Marie Murphy Middle School
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Marie Murphy Middle School is a Science Olympiad Division B team in Illinois. They compete in the New Trier Regional and the University of Illinois (UIUC) State Competition in Illinois. They have gone to Nationals 12 times out of the past 15 years from their State Competition, with 2019 being their 12th time. Their greatest achievement is an astounding 2nd place at Nationals in 2011 and 2012.
Results History
| Year | Regionals | States | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1st | - | |
| 2002 | 1st | - | |
| 2003 | 1st | - | |
| 2004 | 1st | - | |
| 2005 | 1st | 2nd | 16th |
| 2006 | 1st | 1st | 8th |
| 2007 | 1st | 1st | 19th |
| 2008 | 1st | - | |
| 2009 | 1st | 1st | 12th |
| 2010 | 1st | 1st | 5th |
| 2011 | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2012 | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2013 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2014 | 1st | 3rd | - |
| 2015 | 1st | 2nd | 6th |
| 2016 | 1st | 2nd | 8th |
| 2017 | 1st | ||
| 2018 | 1st | 3rd | - |
| 2019 | 1st | 2nd | TBD |
2011 Event Results
| Event | Place at State | Place at Nationals |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | 4 | 17 |
| Awesome Aquifers | 1 | 1 |
| Battery Buggy | ? | 20 |
| Bottle Rocket | 6 | 1 |
| Can't Judge a Powder | 17 | 1 |
| Compute This | 29 | 12 |
| Crime Busters | 1 | 6 |
| Disease Detectives | 4 | 11 |
| Dynamic Planet | 3 | 18 |
| Ecology | 8 | 32 |
| Experimental Design | 1 | 2 |
| Fossils | 1 | 18 |
| Junkyard Challenge | 7 | 7 |
| Meteorology | 1 | 3 |
| Microbe Mission | 3 | 9 |
| Optics | 1 | 8 |
| Ornithology | 5 | 19 |
| Road Scholar | 4 | 23 |
| Shock Value | ? | 9 |
| Solar System | 10 | 18 |
| Storm the Castle | 1 | 4 |
| Towers | 3 | 12 |
| Write It Do It | 13 | 7 |
| Raw Score | ? | 258 |
| OVERALL | 2nd Place | 2nd Place |