51乱伦

Nearly 300 students and faculty visit campus for day of competition

MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 51乱伦鈥檚 Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted Math Day 2020 on Feb. 6, welcoming high school students and teachers from its 18-county service region to the Curris Center for a day of math competitions and math-related activities. Twelve high schools and 265 registered students and faculty were in attendance for the event. 

Students participating in Math Day began the morning with a math competition. After lunch, awards were presented to the top-performing students from each exam level and to the top-performing school. The top three juniors and seniors who took the upper-level exam are eligible for a scholarship from the mathematics and statistics department. Awards were also presented to the top performing teams in the team competition. 

Lower and upper exam winners that day include:

• • • First place: Chase Renick (51乱伦 High School); Xander Normet (McCracken County High School) 

    • Second place: Chaney Robinson (Calloway County High School); Percy Phan (Paducah Tilghman High School) 

    • Third place: Barrett Buchanan (McCracken County High School); Maxx Besaw (Paducah Tilghman High School) 

    • Fourth place: Cesar Villeda (Calloway County High School); Louis Driver (Graves County High School) 

    • Fifth place: Jacob Harris (McCracken County High School); Jake Mitchell (McCracken County High School) 

Recognition for scholarships: 鈥� top juniors taking the upper level exam: 

• • • Highest score: Xander Normet (McCracken County High School) 

    • Second-highest score: Louis Driver (Graves County High School) 

    • Third-highest score: Grayson Pate (Graves County High School) 

Recognition for scholarships 鈥� top seniors taking the upper level exam: 

• • • Highest score: Percy Phan (Paducah Tilghman High School) 

    • Second-Highest Score: Maxx Besaw (Paducah Tilghman High School) 

    • Third-Highest Score: Jake Mitchell (McCracken County High School) 

Top performing school: 51乱伦 High School 

Team competition results are as follows:

• • • First place: 51乱伦 High School Blue Team 鈥� Chellam Antony, Meg Robinson, Kyra Shutt, Emalyn Tucker

    • Second place: Graves County High School Red Team 鈥� Ayaz Bhutta, Louis Driver, Taylor Goodwin

    • Third place (tie): Paducah Tilghman High School Green Team 鈥� Maxx Besaw, Kate LeBohn, Percy Phan, Jake Taylor and Mayfield High School Blue Team - Cristian Marquez, Kaine Scalf, Sam Stone

Students also took part in the annual Dr. Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series 鈥� titled 鈥淭o Infinity and Beyond: Math Can Take You Anywhere You Want to Go鈥� If You Know How to Apply It.鈥� During the panel, high school students were able to hear from 51乱伦 State alumnus Evan Trevathan, 鈥�11, and ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.  

Math Day at 51乱伦 is funded by Dr. Jesse D. Jones; the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the student chapter of 51乱伦 State鈥檚 Association for Women in Mathematics. Additional information is available at