Crayton Middle School Wins State MATHCOUNTS Title

Crayton Middle School’s MATHCOUNTS team bested a field of 15 teams and captured first place in the state competition.

Team members are Philip Cross, Ian Tayor, Ella Soltz and Kaileen Yeh. Out of 64 contestants, they placed fourth, fifth, ninth and eleventh, respectively.

In the Countdown Round, Cross placed first, qualifying as a member of the 2005 South Carolina State MATHCOUNTS Team that will compete at the MATHCOUNTS Nationals in Detroit in May.
John Rushman, Crayton’s MATHCOUNTS coach, will be the state coach for the national competition.

Earlier, Crayton won the Midlands MATHCOUNTS title.