KNOXVILLE -- Students from Pellissippi State Community College took eight of the top 15 places in a recent statewide mathematics competition among community colleges.

Math Bowl participants from left to right: Hollie Arnsdorff, Hannah Ruth Smith, Julia Williamson, Julie Coulombe, Kerrigan Magnus, Katelyn Bertou, Alex Shipe, Sarah Herrell. Photo courtesy of PS.

A total of 131 Pellissippi State students competed in the annual Pellissippi State Math Bowl in five divisions - survey of mathematics, calculus A and B, precalculus and statistics. Community college students from across the state also participated in the competition at their home college. Their scores were then compared to those of other students entered in the Math Bowl.

Pellissippi State student Timothy Beauchamp finished first in the statewide survey of mathematics division, while Hollie Arnsdorff scored first in the statewide statistics division. Jessie Li finished second statewide in calculus B. Katelyn Bertou and Edward Radford tied for first, while Alex Osbourne, Hannah Ruth Smith and Shane Hawkins tied for third in the statewide precalculus division.

The Pellissippi State Math Bowl is part of the annual State Mathematics Competition, sponsored by the Tennessee Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. In addition to state prizes, Pellissippi State - thanks to a grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities - awards its top finishers in each subject with additional cash prizes.

For more information about Pellissippi State, visit www.pstcc.edu or call 865-694-6400.