Congratulations for March 26

Congratulations to my amazing students for great performances at Mid America!
~Samuel Lu who played a higher-rated opponent in every round, won 2 games, and drew one. He reached a new rating high of 1743!!
~Mark Li who also played a higher-rated opponent in every round, went undefeated, gained 50+ rating points and reached a new rating high of 1705!
~Alvin He who tied for sixth out of 52 people in his section, gained rating, and is now rated 1554!
~Joshua Gu who won 4 out of 5 games, tied for fourth place out of 65 people, won money, and reached a new rating high of 1500!
~Abhinav Rao who defeated 3 opponents rated 200+ higher than him, gained more than 100 rating points, and is now rated 1444!
~Yash Shelar who defeated a much higher-rated opponent and reached a new rating high of 1271!
~Ethan Li who went undefeated in his section, tied for third out of 78 people, gained 60+ rating points, and reached a new rating high of 1130! He also won money!
~Shreyas Kota who won 4 games, tied for third out of 78 people, won money, gained almost 70 rating points, and reached a new rating high of 1087!
~Evan Jin who defeated two higher-rated opponents and gained rating. He is now rated 1159!
~Avyukt Gupta and Sudeep Vadderaju who both finished with winning records, with Avyukt only losing one game
~Additional congratulations to Nathan Johnson who tied for second place in the blitz tournament at St. Louis chess club out of 14 people!
~Additional congratulations to Tejas Kota who won all of his games in the Friday Quads!