WYSE competition results announced

OGLESBY — Ottawa High School, Seneca High School and St. Bede Academy each won their respective team divisions at the Feb. 3 Illinois Valley Community College Academic Challenge Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) competition.

Ottawa repeated as Division 1500 winner (enrollments of 701-1500) followed by LaSalle-Peru and Streator; Seneca captured Division 700 (enrollments of 301-700) followed by Mendota and Hall; and St. Bede took Division 300 (300 or less) followed by Marquette Academy and Putnam County. In all, 11 teams and 238 students participated.

First place individuals in the big school division were Ottawa’s Tylery Angus, biology; Nathaniel Meyer, chemistry; Jason Bessett, engineering graphics; Sarah Sharp, English; and Andrew Noble, physics; and LP’s Levi Bottomley, computer science.

Firsts in the mid-level division were Seneca’s Paige Hepner, biology, Sean Baker, chemistry, Cole Westmoreland, engineering graphics; Carina Collet, English, and Jim Hampton, math (three-way tie); Mendota’s Dusting Redcliff, computer science, and Sam Becker, math and physics; and Hall’s Connor Whitten, math.

Small school firsts were St. Bede’s Brent Koogler, chemistry (tie), Andrew Kim, Jimmy Perona and Ken Wang, computer science (six-way tie), Maggie Daluga, English, and Chris Sanchez, math (tie); Marquette’s Emily Zollars, biology and chemistry, Maggie Hettel, computer science, and Brandton Eller, physics; Midland’s Andy Chirchirilo and Joe Wallenfang, computer science, and Tricia Zeller, math; and Putnam County’s Alexis Dauck, engineering graphics.

Small school seconds went to Marquette’s Ryan Mann, biology, Brenda Morales and Nick Phan, computer science, and Andion SanGabriel, math; Midland’s Logan Pyles, biology, and Allison Darrlington, English; St. Bede’s Maggie Daluga and Jacob Jagiella, chemistry, Jackson Zhoh, computer science, Elisha Li, English; Jimmy Perona, math; Putnam County’s Alexis Dauck, computer science, and Ben Tran, math and physics; LaMoille’s Thomas Molln, computer science; and Marquette’s Branden Scherer, engineering graphics.

Small school thirds went to Marquette’s Angelo Bayno, biology, and Kathryn Siena, English; Putnam County’s Billy Falletti, chemistry, and A.J. Borio, computer science; Midland’s Katie Lewandowski, computer science, and Will Holler and Zeller, physics; LaMoille’s Hannah Pinter, computer science, and Caleb Sarff, engineering graphics; and St. Bede’s Jaci Cain and Brent Koogler, math.

Division 700 seconds went to Seneca’s Emily Woods, biology, Faith Thrun and Lane Weber, chemistry, Anna Doloski, English, and Kholton Kovall, math; Hall’s Abigail Draper and Andrew Player, computer science; and Mendota’s Tony Aughenbaugh, engineering graphics, and Daniela McConville, physics.

Division 700 thirds went to Seneca’s Anna Doloski, biology, Taylor Vroman, chemistry, Collet, math, and Sean Baker, physics; Hall’s Kalysta Biskie, computer science, and Damian Love, English; Mendota’s Chase Stremlau, computer science and engineering graphics; Ben Bokus, math, and Lucas Anderson, physics.

Big school seconds were LP’s Ryan Pijanowski, biology, Joshua Sensiba, chemistry, and Michael Cuevas, computer science; Ottawa’s Rylee Madden, chemistry, James Hart, engineering graphics, Grace Reinhardt, English, and Nathaniel Meyer, math; and Streator’s Sabrina Schultz and Nick Yanello, physics.

Big school thirds went to Ottawa’s Angelica Briones and Andrew Backos, biology, Katie Varland, English, and Shannon Bute, math; Streator’s Maggie McGurk, biology, Alyssa Hayley, engineering graphics, and Jessie Cashmer, physics; LP’s Shana Milby, chemistry, Nic Bollis, computer science, William Meagher, engineering graphics, and Lily Pleskovitch, English.

First- and second-place teams and individuals advance to the University of Illinois Sectional in Champaign March 20, said IVCC’s Academic Challenge coordinator Ron Groleau, dean of natural sciences and business.