Minnesota Mathcounts

Celebrating Team Minnesota taking FIFTH place in the 2026 National MATHCOUNTS

School is starting and the new MATHCOUNTS season will soon be here. Registration for school and non-school groups is already open for the 2026-27 season.

We hope you have a few moments to look back at our 2026 National Team and their trip to the National Competition in Washington, D.C.

The team took Fifth Place in the National Competition and they did it with panache.

You’ll see the intensity of their pre-competition study below, and you’ll also see the sheer joy of their adventures in the nation’s capitol.
Enjoy!

https://mathcountsmn.org/celebrating-team-minnesota-taking-fifth-place-in-the-2026-national-mathcounts/

https://www.kaaltv.com/news/lifestyle/celebrate-the-joy-of-math-at-the-rochester-math-festival/

Celebrate the joy of math at the Rochester Math Festival (ABC 6 News) – Axel sits down with former Rochester Math Club coach Felix Lu to discuss the 8th Annual Rochester Math Festival and what makes the subject so interesting.Watch the video above for more and check out details on the festival here.

...For the coaches, parents, and supporters who attended, many described it as one of the most unexpectedly practical things they had ever learned."...

We were honored to bring a special training to coaches, parents, and volunteers at our 2026 state competition:

"When 125 of Minnesota’s brightest middle schoolers gathered for the MATHCOUNTS State Competition in March, they did so having already won at the local level. They are, by every measure, exceptional young people. And like every exceptional young person — like every parent, coach, and teacher who loves them — they carry stress.

This year, alongside the Sprint and Target rounds, something different was offered in a conference room at the hotel: a 90-minute session on Rapid Stress Recovery, a research-backed, five-minute daily technique known as Target 2 Zero developed by Licensed Professional Counselor Scarlett Williams.

For the coaches, parents, and supporters who attended, many described it as one of the most unexpectedly practical things they had ever learned."

Read the full article and learn more here: https://mathcountsmn.org/mn-mathcounts-offers-rapid-stress-recovery-training-for-parents-coaches-and-volunteers-at-state-mathcounts/

We are more than just math achievement. While learning and growing in math, MATHCOUNTS is also about social connections, meeting new friends both in the same school and from other schools. Many of our coaches and volunteer also build friendships through MATHCOUNTS. Our state competition is especially fun for making new friends and thriving in math achievement. Yes, we embrace the nerdiness at state, and it is SO fun!

Our friends at the Rochester Math Festival invite you to join them for the upcomig event on September 19. MATHCOUNTS will have a table there!

Details: https://www.rochestermathclub.com/2026-rochester-math-festival.html

Yes, when our state MATHCOUNTS competition falls on Pi day, we have PIE! 2026 was such a year for MATHCOUNTS state competition pie.

A big thank you to our annual sponsors, who make math COUNT in Minnesota. Your support allows us to effectively run MATHCOUNTS every year in Minnesota.

Thank you to our sponsors who make our state competition this weekend, and our entire season, possible! You make math COUNT in Minnesota!

We are so thrilled to welcome over 200 students, coaches, volunteers, and families to the 2026 Minnesota State MATHCOUNTS Competition this weekend! And it's even Pi day Saturday!