Area Students Place in Ankeny's Geographic Bee

An Ames student was victorious in the 2013 Iowa Geographic Bee held at DMACC's Ankeny campus over the weekend.

Jonathon Grunenwald, an eighth-grader, beat Patrick Taylor of Iowa City in a tie breaker round, according to a release.

The area students were one of 100 students that competed in the Bee on Friday. All contestants won their school bee and passed a written test to qualify for state.

Taylor, the runner up, was the youngest competitor to ever place second in the Iowa competition. The 10-year-old reigns from Horn Elementary in Iowa City.

Grunewald received $100 and will compete in the National Geographic Bee in Washington on May 20-22. The winner of the national contest wins a trip to the Galapagos Islands, according to the Ames Tribune.