2003 State Winners
2003 State Winners
Please note that this page will be updated as the information becomes available.
Alabama
First Place: Jennifer Berry, Challenger Middle School, Huntsville (8th grade)
Second Place: Kevin Hu, Pizitz Middle School, Vestavia Hills (8th grade)
Third Place: Evan Zhao, Pizitz Middle School, Birmingham (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Kurt Von Laven, Randolph School, Madison (7th grade)
Coach: Cindy Wright, Pizitz Middle School, Vestavia Hills
Alaska
First Place: Logan Daum, Randy Smith Middle School, Fairbanks (8th grade)
Second Place: Sedona Price, Monroe Catholic Jr./Sr. High School, Fairbanks (8th grade)
Third Place: Cameron Sharman, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Bengamin Burke, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage (7th grade)
Coach: Pat McDonald, Randy Smith Middle School, Fairbanks
Arizona
First Place: Chris Utter, Alice Vail Middle School, Tucson (8th grade)
Second Place: Silviu Smarandache, Alice Vail Middle School, Tucson (8th grade)
Third Place: Jared Meufer, Phoenix Country Day School, Phoenix (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Elizabeth Roberts, Sonoran Science Academy, Tucson (8th grade)
Coach: Joyce Cone, Phoenix Country Day School, Paradise Valley
Arkansas
First Place: Sho Mamiya, Pulaski Heights Middle School, Little Rock (8th grade)
Second Place: Jeffrey Biles, Home Education of Little Rock, Little Rock (8th grade)
Third Place: Eric Stewart, Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Miles McCullough, Pulaski Heights Middle School, Little Rock (7th grade)
Coach: Trela Cook, Pulaski Heights Middle School, Little Rock
California
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Colorado
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First Place: Marshall Carpenter, Summit Middle School, Lafayette (7th grade)
Second Place: Jese Morse, Ricks Center, Denver (8th grade)
Third Place: Ben Jurtz, Manning School, Golden (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Tyler Beebe, Crest Hill Middle School, Lonetree (8th grade)
Coach: Greta Frohbieter, Summit Middle School, Boulder
Connecticut
First Place: David Reens, Christian heritage School, Trumbull (8th grade)
Second Place: Jeffrey Rosen, Talcott Mountain Academy , Avon (8th grade)
Third Place: Yifan Cao, Smith Middle School, Glastonbury (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Yakov Bershenko-Kogan, Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven (8th grade)
Coach: Caleb McArthur, Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven
Delaware
First Place: Daneiel (Ying Yu) Gao, H.B. DuPont Middle School, Hockessin (7th grade)
Second Place: Letitia Li, H.B. DuPont Middle School, Hockessin (8th grade)
Third Place: Dennis Meng, The Independence School, Hockessin (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Katherine Wehner, The Independence School, Hockessin (7th grade)
Coach: Jeannette Otley, H.B. DuPont Middle School, Hockessin
District of Columbia
First Place: Daniel Poore, Alice Deal JHS, Washington (8th grade)
Second Place: Peter Samp, St. Anselm's Abbey School, Arlington
Third Place: Emma Pierson, Maret, Arlington (6th grade)
Fourth Place: Sara Edwards, Maret, Chevy Chase (8th grade)
Coach: Guy Brandenburg, Alice Deal JHS, Washington
DODDS
First Place: Rob McClure, London Central High School, FPO - United Kingdom (8th grade)
Second Place: Matt Lane, Ramstein Middle School, APO - Germany (8th grade)
Third Place: Nick Sorenson, Heidelberg Middle School, APO - Germany (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Drake Sullivan, Garmisch ES, APO - Germany (8th grade)
Coach: Ronald Smith, Heidelberg Middle School, APO - Germany
Florida
First Place: Jason Kleban, Pine Crest School, Del Ray (8th grade)
Second Place: Kevin Thompson, Ruckel Middle School, Niceville (8th grade)
Third Place: Pengtao Teng, Young Middle School, Tampa (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Yannik Pitcan, Tuckawilla Middle School, Oviendo (8th grade)
Coach: Robert Jones, Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary
Georgia
First Place: Harrison Brown, Haynes Bridge Middle School, Alpharetta
Second Place: Howard Tong, Chamblee Middle School, Doraville
Third Place: Peter Huang, Riverside Middle School, Martinez
Fourth Place: Brayden Ware, Mt. De Sales Academy, Macon
Coach: Deba Talapatra, Trickum Middle School, Liburn
Guam
First Place: Marylou Aguon, V.S.A. Benavente Middle School, Dededo (8th grade)
Second Place: Rajkaran Sachdev, Saint John's School, Barrigada (8th grade)
Third Place: Nino Toletino, Santa Barbara School, Dededo (8th grade)
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Fourth Place: Genesis Pilarca, Benevente Middle School, Dededo (8th grade)
Coach: Bernice Duckrow, Saint John's School, Turmon
Hawaii
First Place: Eugene So, Homeschool, Honolulu (8th grade)
Second Place: Daniel Lum, Iolani School, Honolulu (8th grade)
Third Place: Leon Hou, Iolani School, Honolulu (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Matthew Mariconda, Punahou School, Kanehe (8th grade)
Coach: Li Ann Wada, Iolani School, Honolulu
Idaho
First Place: Luke Maher, North Junior High School, Boise (8th grade)
Second Place: Kyle Antonini, North Junior High School, Boise (8th grade)
Third Place: Alex Mentch, Sacajawea Junior High, Lewiston (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Amanda Baker, Foothills School of Arts and Sciences, Boise (7th grade)
Coach: Mike Lehosit, North Junior High School, Boise
Illinois
First Place: Greg Gauthier, Monroe Middle School, Wheaton (7th grade)
Second Place: Alex Zhai, Franklin Middle School
Third Place: Elizabeth Denys, Avery Cooley School
Fourth Place: Rajeen Nayak, Avery Cooley School
Coach: Kristine Laska, Avery Cooley School, DownersGrove
Indiana
First Place: Michael Harris, The Orchard School, Indianapolis (8th grade)
Second Place: Mohit Agrawal, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, West Lafayette (8th grade)
Third Place: Susan Hu, Honey Creek Middle School, Terre Haute (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Fuhe Xu, Klondike Middle School, West Lafayette (8th grade)
Coach: Jo Ann Ward, Klondike Middle School, West Lafayette
Iowa
First Place: Ashley Petersen, Sudlow Intermediate, Davenport (8th grade)
Second Place: Peter Montag, Regina Junior & Senior High School, Iowa City (7th grade)
Third Place: Noah Caplan, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Fairfield (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Clint Rice, Stilwell Junior High School, West Des Moines (8th grade)
Coach: Pat Eastman, Stilwell Junior High School, West Des Moines
Kansas
First Place: Hero Okano, Topeka Collegiate School, Topeka (8th grade)
Second Place: Wendy Zhang, Indian Woods Middle School, Overland Park (8th grade)
Third Place: Heidi Fagle, Indian Woods Middle School, Overland Park (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Michael Batrick, Indian Woods Middle School, Overland Park (8th grade)
Coach: Stanley Stern, Indian Woods Middle School, Overland Park
Kentucky
First Place: Yi Cai, Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville (8th grade)
Second Place: Connie Wu, Lexington Traditional Magnet School, Lexington (6th grade)
Third Place: Priya Mehta, T.K. Stone Middle School, Elizabethtown (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Yuan Wen, Morton Middle School, Lexington (8th grade)
Coach: Elizabeth Rickenbacker, Lexington Traditional Magnet School, Lexington
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Louisiana
First Place: Wesley Clark, Lake Castle, Covington (8th grade)
Second Place: Noah Baker, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport (8th grade)
Third Place: Brittney Ellzey, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Elizabeth Dunn, Glasgow Middle School, Baton Rouge (8th grade)
Coach: Claudia Allums, Glasgow Middle School, Baton Rouge
Maine
First Place: Lukas Wong-Achorn, Airline Community School, Ellsworth (8th grade)
Second Place: Jessica Hedrich, Lyman Moore Middle School, Portland (8th grade)
Third Place: Kelly Morris, Falmouth Middle School, Falmouth (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Michael Petkov, Ellsworth Middle School, Ellsworth (8th grade)
Coach: Louise Moses, Lyman Moore Middle School, Portland
Maryland
First Place: Brian Lawrence, Takoma Park Middle School, Kensington (8th grade)
Second Place: Matt McCutchen, Takoma Park Middle School, Rockville (8th grade)
Third Place: Cyril Lan, Takoma Park Middle School, Germantown (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Bin Yang, Governor Thomas Johnson Middle School, Frederick (8th grade)
Coach: Sarah Manchester, Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring
Massachusetts
First Place: Sway Chen, Clarke Middle School, Lexington (7th grade)
Second Place: Stephen Xu, Jonas Clarkes Middle School, Lexington (7th grade)
Third Place: Thomas Weinreich, Thurston Middle School, Westwood (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Tiany Zheng, Melican Middle School, Northkorough (8th grade)
Coach: Evagrio Mosca, Diamond Middle School, Lexington
Michigan
First Place: Sunil Agarwal, Boulan Park Middle School, Troy (8th grade)
Second Place: Dawson Zhou, Smith Middle School, Troy (7th grade)
Third Place: Nisanth Reddy, Boulan Park, Troy (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Albert Tang, Hillside Middle School, Novi (8th grade)
Coach: Purnima Gupta, Smith Middle School, Troy
Minnesota
First Place: Richard Liu, Eden Prairie Central Middle School, Eden Prairie (8th grade)
Second Place: Andrew Chen, Moorhead Junior High, Moorhead (8th grade)
Third Place: Zachary Sethna, Twin Cities Jewish Middle School, Mendota Heights (7th grade)
Fourth Place: David Krueger, Marshall School, Doluth (8th grade)
Coach: Ken Welken, Moorhead Junior High, Moorhead
Mississippi
First Place: William Panlener, North Delta School, Batevilles (8th grade)
Second Place: Zhe Zhang, N.R. Burger Middle Schook, Hattiesburg (8th grade)
Third Place: Joseph Pale, Jackson Prep, Ridgeland (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Sam Beck, Jackson Prep, Jackson
Coach: Dave Ollar, Jackson Prep, Flowood
Missouri
First Place: Mario DiDonna, Pembroke Hill School, Leawood (8th grade)
Second Place: Kevin Zhang, Summit Lakes Middle School, Lee's Summit (7th grade)
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Montana
First Place: Ross Rowsey, CR Anderson Middle School, Helena (7th grade)
Second Place: Antony Speranza, CR Anderson Middle School, Helena (7th grade)
Third Place: Corbin Johnson, Washington Middle School, Missoula (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Andrew Wiens, Will James Middle School, Billings (8th grade)
Coach: Chuck Bozdog, CR Anderson Middle School, Helena
Nebraska
First Place: Alex Churchill, Lux Middle School, Lincoln (7th grade)
Second Place: Alexander Lin, Lux Middle School, Lincoln (8th grade)
Third Place: Chris Michener, Donipan Trumbull School, Doniphan (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Eric Lawson, Westside Middle School, Omaha (8th grade)
Coach: Leona Penner, Lux Middle School, Lincoln
Nevada
First Place: Kevin Kowalski, The Meadows School, Las Vegas (7th grade)
Second Place: Scott McKnight, Hyde Park Academy, North Las Vegas (8th grade)
Third Place: Keone Hon, Sage Ridge School, Carson City (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Chris Chen, Greenspun Jr. High Schol, Henderson
Coach: Sarah Jones, Sage Ridge School, Reno
New Hampshire
First Place: Richard J. Walsh IV, McKelvie Middle School, Bedford (8th grade)
Second Place: Patrick Smyth, Cooperative Middle School, Exeter (8th grade)
Third Place: Shujun Feng, Oyster River Middle School, Durham (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Taige Zhou, Richmond Middle School, Hanover (8th grade)
Coach: Joshua Frost, Cooperative Middle School, Stratham
New Jersey
First Place: Illan Levy, Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, Manalapan (8th grade)
Second Place: Ian Frankel, Thomas Grover Middle School, West Windsor (7th grade)
Third Place: Ying-Ying Tran, Thomas Grover Middle School, Princeton (8th grade)
Fourth Place: James Sundstrom, Dwight-Englewood Middle School, Wyckoff (8th grade)
Coach: Hannah Woodley, Thomas Grover Middle School, West Windsor
Coach: Nicole Yudin, Thomas Grover Middle School, West Windsor
New Mexico
First Place: Zev Friedman, Desert Ridge Middle School, Albuquerque (8th grade)
Second Place: Asif Ahmed, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque (8th grade)
Third Place: Alex Christensen, Los Alamos Middle School, White Rock (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Leandra Boucheron, Hoover Middle School, Albuquerque (8th grade)
Coach: Jessie Gac, Los Alamos Middle School, Los Alamos
New York
First Place: Danny Zhu, Hunter College High School, Little Neck (7th grade)
Second Place: Brian Senie, Saint Ann's School, New York (8th grade)
Third Place: Tony Deng, Hunter College High School, Flushing (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Gary Cao, Shaker Junior High School, Watervliet (8th grade)
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North Carolina
First Place: Arnav Tripathy, Guy B. Phillips Middle School, Chapel Hill (8th grade)
Second Place: Michael Lin, Myrtle Grove Middle School, Wilmington (8th grade)
Third Place: Mikhail Lavrov, Martin Middle School, Cary (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Vivek Bhattacharya, Ligon GT Middle, Cary (7th grade)
Coach: Marla McCrea, Guy B. Phillips Middle School, Durham
North Dakota
First Place: Samuel Balinghasay, Jamestown Middle School, Jamestown (7th grade)
Second Place: Greg Brockman, South Middle School, Thompson (8th grade)
Third Place: Andrew Sand, Jamestown Middle School, Jamestown (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Dan Bergerson, Sullivan Middle School, Moorhead (8th grade)
Coach: Dawn Zinke, Jamestown Middle School, Jamestown
Ohio
First Place: Jonathan Proch, Montessori School of Mahoning Valley (7th grade)
Second Place: Alex Mannion, Sycamore Junior High School, Cincinnati (8th grade)
Third Place: Billy Tang, Sycamore Junior High, Cincinnati (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Joseph Kelley, Columbus Academy, New Albany (7th grade)
Coach: Dan Mirus, Sycamore Junior High School, Cincinnati
Oklahoma
First Place: Joshua Choi, Jenks Middle School, Tulsa (8th grade)
Second Place: Conghua(Martin) Ye, Jenks Middle School, Jenks (7th grade)
Third Place: Amy Tai, Jenks Middle School, Tulsa (6th grade)
Fourth Place: Haofei Wei, Union 8th Grade Center, Broken Arrow (8th grade)
Coach: Glenda Nelson, Jenks Middle School, Jenks
Oregon
First Place: Dennis Ding, Highland Park Middle School, Beaverton (8th grade)
Second Place: Andrew Reinders, Cedar Park Middle School, Portland
Third Place: Ferris Zhang, Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton
Fourth Place: Moor Xu, Roosevelt Middle School, Eugene (6th grade)
Coach: Manny Norse, Highland Park Middle School, Beaverton
Pennsylvania
First Place: Shaunak Kishore, Charles F. Patton Middle School, West Chester (7th grade)
Second Place: David Rudy, Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Lancester (8th grade)
Third Place: Zachary Yuschock, Franklin Regional Middle School, Murrysville (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Mike Roberts, Spring Grove Middle School, Thomasville (8th grade)
Coach: Charles Holloway, E.N. Peiree Middle School, West Chester
Puerto Rico
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First Place: Carlton Chow, St. John's School, Isla Verde (7th grade)
Second Place: Catalina Villamil, St. John's School, San Juan (8th grade)
Third Place: Eduardo Perez, Caribbean School, Ponce (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Javier Sanchez, Southwestern Educational Society, Mayaguez (8th grade)
Coach: Carol Day, St. John's School, San Juan
Rhode Island
First Place: Christopher Baucher, Goff Junior High, Pawtucket (7th grade)
Second Place: Patrick Caldera, Goff Junior High, Pawtucket (8th grade)
Third Place: Michael Ding, Barrington Middle School, Barrington (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Christopher Musco, Wheeler School (7th grade)
Coach: Tom Wharton, Wheeler School, Warwick
South Carolina
First Place: Belle Wang, Riverside Middle School, Greer (7th grade)
Second Place: Asif Khan, EL Wright Middle School, Columbia (8th grade)
Third Place: Kimberly Ammons, Fairforest Middle School, Spartanburg (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Jim Manning, Crayton Middle School, Columbia (8th grade)
Coach: John Rushman, Crayton Middle School, Columbia
South Dakota
First Place: Michael McFarland, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls (7th grade)
Second Place: Kacman Lee, Simmons Middle School, Aberdeen (7th grade)
Third Place: Jacob Fuhrman, 1st Baptist Christian School, Aberdeen (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Youran Ye, Patric Henry Middle School, Sioux Falls (8th grade)
Coach: Marlys Pearson, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
State Department
First Place: Sei Young Pyo, International School Manila, Pasiq (8th grade)
Second Place: Yoon-Ju Kim, American School Foundation, A.C., Bosques de las Lomas (8th
grade)
Third Place: Joanne Yuan Chua, International School Manila, Makati City (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Byung-Seok Kwon, International School Manila, Makati City (8th grade)
Coach: Andrea Osborne, International School Manila, Makati City
Tennessee
First Place: Kyle Davis, Montgomery Bell Academy, Brentwood (8th grade)
Second Place: Sean Maginnis, Ross N. Robinson Middle School, Kingsport
Third Place: Shawn Pan, Mt. Pisgah Middle School, Cordova (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Ryan Rawl, Jefferson Middle School, OakRidge (8th grade)
Coach: Maggie Quian, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville
Texas
First Place: David Price, Kealing Junior High School, Austin (8th grade)
Second Place: Kenneth Torng, Doerre Intermediate School, Spring (8th grade)
Third Place: Gabriel Ha, Schimelpfenig, Plano (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Andrew Fisher, Dewitt Perry Middle School, Carrollton (8th grade)
Coach: Nannette Strickland, Kealing Junior High, Austin
Utah
First Place: Kevin Ni, Churchill Jr. High, Salt Lake City
Second Place: Vishesh Agrawal, Wasatch Jr. High, Salt Lake City
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Third Place: Siwei Zhou, Wasatch Jr. High, Salt Lake City
Fourth Place: Robert Marks, Wasatch Jr. High, Salt Lake City
Coach: Tom Burke, Wasatch Jr. High, Salt Lake City
Vermont
First Place: Colin Sandon, Essex Middle School, Essex Junction (7th grade)
Second Place: Jeffrey Yang, Frederick H Tuttle School, S. Burlington (8th grade)
Third Place: Mike Kling, Essex Middle School, Essex (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Holly Earle, Middlebury Union Middle School, Middlebury (8th grade)
Coach: Barbara Velasquez, Essex Middle School, Essex
Virgin Islands
First Place: Harry Lenahan, Antilles School, St. Thomas (8th grade)
Second Place: Simon Hatfield, Country Day School, Kingshill (8th grade)
Third Place: Giresh Mirpuri, Antilles School, St. Thomas (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Ade Raphael, Country Day School, Christiansted (8th grade)
Coach: Michelle Humphries, Antilles School, St. Thomas
Virginia
First Place: Haitu Mao, Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church (7th grade)
Second Place: Jeffrey Chen, Frost Middle School, Fairfax (8th grade)
Third Place: Jae-Kyu Lee, St. Anne's Belfield, Charlottesville (7th grade)
Fourth Place: Yson-Sik Cho, Longfellow Middle School, Mclean (7th grade)
Coach: Barbara Burnett, Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church
Washington
First Place: Andrew Gu, Lakeside Middle School, Bellevue (8th grade)
Second Place: Adam Hesterberg, Washington Middle School, Seattle (8th grade)
Third Place: Jeffrey Wang, Issaquah Middle School, Bellevue (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Joel Turtle, Lincoln Middle School, Pullman (8th grade)
Coach: Al Lippert, Lakeside Middle School, Seattle
West Virginia
First Place: Jamie Karraker, Suncrest Middle School, Morgantown (8th grade)
Second Place: Jacob Lubman, Suncrest Middle School, Morgantown (8th grade)
Third Place: Namoo Han, Suncrest Middle School, Morgantown (8th grade)
Fourth Place: John Allen Zumpetta, Follansbee Middle School, Wellsburg (8th grade)
Coach: Lois Ann Swineford, Suncrest Middle School, Morgantown
Wisconsin
First Place: Timothy Black, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Madison (8th grade)
Second Place: Hong-Hsin Chen, Velma Hamilton Middle School, Madison (8th grade)
Third Place: Jason Shao, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Madison
Fourth Place: Daniel Mulder, Calvary Baptist Christian Middle School, Watertown (6th grade)
Coach: John Lemke, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Madison
Wyoming
First Place: Jacob Chambers, White Mountain Junior High, Rocksprings (8th grade)
Second Place: Cameron Hoffman, Cokeville Jr./Sr. High, Cokeville (8th grade)
Third Place: Charles Schmidt, Laramie Junior High School, Larmie (8th grade)
Fourth Place: Luke Ginsbach, Centennial Junior High School, Evansville (7th grade)
Coach: Dennis Rimmasch, Laramie Junior High School, Larmie
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