McLean Students Win State, Head to National Competition
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McLean Students Win State, Head to National Competition

BIM Mathcounts Coach Tyler Sullivan and his daughter with BIM students: Sam Wang, Brian Lai, Max Yang, Ethan Zhou.

BIM Mathcounts Coach Tyler Sullivan and his daughter with BIM students: Sam Wang, Brian Lai, Max Yang, Ethan Zhou. Photo courtesy of BASIS Independent McLean

The BASIS Independent McLean (BIM) MATHCOUNTS team placed first in the MATHCOUNTS state championships in Richmond recently; this is BIM’s third time participating and winning in the annual statewide MATHCOUNTS competition. BASIS Independent McLean MATHCOUNTS winners include Sam Wang (grade 8) in first place and Ethan Zhou (grade 8) in second place. Brian Lai (grade 8) and Max Yan (grade 7) also competed with the BIM MATHCOUNTS team. The team is trained by Coach Tyler Sullivan. MATHCOUNTS state champions head to the 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Orlando, Fla. on May 11 to May 14, 2019. For more information on BASIS Independent McLean, go to http://mclean.basisindependent.com.

The Virginia State MATHCOUNTS team heading to the National MATHCOUNTS Competition in Orlando, Fla. will be composed of the top four state individual winners and will be coached by BIM’s Tyler Sullivan.