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
|
