Led by Edo Roth, the Uni MathCounts team placed fourth at Saturday's state finals. The team consisted of Roth and fellow subfreshmen Chelsea Edwards, Henry Carlton, and Max Sigalov. They were accompanied by alternate Yulun Wu and individual competitor Patrick Wong. Math teacher Gene Bild is team coach.

Uni's MathCounts team won the Champaign County Chapter regional competition Feb. 14. The team consisted of subfreshmen Edo Roth, Chelsea Edwards, Henry Carlton, and Max Sigalov. Yulun Wu was the highest-ranked alternate competitor. All five students will travel with coach Gene Bild on March 7 to the state competition in Matteson.

Uni High’s MathCounts team finished second at the Champaign County regional competition Saturday at Everitt Lab. Subfreshmen Kathy Qiu and Kathleen Kohl advanced to the state tournament, which will be held in Matteson on March 8.

Five subbies will compete in the state MathCounts final March 3 in Matteson. An eight-person Uni team won the local chapter title Feb. 10 on the U of I campus.

After a second-place finish at regionals, the Uni MathCounts team will compete in the state contest on March 4.