Tristate Math Contest Winners Announced by ACM, LaVale Lions Club

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

$Math Contest awardees from Allegany High School$

Allegany High School’s Bryce Bridges (center) earned the first perfect score in the Tristate Math Contest’s 35-year history. Jett Loar (Allegany High School, right) placed second, and Anderson Guzman Pineda (Allegany High School, left) tied for third place with Addison Clark (Bedford High School), who was unable to attend the awards ceremony.

Bryce Bridges Earns Tristate Math Contest’s First Perfect Score

CUMBERLAND, Md. – April 30, 2025 – Allegany College of Maryland and the LaVale Lions Club hosted the annual Tristate Math Contest on March 18, with eight high school teams competing from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Awards were presented to the region's top 10 students and top three school teams.

The LaVale Lions Club provided ACM scholarships to area juniors who demonstrated mathematical excellence during the competition.

Eight high school teams competed in the competition. The top three school teams were Allegany High School Team 1 (163 points), Bedford High School (97 points), and Allegany High School Team 2 (73 points).

Members of the top three teams include the following students:

Allegany High School Team 1: Bryce Bridges, Jacklynn Gaumer, Mason Larue, Jett Loar, Ellena Nelson, Rishabh Patel, Anderson Guzman Pineda, Sutton Smith, Nick Wilt, and Paige Yommer.
Bedford High School Team: Emma Byers, Addison Clark, Zane Ednic, MaKayla Koontz, Kacey Martz, Lane Myers, Ethan Ritchey, Samantha Shoemaker, Owen Trimeloni, and Bryce Wertz.
Allegany High School Team 2: Sullivan Grassi, Madison Parks, Zoey Piper, Jack Taylor, Taryn Vanmeter, and Ryen Williams.

Other participating schools were Calvary Christian Academy, the Center for Career and Technical Education, Fort Hill High School, HOPE for Hyndman Charter School, and Mountain Ridge High School.

Top Individual Awards

Bryce Bridges (Allegany) earned the first perfect score in the Tristate Math Contest’s 35-year history. Jett Loar (Allegany) placed second, and Addison Clark (Bedford) and Anderson Guzman Pineda (Allegany) tied for third place. Remaining top 10 awards were presented to Jack Taylor (Allegany) who tied with Owen Trimeloni (Bedford) followed by Nicholas Wilt (Allegany), Nathaniel Fousek (CCTE), and a tie among Sutton Smith (Allegany), Rishabh Patel (Allegany), and Micah Georgeson (Mountain Ridge).