CHAMPAIGN — Uni High won first place in Division 3AA at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional contest Saturday at Parkland College.

The Uni team, consisting of 60 students, finished with 577 points, the sixth-highest 3AA regional score anywhere in Illinois. Vernon Hills had the state's top 3AA score, 660.

Although 3AA is for schools with enrollments between 1,000 and 1,999 students, the much smaller Uni traditionally competes in that category in order to face tougher competition.

The team now advances to the ICTM state finals, which will be held May 2 at the University of Illinois.

Last year the school won the Parkland regional with 716 points and finished second at the state contest. Vernon Hills won the state title in 3AA.

Here are the Uni award winners from Saturday's competition:

Individual Awards

• 1st Place: Kathy Qiu (Algebra 1)
• 1st Place: Eric Chen & Ian Slauch (tie, Geometry)
• 1st Place: Richard Wang (Precalculus)
• 3rd Place: Daniel Cheng, Diana Liu, Neil Pearson, and Daniel Wilson (tie, Algebra 2)
• 3rd Place: Daniel Borup (Precalculus)
• 4th Place: Chris Mathy and Michael Meyer (tie, Geometry)
• Parkland Medallions: Henry Carlton, Vickie Chang, Jack Gillette, Edo Roth, Max Sigalov, Patrick Wong, Yulun Wu, and Shruti Vaidya (Algebra 1)
• Parkland Medallions: Ryan Ko and Kevin Li (Geometry)
• Parkland Medallions: Tej Chajed and Amy Ding (Algebra 2)
• Parkland Medallions: Brian Wang (Precalculus)

Team Awards

• 1st Place: Algebra 1 Team, with Hye Ji Choi, Francois Dossin, Dax Earl, Hannah Johlas, Kathy Qiu, and Hoda Sayegh
• 1st Place: Geometry Team, with Eric Chen, Alex Gruebele, Zach Korol-Gold, Chris Mathy, Michael Meyer, and Ian Slauch
• 1st Place: Algebra 2 Team, with Daniel Cheng, Amy Ding, Danny Ge, Diana Liu, Neil Pearson, and Daniel Wilson
• 1st Place: Precalculus Team, with Daniel Borup, Jason He, Carl Pearson, Brian Wang, and Richard Wang
• 1st Place: Junior-Senior Eight-Person Team, with Tej Chajed, Daniel Cheng, Diana Liu, Neil Pearson, Daniel Borup, Carl Pearson, Brian Wang, and Richard Wang
• 1st Place: Oral Competition Team, with Tej Chajed, assisted by Daniel Cheng
• 2nd Place: Junior-Senior Two-Person Team, with Jason He and Richard Wang
• Parkland Ribbons: Calculating Team, with Allan Luo, Andrew Weatherhead, Sian Best, Eric Chen, and Petra Rantanen