2017 USA Biology Olympiad National Finalists 

California 

Nithya Sri Attaluri, Lynbrook High School, San Jose 

Prem Chintalapudi, Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon 

Nanki Chugh, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica 

Allen Huang, Canyon Crest, San Diego  

Mihir Prasad Khambete, Homestead High School, Cupertino 

Alexander Tsao, Troy High School, Fullerton 

Jacob Ethan Umans, Capistrano Valley High School, Mission Viejo 

Pranav Varasri Lalgudi, Lynbrook High School, San Jose 

Forest Yang, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino 

Florida 

Daniel Jeffrey Wu, Timber Creek High School, Orlando 

Georgia 

William Alexander Ellsworth, George Walton Comprehensive High School, Marietta 

Indiana

Xuchen Wei, Carmel High School, Carmel 

Massachusetts 

Catherine Lan Wang, Lexington High School, Lexington 

New Jersey 

Charles Rich Dai, West Windsor Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro 

Texas 

Andrew David Hennes, Argyle High School, Argyle 

Edward M Lee, LASA High School, Austin ★

Thomas Wang Xiong, Seven Lakes High School, Katy 

Virginia 

Neeraj Prasad, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Alexandria 

Wenbo Wu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Alexandria 

Washington 

Kartik A. Iyer, International Community School, Kirkland