Of the 655 papers submitted to this year’s Challenge, 128 advanced to the second round of judging. A total of 37 distinctions are awarded with scholarship prizes, less than 6% 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 29 to teams representing the following high schools.

M3 Challenge Champion, $20,000 Team Prize

Phillips Academy (Team #17645), Andover, Massachusetts
Coach: Khiem DoBa
Students: Angeline Zhao, Tianyi Evans Gu, Anthony Yang, Eric Wang, Yifan Kang

M3 Challenge Runner Up, $15,000 Team Prize

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Team #17432), Alexandria, Virginia
Coach: Sewon Yang
Students: Rishabh Prabhu, Laura Zhang, Rishabh Chhabra, Om Gole, Victoria Zhang

M3 Challenge Third Place, $10,000 Team Prize

Livingston High School (Team #17400), Livingston, New Jersey
Coach: Cheryl Coursen
Students: Timothy Wu, Harsh Akunuri, Nathan Zhang, Olivia Mei, Kevin Zhang

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize

Canyon Crest Academy (Team #17895), San Diego, California
Coach: Brian Shay
Students: Evan Luo, Jonathan Xue, Michelle Liang, Stephen Zhu, Larry Wu

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize

The Pingry School (Team #17773), Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Coach: Bradford Poprik
Students: Evan Xie, Alan Zhong, Laura Liu, Elbert Ho, Annabelle Shilling

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize

York Community High School (Team #17932), Elmhurst, Illinois
Coach: Ella Sak
Students: Taylor Melind, Nick Cifelli, Timothy Flisk, Jeffrey Lu, Steven Piotrowski

Technical Computing Finalist Teams

The top three awards, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, will be awarded after the final round of judging on April 29 to teams representing the following high schools.

Technical Computing Winner, $3,000 Team Prize

F. W. Buchholz High School (Team #17497), Gainesville, Florida
Coach: Ziwei Lu
Students: Melissa Li, Nathan Wei, Andrew Xing, Luke Xue, Sophia Rong

Technical Computing Runner Up, $2,000 Team Prize

The Blake School (Team #17570), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coach: Christin Winkler
Students: Karn Kaura, Alex Wu, Curtis Ying

Technical Computing Third Place, $1,000 Team Prize

Watford Grammar School for Boys (Team #17870), Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Coach: Yachna Tailor
Students: Meyer Louka, Dominic De Jonge, Neil Nair, Jakub Skop, Kshitij Tyagi

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.

The Blake School (Team #17570), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coach: Christin Winkler
Students: Karn Kaura, Alex Wu, Curtis Ying

Downington STEM Academy (Team #17868), Downington, Pennsylvania
Coach: Ryan Dobson
Students: Saptak Das, Soham Katdare, Neel Kumar

Eltham College (Team #17699), London, England
Coach: Benjamin Eastley
Students: Rohan Apte, Oles Chaban, Atharv Gupta, Alice Sanderson, Ethan Southward

Haberdashers’ Boys’ School (Team #17996), Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England
Coach: Kim Harrison
Students: Dawei Tao, Devarshi Mandal, Rajarshi Mandal, Aryan Prabhudesai, Oliver West

High Technology High School (Team #17651), Lincroft, New Jersey
Coach: Raymond Eng
Students: Jasmine Guo, Abhinav Kartik, Harrison Mesh, Logan Mesh, Derek Wang

Mercer County (Team #18073), Princeton, New Jersey
Coach: Li Bai
Students: Christopher Bai, Adrien Cristian, Patrick Ming, Josh Patel, Rishi Shah

Technical Computing Honorable Mention Teams

Teams representing the following schools were recognized with Honorable Mention distinction for noteworthy submission.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team #) Lincolnshire, Illinois
Lehigh Valley Math Team (Team #) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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.

ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL, Lincolnshire, Illinois
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, Plantation, Florida
CONESTOGA HIGH SCHOOL, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL, E Brunswick, New Jersey
F W BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL, Gainesville, Florida
HARROGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL, Leander, Texas
LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL, San Jose, California

MIAMI PALMETTO SR HIGH SCHOOL, Pinecrest, Florida
MIT PRIMES, Foxboro, Massachusetts
MONTGOMERY BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL, Silver Spring, Maryland
NEEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL, Needham Heights, Massachusetts
NILES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, Skokie, Illinois
NORTH ALLEGHENY SR HIGH SCHOOL, Wexford, Pennsylvania
ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, Round Rock, Texas

ST JOHN’S SCHOOL, Houston, Texas
THE JUDD SCHOOL, Tonbridge, Kent, England
WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, Aurora, Illinois
WILLIAM FREMD HIGH SCHOOL, Palatine, Illinois
WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL, Williamston, Michigan
WINCHESTER COLLEGE, Winchester, Hampshire, England