About Us
We are a group of passionate students that seeks to share our experiences in competition math. Minnesota is still a relatively under-resourced state in competitive math education, having significantly less participation in state and national competitions. Gaining experience in competition math is a great way to open the door to future STEM career paths. We hope to inspire more students to excel at competition math and make new connections along the way.
Founder/President
Angie Huang
Angie has been involved in competition math since 5th grade, having participated in a variety of math competitions such as ARML, CMIMC, PUMAC, and Girls in Math at Yale. She is a captain of the Minnesota All-State Math Team. She received an Honorable Mention on the USAJMO, placed 15th at Math Prize for Girls at MIT, and placed 5th in MATHCOUNTS State. She is a teacher at LIVE with Professor Po-Shen Loh and coaches her local MATHCOUNTS team. Besides math, she enjoys congressional debate, piano, and tennis and considers herself to be a die-hard football fan.
Academics Director
Jinu Lee
Jinu (Jaden) has been involved in various math competitions such as ARML, SMT, HMMT, and MathCounts. He’s a Captain of the Minnesota All-State Math Team. Additionally, he competed in MathCounts Nationals with Team MN in 2021 and has qualified for the AIME several times. Outside of math, Jinu enjoys volunteering, computer science, speech, debate, and cello.
Instructors
Aarya Garimella
Aarya has been involved with competition math since 8th grade, and he has qualified for AIME. He is a captain for the Minnesota All-State Math Team, participating in competitions like ARML and CMIMC with the team. He also enjoys teaching at LIVE with Professor Po-Shen Loh and coaching his local middle school's MATHCOUNTS team. When not partaking in math, Aarya can be found listening to music or playing chess (or doing both).
Ryan Niu
Ryan is a rising junior at Woodbury High School who has been involved in competition math since 6th grade. He has attended a variety of different competitions like the AMC's, ARML, CMIMC, SMT, and is a 3x AIME Qualifier. Additionally in the Minnesota High School Math League season he ranked 3rd in the state, and has been a member of the MN All-State Math Team since 7th grade. Outside of math, Ryan enjoys playing the violin, club swimming, volunteering, and Science Olympiad.
Sneha Kundu
Sneha has participated in an immense number of competitions ranging from MathCounts to ARML. She qualified for MathCounts Nationals from Minnesota for 2 years and placed Top 56 at Nationals in her 2nd year. She has also qualified for the AIME. She enjoys teaching at LIVE with Professor Po-Shen Loh. Apart from math, she enjoys various science extracurriculars and playing the cello.
Aarya Garimella
Aarya has been involved with competition math since 8th grade, and he has qualified for AIME. He is a captain for the Minnesota All-State Math Team, participating in competitions like ARML and CMIMC with the team. He also enjoys teaching at LIVE with Professor Po-Shen Loh and coaching his local middle school's MATHCOUNTS team. When not partaking in math, Aarya can be found listening to music or playing chess (or doing both).
Sneha Kundu
Sneha has participated in an immense number of competitions ranging from MathCounts to ARML. She qualified for MathCounts Nationals from Minnesota for 2 years and placed Top 56 at Nationals in her 2nd year. She has also qualified for the AIME. She enjoys teaching at LIVE with Professor Po-Shen Loh. Apart from math, she enjoys various science extracurriculars and playing the cello.
Ryan Niu
Ryan is a rising junior at Woodbury High School who has been involved in competition math since 6th grade. He has attended a variety of different competitions like the AMC's, ARML, CMIMC, SMT, and is a 3x AIME Qualifier. Additionally in the Minnesota High School Math League season he ranked 3rd in the state, and has been a member of the MN All-State Math Team since 7th grade. Outside of math, Ryan enjoys playing the violin, club swimming, volunteering, and Science Olympiad.
Teaching Assistants
Alexander Ren
Alex Ren is a rising junior from Duluth, Minnesota. He’s participated in AMC10, AIME, ARML with MN, and other comps, as well as starting a math tutoring program and a local elementary school math club. Outside of Math, Alex Ren enjoys CORA volunteering, piano, swim, ski patrol, and religiously worshiping Rick Astley.
Max Ren
Max is a junior at Minnetonka High School. He has been in his school's math club since 7th grade and is on the scoring team that participates in the MSHSML. He is a part of the Minnesota All-State Math team and has competed at ARML, CMIMC, and BMT. He is also an AIME qualifier. Outside of math, Max likes working out and watching sports.
Sam Kretzschmar
Sam is an 11th grader from Spring Lake Park High School who has been involved with math competitions since 6th grade. He has taken a wide variety of competitions, including the AMC, ARML, HMMT, PUMAC, and USAMTS, and has qualified for the AIME twice. He also has participated in the Minnesota High School Mathematic League for 5 full years, having placed second at the state tournament last year, and has been on the Minnesota All-State Math Team since 8th grade. Outside of math, he also does robotics and enjoys coding.
Alexander Ren
Alex Ren is a rising junior from Duluth, Minnesota. He’s participated in AMC10, AIME, ARML with MN, and other comps, as well as starting a math tutoring program and a local elementary school math club. Outside of Math, Alex Ren enjoys CORA volunteering, piano, swim, ski patrol, and religiously worshiping Rick Astley.
Max Ren
Max is a junior at Minnetonka High School. He has been in his school's math club since 7th grade and is on the scoring team that participates in the MSHSML. He is a part of the Minnesota All-State Math team and has competed at ARML, CMIMC, and BMT. He is also an AIME qualifier. Outside of math, Max likes working out and watching sports.
Sam Kretzschmar
Sam is an 11th grader from Spring Lake Park High School who has been involved with math competitions since 6th grade. He has taken a wide variety of competitions, including the AMC, ARML, HMMT, PUMAC, and USAMTS, and has qualified for the AIME twice. He also has participated in the Minnesota High School Mathematic League for 5 full years, having placed second at the state tournament last year, and has been on the Minnesota All-State Math Team since 8th grade. Outside of math, he also does robotics and enjoys coding.
Problem Writers
Austin Wang
Austin has been involved in math competitions since 6th grade. He has competed in various competitions such as the AMC competition series, MathCounts, ARML, HMMT, and CMIMC. He has qualified for AIME several times. He is a 2x MathCounts Nationals qualifier, and placed 28th nationally in 2023. He has been a member of the Minnesota All-State Math Team for 4 years. He also coaches his local MathCounts team. Outside of math, Austin enjoys basketball, cello, and physics. He also enjoys listening to music and is a die-hard Celtics fan.
Michael is a 10th grader who likes math and science. He has participated in various math contests such as ARML and CMIMC. His favorite branch of math is number theory, and his favorite contest is the HMMT guts round, followed closely by Math Prize. He is also an avid geo hater. Outside of math, he enjoys science and quiz bowl.
Austin Wang
Austin has been involved in math competitions since 6th grade. He has competed in various competitions such as the AMC competition series, MathCounts, ARML, HMMT, and CMIMC. He has qualified for AIME several times. He is a 2x MathCounts Nationals qualifier, and placed 28th nationally in 2023. He has been a member of the Minnesota All-State Math Team for 4 years. He also coaches his local MathCounts team. Outside of math, Austin enjoys basketball, cello, and physics. He also enjoys listening to music and is a die-hard Celtics fan.
Michael is a 10th grader who likes math and science. He has participated in various math contests such as ARML and CMIMC. His favorite branch of math is number theory, and his favorite contest is the HMMT guts round, followed closely by Math Prize. He is also an avid geo hater. Outside of math, he enjoys science and quiz bowl.
