2020: Winning Teams List

Winning Teams List 2020

Of the 760 papers submitted to this year’s Challenge, 145 advanced to the second round of judging. A total of 37 distinctions are awarded with scholarship prizes, roughly 4.8% of submissions.

Finalists (Top 6 teams)

The top six awards, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, were awarded after the final round of judging on April 27 to teams representing the following high schools.

M3 Challenge Champion, $20,000 Team Prize
Pine View School (Team #13343), Osprey, Florida
Coach: Mark Mattia
Students: Nicholas Butakow, Pragnya Govindu, Christiana Guan, Michael Gutierrez, Kristoffer Selberg


M3 Challenge Runner Up, $15,000 Team Prize
White Station High School (Team #13249), Memphis, Tennessee
Coach: Yanli Cui
Students: Kevin Cao, Andrew Chen, Krishna Dasari, Kevin Luo, Jonathan Zhang

M3 Challenge Third Place, $10,000 Team Prize
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team #13202), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim
Students: Philena Liu, Brandon Lu, Sai Merneedi, Praneet Rathi, Joshua Tsai

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Columbus North High School (Team #13562), Columbus, Indiana
Coach: Mike Spock
Students: Samantha Heathcote, Vivek Hebbar, Anna Kim, Helen Rumsey, Erica Song

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Pine View School (Team #13344), Osprey, Florida
Coach: Mark Mattia
Students: Alexander Douglas, Jack Gallahan, Vinay Konuru, Julia Kourelakos, Danny McDonald

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Wayzata High School (Team #13702), Plymouth, Minnesota
Coach: William Skerbitz
Students: Brian Lin, George Lyu, Zachary Xiong, Andrew Yang, Audrey Yang

Technical Computing Finalist Teams

The top three awards, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, were awarded after the final round of judging on April 27 to teams representing the following high schools.

Technical Computing Winner, $3,000 Team Prize
Montgomery Blair High School (Team #13662), Silver Spring, Maryland
Coach: David Stein
Students: Jesse Silverberg, Emmy Song, Gabriel Wu, Ambrose Yang, Shawn Zhao

Technical Computing Runner Up, $2,000 Team Prize
Troy High School (Team #13638), Fullerton, California
Coach: Don Allen
Students: Soham Bose, Ho Lyun Jeong, Jimmy Li, Rahil Shah

Technical Computing Third Place, $1,000 Team Prize
Huron High School (Team #13403), Ann Arbor, Michigan
Coach: Philip Eliason
Students: Anirudh Cowlagi, Julie Heng, James Xiu, Benjamin Zhang, Derek Zhu

Semi-Finalist Teams

Papers from the following six teams underwent in-depth discussion and were deemed to be of exceptional quality by judges. They were recognized as Semi-Finalists and received prizes of $1,500 each.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team #13201), Lincolnshire, Illinois, Coach: Paul Kim
American Heritage School (Team #13958), Plantation, Florida, Coach: Radleigh Santos
Greenwich High School (Team #13599), Greenwich, Connecticut, Coach: Maryann Franchella
Montgomery Blair High School (Team #13662), Silver Spring, Maryland, Coach: David Stein
North Carolina School of Science-Math (Team #13751), Durham, North Carolina, Coach: Daniel Teague
William Fremd High School (Team #13429), Palatine, Illinois, Coach: Christopher Grattoni

Technical Computing Honorable Mention Teams

A team representing the following school was recognized with Honorable Mention distinction for noteworthy submission.

High Technology High School (Team #13555), Lincroft, New Jersey
Coach: Ellen LeBlanc
Students: Adithya Balachandran, Gustav Hansen, Emily Jiang, Jason Yan

Honorable Mention Teams

Teams representing the following 22 schools were recognized with Honorable Mention distinction. Team prizes of $1,000 each were awarded to them for noteworthy submissions.
ACADEMY FOR INFORMATION TECH, SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey
BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL, BEDFORD, New Hampshire
BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES, HACKENSACK, New Jersey
CARMEL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CARMEL, Indiana
FAIR LAWN HIGH SCHOOL, FAIR LAWN, New Jersey
HIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, LINCROFT, New Jersey
JOHNS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNS CREEK, Georgia
JOHNSTON HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTON, Iowa
JULIA R MASTERMAN MID HIGH SCHOOL, PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
LOYOLA ACADEMY, WILMETTE, Illinois
MATES ACADEMY TECH ENVIRON SCI, MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey
MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE, COLUMBUS, Mississippi
MONTA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, CUPERTINO, California
NUEVA SCHOOL, HILLSBOROUGH, California
OXFORD ACADEMY, CYPRESS, California
PITTSFORD MENDON HIGH SCHOOL, PITTSFORD, New York
RICHARD MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL, ROCKVILLE, Maryland
STAPLES HIGH SCHOOL, WESTPORT, Connecticut
STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, DUBUQUE, Iowa
UPPER ST CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL, UPPER ST CLAIR, Pennsylvania
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, WESTFIELD, New Jersey
WILLIAM MASON HIGH SCHOOL, MASON, Ohio