Maryam Mirzakhani AMC 10A Prize and Awards
Mathematical Association of America (MAA) received support from Awesome Math Girls, an organization dedicated to making mathematics and problem solving more appealing to girls in middle and high school levels. The funds will support a prize and awards, honoring the top-performing female students on the MAA American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10A. This year’s top-scoring U.S. female from AMC 10A will receive the Maryam Mirzakhani AMC 10A Prize of $5,000. Additionally, the five top-scoring AMC 10 A U.S. females from each of the 29 MAA Sections will receive Maryam Mirzakhani AMC 10 certificates in honor of their performance on the AMC 10A. The Maryam Mirzakhani AMC 10A Prize of $5,000 will be presented to a student at the yearly Mathematical Olympiad Awards Ceremony in June.
Important Note: To be considered for the award and certificates, you must fill in the "Gender" box as "Female." The box is located on the side where you fill in your street address, city, and zip code.
Interested in supporting this initiative or other programs at the MAA, learn how you can get involved or email us at development@maa.org.
About Maryam Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani AMC 10A Prize and Awards are named after Maryam Mirzakhani, an inspirational mathematician and professor of mathematics at Stanford University. “Dr. Mirzakhani achieved so much at such a young age and defied all the odds on her journey to mathematical excellence,” said Meera Desai. Mirzakhani was the first female honored with the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics and she is an IMO gold medalist with a perfect score. Mirzakhani’s accomplishments laid the groundwork for aspiring young mathematicians and she is quoted by Stanford News saying “I am sure there will be many more women winning this kind of award in coming years.” On 14 July 2017, Mirzakhani died of breast cancer at the age of 40.
Jessica Wan, 8th-grader at Saint John’s School in San Juan, Puerto Rico
(alphabetically by MAA Section)
Allegheny Mountain
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Thrisha Kalpatthi |
8th-grade |
Marshall Middle School |
Wexford, PA |
| Vivian Loh |
8th-grade |
Winchester Thurston School |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Lauren Shen |
8th-grade |
Suncrest Middle School |
Morgantown, WV |
| Grace Wang |
9th-grade |
North Allegheny Intermediate High School |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Claire Zheng |
10th-grade |
North Allegheny Intermediate High School |
Wexford, PA |
EPADEL-Eastern PA & Delaware
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Alexandra Aukburg |
10th-grade |
Harriton High School |
Lower Merion, PA |
| Katherine Li |
10th-grade |
Garnet Valley High School |
Garnet Valley, PA |
| Mia Lu |
9th-grade |
Charter School of Wilmington |
Newark, DE |
| Juliet Yang |
10th-grade |
Garnet Valley High School |
Garnet Valley, PA |
| Lauren Yoo |
9th-grade |
Radnor High School |
Bryn Mawr, PA |
Florida
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Sailalitha Kodukula |
7th-grade |
Archimedean Upper Conservatory |
Tuni, FL |
| Sofia Dimitra Paraoulaki de Miranda |
9th-grade |
Ransom Everglades School |
Miami, FL |
| Michelle Mu |
10th-grade |
Seminole High School |
Sanford, FL |
| Jessica Wan |
8th-grade |
Saint John's School |
San Juan, PR |
| Linsey Zhong |
8th-grade |
Deerlake Middle School |
Tallahassee, FL |
Golden
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Angelina Hu |
8th-grade |
The Harker School |
Saratoga, CA |
| Na Yun Kim |
10th-grade |
Mid Pacific High School |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Su Yun Kim |
10th-grade |
Mid Pacific High School |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Sophie Liu |
9th-grade |
Davidson Academy |
Reno, NV |
| Olivia Xu |
8th-grade |
The Harker School |
Santa Clara, CA |
Illinois
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Shiqi Cheng |
9th-grade |
Neuqua Valley High School |
Shoreham, IL |
| Katherine Li |
9th-grade |
Adlai E. Stevenson High School |
Vernon Hills, IL |
| Nathra Ramrajvel |
10th-grade |
Naperville Central High School |
Naperville, IL |
| Apurva Reddy |
10th-grade |
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy |
Naperville, IL |
| Lillian You |
10th-grade |
Adlai E. Stevenson High School |
Buffalo Grove, IL |
Indiana
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Rachael Cai |
9th-grade |
West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School |
West Lafayette, IN |
| Minnie Liang |
9th-grade |
West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School |
West Lafayette, IN |
| Grace Yang |
9th-grade |
Park Tudor School |
Carmel, IN |
| Jinhee Won |
10th-grade |
Carmel High School |
Carmel, IN |
| Vanessa Xiao |
10th-grade |
Park Tudor School |
Carmel, IN |
Intermountain
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Eliza Jenkins |
9th-grade |
Timpview High School |
Provo, UT |
| Danju Liu |
10th-grade |
Hillcrest High School |
Sandy, UT |
| Marianne Liu |
9th-grade |
West High School |
Sandy, UT |
| Malavika Singh |
10th-grade |
West High School |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| Audrey Su |
8th-grade |
Wasatch Junior High |
Sandy, UT |
| Sophie Zheng |
8th-grade |
Rowland Hall |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Iowa
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Kavya Kalathur |
10th-grade |
Pleasant Valley High School |
Bettendorf, IA |
| Krisha Kapoor |
9th-grade |
Iowa City West High School |
Iowa City, IA |
| Fia Khalil |
9th-grade |
Iowa City West High School |
Iowa City, IA |
| Hanae Matsumoto |
9th-grade |
Iowa City West High School |
Iowa City, IA |
| Natalie Urmie |
9th-grade |
Iowa City West High School |
Iowa City, IA |
Kansas
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Medha Goli |
7th-grade |
Lakewood Middle School |
Overland Park, KS |
| Renee Liou |
|
|
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| Vivian Lu |
10th-grade |
Wichita East High School |
Wichita, KS |
| Aastha Sharma |
10th-grade |
Blue Valley West High School |
Overland Park, KS |
| Rebecca Xue |
8th-grade |
Lakewood Middle School |
Overland Park, KS |
Kentucky
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Sarah Henderson |
9th-grade |
Davidson Academy Online, Stanford Online High School |
Henderson, KY |
| Amy Suo |
10th-grade |
duPont Manual High School |
Louisville, KY |
| Laura Tong |
8th-grade |
Winburn Middle School |
Lexington, KY |
| Lynn Ye |
10th-grade |
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School |
Lexington, KY |
| Angela Zhang |
10th-grade |
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School |
Lexington, KY |
Louisiana-Mississippi
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Shreenithi Lakshminarayanan |
10th-grade |
Germantown High School |
Coimbatore, India |
| Kashama Mehta |
|
|
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| Arya Patel |
10th-grade |
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Emma Tsai |
10th-grade |
Baton Rouge Magnet High School |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Amy Zhang |
10th-grade |
Starkville High School |
Starkville, MS |
Maryland-DC-Virginia
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Pravalika Putalapattu |
10th-grade |
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Fairfax, VA |
| Lillian Sun |
10th-grade |
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Falls Church, VA |
| Angeline Zhao |
7th-grade |
Longfellow Middle School |
McLean, VA |
| Fiona Zheng |
10th-grade |
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Gainesville, FL |
| Isabella Zhu |
9th-grade |
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
McLean, VA |
Metro New York
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Carol Chen |
10th-grade |
Stuyvesant High School |
New York City, NY |
| Julia Kozak |
9th-grade |
Stuyvesant High Schoo |
New York City, NY |
| Eileen Ye |
10th-grade |
The Brearley School |
New York City, NY |
| Chengge Wu |
|
|
|
| Alice Zhu |
10th-grade |
Stuyvesant High School |
Bayside, NY |
Michigan
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Hyun Kim |
10th-grade |
Troy High School |
Troy, MI |
| Niveditha Murali |
8th-grade |
East Hills Middle School |
Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| Chengjin Tang |
9th-grade |
Cranbrook Kingswood School |
Chengdu, China |
| Claire Wu |
10th-grade |
Troy High School |
Troy, MI |
| Audrey Zhang |
10th-grade |
Northville High School |
Northville, MI |
Missouri
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Nicole Li |
9th-grade |
Ladue Horton Watkins High School |
San Diego, CA |
| Maggie Lin |
10th-grade |
Rock Bridge High School |
Columbia, MO |
| Martha Duncan |
9th-grade |
Clayton High School |
Clayton, MO |
| Audrija Ghosh |
8th-grade |
Parkway West High School |
St. Louis, MO |
| Sarah Taylor |
10th-grade |
Clayton High School |
Clayton, MO |
Nebraska & Southeast South Dakota
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Advika Namasivayam |
8th-grade |
Millard North High School |
Omaha, NE |
| Srilaasya Nedunoori |
9th-grade |
Millard North High School |
Omaha, NE |
| Maya Savory |
10th-grade |
Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School |
Omaha, NE |
| Ngoc Anh Thy Tran |
10th-grade |
Lincoln Northeast |
Lincoln, NE |
| Christina Xu |
8th-grade |
Lincoln East High School |
Lincoln, NE |
New Jersey
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Renee Hong |
9th-grade |
Livingston High School |
Livingston, NJ |
| Christine Ling |
10th-grade |
Ridge High School |
Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Shreya Mogulothu |
10th-grade |
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North |
Plainsboro, NJ |
| Jennifer Ni |
8th-grade |
William Aninn Middle School |
Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Alicia Zhang |
10th-grade |
Bergen County Academies |
Fort Lee, NJ |
North Central
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Michelle Cao |
9th-grade |
Wayzata High School |
Maple Grove, MN |
| Emily Liu |
10th-grade |
Wayzata High School |
Plymouth, MN |
| Aurora Wang |
|
|
|
| Nancy Yang |
8th-grade |
Mickelson Middle School |
Brookings, SD |
| Emma Zheng |
9th-grade |
Wayzata High School |
Maple Grove, MN |
Northeastern
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Fenghuan He |
9th-grade |
Commonwealth School |
Newton, MA |
| Kaylee Ji |
9th-grade |
Lexington High School |
Lexington, MA |
| Ava Lee |
9th-grade |
The Bement School |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Natalie Shell |
10th-grade |
Greenwich Academy |
Greenwich, CT |
| Victoria Yuan |
10th-grade |
Lexington High School |
Lexington, MA |
Ohio
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Riddhi Gupta |
9th-grade |
Upper Arlington High School |
Upper Arlington, OH |
| Audrey Lu |
7th-grade |
Willard Grizzell Middle School |
Dublin, OH |
| Sehee Oh |
10th-grade |
Western Reserve Academy |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Annie Ye |
8th-grade |
Mason Middle Middle School |
Mason, OH |
| Alexa Yockey |
10th-grade |
Jackson High School |
Massillon, OH |
| Andrea Yu |
8th-grade |
Henry Karrer Middle School |
Dublin, OH |
| Julia Xi |
8th-grade |
Perrysburg Junior High School |
Perrysburg, OH |
Oklahoma-Arkansas
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Melody Chen |
6th-grade |
Whittier Middle School |
Norman, OK |
| Ellie Feng |
8th-grade |
Conway Junior High School |
Conway, AR |
| Miranda Huang |
6th-grade |
Whittier Middle School |
Norman, OK |
| Beth Shannon |
10th-grade |
Episcopal Collegiate School |
Little Rock, AR |
| Katherine Xue |
8th-grade |
Whittier Middle School |
Norman, OK |
Pacific Northwest
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Serena Cao |
10th-grade |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish, WA |
| Annabel Ge |
8th-grade |
Lakeside School |
Seattle, WA |
| Nishka Kacheria |
8th-grade |
Odle Middle School |
Bellevue, WA |
| Ellie Liu |
10-th-grade |
Interlake High School |
Kirkland, WA |
| Cecilia Sun |
8th-grade |
Odle Middle School |
Bellevue, WA |
| Weishan Xu |
9th-grade |
Mercer Island High School |
Mercer Island, WA |
| Alicia Zhi |
10th-grade |
Interlake High School |
Bellevue, WA |
Rocky Mountain
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Shruti Arun |
6th-grade |
Cherry Creek High School |
Greenwood Village, CO |
| Ellie Greyson |
10th-grade |
Cherry Creek High School |
Greenwood Village, CO |
| Zoe Messenger |
10th-grade |
Cherry Creek High School |
Centennial, CO |
| Hannah Wang |
10th-grade |
Fairview |
Boulder, CO |
| Emily Zhang |
10th-grade |
Cherry Creek High School |
Englewood, CO |
Seaway
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Amy Feng |
10th-grade |
Pittsford Sutherland High Schoo |
Pittsford, NY |
| Mihan (Lillian) Liu |
10th-grade |
Emma Willard School |
Beijing, China |
| Athena Nie |
8th-grade |
Ithaca High School |
Saskatoon, NY |
| Emily Yin |
10th-grade |
Shenendehowa High School |
Rexford, NY |
| Emily Yu |
7th-grade |
Mendon High School/Barker Road Middle School |
Pittsford, NY |
Southeastern
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Emily Hwang |
9th-grade |
Chattahoochee High School |
Morris Plains, GA |
| Carol Li |
8th-grade |
Vestavia Hills High School |
Vestavia Hills, AL |
| Maria Ramirez |
|
|
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| Xinghui Xu |
10th-grade |
Alabama School of Fine Arts |
Vestavia, AL |
| Alina Yang |
9th-grade |
Green Hope High School |
Cary, NC |
Southern California-Nevada
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Sunny Cai |
8th-grade |
Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies |
Chatsworth, CA |
| Sophia Chen |
8th-grade |
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School |
Tustin, CA |
| Catherine Cho |
|
|
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| Vivian Gu |
9th-grade |
Northwood High School |
Irvine, CA |
| &Juliet Jiho Lee |
8th-grade |
Mesa Verde Middle School |
San Diego, CA |
| Einstina Wang |
10th-grade |
Oxford Academy |
Cypress, CA |
Southwestern
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Karen Culley |
10th-grade |
Culley Homeschool |
Chandler, AZ |
| Harmony X Guan |
8th-grade |
|
Las Cruces, NM |
| Nannette WIlliams |
8th-grade |
Sandia Preperatory School |
Albuquerque, NM |
| Christine Yang |
|
|
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| Melody Yeh |
10th-grade |
La Cueva High School |
Albuquerque, NM |
Texas
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Zaina Ali |
9th-grade |
Dulles High School |
Sugar Land, TX |
| Hannah Guan |
9th-grade |
Basis San Antonio Shavano |
San Antonio, TX |
| Christine Huang |
10th-grade |
Clements High School |
Sugar Land, TX |
| Tina Li |
8th-grade |
Quail Valley Middle School |
Sugar Land, TX |
| Courtney Ma |
|
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Wisconsin
| Name |
Grade |
School |
Hometown |
| Shubh Goyal |
|
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| Alexia Hu |
|
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| Marina Matson |
|
|
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| Vaidehi Ramachandrula |
6th-grade |
Wisconsin Hills Middle School |
Brookfield, W |
| Jingjing Wang |
10th-grade |
Whitefish Bay High School |
Whitefish Bay, WI |
