LFA News

Lake Forest Academy’s math team traveled to Illinois State University last weekend to compete in the ICTM State Math Contest. After LFA’s 23-member team placed second in regionals in February, the Caxys earned a first place finish and state championship for Division 2A.

LFA placed within the top five schools in every team event, and nine students placed within the top 10 of their individual event. The Caxys posted a score of 706 to put them ahead of second-place Fenwick with a score of 639. The ICTM State Math Contest championship is the second for LFA as the Caxys also claimed the top spot in 2018 for Division 2A. Division 2A is one of four divisions in the contest and covers schools with enrollments between 400 and 1,099.

Division 2A Top 10 (School – Score)
Lake Forest Academy – 706
Fenwick – 639
Morton – 624
Mahomet-Seymour – 560
Wheaton Academy – 525
Latin School of Chicago – 497
Montini Catholic – 474
Providence Catholic – 458
St. Francis – 452
Marmion Academy – 450

Team captains Jerry Ren ’23 and Cindy Nguyen ’23 led the Caxys through the regional and state competitions. Listed below and the top team and individual finishers for LFA.

Team Finishes
1st Place – Algebra I Team
Sophia DeLise ’26, Crystal Zhou ’26, Queenie Wu ’26, Angel Wu ’26, and Selina Ye ’26

1st Place – 8-Person 9th/10th Grade Team
Crystal Zhou ’26, Angel Wu ’26, Selina Ye ’26, Benjamin Xu ’25, Howard Chen ’25, Frank Liao ’25, and Robert Ding ’25

1st Place – 8-person 11th/12th Grade Team
Cindy Nguyen ’23, Jamie Pruett ’24, Toby Nelson ’24, Henry Gold ’24, Jerry Ren ’23, Heewoong Kim ’23, Montgomery Gold ’23, and Aaron Zhang ’23

2nd Place – Geometry Team
Jaden Kim ’25, Yiwen Lu ’25, Benjamin Xu ’25, Howard Chen ’25, Frank Liao ’25, and Robert Ding ’25

2nd Place – Algebra 2 Team
Jerry Ren ’23, Minha Chung ’26, Toby Nelson ’24, Jamie Pruett ’24, and Henry Gold ’24

2nd Place – 2-person 9th/10th Grade Team
Yiwen Lu ’25 and Jaden Kim ’25

3rd Place – Oral Team
Toby Nelson ’24 and Henry Gold ’24

4th Place – Calculator Team
Cindy Nguyen ’23, Yiwen Lu ’25, Jaden Kim ’25, and Heewoong Kim ’23

4th Place – 2-person 11th/12th Grade Team
Jerry Ren ’23 and Jamie Pruett ’24

5th Place – Precalculus Team
Cindy Nguyen ’23, Michael Xing ’23, Bill Le ’23, Aaron Zhang ’23, Heewoong Kim ’23, and Montgomery Gold ’23

Individual Finishes
1st Place – Geometry: Yiwen Lu ’25
2nd Place – Algebra 2: Jerry Ren ’23
4th Place – Geometry: Jaden Kim ’25
5th Place – Algebra 2: Toby Nelson ’24
6th Place – Algebra 1: Angel Wu ’26
7th Place – Algebra 1: Queenie Wu ’26
10th Place – Algebra 2: Minha Chung ’26
10th Place – Precalculus: Cindy Nguyen ’23