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1st Place Name Division School Joseph Herbs I R C Edwards MS Luke Cheng II Thomas Jefferson HS Francis Deng III Thomas Jefferson HS	2nd Place Name Division School Heather Stevenson I J. Paul Truluck MS Victor Hsu II Thomas Jefferson HS Bruce Sun III Thomas Jefferson HS	3rd Place Name Division School Maggie Austin I R C Edwards MS Marianne Ligon II D. W. Daniel HS Daniel Sullivan III West-Oak HS
1st Honorable Mention Division I Name School Rebecca Kurfess RC Edwards MS Anna Barton R C Edwards MS Naideli Pinedo Pickens MS Thomas Ward Pickens MS Alexander Luna J. Paul Truluck MS Kelly Tsao R C Edwards MS Joanna Nieman R C Edwards MS Chris Pennebaker D. W. Daniel HS Paul Fang RC Edwards MS Haylea Carter R C Edwards MS	1st Honorable Mention Division II Name School Max Hughes D. W. Daniel HS Zachary Cotton Hanahan HS Hunter Burton Palmetto HS Christopher Gerstle Pickens HS Eryn Jacobson West-Oak HS Heath Burton Palmetto HS Colton Waters Palmetto HS McKenzie Owen D. W. Daniel HS Becky Leylek D. W. Daniel HS Tyler Geer D. W. Daniel HS	1st Honorable Mention Division III Name School Jessica Liu Thomas Jefferson HS Jonathan Hsu Thomas Jefferson HS Jack Wang Thomas Jefferson HS Nadya Muchoney Thomas Jefferson HS Micah Freedman D. W. Daniel HS Hanwen Xu Thomas Jefferson HS Andy Mai Thomas Jefferson HS Michael Chang Thomas Jefferson HS David Wu Thomas Jefferson HS Udaysankar Chockanathan Thomas Jefferson HS Justin Loeb Thomas Jefferson HS
2nd Honorable Mention Division I Name School Lauren Mulkey Pickens MS Runjing Liu R C Edwards MS Albert Tzeng R C Edwards MS Marley Hodgin West-Oak MS Dongjun Hwang D. W. Daniel HS John Isenhower Cambridge Academy Nadia Kelp D. W. Daniel HS Chloe Reuland D. W. Daniel HS Turner Waddell  Gettys MS Meagan Haywood Gettys MS Lindsey Anderson Pickens MS Brandon Cloer R C Edwards MS Mariah Morgan R C Edwards MS Nicholas Reinovsky Pickens MS Aaron Shown  J. Paul Truluck MS Jennifer Lyles   West-Oak MS Scarlett Sawyer  Gettys MS Addie Binnicker Gettys MS Angela Gowan  R C Edwards MS Elizabeth Dawson R C Edwards Middle	2nd Honorable Mention Division II Name School Daniel Zielinski D. W. Daniel HS Rachael Creager D. W. Daniel HS  Kyle Roy D. W. Daniel HS Ashbin White Carvers Bay HS Haotian Liu D. W. Daniel HS Christopher Cool West Ashley HS Brittany Stephenson West-Oak HS Connor Irvin Palmetto HS Monica Liu Thomas Jefferson HS Maham Awan Wren HS Thomas Reed West-Oak HS Tvissha Goel Thomas Jefferson HS Daniel Sieger Hanahan HS Jessie Moore D. W. Daniel HS Chrissie Schalkoff D. W. Daniel HS Elizabeth Hawthorne D. W. Daniel HS Randall Poole Palmetto HS Hunter Jarrett  Seneca HS Albert Nardone Wren HS Joey Weast Hanahan HS Benjamin Yurgiewics Chesnee HS Austin Butts Hanahan HS Jessica Tzeng D. W. Daniel HS	2nd Honorable Mention Division III Name School Steven Tan Thomas Jefferson HS Carmony Adler D. W. Daniel HS Judy Zeng Thomas Jefferson HS Benjamin Winter Pickens HS Juyeon Park Thomas Jefferson HS Kyle Porter Pickens HS Mitchell Gravely Pickens HS Brent Shirley Westside HS Morgan Swearington Wren HS Rono Srimani D. W. Daniel HS Andrew Pittman Pickens HS Linda Zhang Thomas Jefferson HS James Hall Westside HS Bobbie Pelham-Webb Thomas Jefferson HS Spencer Frei Thomas Jefferson HS Prashasti Agrawal Thomas Jefferson HS Michael Abercrombie Pickens HS Harris Awan Wren HS Aaron Leonard Palmetto HS Amanda Cain Thomas Jefferson HS Daniel Ramirez D. W. Daniel HS
Division Averages Division Participants Average I 287 37.43 II 400 33.29 III 114 39.35 Total/Wgt. Avg. 801 37.79
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1st Place Name Division School Nick Bachinski I Cambridge Academy Hunter Burton II Palmetto HS Hanwen Xu III Thomas Jefferson HS	2nd Place Name Division School Walker Bartz I Cambridge Academy Monica Liu II Thomas Jefferson HS Michael Chang III Thomas Jefferson HS	3rd Place Name Division School Brett Kelly I Cambridge Academy Victor Hsu II Thomas Jefferson HS Jessica Liu III Thomas Jefferson HS
NB: The School ID is the number issued to the school at the contest and does not correspond to the order of schools in the list below.
Anderson  County Alternative  School Cambridge Academy Carvers Bay High School Chesnee High School Crescent High School D. W. Daniel High School Gettys Middle School Hanahan High School J. Paul Truluck Middle School Lake City High School Laurens District 55 High School Lee Central High School Marlboro County High Palmetto High School Pickens High School Pickens Middle School R C Edwards Middle Ronald E. McNair Middle School Seneca High School St John's High School Thomas Jefferson H. S. For Sci. & Tech. West Ashley High School West-Oak High School West-Oak Middle School Westside High School Wren High School