Qualifying Round Results
2026 Minnesota State Brain Bee Qualifying Round Results
The top 30 participants will be invited to participate in the State competition on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
The final round is a Q & A competition that will be held on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.
| Student Name | High School | Rank |
| Artina Kazemi | Century High School | 1 |
| Eshaan Parnerkar | Wayzata High School | 2 |
| Linnea Pedersen | Como Park | 3 |
| Aishah Ahmed | Apple Valley High School | 4 |
| Elzbieta Stachowiak | Westonka High School | 5 |
| Aizada Yernar | Minnetonka High School | 6 |
| Maya Roth | Eagan High School | 7 |
| Lillian Herzog | Eagan High School | 7 |
| Vihan tarimela | Wayzata High School | 9 |
| Piper Larson | Eagan High School | 10 |
| Medha Shrestha | Eagan High School | 10 |
| Bella White | Eagan High School | 10 |
| Emmett Haller | Mounds View High School | 10 |
| Anshi Peddareddivari | Eagan High School | 14 |
| Ellie Klaus | Eagan High School | 14 |
| Grant Wood | Mounds View High School | 16 |
| Jocelyn Wang | Minnetonka High School | 17 |
| Eleanor Halsten | Mahtomedi High School | 18 |
| Leah Marchek | Mounds View High School | 18 |
| Raymond Sun | Wayzata High School | 18 |
| Vivian Nguyen | Minnetonka High School | 21 |
| Snigdha Malhotra | Eagan High School | 22 |
| Audrey Geht | Minnetonka High School | 22 |
| Andrew Richter | Mounds View High School | 22 |
| Rahma Amin | New Century School | 22 |
| Vishy Namani | Wayzata High School | 22 |
| Nikolai Shefchik | Barnum High School | 27 |
| Shogofa Safi | New Century School | 27 |
| Norah Jansen | Mahtomedi High School | 29 |
| Warren Wang | Wayzata High School | 29 |
| Adja Fall | Maple Grove Senior High School | 31 |
| Coen Chavarria | Mahtomedi Senior High School | 32 |
| Josiah Chan | Mounds View High School | 32 |
| Molly Roettger | Mahtomedi High School | 34 |
| Evan Truong | Minnetonka High School | 34 |
| John Stepnowski | Mounds View High School | 34 |
| Clara Otto | Mahtomedi Senior High School | 37 |
| Diya Sajlar | Minnetonka High School | 38 |
| Michael Yu | Mounds View High School | 38 |
| Joshua Jacob | Mounds View High School | 38 |
| Auden Zheng | St. Paul Academy | 38 |
| Raiya Lee | Minnetonka High School | 42 |
| Alice Zhang | Wayzata High School | 42 |
| Divyansh Ramisetty | Mounds View High School | 44 |
| Harshul Neelam | Wayzata High school | 44 |
| Ava Sinchi | Columbia Heights High School | 46 |
| Abhinav Rai | Mounds View High School | 46 |
| Me'Shulon Langley | Columbia Heights High School | 48 |
| Emmett See | Mahtomedi High School | 48 |
| Erica Ekpruke | Mahtomedi High School | 48 |
| Ben Lawrence | Mounds View High School | 48 |
| Sithsovann Pin-Mene | Mounds View High School | 48 |
| Taylor Dusing | Alexandria Area High School | 53 |
| Dalilah Romero | Apple Valley High School | 53 |
| Juan Martin Reiban Vasquez | Columbia Heights High School | 53 |
| Mariam Abraham | Mahtomedi High School | 53 |
| Luiza Luz Nogueira | Minnetonka High School | 53 |
| Jackie Fitzgibbons | Minnetonka High School | 53 |
| Joelle Tourdot | Mounds View High School | 53 |
| Carter Olson | Alexandria Area High School | 60 |
| Jessica Guaman Paredes | Columbia Heights High School | 60 |
| Allison Lei | Minnetonka High School | 60 |
| Brooklyn Waller | Northome | 60 |
| Eli Kremer | Alexandria Area High School | 64 |
| Jessica Aufderhar | Mahtomedi High School | 64 |
| Emil Baylar | Mounds View High School | 64 |
| Ihsan Isik | Mounds View High School | 67 |
| Annika Drimel | Mahtomedi High School | 68 |
| Addison Shi | Minnetonka High School | 69 |
| Emily Johnson | Mounds View High School | 69 |
| Harnoor Kaur | Mounds View High School | 69 |
| Emery Nyholm | Mounds View High School | 69 |
| Emma Rowe | Northome | 69 |
| Isabella LaFave | Barnum High School | 74 |
| Salma Hussein | New Century School | 74 |
| Arianna Thornton | Alexandria Area High School | 76 |
| Tessa Bednarek | Barnum High School | 76 |
| Melanie Weseman | Apple Valley High School | 78 |
| Mazin Elmi | New Century School | 78 |
| Mya Schmidt | Alexandria Area High School | 80 |
| Abyan Abdikadir | Columbia Heights High School | 80 |
| Jacob seebeck | Barnum High School | 82 |
| Benjamin Lee | Minnetonka High School | 82 |
| Abdullahi Hussein | New Century School | 82 |
| Dhwani Samjith | Wayzata High School | 82 |
| Jana Kerkaert | Alexandria Area High School | 86 |
| Cody Westerberg | Barnum High School | 86 |
| Maurice Wang | Minnetonka High School | 86 |
| Ibrahim Burale | New Century School | 86 |
| Sumaya Mohamud | Columbia Heights High School | 90 |
| Hemasri Lasya Vallabhaneni | Minnetonka High School | 90 |
| Sundus Abdi | New Century School | 90 |
| Ali Laveau | Barnum High School | 93 |
| Zoe Zuehlke | Columbia Heights High School | 93 |
| Abdullahi Sugal | New Century School | 93 |
| Miah Sandberg | Barnum High School | 96 |
| Hani Jama | New Century School | 96 |
| Hawonajah Abdi | Apple Valley High School | 98 |
| Christopher Inamagua | Columbia Heights High School | 98 |
| Brant Berg | Barnum high school | 100 |
| Mya Stahlbusch | Barnum High School | 101 |
| Martin Jeffers | Barnum High School | 102 |
| Masno jama | Columbia Heights High School | 103 |
| Caden Pearson | Barnum High School | 104 |