The eleventh annual U. S. National Collegiate Mathematics Championship was held at Madison, Wisconsin during MathFest, 2008. The championship is the final event of the year for The Problem Solving Competition, a competition conducted locally at colleges and universities. Thirty-five undergraduate students representing colleges and universities across the U.S. competed during MathFest by attempting to solve math problems from a range of areas including linear algebra, combinatorics, calculus, number theory, and more. The first place finisher was Dmytro Yeroshkin, a 20 year-old junior from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Second place went to Edward Newkirk, a 21 year-old junior from Williams College. Third place was awarded to Fred Johnson, a 20 year-old sophomore from Harvey Mudd College. Winning fourth place was Thomas Mussmann, a 19 year old freshman from the U. S. Military Academy. Winning fifth was Zachary Mitchell of Hope College. Tying for sixth were Qi Gar from Iowa State University, Alison McDonough from Smith College, and Mike Nasti from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

All 35 students received beautiful silver U.S. Medallions and red, white, and blue t-shirts. The top six finishers receive red, white, and blue plaques. Mathematics departments for each of the top six winners also receive red, white, and blue plaques commemorating their student's accomplishment. For information on The Problem Solving Competition and on how a student from your college or university can qualify to compete at MathFest in August, contact Dr. Richard Neal, Box 60434, Oklahoma City, OK, 73146.