A Washington University team recently ranked eighth among universities and colleges in the United States and Canada during the prestigious annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. The competition featured 2,314 contestants from 409 universities and colleges.
Contestants take a six-hour test in mathematics at their home institutions.
A team average is computed based on scores from three designated contestants. Of the 14 Washington University students who participated, seven finished in the top 200. Bender has coached the team for 18 consecutive years. The three University team members were Schepler, Vinson and Ben B. Gum, a 1995 alumnus.