Frazer School wins state Mu Alpha Theta championship in ‘blowout’
Press release from the Frazer School
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Frazer School won the 2025 FAMAT State Championship by nearly 400 points in a massive blowout over state rival American Heritage Broward this past weekend in Orlando. Frazer School students won 210 total trophies, with many of those being first place.
The Florida Association of Mu Alpha Theta is an organization whose purpose is the promotion of scholarship in, and enjoyment and understanding of, mathematics among high school and two-year college students. The State Convention is the height of the FAMAT season. Held at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, schools across Florida travel to compete in a diverse array of events and meet other students.
The first-place trophies for Frazer School:
- Sweepstakes – overall champion
- Theta (Geometry and Algebra 2) Division – Team members Tony Lai, Yifan Song, Ajay Sawant, and Lily Zhou
- Alpha (Pre-calculus) Division – Team members George Paret, Xi Chen, Jonathan Lin, and Daniel Wei
- Statistics Division – Team members Jaivik Patel, Jerry Yao, Bryan Zheng, and Eric Gao
- Hustle -Team members Andrew Xing, Michael Wei, Jonathan Lin, and George Paret
- Relay -Team members Katie He, Xi Chen, and Tony Lai
- Computer competition -Team members Luke Xue, Adityaa Ravi, and Eric Gao
Theta winners:
- Tony Lai – Individual
- Tony Lai – Ciphering
- Yifan Song – Applications
- Tony Lai – Functions
- Max Xu – Circumference, Perimeter, Area, and Volume
- Maggie Gao – Equations and Inequalities
- Tony Lai – Logarithms and exponents
- Keerthi Karri – Geometry
Alpha Winners:
- Daniel Wei – Individual
- George Paret – Ciphering
- Watson Inglett – Trigonometry
- Xi Chen – Complex Numbers
Statistics:
- Bryan Zheng – Individual
Open division:
- Eric Gao – Statistics non-calculator
- Eric Gao – Probability
- Vijay Han – History of Math
Assistant coach Ziwei Lu said of the competition, “The tests were very hard this year and we initially thought we were not doing well, but as it turned out our kids handled these hard tests much better than the rest of the competitors. Their hard work and intense training paid off. They were prepared specifically to be able to handle the extra pressure and stress associated with hard tests.
“All four teams did what we needed and expected of them. We had some strong individuals who had off days, but their teammates rose to the occasion and covered for them. That is what great teammates do. They have each other’s back in tough situations. I am very proud of our team.”
Frazer School Principal Fayiga said, “I am happy to be a sponsor to a team of students that love competing in math with a high level of commitment. Conventionally students stay in clubs and teams because of the sponsor(s), but in my case the team is the reason why I am still an educator and now trying to complete a doctorate program in education. Students in this program over the past decade saved and are still saving my education career. I respect their commitment to the goal of the team as they work tirelessly to improve themselves individually. I am happy to be serving this incredible group of students.”