Arts & Sciences undergraduates placed 26th out of 545 U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities that competed in the 69th Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition on December 6, 2008. Coached by Mathematics Professor Emma Previato, the team of three (Aaron Fisher, James Kelley, and Maciej Tomczyk) placed in the top five percent for the first time. The team’s success is the result of the hard work of the team members and of Professor Previato, who volunteers her time on Sundays to train the students in problem-solving techniques.