SALT LAKE CITY — Numerous Utah Catholic Schools students were recognized for their work at the University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair, held March 12-14 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. They competed against students in grades 5-12 from the Salt Lake, Granite, Park City, Murray, Canyons and Tooele public school districts as well as charter and private schools, and home school students. A list of Catholic school winners follows.
USEF 2019 Special Awards
Madeline Joklik-McLeod, Juan Diego CHS — Intel ISEF Grand Champion Winner
Paige Cameron, Juan Diego CHS — American Psychological Association
Ava Sibthorp, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial — Association for Women Geoscientists (junior division), first place
Julien Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary — Lemelson Early Inventor Prize (junior division); Mission Math (junior division); Symantec (junior division); US Air Force (junior division); and Broadcom Masters
Mercedes Randhahn, St. Joseph Elementary — Recursion Pharma Improving Human Health; STEM Action Center (junior division); U.S. Navy (junior division); and Broadcom Masters
Tyler Young, Juan Diego CHS — Ricoh Americas Corporation (senior division)
Izzy Fowler, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School — Salt Lake Public Utilities (junior division)
Thomas Barbera, Juan Diego CHS — Society for In Vitro Biology
Ryan Williamson, Juan Diego CHS — STEM Action Center (senior division)
Hugo Moreno, Jr., St. Francis Xavier — Student Advisory Board Special Award
Colleen MacWilliams, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School — U.S. Navy (junior division)
Breanna Quigley, Juan Diego CHS — XMission
Broadcom Masters
Aliyah Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary
Julien Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary
Mercedes Randhahn, St. Joseph Elementary
Mary Slatter, St. Joseph Elementary
Nikolas Vargas, St. Francis Xavier
Colleen MacWilliams, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School
Leah Han, Our Lady of Lourdes
Ava Sibthorp, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School
Teo Kjolseth, St. Vincent de Paul
Michael Donnelly, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School
Aidan Mulligan, St. John the Baptist Middle School
Izzy Fowler, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School
Katherine Hall, St. Joseph Elementary
Senior Division
Paige Cameron, Juan Diego CHS — Behavioral & Social Sciences, fourth place
Madeline Joklik-McLeod, Juan Diego CHS — Biology & Biochemistry, first place
Ryan Williamson, Juan Diego CHS — Chemistry, first place
Ethan Lamé, Juan Diego CHS — Chemistry, second place
Tyler Young, Juan Diego CHS — Earth & Environmental Sciences, fourth place
Elizabeth Raven, Juan Diego CHS — Energy: Chemical & Physical, second place
Erin Garzella, Juan Diego CHS — Engineering: Materials & Biomedical, fourth place
Junior Division
Leah Han, Our Lady of Lourdes — Behavioral & Social Sciences, first place
Caroline Mullin, St. Joseph Elementary — Behavioral & Social Sciences, third place
Katherine Hall, St. Joseph Elementary — Biology & Biochemistry, second place
Mercedes Randhahn, St. Joseph Elementary — Chemistry, first place
Aidan Mulligan, St. John the Baptist Middle School — Chemistry, second place
Colleen MacWilliams, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Earth & Environmental Sciences, first place
Ava Sibthorp, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Earth & Environmental Sciences, second place
Madilyne Beaudry, St. Joseph Elementary — Energy: Chemical & Physical, third place
Teo Kjolseth, St. Vincent de Paul — Engineering: Civil & Environmental, second place
Alec Enriquez, St. Joseph Elementary — Engineering: Civil & Environmental, third place
Julien Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary — Engineering: Electrical & Computer Science, first place
Kevin Pernich, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Engineering: Electrical & Computer Science, fourth place
Calixte Viollet, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Engineering: Materials & Biomedical, third place
Izzy Fowler, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Medicine & Health Sciences, first place
Ava DiNardo, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Medicine & Health Sciences, third place
Addison Conner, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Medicine & Health Sciences, fourth place
Michael Donnelly, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Physics, Astronomy & Math, third place
Cameron Liddle, J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School— Plant Sciences, fourth place
Elementary Division
Aliyah Grijalva, St. Joseph Elementary — Behavioral & Social Sciences, first place
Nikolas Vargas, St. Francis Xavier — Chemistry, second place
Matayis Fuenmayor, St. Francis Xavier — Chemistry, fourth place
Sebastian Duarte, Blessed Sacrament — Energy: Chemical & Physical, second place
Nidhi Choudhari, St. John the Baptist Middle School — Energy: Chemical & Physical, honorable mention
Ava Clark, St. John the Baptist Middle School — Engineering: Mechanical, honorable mention
Jackson Tait, St. John the Baptist Middle School — Physics, Astronomy & Math, honorable mention
Mary Slatter, St. Joseph Elementary — Plant Sciences, first place
Hugo Moreno Jr., St. Francis Xavier — Plant Sciences, fourth place
Jade Wilson, Blessed Sacrament — Plant Sciences, honorable mention
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