Congratulations to Shaheem Samsudeen of Rice Middle School, who was the first place individual for the Texas State MATHCOUNTS Competition. Ereckson Middle School placed first in the team competition.  Their coach, Sheryl Perkins, will coach the 2025 Texas National MATHCOUNTS Team consisting of: Shaheem Samsudeen (Rice Middle School), Ayush Narayan (Rice Middle School), Nathan Liu (St. Mark's School of Texas), and James Stewart (Evergreen Preparatory).

The top students and teams are listed at the links below.

Top 25% Students | Top 40% Teams 

2025 National Team: Shaheem Samsudeen, Rice Middle School - Plano; Ayush Narayan, Rice Middle School - Plano; Nathan Liu, St. Mark's School of Texas - Dallas; James Stewart, Evergreen Preparatory - Southlake. Coached by Sheryl Perkin, Ereckson Middle School - Allen.

From left: Blake Cotton, P.E., LEED AP, Rebekah Campbell, P.E., CFM, James Stewart, Shaheem Samsudeen, Coach Sheryl Perkin, Ayush Narayan, Nathan Liu, Richard Arvizu, P.E., CFM, and Nancy Blackwell, P.E., F.NSPE.

 

  

First Place Individual: Shaheem Samsudeen, Rice Middle School

From left: Blake Cotton, P.E., LEED AP, Rebekah Campbell, P.E., CFM, Coach Laura Liu, Shaheem Samsudeen, Richard Arvizu, P.E., CFM, and Nancy Blackwell, P.E., F.NSPE.

 

  

First Place Countdown Round: Krithik Manoharan, Fort Settlement Middle School

From left: Krithik Manoharan and Blake Cotton, P.E., LEED AP.

 

  

First Place Team: Derek Lin, Colin Wei, Ethan Ye, Emma Zhu - Coached by Sheryl Perkin, Ereckson Middle School - Allen

 

  

Second Place Team: William Hongyi Chen, Kelly Liu, Alycia Wang, Justin Zhang - Coached by Sunny Koka, Beckendorff Junior High School - Katy. Pictured with substitute coach Krista Lannom.

 

  

Third Place Team: Audrey Hendarto, Andrew Li, Hasini Ramkumar, Allen Shen - Coached by Jian Shen, West Ridge Middle School - Austin

 

  

Fourth Place Team: Nathan Liu, William Tu, Roger Wang, David Xiao - Coached by Valerie Davis, St. Mark's School of Texas - Dallas