This page is no longer being updated and remains online for informational and historical purposes only. The information is accurate as of the last page update.
For questions about page contents, contact the Communications Division.
Three teams of Lafayette students took the top three places at the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Mathematics Competition held at Moravian College.
Finishing first in the 20th annual event were math majors Chencong Bao ’11 (Shanghai, China), Jiaqi Li ’12 (Jing Zhou, China), and Peiyuan Mao ’11 (Yangzhou Jiangsu Province, China), who is also majoring in physics.
In second place were math majors Jorge Sawyer ’10 (Lodi, N.J.), Katie Sokolowsky ’10 (Downingtown, Pa.), and Xing Yan ’10 (Nanjing, China). The third place team was Mohan Ru ’13 (Shaanxi, Singapore), Chao Wang ’13 (Shi Changchun, China), and Liang Zhang ’13 (Shandong, China).
The contest consists of a three-hour test where students need to work together as a team to solve the problems. It is open to students from Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette, Lehigh University, Moravian, and Muhlenberg College. Lafayette’s three teams will be awarded prizes at the Moravian Student Mathematics Conference on Feb. 20.