Polson student Kilty Edwards helps set university record in international math competition
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IRVING, TX — Seven University of Dallas undergraduate students, including sophomore Kilty Edwards of Polson, ranked 37th overall in the prestigious Putnam Math Competition – a first in university history – out of hundreds of teams across North America. Senior mathematics major Isaac Hellerman additionally placed 17th individually, the only student in the top 25 not attending MIT, Harvard, Stanford or Yale.
Held annually, the Putnam Math Competition is the foremost mathematics contest for undergraduates in North America. Drawing thousands of individual competitors, the contest awards cash prizes to the top 25 students.
The University of Dallas, located in a metropolitan area of nearly 7 million people, is a leading Catholic university widely recognized for academic excellence by well-known publications, organizations and accrediting bodies. It offers distinctive individual undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in the liberal arts, business and ministry that are characterized by an exceptional, engaged faculty, a commitment to shaping principled, well-skilled leaders and academic rigor in the Catholic intellectual tradition. For more information, visit udallas.edu.
