Bob Jones Math Team collects awards

Members of Bob Jones Math Team are all smiles after their award-winning showing at the University of Alabama Mathematics Tournament. CONTRIBUTED/MARIBEL TAN

MADISON – Students in the Math Team at Bob Jones High School have compiled an impressive list of awards during fall semester.

Bob Jones earned first-place honors at the 34th annual University of Alabama Mathematics Tournament on Nov. 14. All eight participants placed in the top 20.

The Patriot mathematicians aced the top four places. Aditi Limaye rated in first place. Anthony Zhu ranked second, while Tyler Tolbert took third-place honors.

Warren He and Shantanu Kadam reached a tie for the fourth-place spot.

Other standouts at the UA tournament were Amelia Goldston and Ada van der Zijp, who tied for seventh place. Sean Lee was in 13th place.

Kimberly Cox coaches the Bob Jones Math Team. Cox teaches honors algebra 2/trigonometry and honors pre-calculus.

In other competition this semester, Joey Li placed first in a field of 169 students in comprehensive testing. “Congratulations to the rest of the team for placing third,” Cox said.

“The ciphering team with Alan Grissom, Aditi Limaye, Winston Van and Joey Lee had the highest ciphering score of any team,” she said. “Our top four team members in written competition were Joey Li, Aditi Limaye, Winston Van and Tony Tian.”

In geometry, place honors went to David Li, fourth; Victoria Lee, sixth; Cheng Zhou, seventh; and Kate Han, ninth. The Bob Jones team results ranked in second place.

Cipherers were Cheng Zhou, Justin Byers, David Li and Joshua Byers. “The top four written scores belonged to David Li, Victoria Lee, Cheng Zhou and Kate Han. There were 100 students competing in Geometry Division I, so I’m very pleased to have four in the Top 10,” Cox said.

In other contests, Bob Jones rated sixth in Team Scramble, excellent results for Mathfax, first at Calhoun Community College and third for comprehensive at Vestavia Hills.