The Middlesex County College Math Team took first place among all two-year colleges in the Garden State Undergraduate Math Conference, sponsored by the Mathematics Association of America. The team placed third overall.
Team members were Kevin Wong of North Brunswick, Daniel Snider of Fords and Zizhou Zhao of New Brunswick.
The team part involved all three members working together on 10 mathematical problems. The individual part consisted of students working individually for an hour on 20 mathematical problems. Wong placed fourth out of 100 students.
This year’s competition took place at Middlesex County College, Edison, and featured 25 teams from colleges and universities in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.