O'Mathalon 2025

By Richard Sykes | Posted: Thursday August 21, 2025

O'Mathalon 2025 was on Thursday, 21st at the Forsyth Barr Arena.

Dozens of teams from across Otago thundered around the stadium. We had three teams in Year 9 and three in Year 10. All of them performed fantastically and had a terrific evening solving math problems as fast as possible. Unfortunately, we missed out on placing by the slimmest of margins, one question being all that separated 3rd-6th in both competitions.

A massive thank you to everyone for getting students to the event as well as for marking, and to the students for putting their hands up to be involved.

In Year 9, our top team finished in 6th with 33 points: Jack Orlovich, Isaac Stewart, Matt Storer, and Bennet Potter. We also had Quake Deans, Felix Jones, Ansley Ghel Paran, and Isaac Stocker; and Tamati Matthews, Harry Booth, Liam Grey, and Connor Horne.

In Year 10, our top finishing team on 32 points was Levi Lu, Stuart Scott, William Bolter, and Frank Zhang. We also had Sammie Jamieson, Blake Schaaf, Josh Grindlay, and Zac Elder; and Aditha Ranawaka, Ryder Greig, Declan Gemmel, and Hunter Swete.

A special mention to William Bolter and his team, whose terrific manners earned a spot prize on the night.

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