1. Martin Camacho, grade 8, Virtus Academy, St. Paul
2. Nathan Salo, grade 8, Falcon Ridge Middle School, Apple Valley
3. Ben Dion, grade 8, Parkview Center School, Roseville
4. Sahiba Singh, grade 7, Wayzata Central Middle School, Plymouth

These four won top honors from among 120 participants representing 41 schools at the 25th annual competition held Saturday, March 15, at the Radisson Conference Center in Pymouth.

The four students will form the state team that will represent Minnesota and travel to Denver, Colorado, May 8-11, to compete in the national MATHCOUNTS competition against teams from throughout the United States. The MATHCOUNTS program pays for the students and coach to travel to National event.

Placing fifth and sixth were:

5. Nate Bonshire, grade 8, Black Hawk Middle School, Eagan
6. Max Timmons, grade 8, Highland Park Junior High, St. Paul

Top team honors

The top scoring team at the meet was: Falcon Ridge Middle School, Apple Valley.

Team members are: Nathan Salo, Mariel Supina, John Granlund, and Maren Loe. Falcon Ridge Middle School was coached by Mary Hoffman.

The other top teams at the State meet were:

2. Central Middle School, Eden Prairie
3. Wayzata Central Middle School, Plymouth
4. St. Michael - Albertville Middle School, St. Michael
5. Kellogg Middle School, Rochester
6. Black Hawk Middle School, Eagan
7. Wayzata West Middle School, Wayzata
8. Marcy Open School, Minneapolis
9. Sartell Middle School, Sartell
10. Parkview Center School, Roseville

Winners of the Countdown Round were:

1. Martin Camacho, Virtus Academy, St. Paul
2. Nathan Salo, Falcon Ridge Middle School
3. Nate Bonshire, Black Hawk Middle School
4. Joshua Fourre, Eden Prairie Central Middle School