Sugar Land native Channing Yang named 2023 Raytheon Technologies MATHCOUNTS® National Champion
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Channing Yang, a 13-year-old seventh grader from Sugar Land, Texas, solved his way to victory over 222 competitors, becoming the 2023 Raytheon Technologies MATHCOUNTS National Champion following an intense, elite competition at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista this weekend. As the National Champion, Channing will receive the $20,000 Donald G. Weinert College Scholarship.
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- ORLANDO, Fla., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Channing Yang, a 13-year-old seventh grader from Sugar Land, Texas, solved his way to victory over 222 competitors, becoming the 2023 Raytheon Technologies MATHCOUNTS National Champion following an intense, elite competition at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista this weekend.
- As the National Champion, Channing will receive the $20,000 Donald G. Weinert College Scholarship.
- Channing squared off against his opponents in the final round of the 2023 Raytheon Technologies MATHCOUNTS National Competition by answering the question: "Erika cuts one pound of fudge into pieces to share with her friends.
- Team members include:
Kevin Chen, an eighth grader from Sugar Land, Texas
Alex Sun, an eighth grader from Sugar Land, Texas
Channing Yang, a seventh grader from Sugar Land, Texas
Roger Zhen, a seventh grader from Houston, Texas
The Florida state team took second place, and the Massachusetts state team placed third.