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The 2023 Massachusetts Academic Decathlon State Finals took place at Franklin High School on March 18, 2023. It was originally scheduled for March 4, but was rescheduled due to a snowstorm.

Overall Team Scores

Place	School	Score	Objs	Subs	Medals
1	Wellesley High School	35,659.2	21,914.2	13,745.0	22
2	Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	35,436.8	22,394.3	13,042.5	26
3	Ashland High School	34,238.6	22,828.6	11,410.0	25
4	Westwood High School	32,594.5	20,557.0	12,037.5	14
5	Franklin High School	24,468.9	15,371.4	9,097.5	4
6	Shepherd Hill Regional High School	24,164.7	14,257.2	9,907.5	6
7	Springfield International Charter School	22,206.1	10,268.6	11,937.5	5
8	Milford High School	21,444.7	12,497.2	8,947.5	5
9	North Quincy High School	20,286.5	13,111.5	7,175.0	4
10	North Reading High School	19,697.8	11,262.8	8,435.0	1
11	Holliston High School	12,342.1	7,137.1	5,205.0	0
12	Wilmington High School	9,824.7	6,277.2	3,547.5	3
13	Hopedale Junior/Senior High School	1,717.5	0.0	1,717.5	0
14	Austin Preparatory School	1,512.5	0.0	1,512.5	0

Overall Individual Scores

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score	Objs	Subs
1	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	8,212.5	5,520.0	2,692.5
2	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	7,931.4	5,231.4	2,700.0
3	Alan Song	Wellesley	7,484.3	5,054.3	2,430.0
4	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	7,440.4	4,702.9	2,737.5
5	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	7,000.7	4,385.7	2,615.0
6	Paul Awdeh	Wellesley	6,944.6	4,357.1	2,587.5
7	Maya Palchuk	Acton-Boxborough	6,899.3	4,374.3	2,525.0
8	Dominique Dang	North Quincy	6,584.3	3,994.3	2,590.0
9	Brandon Han	Westwood	6,542.1	4,077.1	2,465.0
10	Lauren Kim	Wellesley	6,420.4	3,902.9	2,517.5
11	Jessica Wang	Westwood	6,336.4	3,951.4	2,385.0
12	Tiffany Lin	Ashland	6,279.6	3,937.1	2,342.5
13	Chris DaCosta	North Reading	6,063.6	3,848.6	2,215.0
14	Danny Baribeau	Holliston	5,883.2	3,665.7	2,217.5
15	Nicole Yu	Acton-Boxborough	5,873.6	4,068.6	1,805.0

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score	Objs	Subs
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	6,812.1	4,997.1	1,815.0
2	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	6,239.6	3,977.1	2,262.5
3	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	5,909.3	4,374.3	1,535.0
4	Daniel Zadorozhnyy	Ashland	5,753.9	3,391.4	2,362.5
5	Jessica Chen	North Quincy	5,527.9	3,042.9	2,485.0
6	Tenderness Onyekwere	Shepherd Hill	5,382.5	3,300.0	2,082.5
7	Madhav Menon	Franklin	5,357.5	3,100.0	2,257.5
8	Isabelle Rodriguez	Springfield International	5,157.5	2,600.0	2,557.5
9	Sarah Aumueller	Acton-Boxborough	5,139.3	3,254.3	1,885.0
10	Adrian Wong	Westwood	4,793.9	2,931.4	1,862.5

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score	Objs	Subs
1	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	5,751.4	3,451.4	2,300.0
2	Sonia Wong	Acton-Boxborough	5,035.7	2,885.7	2,150.0
3	Emma Whitham	Ashland	4,870.4	3,342.9	1,527.5
4	Paulo Pereira	Milford	4,733.2	3,165.7	1,567.5
5	Cecilia Labbe	Ashland	4,608.9	2,951.4	1,657.5

Individual Events

Art

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	820
2	Paul Awdeh	Wellesley	800
2	Lian Juergens	Wilmington	800
3	Alan Song	Wellesley	780
4	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	740
5	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	660
5	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	660

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	880
2	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	720
3	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	680
4	Jessica Chen	North Quincy	600
5	Tenderness Onyekwere	Shepherd Hill	540

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	520
2	Emma Whitham	Ashland	500
3	Sonia Wong	Acton-Boxborough	460

Economics

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	740
2	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	720
3	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	660
4	Brandon Han	Westwood	640
5	Alan Song	Wellesley	620

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	680
2	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	560
3	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	420
4	Daniel Zadorozhnyy	Ashland	380
5	Sarah Aumueller	Acton-Boxborough	360

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Emma Whitham	Ashland	440
2	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	420
3	Paulo Pereira	Milford	400

Essay

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	975.0
2	Kyra Turner	Wilmington	950.0
3	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	937.5
4	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	925.0
5	Paul Awdeh	Wellesley	912.5

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	900.0
2	Sarah Aumueller	Acton-Boxborough	875.0
3	Taylor Simpson	Ashland	862.5
4	Elsie Sutherland	Milford	837.5
4	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	837.5
5	Daniel Zadorozhnyy	Ashland	787.5

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	800.0
2	Emma Whitham	Ashland	787.5
3	Aaron Wachob	Westwood	750.0

Interview

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Justin Vien	Springfield International	965
2	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	955
2	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	955
3	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	940
3	Dominique Dang	North Quincy	940
3	Francisco Torres	Shepherd Hill	940
4	Lian Juergens	Wilmington	915
5	Jessica Wang	Westwood	910

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Olivia Salem	Shepherd Hill	955
2	Tenderness Onyekwere	Shepherd Hill	945
3	Isabelle Rodriguez	Springfield International	935
4	Jessica Chen	North Quincy	910
5	Amerie Krautler	Springfield International	870

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Yohance Lopez	Franklin	970
1	Eri'yan Baker	Springfield International	970
2	Sonia Wong	Acton-Boxborough	965
3	Bella Wang	Wellesley	940

Literature

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	860
2	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	760
2	Alan Song	Wellesley	760
3	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	740
4	Nicole Yu	Acton-Boxborough	720
4	Sophie Nerine	North Quincy	720
5	Paul Awdeh	Wellesley	680

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	840
2	Sarah Aumueller	Acton-Boxborough	720
3	Avin Mai	Westwood	640
4	Sricharan Vijayakumar	Ashland	580
4	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	580
5	Philip Wang	North Quincy	480

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	640
2	Emma Whitham	Ashland	540
3	Paulo Pereira	Milford	480

Math

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	1,000.0
2	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	971.4
3	Maya Palchuk	Acton-Boxborough	914.3
3	Dominique Dang	North Quincy	914.3
3	Alan Song	Wellesley	914.3
4	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	885.7
5	Brandon Han	Westwood	857.1

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	857.1
2	Sricharan Vijayakumar	Ashland	828.6
3	Madhav Menon	Franklin	800.0
4	Daniel Zadorozhnyy	Ashland	771.4
4	Adrian Wong	Westwood	771.4
5	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	714.3
5	Dennis Zhang	Wellesley	714.3

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Bella Wang	Wellesley	600.0
2	Cecilia Labbe	Ashland	571.4
3	Emma Whitham	Ashland	542.9

Music

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	820
2	Alan Song	Wellesley	720
3	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	680
4	Tiffany Lin	Ashland	620
4	Alexander Vertikov	Westwood	620
5	Nicole Yu	Acton-Boxborough	600
5	Raffi Toby	North Reading	600

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Sarah Aumueller	Acton-Boxborough	500
2	Daniel Zadorozhnyy	Ashland	420
2	Philip Wang	North Quincy	420
2	Tenderness Onyekwere	Shepherd Hill	420
2	Gabrielle Beaulieu	Springfield International	420
2	Avin Mai	Westwood	420
2	Adrian Wong	Westwood	420
3	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	400
3	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	400
3	Dennis Zhang	Wellesley	400
4	Zeba Iqbal	Franklin	380
4	Jessica Chen	North Quincy	380
4	Isabelle Rodriguez	Springfield International	380
5	Sam McGoff	Acton-Boxborough	360
5	Madhav Menon	Franklin	360
5	Sameer Murthy	North Reading	360

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Emma Whitham	Ashland	540
1	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	540
2	Paulo Pereira	Milford	480
3	Puja Saha	Acton-Boxborough	440
3	Cecilia Labbe	Ashland	440

Science

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	780
1	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	780
2	Olivia Werkema	Ashland	720
3	Maya Palchuk	Acton-Boxborough	700
4	Benjamin Ab	Holliston	660
4	Sahasra Enjeeti	Holliston	660
5	Lauren Kim	Wellesley	640
5	Alan Song	Wellesley	640
5	Jessica Wang	Westwood	640

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	780
2	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	620
2	Tenderness Onyekwere	Shepherd Hill	620
3	Adrian Wong	Westwood	560
4	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	540
5	Isabelle Rodriguez	Springfield International	520

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Paulo Pereira	Milford	500
2	Sonia Wong	Acton-Boxborough	420
2	Cecilia Labbe	Ashland	420
2	Yohance Lopez	Franklin	420
3	Nathaniel Chute	Shepherd Hill	380
3	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	380

Social Science

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	760
2	Kyra Turner	Wilmington	680
3	Emma Galbraith	North Reading	660
4	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	640
4	Paul Awdeh	Wellesley	640
5	Tiffany Lin	Ashland	620
5	Alan Song	Wellesley	620

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Avin Mai	Westwood	740
2	Cayden Xia	Wellesley	660
3	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	560
4	Madhav Menon	Franklin	540
4	Tenderness Onyekwere	Shepherd Hill	540
5	Sarah Aumueller	Acton-Boxborough	520

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Kevin Liu	Wellesley	580
2	Yohance Lopez	Franklin	460
2	Blake Huntoon	Westwood	460
3	Sonia Wong	Acton-Boxborough	420
3	Emma Whitham	Ashland	420
3	Paulo Pereira	Milford	420

Speech

Honors

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Nicole Yu	Acton-Boxborough	920
2	Suraj Padmanabhan	Ashland	895
3	Lauren Kim	Wellesley	890
4	Isha Agarwal	Acton-Boxborough	875
4	Dominique Dang	North Quincy	875
4	Jessica Wang	Westwood	875
5	Emma Galbraith	North Reading	870

Scholastic

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Isabelle Rodriguez	Springfield International	935
2	Jessica Chen	North Quincy	875
3	Dennis Zhang	Wellesley	860
4	Zeba Iqbal	Franklin	845
5	Anish Lalwani	Acton-Boxborough	795

Varsity

Place	Student	School	Score
1	Puja Saha	Acton-Boxborough	965
2	Bella Wang	Wellesley	915
3	Sonia Wong	Acton-Boxborough	885