For the 22th time since 1990, the Duke Putnam team placed among the top
ten on the WL Putnam Mathematical Competition. Duke achieved 3 first place finishes, 2
seconds and 6 thirds.
A total of 4275 students from 554 colleges and universities in Canada and
the United States participated in the Competition. See more at
http://services.math.duke.edu/news/awards/competitions.html#putnam
Alex Milu '15 achieved Honorable Mention (top 2%) and Trung Can '17 missed
Honorable Mention by just one point. Feng Gui '17 and Tony Qiao '16 each
ranked among the top 8%.
Congratulations to all who participated.
Department of Mathematics
