We are proud to recognize several middle school students for their outstanding performances at the 2025 Minnesota MATHCOUNTS state competition. Arnav Hiremath, an eighth-grade student from Wayzata Central Middle School, earned second place at the state level. This is an incredible achievement for Arnav, especially as this is his first year participating in the program.
Branden Qiao, an eighth grader from Wayzata East Middle School, placed fourth at the state level. This is the second year in a row that Branden has placed in the top four in the state.
Both Arnav and Branden have qualified for the national competition. They will represent Minnesota this May in Orlando, Florida, alongside students from Edina and Rochester.
We also celebrate our top-performing teams and their coaches:
- East Middle School: The EMS team took first place under Coach Katianne Gjevre. Team members include Branden Qiao, Hrithvik Kethireddy, Ethan Kim, the Countdown Round winner, Dev Neelamegam, who placed fourth, and Yufeng Xu.
- Wayzata Central Middle School: The team took third place at state. Members include Arnav Hiremath, Shreyaan Patil, Min-Yi Cao, Max Wang and Jimmy Zhao. The team is coached by Cathy Huang.
Please join us in celebrating these students and their coaches for their hard work and dedication to excellence in mathematics.