WNC Science Olympiad winners announced

Nick Matney, a manufacturing engineer for Snap-on tools and UNC Asheville alumnus, helps McDowell High School students River Price (left) and Bea Sewell get ready for the Bridge Building event at Science Olympiad 2016. Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville

From UNC Asheville:

Regional Science Olympiad 2016 Winners Announced 

The Regional Science Olympiad, hosted and staged by UNC Asheville, brought young scientists from 29 middle and high schools across Western North Carolina together to compete in 46 events on Saturday, Feb. 27. The winners move on to the statewide tournament later this year.

Schools represented in the Science Olympiad were A.C. Reynolds Middle School, Avery Middle School, Bethel Middle School, Charles D. Owen Middle and High Schools, Cherokee Middle School, East McDowell Middle School, Evergreen Community Charter School, Fairview School, Flat Rock Middle School, Madison Middle and High Schools, Martins Creek School, Polk County Middle and High Schools, Ranger Elementary/Middle School, Robbinsville Middle School, Rugby Middle School, Waynesville Middle School, West McDowell Middle School, Asheville High School, East Henderson High School, Henderson County Early College, McDowell High School, North Buncombe High School, Smoky Mountain High School, T.C. Roberson High School, Tuscola High School and West Henderson High School.

Organization and judging for the Science Olympiad was provided by UNC Asheville faculty, students, alumni and staff, and by volunteers from many other schools, businesses and organizations: Sud Associates Consulting Engineers, Western Piedmont Community College, NC BioNetwork, Snap-On Tools, North Carolina State University Engineering, Buncombe Early College and NC Science Olympiad.

Results of Regional Science Olympiad 2016
Middle School Varsity

Fairview School

Evergreen Community Charter School

West McDowell Middle School

Polk County Middle School

East McDowell Middle School

Middle School Junior Varsity

Polk County Middle School JV

West McDowell Middle School JV

Fairview School JV2

High School Varsity

Asheville High School

McDowell High School

Smoky Mountain High School

West Henderson High School

High School Junior Varsity

Asheville High School JV

Polk County High School JV

Individual Event Results
Middle School Junior Varsity

Air Trajectory B
1. Fairview School JV 2: Dacia Cunningham, Kaylee Vick
2. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Kaitie Mundy, Katie Hoosier
3. Fairview School JV 1: Noah Pruett, Zane Miller
Anatomy & Physiology B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Kaitie Mundy, Luke Becker
2. Rugby Middle School JV 1: Caiden Newman, Jake Stanley
3. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Kennedy Wilson, Yahir Rodriguez Delaluz
Bio Process Lab B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Ellie Booth, Jackson Edwards
2. Fairview School JV 2: Janie Hinkle, Tashi Hacskaylo
3. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Emily Watkins, Will Griffith
Bottle Rocket B
1. Fairview School JV 1: Kush Patel, Raymond Robertson Jr.
2. Ranger Elementary/Middle School JV 1: Colby Davis, Micheal Simms
3. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Mikey Reese, Skyler Mund-Penniman
Bridge Building B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Ian Anderson, Tristan Mistler
2. Ranger Elementary/Middle School JV 1: Kristin Romesberg
3. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Madison davis, Olivia Davis
Crave the Wave B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Skyler Mund-Penniman
2. Rugby Middle School JV 1: Addison Russell, Jackson Duchesne
3. Ranger Elementary/Middle School JV 1: Dalton Moore, Micheal Simms
Crimebusters B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Emily Watkins, Zoe Lane
2. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Ellie Booth, Karli Kilgore, Luke Becker
3. Fairview School JV 2: Janie Hinkle, Tara Hinton
Disease Detectives B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Elias Krebs
2. Rugby Middle School JV 1: Addison Russell, Bryce Taylor
3. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Rylee Barwell
Duct Tape Challenge B
1. Ranger Elementary/Middle School JV 1: Abram Abling, Tommy Spies
2. Fairview School JV 1: Kush Patel, Raymond Robertson Jr.
3. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Abigail Williams, Blake Dickenson
Dynamic Planet B
1. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Alex Smith, Tamiya Chambers
2. Fairview School JV 1: Kuba Herndon, Michael Farmer
3. Martins Creek Middle School JV 1
Elastic Launch Glider B
1. Fairview School JV 1: Avrian McCoy Garrett, Michael Farmer
2. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Anastasia Ballard, Madison Smith
3. Fairview School JV 2: Kaylee Vick, Rani Patel
Food Science B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Maggie Stephenson, Mikey Reese
2. Fairview School JV 2: Eden Wilson, Janie Hinkle
3. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Kristen Hall, Megan Searcy
Fossils B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Elias Krebs, Will Griffith
2. Rugby Middle School JV 1: Mason Reyes
3. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Ellie Booth, Jackson Edwards
Green Generation B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Kristen Hall, Megan Searcy
2. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Isaiah Watson-Mills, Nellie rice
3. Fairview School JV 1: Avrian McCoy Garrett, Hadley Huffman
Invasive Species B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Katie Hoosier
2. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Isaiah Watson-Mills, Tamiya Chambers
3. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1
Meteorology B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Anastasia Ballard, Kayla Williams
2. Ranger Elementary/Middle School JV 1: Colby Davis, Nina Riesdorph
3. Fairview School JV 1: Michael Farmer
Mission Possible B
1. Rugby Middle School JV 1: Kevin Burton, Max Portugal
2. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Grayson Jones, Karli Kilgore
3. Fairview School JV 1: Hadley Huffman, Kuba Herndon
Picture This B
1. Fairview School JV 2: Eden Wilson, Tashi Hacskaylo
2. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Madison Davis, Olivia Davis
3. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Karli Kilgore, Kayla Williams, Rylee Barwell
Reach for the Stars B
1. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Alex Mize, Ellie Booth
2. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Olivia Davis, Paola Lopez Cervantes
3. Fairview School JV 2: Brooke Burrell, Rani Patel
Road Scholar B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Elias Krebs, Mikey Reese
2. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Bryson Edwards, Kaitie Mundy
3. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Paola Lopez Cervantes, Tamiya Chambers
Scrambler B
1. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Alex Smith, Nellie Rice
2. Fairview School JV 2: Emma Jutte, Selma Goodwin
3. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Attia Dean, Will Griffith
Wind Power B
1. Fairview School JV 2: Tashi Hacskaylo, Tate Schwalm
2. Fairview School JV 1: Kuba Herndon, Kush Patel
3. Rugby Middle School JV 1: Jackson Duchesne , Nicholas Boyer
Write It, Do It B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School JV 1: Attia Dean, Zoe Lane
2. Polk County Middle School JV 1: Kristen Hall, Madison Smith
3. West McDowell Middle School JV 1: Ben Davis, Eliza Davis

Middle School Varsity

Air Trajectory B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Caleb Milkey, Caroline Sartain
2. Ranger Elementary/Middle School Varsity: Austin Kisselburg, Tristan Lambert
3. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Coltrane Stokes, Israel Kolomiyets
4. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Grace Bayse, Zeke Smith
5. Avery Middle School Varsity: Cheuvront, Brook, Ward, Jacan
Anatomy & Physiology B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Abby Johnson, Emily Feren
2. Fairview School Varsity: Lyndsay Scherman, Victoria Wlosok
3. Avery Middle School Varsity: Hudson, Dakota, Reed, Leah
4. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Gabe Allen
5. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Grace Bayse, Sadie Rogers
Bio Process Lab B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Kat Morgan, Maxime Thai
2. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Bailey Lowman, Victoria Bolling
3. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Josie Warren, Zoe Mespeth
4. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Morgan Whittemore, Olivia Bell
5. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Mia Feinsilber, Noah Watson-Pratt
Bottle Rocket B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Kat Morgan, Sallie Hinkle
2. AC Reynolds Middle School Varsity: Elvin Keith, Melvin Amaya
3. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Nick Scaglione, Rowan Lang
4. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Joshua Burleson, Kaci Cunningham
5. Ranger Elementary/Middle School Varsity: Ian Dickerson
Bridge Building B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Carley Robertson, Kassidy Coggins
2. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Grant Wooten, Kalob Jackson
3. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Adrienne Pritchard, Cole Brewer
4. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Grant Roberts, Sergio Cruz
5. Madison Middle School Varsity: Ethan Hoeh, Mason Stimach
Crave the Wave B
1. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: David Dominguez Leon, Emma Hensley
2. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Lydia Hartwell, Samantha Robinson
3. Fairview School Varsity: Riya Hari, Victoria Wlosok
4. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Paulina Lopez, Titan Quann
5. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Abby Johnson, Noah Weaver
Crimebusters B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Emily Yang, Shelby Wilson
2. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Bobbi Taylor, Gabe Allen
3. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Sadie Rogers, Victoria Bolling
4. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Kate Llewellyn, Mia Muniz
5. Avery Middle School Varsity: Cassie Bailey, Emma Kitchin
Disease Detectives B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Abby Johnson, Frances Covington
2. Fairview School Varsity: Emily Yang, Michelle Lin
3. Waynesville Middle School Varsity: Payton Renegar, Porter Richardson
4. Bethel Middle School Varsity: Gracyn Mills, Haylee Willis
5. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Maggie Buckner, Tori Thomas
Duct Tape Challenge B
1. Madison Middle School Varsity: Cheyenne Hoppes, Ethan Hoeh
2. Avery Middle School Varsity: Cassie Bailey, Emma Kitchin
3. Ranger Elementary/Middle School Varsity: Erin Raper, Leigha Beaver
4. Fairview School Varsity: Caroline Sartain, Kobe Coggins
5. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Claire Hollifield, Mackenzie Holliday
Dynamic Planet B
1. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Bailey Lowman, Gracelyn Lance
2. Madison Middle School Varsity: Alyssa Schoof, Elsa Hall
3. Fairview School Varsity: Riya Hari, Sallie Hinkle
4. Rugby Middle School Varsity: Donald Shrader, Mike Hadley
5. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Tori Thomas, Zoe Mespeth
Elastic Launch Glider B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Emily Yang, Gabriela Salgado Rivera
2. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Delaney Suddreth, Dylan Ballentine
3. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Hunter Clark, Matthew Rink
4. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Charlotte Moore, Cole Brewer
5. Charles D. Owen Middle School Varsity: Denis Luchinin, Robbie Branock
Food Science B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Isaak Davis, Noah Watson-Pratt
2. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Alex Acosta, Emilio Villasana
3. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Bobbi Taylor, Claire Hollifield
4. Avery Middle School Varsity: Banner, Emma, Hoilman, Lane
5. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Cadence Laurie, Emma Hensley
Fossils B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Carson Price, Kassidy Coggins
2. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Dylan Ballentine, Victoria Bolling
3. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Abby Delaney, Kate Llewellyn
4. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Abigail Dayton, Alex Poteat
5. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Joshua Burleson, Matthew Rink
Green Generation B
1. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Alex Acosta, Mackenzie Savage
2. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Coltrane Stokes, Noah Weaver
3. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Avari Rector, Samantha Robinson
4. Charles D. Owen Middle School Varsity: Emily Hothschild, Leo Noteboom
5. Avery Middle School Varsity: Downs, Gideon, Reed, Leah
Invasive Species B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Isaak Davis, Nick Scaglione
2. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Morgan Whittemore, Olivia Bell
3. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Grant Wooten, Jackson Geddings
4. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Alex Acosta, Emilio Villasana
5. Fairview School Varsity: Kele Eagleman, Shelby Wilson
Meteorology B
1. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Frances Covington, Robert Humphrey
2. Fairview School Varsity: Caroline Sartain, Kobe Coggins
3. Avery Middle School Varsity: Bailey, Cassie, Banner, Sophia
4. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Jeran Mills, Sophia Frommer
5. Rugby Middle School Varsity: McKenna Daley, Sarah Monoson
Mission Possible B
1. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Delaney Suddreth, Dylan Ballentine
2. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Noah Weaver, Robert Humphrey
3. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: David Dominguez Leon, Sophia Frommer
4. Avery Middle School Varsity: Ayers, Evan , Wise, Dillon
5. Robbinsville Middle School Varsity: Kane Dutcher, Warren Brooks
Picture This B
1. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Adrienne Pritchard, Chandler Elliot, Thomas Moomaw
2. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Emily Feren, Frances Covington
3. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Amelia Nespeca, Sydney Waldman, Tana Harris
4. Fairview School Varsity: Caleb Milkey, Gabriela Salgado Rivera
5. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Bobbi Taylor, Mackenzie Holliday
Reach for the Stars B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Kassidy Coggins, Victoria Wlosok
2. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Emily Feren, Gabriel Meiri
3. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Mackenzie Savage, Paulina Lopez
4. Madison Middle School Varsity: Natalie Willis, Nigel Howes
5. Avery Middle School Varsity: Cheuvront, Brook, Goudy, Shelby
Road Scholar B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Caleb Milkey, Kennedy Crawford
2. Avery Middle School Varsity: Evan Ayers, Dillon Wise
3. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Isaak Davis, Robert Humphrey
4. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Grace Bayse, Sadie Rogers
5. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Abigail Dayton, Kendall McKinney
Scrambler B
1. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Maci Jackson, Sydney Metcalf
2. Fairview School Varsity: Kennedy Crawford
3. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Claire Hollifield, Devin shelton
4. Rugby Middle School Varsity: Kai Newsome, Nicholas Andrews
5. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Ayden Fox, Joel Santos-Castillo
Wind Power B
1. Fairview School Varsity: Carley Robertson, Maxime Thai
2. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Coltrane Stokes, Israel Kolomiyets
3. Polk County Middle School Varsity: Grant Wooten, Kalob Jackson
4. Flat Rock Middle School Varsity: Abby Delaney, Zack Henson
5. Avery Middle School Varsity: Gideon Downs, Jacan Ward
Write It, Do It B
1. Martins Creek Middle School Varsity: Jared Lewis, Luke Davis
2. East McDowell Middle School Varsity: Charlotte Moore, Maggie Vaughn
3. Evergreen Community Charter School Varsity: Mia Feinsilber, Noah Watson-Pratt
4. West McDowell Middle School Varsity: Lydia Hartwell, Mackenzie Holliday
5. Madison Middle School Varsity: Cheyenne Hoppes, Ethan Hoeh

High School Junior Varsity

Air Trajectory C
1. Henderson County Early College JV 1: Wesley Fuge, Tiffiny Revis
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Bethany Hartwell, Joshua Jones
Amazing Mechatronics C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Elliot Butterworth, Max Levine
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Joshua Jones, Morgan Vess
Anatomy & Physiology C
1. Polk County High School JV 1: Eli Edwards, Reese Alley
2. West Henderson High School JV1: Samantha Gonski, Tiffany Bush
Astronomy C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Elijah Stivers, Tamar McMahon
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Bethany Hartwell, Kaleigh Jordan
Bottle Rocket C
1. McDowell High School JV 1: Bethany Hartwell, Destinee Terry
2. West Henderson High School JV1: Gage Ellis, Tino Mangone
Bridge Building C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Hannah Clarkson, Jesseca Ballard
2. Henderson County Early College JV 1: Gonzalez, Melissa, Hudson, Madi
Cell Biology
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Tamar McMahon
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Deanna Hensley, Kaleigh Jordan
Chem Lab C
1. West Henderson High School JV1: Samantha Gonski, Sarah Nelson
2. Polk County High School JV 1: Connor Holtz, Eli Edwards
Disease Detectives C
1. West Henderson High School JV1: Kennedy Combs, Tiffany Bush
2. Henderson County Early College JV 1: DawnNoelle Lane, Brianna Rogers
Duct Tape Challenge C
1. Polk County High School JV 1: Connor Holtz, Hayden Gary
2. Asheville High School JV 1: Ilze Greever, Jesseca Ballard
Dynamic Planet
1. McDowell High School JV 1: Rebecca Broughton, River Price
2. Asheville High School JV 1: Solomon House
Electric Vehicle C
1. Henderson County Early College JV 1: Wesley Fuge, Caleb Styles
2. Polk County High School JV 1: Clark Phipps, Gabriel Petoia
Food Science C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Hannah Clarkson, Tamar McMahon
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Destinee Terry, Kaitlin Mathison
Forensics C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Gaven Bell, Ilze Greever
2. West Henderson High School JV1: Gage Ellis, Jacob Monoson
Fossils C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Gaven Bell, Ilze Greever
2. West Henderson High School JV1: Mitchell Young, Paiton McDonald
GeoLogic Mapping C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Jonathan Reese, Reuben Solnick
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Charlie Moore, Rebecca Broughton
Green Generation C
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Max Levine
2. West Henderson High School JV1: Amber Detwiler, Sarah Nelson
Hydrogeology C
1. Polk County High School JV 1: Detrich Jackson, Eli Edwards
2. Asheville High School JV 1: Josh Hyman
Invasive Species C
1. Polk County High School JV 1: Evan McCarthy, Lane Walls
2. West Henderson High School JV1: Kennedy Combs, Tiffany Bush
It’s About Time C
1. Henderson County Early College JV 1: HollyMarie Lane, Ariana Sosa-Trejo
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Dixon Cline, Turner Cline
Wind Power
1. Asheville High School JV 1: Jesseca Ballard, Reuben Solnick
2. McDowell High School JV 1: Kaitlin Mathison, Turner Cline
Wright Stuff
1. Polk County High School JV 1: Evan McCarthy, Reese Alley
2. Henderson County Early College JV 1: Ben Wilson
Write It, Do It
1. West Henderson High School JV1: Amber Detwiler, Sarah Nelson
2. Polk County High School JV 1: Clark Phipps, Detrich Jackson
High School Varsity

Air Trajectory C
1. North Buncombe High School Varsity: Katie Magley, Sarah Myer
2. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Christian Brown, Cameron Patterson
3. East Henderson High School Varsity: Annabelle Cram, Jaimie Jacoby
4. Asheville High School Varsity: Justin Sech, Spencer Stevens
Amazing Mechatronics C
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Thomas Yang, Ty Crawford
2. Asheville High School Varsity: Frank Homolka, Nathan Koerschner
3. West Henderson High School Varsity: Brandon Krepela , Christopher Krepela
4. Charles D. Owen Varsity: Alex Morrow
Anatomy & Physiology C
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Amelia Ray, Nicholas McDonald
2. Asheville High School Varsity: Haylie Fehl, Kristie Kim
3. East Henderson High School Varsity: Annabelle Cram, Janvi Patel
4. T.C. Roberson High School Varsity: Keshav Kumar, Michael Cummings
Astronomy C
1. T.C. Roberson High School Varsity: Stephen Pierce
2. Asheville High School Varsity: Nick Konz, Olivia Maddix
3. Charles D. Owen Varsity: Ethan Blevins, Sean Douglas
4. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Aireonna Lance, Jason Nava-Tomas
Bottle Rocket C
1. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Christian Brown, Aireonna Lance
2. Polk County High School Varsity: John Lucas Kornmayer, Samuel Kornmayer
3. West Henderson High School Varsity: Ethan Stepp, Riley Scheyer
4. Asheville High School Varsity: Eakin Howard, Phoenix Keyser
Bridge Building C
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Evelyn Rowan, Lukas Wilde
2. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Gregoire, JR, Patterson, Cameron
3. McDowell High School Varsity: Daniel Juarez, Kimberly Burleson
4. Charles D. Owen Varsity: Kaitlin Morris, Rachel Beaver
Cell Biology
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Justin Sech, Saim Alam
2. T.C. Roberson High School Varsity: Abdullah Sayed, Keshav Kumar
3. Polk County High School Varsity: Emma Wagoner, Lindsey Stechschulte
4. West Henderson High School Varsity: Oussa Bun, Samantha Creech
Chem Lab C
1. East Henderson High School Varsity: Annabelle Cram, Jaimie Jacoby
2. T.C. Roberson High School Varsity: Billy Marx, Joey Swann
3. McDowell High School Varsity: Daniel Juarez, Jacob Whitson
4. Asheville High School Varsity: Nick Konz, Olivia Maddix, Saim Alam
Disease Detectives C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Kristie Kim
2. Charles D. Owen Varsity: Ben Warlick, Katherine Huntley
3. T.C. Roberson High School Varsity: Keshav Kumar, Michael Cummings
4. Polk County High School Varsity: Alivia Swayze, Emma Wagoner
Duct Tape Challenge C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Justin Sech, Phoenix Keyser
2. McDowell High School Varsity: Alexis Sweazy, Arjune Patel
3. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Mckayla Singleton, Polly Bridges
4. Polk County High School Varsity: Danielle Holtz, Jordan Wyatt
Dynamic Planet
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Caleb Sowers, Maxwell Harkness
2. East Henderson High School Varsity: Elizabeth Wynn, Janvi Patel
3. McDowell High School Varsity: Christina Miller, Maekayla Burleson
4. West Henderson High School Varsity: Alexis Whiteside, Samantha Creech
Electric Vehicle C
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Ty Crawford, Tyler Milkey
2. West Henderson High School Varsity: Casey Brewer, Hunter Koch
3. McDowell High School Varsity: Brian De La Cruz, Jacob Whitson
4. Asheville High School Varsity: Caleb Sowers, Spencer Stevens
Food Science C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Collin Kemper, Taylor Fitzgerald
2. McDowell High School Varsity: Emma Eldridge, Maekayla Burleson
3. East Henderson High School Varsity: Lauren Maybin
4. Polk County High School Varsity: Alivia Swayze, Isaac Smith
Forensics C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Kristie Kim, Stephen Buys
2. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Lena Kantz, Nicholas McDonald
3. North Buncombe High School Varsity: Megan Treadway, Sarah Myer
4. Polk County High School Varsity: Jamie Levi, Rhian Alley
Fossils C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Olivia Maddix, Stephen Buys
2. McDowell High School Varsity: Christina Miller, Kimberly Burleson
3. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Jason Brandyburg, Michael LaBerge
4. West Henderson High School Varsity: Katie Farina, Samantha Creech
GeoLogic Mapping C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Caleb Sowers, Maxwell Harkness
2. McDowell High School Varsity: Alexis Sweazy, Pankti Sheth
3. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Gabriel Rodriguez, Riley Schwalm
4. Polk County High School Varsity: Emma Wagoner, Patrick Stimac
Green Generation C
1. West Henderson High School Varsity: Katie Farina, Leah Dorn
2. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Archie Case, Brian Hickling
3. Charles D. Owen Varsity: Nick Murphy, Sean Douglas
4. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Evelyn Rowan, Lena Kantz
Hydrogeology C
1. Asheville High School Varsity: Caleb Sowers, Maxwell Harkness
2. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Eli Costa, Gracie Ruebel
3. McDowell High School Varsity: Christina Miller, Maekayla Burleson
4. Henderson County Early College Varsity: Archie Case, Aaron Silvey
Invasive Species C
1. Polk County High School Varsity: Danielle Holtz, Isaac Smith
2. McDowell High School Varsity: Allyson Rideout, Christopher Boyette
3. West Henderson High School Varsity: Katie Farina, Leah Dorn
4. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Skyler Singleton, Tyler Milkey
It’s About Time C
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Gracie Ruebel, Lukas Wilde
2. Asheville High School Varsity: Collin Kemper, Max Slatton
3. T.C. Roberson High School Varsity: Caleb Demery, Timothy Jenkins
4. Polk County High School Varsity: Harrison Sloan, Mikayla Newton
Wind Power
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Thomas Yang, Ty Crawford
2. West Henderson High School Varsity: Alex Hoerman, Holden Raesemann
3. Asheville High School Varsity: Abram Walker, Saim Alam
4. McDowell High School Varsity: Brian De La Cruz, Daniel Juarez
Wright Stuff
1. Smoky Mountain High School Varsity: Sam Coyle, Thomas Yang
2. Charles D. Owen Varsity: Kaitlin Morris, Rachel Beaver
3. McDowell High School Varsity: Brian De La Cruz, Hayden Vaughn
4. Asheville High School Varsity: Abram Walker, Eakin Howard
Write It, Do It
1. Polk County High School Varsity: Lindsey Stechschulte, Mikayla Newton
2. McDowell High School Varsity: Allyson Rideout, Daniel Juarez
3. West Henderson High School Varsity: Brandon Krepela , Christopher Krepela
4. Asheville High School Varsity: Abram Walker, Spencer Stevens
For more information on the Regional Science Olympiad, contact Cathy Whitlock, lecturer in mathematics, at cwhitlock@unca.edu, or Judy Beck, lecturer in physics, at jbeck@unca.edu.

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About Dan Hesse
I grew up outside of Atlanta and moved to WNC in 2001 to attend Montreat College. After college, I worked at NewsRadio 570 WWNC as an anchor/reporter and covered Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners starting in 2004. During that time I also completed WCU's Master of Public Administration program. You can reach me at dhesse@mountainx.com.

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