By ALICIA FEYERHERM
The Mathematics and Computer Science Departments at Fort Hays State University hosted the 43rd annual Math Relays on Thursday.
The event, open to students in grades nine through 12, is composed of six different events. Top-three individual winners in each event are listed below.
In the Using Number Sense event, students alternate names for numbers, number patterns, place value, order relations among numbers, estimation, elementary probability and statistics, and reasonableness of results. This event does not allow the use of calculators.
9th Grade:
1st- Phoenix Cross, Medicine Lodge High School
2nd- Edward Horinek, St. John’s Catholic High School
3rd- Landon Baetz, Lakeside High School
10th Grade:
1st- Isabelle Jones, Hays High School
2nd- Caleb King, Hays High School
3rd- Mario Fuentealba, Maize South High School
11th Grade:
1st- Hannah Simmelink, Rock Hills High School
2nd- Layton Leiker, Ellsworth High School
3rd- Alyssa Harger, McPherson High School
12th Grade:
1st- Nicholas Greenwood, St. John’s Catholic High School
2nd- David Doan, Garden City High School
3rd- Blaise Palen, St. John’s Catholic High School
The Trigonometry event has students recognize and use trigonometric identities. Students solve triangles, including using the law of sines and cosines and solve equations using trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions. Competition is limited to just 11th and 12th grade students.
11th Grade:
1st- Jason Marrs, Sacred Heart High School
2nd- Doak Guttery, Osborne High School
3rd- Matthew Matteucci, Sacred Heart High School
12th Grade:
1st- Markus White, Sacred Heart High School
2nd- Colin Grieb, McPherson High School
3rd- Davin Coil, Rock Hills High School
Algebraic Manipulations is another non-calculator event. Students add, subtract, multiply and divide polynomials and rational fractions.
9th Grade:
1st- Mariella Dreiling, Hays High School
2nd- Kate Hull, Salina South High School
3rd- Katherine Rathbun, Ellsworth High School
10th Grade:
1st- Clay Guttery, Osborne High School
2nd- Isabelle Jones, Hays High School
3rd- Garrett Floyd, McPherson High School
11th Grade:
1st- Andy Marshall, Sacred Heart High School
2nd- Vitor Geromel, Maize South High School
3rd- Hannah Simmelink, Rock Hills High School
12th Grade:
1st- Anthony Arial, Hays High School
2nd- Davin Coil, Rock Hills High School
3rd- Colin Grieb, McPherson High School
Informal Geometry and Measurement is based on computing perimeters, areas and volumes of geometric figures as well as metric conversions.
9th Grade:
1st- Graham Stiles, Maize South High School
2nd- Ian Premer, Great Bend High School
3rd- Jonathan Ayotte, Maize South High School
10th Grade:
1st- Samuel Schroeder, TMP-Marian High School
2nd- Isabelle Jones, Hays High School
3rd- Aidan Johnson, Ellsworth High School
11th Grade:
1st- Henry Fitzthum, Hays High School
2nd- Hannah Simmelink, Rock Hills High School
3rd- Gracie Riner, Osborne High School
12th Grade:
1st- William Fulkerson, Salina South High School
2nd- Trakker French, McPherson High School
3rd- Davin Coil, Rock Hills High School
Application of Algebra, Arithmetic, are sets of word problems with an emphasis on interpreting and solving problems presented in the words rather than symbols. These problems are meant to be applicable in the real world or everyday life.
9th Grade:
1st- Phoenix Cross, Medicine Lodge High School
2nd- Cody Summitt, Phillipsburg High School
3rd- Evan Slavik, Thunder Ridge High School
10th Grade:
1st- Abram Anderson, Sacred Heart High School
2nd- Thomas Armatys, Great Bend High School
3rd- Henry Holdren, St. John’s Catholic High School
11th Grade:
1st- Hannah Simmelink, Rock Hills High School
2nd- Jason Marrs, Sacred Heart High School
3rd- Graham Dirks, Garden City High School
12th Grade:
1st- Devin Schmidtberger, Hays High School
2nd- Markus White, Sacred Heart High School
3rd- Landen Clark, Hays High School
Calculations with Calculators require students to have a scientific calculator with functions that include probability, trigonometry and logarithms, as well as algebraic functions like roots and radicals. All answers are in decimal format or scientific notation.
9th Grade:
1st- Lynelle Gengler, St. John’s Catholic High School
2nd- Bryson Lippold, Southeast of Saline High School
3rd- Charlotte Knopf, Southeast of Saline High School
10th Grade:
1st- Vicky Le, Garden City High School
2nd- Garrett Floyd, McPherson High School
3rd- Allison Ost, Rock Hills High School
11th Grade:
1st- Hannah Simmelink, Rock Hills High School
2nd- Haley Myers, Maize South High School
3rd- Alyssa Harger, McPherson High School
12th Grade:
1st- Colin Grieb, McPherson High School
2nd- Holly Hagber, Smith Center High School
3rd- William Fulkerson, Salina South High School
Scores are also calculated for the top teams in 1A, 2A/3A and 4A/5A/6A classifications.
1A School Winners:
1st- Osborne High School, 81.5 points
1st- St. John’s Catholic High School, 81.5 points
3rd- Rock Hills High School, 73.5 points
2A/3A School Winners:
1st- Sacred Heart High School, 100.5 points
2nd- Ellsworth High School, 72.5 points
3rd- Minneapolis High School, 44 points
4A/5A/6A School Winners:
1st- Hays High School, 130 points
2nd- Maize South High School, 91 points
3rd- McPherson High School, 73 points
Anthony Arial, a senior at Hays High School, won first in Algebraic Manipulations as well as being part of the winning team for 4A/5A/6A Schools.
“I’m very happy with how we did both as a team and individually,” Arial said. “I expect to do well so my energy reflects into my abilities.”
Full results can be found at 2022 FHSU Math Relay Results – Fort Hays State University