Columbia High School’s Science Olympiad team won the Capital District Regional Championship this past Saturday at the College of Saint Rose and will advance to the New York State Finals on March 9-10 at Le Moyne College in Syracuse.
Columbia’s varsity team finished first in 17 events and set a new record by securing 4th place or better in all events.
Columbia’s JV team also performed well, taking home fourth place overall.
Individual Medals
Anatomy and Physiology:
1st Place: Allie Radin and Noelle Maloney
5th Place: Leif Haley and Nidhi Shah
Astronomy:
2nd Place: Neil Laya and Kelly Nagel
3rd Place: Corey Curran and Adam DiCesare
Chemistry Lab:
1st Place: Peter Sergay and Sam Koblensky
3rd Place: Adam DiCesare and Connor Roizman
Disease Detective:
1st Place: Abby Radin and Nina Tedeschi
2nd Place: Kate Burns and Leif Haley
Dynamic Planet:
1st Place: Fritz Howard and Nina Tedeschi
2nd Place: Cameron Plowinske and Kate Burns
Ecology:
1st Place: George Culver and Fritz Howard
Experimental Design:
2nd Place: Albert Chang, Abby Radin, Nina Tedeschi
4th Place: Morgan Childs, Cameron Plowinske, Tyler Pearson
Fermi Questions:
1st Place: Peter Sergay and Owen Ball
4th Place: Connor Roizman and Ryan Wei
Forensics:
1st Place: Natasha Montiel and Ryan Doyle
Game On:
2nd Place: Connor Roizman and Avi Mukherjee
4th Place: Peter Sergay and Fritz Howard
Helicopters:
4th Place: Allie Radin and Neil Laya
Herpetology:
1st Place: Sydney Sill and Kelly Nagel
3rd Place: Cameron Plowinske and Tyler Pearson
Hovercraft:
1st Place: Sam Koblensky and Peter Sergay
4th Place: Alex Bellisario and Morgan Childs
Material Science:
1st Place: Albert Chang and Peter Sergay
Microbe Mission:
1st Place: Abby Radin and Natasha Montiel
Mission Possible:
1st Place: Owen Ball and George Culver
5th Place: Corey Curran and Kate Burns, Tyler Pearson
Mousetrap Vehicle:
1st Place: Fritz Howard and Abby Radin
6th Place: Nidhi Shah and Ryan Allen
Optics:
1st Place: Sam Koblensky and Owen Ball
3rd Place: Avi Mukherjee and Connor Roizman
Remote Sensing:
1st Place: Noelle Maloney and Sydney Sill
Rocks and Minerals:
1st Place: Ryan Doyle and Sydney Sill
Thermodynamics:
1st Place: Neil Laya and Sam Koblensky
Towers:
2nd Place: Morgan Childs and Ryan Allen
4th Place: Albert Chang and Kelly Nagel
Write It Do It:
3rd Place: Allie Radin and Natasha Montiel