About 120 4th and 6th graders from area schools gathered at the Coppertop Church in Duluth Thursday, ready to compete in math!

Math Masters gives them a chance to test their skills individually and as a team. It began as a fifth-grade math competition program in 1989, with teams from 44 schools taking part.

In 1995 the competition was expanded to include 6th grade, and in 2022, 4th grade was added.

Awards are given out at the end, in the form of medals and plaques.

Here’s a look at the winners:

First place 4th grade Fact Drill: Jasper Vanhornweder from Four Corners Elementary

First place Individual Rounds 4th grade: Jasper Vanhornweder from Four Corners Elementary

First place 4th grade Team: Ryder Stevens, Cylas Houdek, Eileigh Campbell, Elizabeth Larson, Luke Aho from Bay View Elementary

First place 6th grade Fact Drill: Mason Luense from Esko Public Schools

First place 6th grade Individual Rounds: Will Ekholm from Hermantown

First place 6th grade team-Mya Borndal, Elsie Keil, Andrea Marinos, Liam Pforr and Will Ekholm from Hermantown

Around 6,000 students are expected to compete at over 60 different sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin this year.

For more info: https://www.math-masters.org/