Knights take 1st; 3rd in All Classes
The Mount Michael Math Team once again found outstanding success at the UNL Math day held recently in Lincoln. 1,400 students from 94 schools participated in the contest. Mount Michael had seven students place in the top 50 on the written exam!

First Place Math Team

There were three parts to the competition. In the Math Bowl Tournament Mount Michael Benedictine took 1st place in Class C. On this team for Mount Michael were Josh Cox, Rio Kim, Sam Lathrop, Luke Weitkemper, and Andrew Wimmer.

On the Written Exam (PROBE I) Mount Michael Benedictine again took 1st place in their class with a score of 71.67. This score was good enough to place them 3rd among all Classes.

Lincoln East (84.6), Creighton Prep (74.4), Mount Michael Benedictine (69.7), Westside (67.6), Lincoln Southwest (67.2)

The Top 50 out of 1400 individuals took part in an Essay (Probe II)

Among the 7 Knights that placed in the top 50, Sam Lathrop took 10th place and received a $2,000 scholarship. Sam is the son of Joe & Pam Lathrop of Valley Nebraska. The other Knights in the top 50 were Don Park, Gunhee Park, Jung-Gon Kim, Rio Kim, Jeong-Woo Lee, Jae-Woo Park.

Congratulations Knights!