LSU students fared well on the 2013 Putnam exam that took place on the first Saturday in December. 4113 students participated. Two students reached the prestigious top 500 list: Paxton Turner reached 30 points and was ranked 266th, Avery St. Dizier reached 22 points and was ranked 408th.
The LSU students were coached by Professor Karl Mahlburg. Out of the 11 LSU students who took the exam, 6 scored 9 points or higher. As usual, the overall median this year was 1 point.
The LSU team placed 61st. out of 430 participating teams.