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The thirty first annual Math Field Day was held at the University of Wisconsin-Superior on April 13, 2005. Ten teams from high schools in Wisconsin attended. The schools included Ashland, Bruce, Drummond, Frederic, Grantsburg, Hayward, Rice Lake, Superior, Unity, and Webster.
The competition began with a Team Event, in which the eight-member teams collaborate in solving ten problems within 20 minutes. Schools with 500 or more students compete in the large-school class; the other schools form the small-school class. Runner-up in the small school class was Frederic, with a score of 53. The winner in the small school class was Grantsburg, with a score of 61. In the large school class, the runner-up was Ashland, scoring 53, and the winner was Hayward, scoring 59.
The individual events consist of 15 problems to solve within a time limit of 15 minutes. The top finishers in each event received a Math Meet T- shirt; the winners of each event will also receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. (No student may receive more than one bond or more than one T- shirt.) The top finishers in each event and their scores are:
Event II - Plane Geometry:
| 1st Place: | Kristi Freitag, Rice Lake |
| Top Finishers: | Pitcha Chompoopong, Ashland Shadow Lysdahl, Frederic Molly Schaffer, Rice Lake Travis Glasner, Rice Lake |
Event III - Algebra II and Analytical Geometry:
| 1st Place: | Levi Harrington, Hayward Kyle Williamson, Hayward |
| Top Finishers: | Sam Stackhouse, Frederic Karle Wisdom, Hayward Linsey Dixon, Hayward Jenny Narveson, Hayward Patti Shonk, Hayward Steven Sill, Drummond |
Event IV - Trigonometry and Elementary Functions:
| 1st Place: | Kelly McKane, Superior |
| Top Finishers: | Ann Literski, Superior |
Event V - Probability and Statistics
| 1st Place: | Mitch Tromberg, Grantsburg |
| Top Finishers: | Nick Ryan, Grantsburg Josh Tober, Grantsburg Aaron Sampson, Rice Lake Travis Pyke, Frederic |
Quick Response/Calculator Event:
The quick-response verbal event just prior to lunch then provided a nice change of pace from the sit-down events. Dr. Chad Scott from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science coordinated a series of toss-up and bonus questions. The students who won candy bars for correct answers were:
| Drummond: | Sarah Wood |
| Grantsburg: | Whitney Johnson Mitch Tromberg Jonathon Wick |
| Rice Lake: | Kristi Freitag Dan Healy Aaron Sampson Molly Schaffer |
| Webster: | David Morill |
The Math Meet T-shirt for this year showed a simulation of a collision between two black holes.
The day's activities concluded with an outstanding pizza buffet in the Rothwell Student Center, followed by the announcement of awards.
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