April 1, 2022 4:20 a.m.

More than sixty students representing seven high schools throughout Douglas County participated in a math competition Thursday at Umpqua Community College.

Communications Director Suzi Pritchard said the top placing participants qualified for the Oregon Invitational Math Tournament at Oregon State University. Pritchard said the event is set to resume in May, following a two-year pandemic hiatus.

Held at UCC’s Danny Lang Event Center, the in-person competition was one of the largest since 2019. Statewide math events were canceled in 2020 and 2021.

The mathletes arrived on campus wearing green UCC t-shirts. The competition kicked off with a welcome from college president Dr. Rachel Pokrandt, followed by a sixty-minute quiz, scavenger hunt, and lunch.

Students in the top twelve percent qualified across four category levels to compete at the statewide event.

A list of winners is posted with this story at www.541radio.com

Individual winners:

Level 6
Mason Amos, Camas Valley High School, 1^st place, State qualifier
Sean Pakros, Elkton High School, 2^nd place, State qualifier
Ayan Rao-Tiwari, South Umpqua High School, 3^rd place, State qualifier

Level 5
Greg Reedy, Days Creek High School, 1^st place, State qualifier
Ian Clifton, Days Creek High School, 2^nd place, State qualifier
Josh Ranger, Glide High School, 3^rd place, State qualifier

Level 4
Emma Vradenburg, Camas Valley High School, 1^st place, State qualifier
Tiana Bernich-Gushwa, Sutherlin High School, 2^nd place
Salina Herrera, Glide High School, 3^rd place

Level 3
Matthew Waugh, Roseburg High School, 1^st place, State qualifier
Wyatt Geiger, Days Creek High School, 2^nd place, State qualifier
Peter Sheppard, Glide High School, 3^rd place, State qualifier

Level 2
Brayden Aguayo, South Umpqua High School, 1^st place
Anthony Casagrande, Camas Valley High School, 2^nd place
Issac Chandler, Camas Valley High School, 3^rd place