St. Paul’s mathletes qualify for state meet
NEW ULM — The St. Paul’s Lutheran School math team placed second at the Traverse de Sioux Chapter Math Counts meet in Mankato Feb. 1 and is going to state.
The team consisted of Bethany Spike, Isaiah Rogotzke, Isaiah Carlovsky and Gavin Schaefer.
Individually, Spike finished third, the highest of the team, which would have qualified her individually for state.
Isaiah Carlovsky represented St. Paul’s in the fast-speed countdown round and finished in fifth of 15 students.
The team from Dakota Meadows Middle School in Mankato placed first in the chapter meet.
The state meet is on March 8-9 at the Crown Plaza in Plymouth.
Other students from St. Paul who participated in Math Counts are Eric Smith, Estrella Strackbein, Dora Grubbs, Meaghan Martin, Mercy Dobberpuhl and Zach Riederer.