Some 125 middle and high school students from 43 local schools competed in the Western Regional State Mathematics Finals on Thursday, This was the 21st year that this event was hosted UNC Asheville. This event is held each spring to encourage students to excel in mathematics. In order to be eligible to participate, student had to place in a regional qualifying contest.

The Eastern and Central Regional Finals were also held on April 30 in Rocky Mount and Greensboro. The exams were coordinated so that all results could be pooled and statewide winners determined.

In the Western Regional Competition, the winners, in the order they finished, were:

Algebra I
Charles Solarski, Southwest Middle School
Ray Kim, Cane Creek Middle School
Ed. Kim, Cane Creek Middle School
Kay Nakasawa, Valley Springs Middle School
Vaibhav Shrishail, Community House Middle School
Derek Makous, Providence Day School
Jesse Wu, Community House Middle School
Kathleen Kull, North Buncombe Middle School
Nicholas Gregor, Providence Day School
Nirja Sutaria, Carolina Day Middle School


Algebra II
Kevin Lee, Providence Day School
Moshe Feldman, T. C. Roberson High School
José Alfredo Cornejo, McDowell High School
Velina Kozareva, Myers Park High School
Jack Munley, Providence Day School
Brooke Kopelakis, Enka High School
Nathan Bruns, Providence High School
David Spencer, Southwest Middle School
Kayla Christianson, Providence High School
Hayden Bader, Union Academy


Geometry
Sungwook Hwang, A. C. Reynolds High School
Matthew Hagarty, McDowell High School
Jacob Barber, Freedom High School
James Chris Jones, Enka High School
Austin Brown, North Iredell High School
Daniel Ball, A. C. Reynolds High School
Joseph Pressley, Enka High School
Connor Davis, Smokey Mountain High School
Levi Rolles, East Lincoln High School
John Cambern, Providence Day School