Penn State Harrisburg teams placed second and third in the competition that IEEE Susquehanna Section sponsored as part of the IEEEXtreme 24-hour programming contest. Over 1,900 teams participated in this world wide contest, which was held from 8pm October 19th to 8 pm October 20th (EDT). Teams were given 24 hours to solve 20 difficult programming challenges.
The Penn State Harrisburg team of BadWolf, made up of Siddharth Dahiya, Mandeep Singh, and Yi Deng, placed second in the Susquehanna Section. The team placed fourth in the IEEE Region 2, which includes southern New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, DC, and northern Virginia. The team placed 56th out of all teams from the U.S.
Close behind was the Penn State Harrisburg team of OvrClockedUndrLoved, made up of Tyler Derr, Jason Lee, and Viplav Patel. Their team placed third in the Susquehanna Section, fifth in Region 2, and 66th out of all teams from the U.S.
Results for other Penn State Harrisburg teams, who also solved multiple problems, include:
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| BadWolf Team at the Competition |
The Penn State Harrisburg team of BadWolf, made up of Siddharth Dahiya, Mandeep Singh, and Yi Deng, placed second in the Susquehanna Section. The team placed fourth in the IEEE Region 2, which includes southern New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, DC, and northern Virginia. The team placed 56th out of all teams from the U.S.
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| The OverClockdUnderLovd Team at the IEEEXtreme |
Close behind was the Penn State Harrisburg team of OvrClockedUndrLoved, made up of Tyler Derr, Jason Lee, and Viplav Patel. Their team placed third in the Susquehanna Section, fifth in Region 2, and 66th out of all teams from the U.S.
Results for other Penn State Harrisburg teams, who also solved multiple problems, include:
- ManchegoChinchillas, comprised of Skylar Jesse, Jose Fonseca, and Travis Stodter, placed 5th in the section, 7th in the region, and 84th in the country.
- goto, comprised of Manik Sinha and David Sagang, placed 7th in the section, 12th in the region, and 126th in the country.
- c0d3cFr3ak5, comprised of Kevin Joseph and Aymen Ben Salah, placed 9th in the section, 14th in the region, and 134th in the country.
- Echelon, comprised of Alicia Davis, Tyler Brown, and Jason Reynolds, placed 10th in the section, 15th in the region, and 159th in the country.
Congratulations to all of the teams!
More pictures from the competition are available at the PSH Math and CS facebook page.
More pictures from the competition are available at the PSH Math and CS facebook page.
