1 PreCalculus Johnson-Brock 1st Place 1 PreCalculus Thayer Central 2 Algebra Sterling 1st Place 2 Algebra Harvard 2 Calculus Harvard 1st Place 2 Calculus HTRS 2 Geometry Sterling 1st Place 2 Geometry Falls City Sacred Heart 2 PreCalculus Harvard 1st Place 2 PreCalculus Sterling