The East Texas A&M University Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce the continued success of the Math Bowl teams at the latest meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) – Texas Section Conference. This conference took place March 27-28, 2026, at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The Department of Mathematics and the math club Alpha Gamma Alpha (AGA) helped fund this opportunity for students to attend.

The two East Texas A&M teams placed second and 15th out of 25 teams from across Texas. Team One (second place) included Nicholas Cox, Jonathan Enright and Xavier Grundler. Team Two (15th place) included Maivi Briceno, Star Nouanesengsy and Kitty Todd. The students competing included both math and physics majors with a strong interest in mathematics.

The second-place team came close to placing first, with a close score of 29 out of 30. The 15th-place team also did well, scoring 21 out of 30. The competition featured a mix of increasingly difficult topics, ranging from College Algebra, Stats and Probability, up to Calculus III and Differential Equations. Questions were time-limited from 45 seconds to two minutes, depending on the question.

The coaches for the competing teams were instructors from the Department of Mathematics, Adam Bowden and Rebecca Steward. Math faculty, including Dr. Ricardo Teixeira, math department head and Dr. Mehmet Celik, aided in preparing the students for this competition.

“The math department is very proud of the efforts of our teams. This competition is a wonderful opportunity for growth, both academically and socially, and offers a great way to go places and have fun,” Bowden said.

For many years, the teams have excelled in this annual competition and are always looking for people interested in participating.

Please contact instructors Adam Bowden or Rebecca Steward for more information.