It was a great day of creative solutions for Carroll’s 18 “Odyssey of the Mind” teams on Saturday in Waller, Texas at the State Finals Tournament.
A record 15 teams medaled and 10 teams are advancing to “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals in May.
To advance to Worlds, the top teams from across the State of Texas competed and only the top two teams in each Problem and Division compete at World Finals, held on the campus of Michigan State niversity May 24-28. Congratulations to all our Southlake Carroll OM teams, you’ve impressed and inspired your coaches and community.
Below are the Carroll teams who placed in the top three, earning medals at the state finals tournament.
Problem / Division / School / Achievement | Coach/Coaches | Team Members |
Vehicular Problem
Division 1 DURHAM Int. SECOND PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Diane Pierce Ogle | Grant Ogle
Jope Iluyomade Andrew Balson Julia Dietrich Madison Petty Vanessa Vazhappilly Cody Williams |
Vehicular Problem
Division 2 CARROLL MID SCH. THIRD PLACE |
Anne Vanderbush | Lindsay Vanderbush
Abigail Balson Lillian Cooper Avani Koganti Tin Lau Blayne Williams Neha Boyapati |
Vehicular Problem
Division 3 Southlake Carroll HS THIRD PLACE
|
Heather King | Miranda King
Akshaya Hemanth Marissa Vazhappilly Rachel Clements Ella Driskill Sophie Dietrich Lauren Hendler |
Technical Problem
Division 1 Rockenbaugh Elem SECOND PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Suman Gohel | Khushi Gohel
Dhruv Gohel Swati Shankar Noemie Houtekei Sanjana Senthil Praneel Veerabathina |
Technical Problem
Division 2 Eubanks Int FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Geetha Panchapakesan
Crystal Johnson |
Ashwin Iyer
Grace Johnson Allison Chang William Ward Nicolas Veit Ben Fleming Alfred Hale |
Technical Problem
Division 2 Durham Int SECOND PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Tonja Walker
Sarah Stoklas |
Jackson Walker
John Stoklas Ryan Adamson Samhith Dharani Connor MacLean Graham Davidson Ethan Phan |
Technical Problem
Division 3 SC Senior High FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS
|
Inna Dietrich | Alexis Dietrich
Venezia Guzman James Stewart Akash Hemanth Trevor King Cara Connelly Ethan Connelly |
Classics Problem
Division 2 Carroll Middle FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Diana DiCesare
Shelli Nickel |
Kiera DiCesare
Sydney Nickel Heloise Hoffmann Tanner Hunt Emma Johnson Lizzie Garcia Diya Panjabi |
Classics Problem
Division 3 Southlake Carroll HS FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS |
Keith Buckley
|
Reilly Buckley
Katie Moore Kayla Grosskopf Catie Pratt Kayin Jones Eric Lovenburg Cole Ragsdale |
Structure Problem
Division 1 Carroll Elem FIRST PLACE WORLD FINALISTS
|
Saroja Mummini | Sonia Naidu
Alisha Naidu Ethan Menezes Eva Menezes Tonio Castillo Joel Hansen Juliet Scot |
Structure Problem
Division 2 Durham Int. THIRD PLACE |
Tanuja Reddy | Vivek Reddy
Pierce Ogle Jackson Dockal Samad Rizvi Andrew Chen Vansh Shah Azlaan Shafi |
Drama Problem
Division 1 Carroll Elem SECOND PLACE (TIE) WORLD FINALISTS |
Niraj Mehta | Jaiden Mehta
Harrison Moore Dylan Mehta Ayden Patel Kennedy Nguyen Adam Forst Kenneth Warren Fambro, III |
Drama Problem
Division 1 Rockenbaugh Elem SECOND PLACE (TIE) WORLD FINALISTS |
Peter Kao | Livi Kao
Kate Fancher Abbie Fordyce Chloe Criswell Ava Burke Riley Govek Maria Mazey |
Drama Problem
Division 2 Eubanks Int. THIRD PLACE |
Anne Bean | Catt Gill
Elizabeth Fong Amelia Chand Trey King Katie Chon Matthew Fisher Nahita Kamireddy |
Drama Problem
Division 3 Southlake Carroll HS THIRD PLACE |
Kathy Marshall | Zack Marshall
Jake Marshall Chloe Moore Sarah Wassef Sarah Chapin Olivia Hooper Logan Mikolasik |