Math team remains in fourth place after home meet
Increased practice leads to improved scores
December 10, 2015
Although math team’s place in the division remained at fourth, adviser Kristin Johnson said she feels pleased with the team’s performance at their meet at Park Nov. 23.
“The good thing is that we finished closer to third place and had more distance from fifth place so that means we are progressing,” Johnson said.
According to Johnson, the team scored 12 points on the team event, compared to four points at the Nov. 2 meet.
“Some of (our improvement) is because they have (practiced) with each other and some of it is the style of questions,” Johnson said. “I also made sure we did run a practice team event, because the team event makes a big difference.”
Freshman Chris Anodson said he thinks the team performed well at the meet and feels content with his personal performance. Anodson said he generally competes in geometry and algebra in each meet.
“There are six teams and we usually get about fourth or third, right in the middle, which is perfectly fine because many of the teams we play against are really good,” Anodson said. “Out of 14 points, I usually get four, which even that is great because these are some really hard questions and I have not gotten to the high level that everyone else is at.”
Anodson said he felt slightly nervous before the competition, but ultimately felt excited because he feels passionate about math.
“A personal highlight at the past meet is when I got one of the other questions right that was not the first question, which is meant to be a quicky, so I was pretty happy when I got another one right,” Anodson said.
Johnson said many students could not attend weekly practices, which contributed to some competitors’ personal performance, but overall, the scores were more consistent compared to the last meet.
“At the last meet, we had a couple that did really well and had some that did not do so hot, (at this meet), they were more consistent across the board which is actually better in the long run,” Johnson said.
