2013 National Biology Competition Honour Roll

The University of 2013 National Biology Competition HONOUR ROLL

There were 4,137 eligible contestants. The top 50 (plus those tied with the 50th) are National Biology Scholars with Distinction. The next 200 (less those tied with the 50th, plus those tied with the 250th) are National Biology Scholars. Tied contestants are listed in alphabetical order.

*The top 75 schools are listed on page 4.

NATIONAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION

Rank Name School Rank Name School 1 Michael Gao Freehold HS, Freehold, NJ 36-39 Antoniu Chirnoaga John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 2-3 Alastair Williams St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 36-39 Samir Wadhwani SEED of Paramus Academy, Paramus, NJ 2-3 Richard Yang Troy HS, Fullerton, CA 36-39 Andrew Jamroz St. Patrick's Regional SS, Vancouver, BC 4-5 Peter Kim Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 40-48 Kevin Liang Centennial HS, Calgary, AB 4-5 Andrew Jiang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 40-48 Lohit Velagapudi Cambridge Educational Institute, Chino Hills, CA 6 Archan Patel John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 40-48 Owen Gray Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 7-11 Yuliang Fang University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 40-48 William Woodruff Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 7-11 James Lai Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 40-48 Ezgi Atilgan Izmir Ozel Turk Koleji, Izmir, Turkey 7-11 Manjot Sangha Iroquois Ridge HS, Oakville, ON 40-48 Kevin Fan York Mills CI, North York, ON 7-11 Peter Luo William G. Enloe HS, Raleigh, NC 40-48 Saranesh Prembabu Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 7-11 Tony Cao Westview HS, San Diego, CA 40-48 Emma Buller Bishop Allen Academy, , ON 12 Janice Ong Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 40-48 Richard Wong Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 13-16 Francis Yang Cambridge Educational Institute, Chino Hills, CA 49-51 Yinxiao Huang Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 13-16 Ishan Mazumdar West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, NJ 49-51 Isaac Heida Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 13-16 Augustine Chemparathy Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 49-51 Warren Jiang Sir Winston Churchill HS, Calgary, AB 13-16 Preethi Raju Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 17-19 Oliver Ren Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA NATIONAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARS 17-19 Cody Zeng Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 17-19 Alvin Han Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 52-54 Emily Cheng Cambridge International Academy, Ajax, ON 20-22 Zeynep Esendemir Izmir Ozel Turk Koleji, Izmir, Turkey 52-54 Melvin Khor Kok Yao Bronte College of Canada, Mississauga, ON 20-22 Chuyi Gao York Mills CI, North York, ON 52-54 Christine Nguyen Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 20-22 Catherine Wu Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 55-56 Xia Zhu North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 23 Marta Haniszewski Bishop Allen Academy, Etobicoke, ON 55-56 Nabil Mitha St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 24-26 Zhuo Jing Wang Bluevale CI, Waterloo, ON 57-64 Maylene Wang University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 24-26 Yun Lan Sun North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 57-64 William Nguyen Cambridge Educational Institute, Chino Hills, CA 24-26 Alex Chen A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 57-64 Travis Peng Freehold HS, Freehold, NJ 27-30 Kevin Bao Troy HS, Fullerton, CA 57-64 Aayush Visaria West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, NJ 27-30 Magdalene Au Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 57-64 Allen Pang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 27-30 Ani Khachatryan Ayb High School, Yerevan, Armenia 57-64 Chang Moon The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT 27-30 Ahmet Oguz Atli TED Ankara Koleji Vakfi Ozel Lisesi, Ankara, Turkey 57-64 Janghoon Ha SEED of Paramus Academy, Paramus, NJ 27-30 Edward Liang Poolesville HS, Poolesville, MD 57-64 Suzanne Xu Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 31-32 Henry Wu University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 65 Kian Hossnieh-Sani Carson Graham Secondary, North Vancouver, BC 31-32 Tiger Zhang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 66-72 Frieda Rong Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 33-35 William Wang University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 66-72 Neil Chitrao West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, NJ 33-35 Maris Serzans Riga State Gymnasium No. 1, Riga, Latvia 66-72 Sudhamsh Tippireddy Loudoun Prep, Ashburn, VA 33-35 Amy Xiao Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 66-72 Sahitya Allam Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 36-39 Kaamya Varagur John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 66-72 Deborah Chan Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB

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66-72 Devon Urbina Troy HS, Troy, MI 125-128 Victoria Harvey Kennebecasis Valley HS, Quispamsis, NB 66-72 Zheng Dai Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 125-128 Chris Lao St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 73-80 Sophia Ly University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 125-128 Steven Chen Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 73-80 Nixon Phua Cher Yang Taylor's College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia 129-140 Keta Patel Leamington DSS, Leamington, ON 73-80 Chong Ning Hui Taylor's College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia 129-140 Martin Deng Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 73-80 Irem Bezirci Izmir Ozel Turk Koleji, Izmir, Turkey 129-140 David Wang Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 73-80 Duy Khoi Dang Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, CA 129-140 Armin Farahvash North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 73-80 Michael Song John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 129-140 Carmen Soltys Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 73-80 Ben Li St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 129-140 Lauren Huang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 73-80 Richard Mu Troy HS, Troy, MI 129-140 Chelsea Li Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 81-84 Victoria Liu Freehold HS, Freehold, NJ 129-140 Alp Ucar Izmir Ozel Turk Koleji, Izmir, Turkey 81-84 Jeremy Liu William Lyon MacKenzie CI, North York, ON 129-140 Cynthia Yeung Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill, ON 81-84 He Ping Sheng Burnaby North SS, Burnaby, BC 129-140 Nathan Chan West Point Grey Academy, Vancouver, BC 81-84 Aaron Machado St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 129-140 Austin Wang Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA 85-90 Angela You West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, NJ 129-140 Paul Stewardson Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 85-90 Suzanne Chmilar Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 141-144 Swapnil Patel York Memorial CI, Toronto, ON 85-90 Hongru Ren Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 141-144 Hsin Yen Liu William Lyon MacKenzie CI, North York, ON 85-90 Respect Zhou School for Independent Learners, Los Altos, CA 141-144 Klaudiusz Stoklosa St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 85-90 Nicholas Jackson-Chornenki Royal St. George's College, Toronto, ON 141-144 Lisa Lu Buchholz High School, Gainesville, FL 85-90 Rhys Chappell William Aberhart HS, Calgary, AB 145-150 John Zhou University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 91-98 Gloria Wu University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 145-150 Andrew Huang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 91-98 David Liu Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 145-150 Jennifer Du Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 91-98 Christian Przeslawski Troy HS, Troy, MI 145-150 Borui Zhang Henry Wise Wood, Calgary, AB 91-98 Henry Su Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 145-150 Sunny Lee Point Grey SS, Vancouver, BC 91-98 Anastasia Lezhanska Bishop Allen Academy, Etobicoke, ON 145-150 Robert Mao Westview HS, San Diego, CA 91-98 Laksmiina Balasubramaniam Bishop Allen Academy, Etobicoke, ON 151-160 Ankit Rana Freehold HS, Freehold, NJ 91-98 Yijuan Zhang U-Link College of International Culture, Guangzhou, China 151-160 Hyun Woo Jang Kennebecasis Valley HS, Quispamsis, NB 91-98 Junda Li U-Link College of International Culture, Guangzhou, China 151-160 Keith Johnstone Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 99-114 Bill Jia University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 151-160 Jessica Deng The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT 99-114 Vivek Shah Walnut HS, Walnut, CA 151-160 Erin Fu Westdale SS, Hamilton, ON 99-114 Kevin Chen Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 151-160 Jenny Liao Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 99-114 Jordan Daponte De La Salle College, Toronto, ON 151-160 Eisha Ahmed Abbey Park HS, Oakville, ON 99-114 Taras Kolomatski De La Salle College, Toronto, ON 151-160 David Jung Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 99-114 Puah Zi Song Taylor's College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia 151-160 Medeeha Khan Westview HS, San Diego, CA 99-114 Ryan Dowling Sacred Heart Catholic HS, Newmarket, ON 151-160 Miriam Li Sir Winston Churchill HS, Calgary, AB 99-114 Victor Chan Agincourt CI, Agincourt, ON 161-169 Joshua Broughton Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 99-114 Pooja Chandrashekar Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 161-169 Angus Lee Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON 99-114 Lucy Chu Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 161-169 Henry Jiang Appleby College, Oakville, ON 99-114 Xinghao Zhao Pierre Elliott Trudeau HS, Markham, ON 161-169 Nil Kocanali Izmir Ozel Turk Koleji, Izmir, Turkey 99-114 Jenny Mu SEED of Paramus Academy, Paramus, NJ 161-169 Kenneth Smith Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, CA 99-114 Alice Zhang Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 161-169 Frederick Zhang Pierre Elliott Trudeau HS, Markham, ON 99-114 Carol Kwon Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 161-169 Sean Wang SEED of Paramus Academy, Paramus, NJ 99-114 Dhaval Gajiwala Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 161-169 Aneka Friesen Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 99-114 Benny Tang Point Grey SS, Vancouver, BC 161-169 Vivien Chen Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 115-118 Yi Tao Wang St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 170-173 Anjali Prabhat Freehold HS, Freehold, NJ 115-118 Jacqueline Yau Cambridge Educational Institute, Chino Hills, CA 170-173 Bryce Singer Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 115-118 Judy Deng North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 170-173 Isabelle Kwon Bishop Allen Academy, Etobicoke, ON 115-118 Bailey Gu Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 170-173 Laura Feldstein Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 119-124 Althaf Singhawansa Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 174-179 Bronte Lim Burnaby South SS, Burnaby, BC 119-124 Jimmy Lee Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 174-179 Samantha Orr St. Mary's HS, Owen Sound, ON 119-124 Alim Ladha Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON 174-179 Sierra Miller York House School, Vancouver, BC 119-124 Evan Balzer River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 174-179 Jennifer Fang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 119-124 Brian Fu St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 174-179 Pratik Shah Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 119-124 Willie Wu Westview HS, San Diego, CA 174-179 Sam Zhang Northern SS, Toronto, ON 125-128 Teoh Jiat Seng Taylor's College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia 180-192 Raphael Koh Iroquois Ridge HS, Oakville, ON

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180-192 Jack Plumaj John Polanyi CI, Toronto, ON 223-237 Jack Kang Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 180-192 Andris Pavils Stikuts Riga State Gymnasium No. 1, Riga, Latvia 223-237 Edward Xu Point Grey SS, Vancouver, BC 180-192 Meagan Wiederman Cameron Heights CI, Kitchener, ON 238-252 Cody Cherepuschak Vincent Massey HS, Brandon, MB 180-192 Tracy Di Qiao Henry Wise Wood, Calgary, AB 238-252 Milad Khakbazan Vincent Massey HS, Brandon, MB 180-192 Tatevik Tovmasyan Ayb High School, Yerevan, Armenia 238-252 Natasha Tang University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 180-192 Angeline Yasodhara A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 238-252 Lucas Pereira Centennial HS, Calgary, AB 180-192 Jade Chan Cawthra Park SS, Mississauga, ON 238-252 Maylynn Ding Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 180-192 Serena Ho St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 238-252 Jeremy Li Harbord CI, Toronto, ON 180-192 Ruben Mirzoyan Vaughan SS, Thornhill, ON 238-252 Emily Conacher Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 180-192 Benedict Batoy Senator O'Connor College School, Toronto, ON 238-252 Chris Rampersad Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 180-192 Gregory Hamilton Crescent Heights HS, Calgary, AB 238-252 Michael Rosol A. B. Lucas SS, London, ON 180-192 Seungyeon Kim Crofton House School, Vancouver, BC 238-252 Emma Swan Rutland Senior SS, Kelowna, BC 193-203 Steven Nguyen Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 238-252 Jenny Yang Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 193-203 Vivian Wong Kah Ong Taylor's College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia 238-252 Jordan Yan Royal St. George's College, Toronto, ON 193-203 Avrilynn Ding Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 238-252 Akhil Garg Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 193-203 Peter Nguyen Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 238-252 Brian Liu Poolesville HS, Poolesville, MD 193-203 Steven Cheng Guelph C and VI, Guelph, ON 238-252 Rahul Malavalli Westview HS, San Diego, CA 193-203 Trudi Tan Notre Dame SS, Brampton, ON 238-252 Erik Owen Westview HS, San Diego, CA 193-203 Simone Valade Westmount SS, Hamilton, ON 193-203 Evan Benak Mentor College, Mississauga, ON 193-203 Anita Vaishampayan Troy HS, Troy, MI 193-203 Shuang Niu Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 193-203 George Sung Point Grey SS, Vancouver, BC 204-213 Albert Martino Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 204-213 Minghan Li Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 204-213 Peter Hoang St. David Catholic SS, Waterloo, ON 204-213 Carene Yeo Bronte College of Canada, Mississauga, ON 204-213 Cindy Liang David Thompson SS, Vancouver, BC 204-213 Nikhil Bhaip Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 204-213 Jonathan Ward Waterloo CI, Waterloo, ON 204-213 Erik Olson Walter Murray CI, Saskatoon, SK 204-213 Paul Azzopardi St. Michael's College School, Toronto, ON 204-213 Sijia Wang Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 214-222 Ryan Gotesman William Lyon MacKenzie CI, North York, ON 214-222 Jacob Ma David Thompson SS, Vancouver, BC 214-222 Ying Yu Yang David Thompson SS, Vancouver, BC 214-222 Ganesh Arvapalli Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 214-222 Emilie Guidos St. Francis HS, Calgary, AB 214-222 Salam Al Tamimi Hon. W. C. Kennedy CI, Windsor, ON 214-222 Quinton Yau Crescent School, Willowdale, ON 214-222 Bryce Downing Troy HS, Troy, MI 214-222 Campbell Irving , Toronto, ON 223-237 Nathan Chan St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 223-237 Conrad Wen Burnaby South SS, Burnaby, BC 223-237 Troy Gibson Dover Bay SS, Nanaimo, BC 223-237 Crystal Loke Pei Xuan Taylor's College, Subang Jaya, Malaysia 223-237 Aninditee Das Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 223-237 Cara Van der Merwe Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 223-237 Hanzhen Peng Agincourt CI, Agincourt, ON 223-237 Madison Wiebe Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 223-237 Kevin Huo Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 223-237 Jeffrey Liu Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 223-237 Allison Cheung Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, CA 223-237 Felipe Orozco Upper Canada College, Toronto, ON 223-237 Rylan Klassen Rutland Senior SS, Kelowna, BC

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The University of Toronto 2013 National Biology Competition TOP 75 SCHOOLS

A team score is calculated as the sum of the scores of the top five eligible contestants in a school. Of 276 participating schools, there were 232 teams. The top 75 schools are listed below. Team scores are given for the top 10 teams only. Tied teams are listed in alphabetical order.

Rank School Location Team Score Rank School Location 1 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA 215.3 37 York Memorial Collegiate Institute Toronto, ON 2 Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon, CA 210.7 39 William Aberhart High School Calgary, AB 3 University of Toronto Schools Toronto, ON 199.7 40 Sentinel West Vancouver, BC 4 John P. Stevens High School Edison, NJ 189.3 41 Ross Sheppard High School Edmonton, AB 5 Freehold High School Freehold, NJ 188.3 41 York Mills Collegiate Institute North York, ON 6 Izmir Ozel Turk Koleji Izmir, Turkey 184.7 43 Burnaby North Secondary School Burnaby, BC 7 Bishop Allen Academy Etobicoke, ON 184.3 44 Centennial School Coquitlam, BC 8 Cambridge Educational Institute Chino Hills, CA 182.3 45 Burnaby South Secondary School Burnaby, BC 9 Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Calgary, AB 181.0 45 Rutland Senior Secondary School Kelowna, BC 9 Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute Don Mills, ON 181.0 47 Henry Wise Wood Calgary, AB 11 St. Robert Catholic High School Thornhill, ON 47 Vincent Massey High School Brandon, MB 12 West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Princeton Junction, NJ 49 Mentor College Mississauga, ON 13 North Toronto Collegiate Institute Toronto, ON 49 St. Francis High School Calgary, AB 14 Westview High School San Diego, CA 49 Upper Canada College Toronto, ON 19 SEED of Paramus Academy Paramus, NJ 52 Maktab Duli Pg Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah Muara, Brunei 19 Taylor's College Subang Jaya, Malaysia 53 Old Scona Academic School Edmonton, AB 17 Troy High School Troy, MI 54 St. Michael's College School Toronto, ON 18 Fort Richmond Collegiate Winnipeg, MB 55 Iroquois Ridge High School Oakville, ON 19 Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD 55 Walnut High School Walnut, CA 20 St. George's School Vancouver, BC 57 Crescent Heights High School Calgary, AB 21 Canyon Crest Academy San Diego, CA 58 Ayb High School Yerevan, Armenia 22 Western Canada High School Calgary, AB 59 Riga State Gymnasium No. 1 Riga, Latvia 23 Yale Secondary School Abbotsford, BC 59 Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newmarket, ON 24 Point Grey Secondary School Vancouver, BC 59 TED Ankara Koleji Vakfi Ozel Lisesi Ankara, Turkey 25 Lisgar Collegiate Institute Ottawa, ON 59 U-Link College of International Culture Guangzhou, China 26 Thornhill Secondary School Thornhill, ON 63 Northern Secondary School Toronto, ON 27 Sir Winston Churchill High School Calgary, AB 64 Notre Dame Secondary School Brampton, ON 28 Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim, CA 65 De La Salle College Toronto, ON 29 William Lyon MacKenzie Collegiate Institute North York, ON 65 Royal St. George's College Toronto, ON 30 Centennial High School Calgary, AB 67 Hillfield Strathallan College Hamilton, ON 31 Agincourt Collegiate Institute Agincourt, ON 68 Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School Nepean, ON 32 David Thompson Secondary School Vancouver, BC 68 The Hotchkiss School Lakeville, CT 32 Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Markham, ON 70 Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Kitchener, ON 32 Poolesville High School Poolesville, MD 71 John G. Diefenbaker High School Calgary, AB 34 A. Y. Jackson Secondary School North York, ON 72 Abbey Park High School Oakville, ON 35 Kennebecasis Valley High School Quispamsis, NB 72 Buchholz High School Gainesville, FL 36 Bayview Secondary School Richmond Hill, ON 74 Glenforest Secondary School Mississauga, ON 37 Crescent School Willowdale, ON 74 Senator O'Connor College School Toronto, ON

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