2018 Chapter Competition Results
2018 chapter competitions are being held throughout the month of February. This page will list the teams and individuals who advance to the state competition.
A calendar of chapter competition dates can be found here.
Arrowhead Chapter
1st Place Team:
Hibbing High School
Lauren Jackson
Ethan Roy
Lydia Tronnes
Alison Trullinger
Coach: Matt Erickson
2nd Place Team:
Moose Lake School
Sam Dewey
Joseph Mikrot
Louis Thiessen
Zachary Youngs
Coach: Karen Autio
Individuals going to state:
Kaydi Staubs, Proctor Public School
Coach: Matt Solberg
Brody Anderson, Cloquet Middle School
Coach: Arne Maijala
Lilianna Meichsner, Hermantown Middle School
Coach: Rebecca Schmidt
City of Lakes Minneapolis Chapter
1st Place Team:
Annunciation Catholic School
Grace Cebulla
Ava Meyer-Krocheski
Griffin Moe
Sarah Smith
Coach: Julie Steege
Individuals going to state:
Calvin Gallagher, Lake Harriet Community School
Sophia Stordahl, Lake Harriet Community School
Coach: Colin Gardner-Springer
City of Lakes North Chapter
1st Place Team:
Wayzata Central Middle School
Michelle Cao
Matthew Chen
Emily Liu
Kevin Yang
Coach: Amanda Padjen
2nd Place Team:
Wayzata East Middle School
Eric Chen
Benjamin Chu
Siler Doane
Leon Luo
Coach: Kathy Simson
Individuals going to state:
Andrew Zhang, Wayzata Central Middle School
Coach: Amanda Padjen
Sam Ertmer, Orono Middle School
Coach: Greg Pusch
City of Lakes South
1st Place Team:
Valley View Middle School
Parker Griswold
Adwin Shi
Kevin Yi
Bob Zhang
Coach: Meg Schlukebier
2nd Place Team:
Eden Prairie Central Middle School
Christopher Chen
Avik Garg
Rishi Natraj
Samir Sarma
Coach: Bill Prem
Individuals going to state:
Mansfield Yiu, Eagle Ridge Middle School
Coach: Michelle Nelson
Matthew Norton, Hopkins West Junior High School
Coach: Paul Scheible
Henry Scheible, Hopkins West Junior High School
Coach: Paul Scheible
Jonathan Wu, The Blake School
Coach: Kirsten Rain
Height of Land Chapter
1st Place Team:
Discovery Middle School
Truett Berglund
Zander Roemer
Berg Swanson
Zach Timm
Coach: Denise Murken
2nd Place Team:
Brandon-Evansville Middle School
Dylan Bitzan
Noah Hubbard
Kylie Lund
John Roers
Coach: Jennifer Froemming
Individuals going to state:
Tanner Tollerud, Rothsay Public School
Coach: Anita Heier
Ashton Schlosser, Discovery Middle School
Coach: Denise Murken
Lake Agassiz Chapter
1st Place Team:
St. Philips School
Paul Louvar
Ashley Maki
Charlie McCalip
Sam Mutnanski
Coach: Drew Morris
Individuals going to state:
Nick Rautio, Bemidji Middle School
Grace Werner, Bemidji Middle School
Coach: Rebecca Rud
Nikarika Gottipati, Franklin Middle School
Coach: Brenda Leier
Lake Region Chapter
1st Place Team:
St. Michael Albertville Middle School
Eli Davis
Nathan Engman
Benny Juusola
Kevin Shull
Coach: Pat Mueller
2nd Place Team:
Vandenberge Middle School
Jordan Bauer
Peyton Maier
Lindsey Redepenning
Harper Westgaard
Coach: Curt Michener
3rd Place Team:
Sartell Middle School
Steven Brinkerhoff
Mekhi Kigozi
Emma Yao
Dylan Zulkosky
Coach: Shiju Zhang
Individuals going to state:
Matthew Bolton, St. Johns Preparatory School
Coach: Stephen Larson
Janelle Sylvester, St. Michael Albertville
Coach: Pat Mueller
North Capitol Chapter
1st Place Team:
Chippewa Middle School
Linden Li
Aurora Wang
Justin Wang
Michael Wang
Coach: Juan Li
2nd Place Team:
Mounds Park Academy
Chloe Appert
Skyler Burnett
Amelia Dickson
Leo Yu
Coach: Dan Ethier
Individuals going to state:
Evan Erickson, Erickson Academy
Coach: Dan Erickson
Brady Lawrence, Mahtomedi Middle School
Coach: Marilyn Lodoen
South Capitol Chapter
1st Place Team:
Lake Middle School
Nikhil Jain
Minkai Li
Justin Luan
Ryder Sitcawich
Coach: Megan Sun
2nd Place Team:
Saint Paul Academy and Summit School
Spencer Burris-Brown
Michael Goodman
Jack Hlavka
Alex Moore
Coach: Jenny Borovsky
3rd Place Team:
Scott Highlands Middle School
Malaya Galindez
Connell Hagen
Clinton Pan
Riddhi Suresh
Coach: Theresa Back
Southeast Chapter
1st Place Team:
Friedell Middle School
Michael Huang
Damian Kim
Richard Xiong
Jenny Yan
Coach: Greg Schoenbeck
2nd Place Team:
Kellogg Middle School
Vinay Beeram
Zoey Chen
Golden Peng
Nathan Zhang
Coach: Xianshu Wang
3rd Place Team:
Rochester Area Homeschool
Jacob Arroyo
Johnny Bauer
Mason Cushing
Matthew Gisi
Coach: Jessica Gisi
Individuals going to state:
Hans Xu, Friedell Middle School
Coach: Greg Schoenbeck
Southwest Chapter
1st Place Team:
Marshall Middle School
Jacen Dekker
Carter Versaevel
Carter Schuerman
Blake Weedman
Coach: Tara Ryks
2nd Place Team:
Lakeview Middle School
Faith Louwagie
Parker Geistfeld
Hayden Eischens
Leah Wymer
Coach: Chris Sieling
Individuals going to state:
Ely Johnson, KMS
Coach: Liz Hatfield
Dawson Blankenship, Murray County Central
Coach: Mark Carlson
Georgia Rabaey, Marshall Middle School
Coach: Tara Ryks
Nicole Coughlin, BOLD Jr. High
Coach: Ashley Maher
Traverse Des Sioux Chapter
1st Place Team:
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
Isaiah Carlovsky
Joshua Giefer
Isaiah Rogotske
Mark Spengler
Coach: Greg Thiesfeldt
2nd Place Team:
Prairie Winds Middle School
Alex Emery
Emily Frutos Krueger
Rachel Wilde
Sean Burns
Coach: Ben Braswell
Individuals going to state:
Mitchell Piehl, Hutchinson Middle School
Coach: Kelly Rathcke
Wildcard Teams
Falcon Ridge Middle School
Max Leach
Andrew Lu
Thomas Nelson
Josh Schaefer
Coaches:
Mary Hoffman
Denise Otterstetter
Minnetonka Middle School East
Andres Falaschini
Luke Patefield
Benjamin Yang
Jerry Zhang
Coach:
Rhonda Lundgren