Tech students among tops in the nation in Spring 2020 National Cyber League

Four members of Tech鈥檚 CyberEagles Capture the Flag (CTF) Cyber Interest Group, scored in the Top 100 out of 5,531 participants in the nation at the 2020 National Cyber League (NCL) Competition. Fifteen TN Tech CyberEagles participated in the event. Tech鈥檚 top performers included Susan Jeziorowski, who placed 90th; Alex Marti, 58th; Austin Brown, ninth overall; and Andy Brown, who finished third in the nation, with 2,905 points out of an available 3,000 for an 88.44% accuracy rate. All four are CyberCorp SFS Scholars.

鈥淭hese students continue to grow and excel in these CTF-style events,鈥� said cybersecurity technologist at Tech鈥檚 Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC) and team advisor Travis Lee. 鈥淚 enjoyed competing in these competitions when I was a student; now I get to continue the thrill serving as a coach for the team. I am very proud of our team鈥檚 efforts.鈥�

鈥淭hese types of competitions provide essential 鈥榦ut of classroom鈥� experiences which these students will need in the upcoming careers,鈥� said Eric Brown, assistant director for CEROC. 鈥淭he successful outcomes of this competition are a unique combination of the incredible students with which we interact with every day, an excellent computer science program with the best cybersecurity concentration in the state, and professional growth provided by the peer mentoring opportunities afforded by the cybersecurity interest groups within CyberEagles. Our students are the life-blood of our center.鈥�

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