Wake Tech brought home FIRST PLACE OVERALL in the NCMATYC competition held at Gaston Community College on Saturday.
Wake Tech took 12 students to the competition. They were (in alphabetical order): Ken Ackerman, Ryan Beauchemin, Alex Bessey, Joseph Caswell, Chris Celestino , Abdou Ndiaye, William Newlin, Derrick Sprague, Alisha Taylor , Diwash Thapa , Chris Vance and Jacob Walsh.

student winners
The competition has two phases. The morning phase consists of an individual test of 40 Calculus questions. We took the top three spots. Each winner received money and a plaque.
The winners were:
1st place: William Newlin
2nd place: Jacob Walsh
3rd place: Diwash Thapa
The second phase is a team competition. We formed three teams. Wake Tech placed 2nd place in this phase. Each received a $15 gift card and medal.
The winning team was:
Jacob Walsh, Abdou Ndiaye, Alex Bessey and Joseph Caswell
Congratulations on a job well done!