Awards

National Trig-Star Awards

The National Society of Professional Surveyors hosts the National Trig-Star Awards each year. The First, Second, and Third place winners, as well as their teachers, receive monetary awards.

2024 Student Winners

First Place – Samuel Grogin, Minnesota ($2000)
Second Place – Andy Zhang, Alaska ($1000)
Third Place – Andy Xu, South Carolina ($500)

2024 Teacher Winners

First Place – Jerry Brooks, Minnesota ($1000)
Second Place – Natalia Sears, Alaska ($500)
Third Place – Jennifer Zhang, South Carolina ($250)

1st Winner – Samuel Grogin

2nd Place Winner – Andy Zhang

3rd Place Winner – Andy Xu

See Past Winners

State Awards

There are no established awards for the state and individual level. Local and State awards are provided by the local chapter or sponsors.

2024 State Winners in Order of Finish

(1) Samuel Grogin, Minnesota
(2) Andy Zhang, Alaska
(3) Andy Xu, South Carolina
(4) Artem Samuilik, Texas
(5) Shourya Goyal, South Dakota
(6) Katherine Anderson, Kansas
(7) John Tsagalis, Wisconsin
(8) Logan Fauk, North Dakota
(9) Shruti Arun, Colorado
(10) Xinjie Wang, Illinois
(11) Shrihan Malkarma, West Virginia
(12) Haven Hendricks, Wyoming
(13) Nathan Francis, Kentucky
(14) Corbin Beutler, Utah
(15) Rohan Gupta, Nevada

(16) Jack Fussman, Michigan
(17) Alexander Roerdink, Ohio
(18) Elijah Schaal, Oregon
(19) Vaughan Milliman, Alabama
(20) Kevin Gordon, New Hampshire
(21) Jacob Carduza, Maine
(22) Samuel Ross, Montana
(23) Ameilia Scarborough, Georgia
(24) Evan Marshall, Connecticut
(25) Nathan Scovis, California
(26) Bagne Manternach, Iowa
(27) Dillon Chen, Vermont
(28) Kahealani Hunter, Washington
(29) James Bottger, Pennsylvania
Mckoy Dobbs, Missouri (Did not take the National Exam)