Allen ISD’s CyberPatriot teams recently earned top spots in the CyberPatriot XVII contests with the Allen High School Marine Corps JROTC Alpha Eagles qualifying for the national competition and winning 10th place.
The Alpha Eagles earned one of 28 spots in the national contest with more against more than 3,000 competitors. Alpha Eagles team members are Zong Rui Lee, Maci Siratt, Alex Wang, Andrew Wang, Justin Xie, and Yihang Yu.
Through JROTC leadership training for the advanced cybersecurity programs at the Allen ISD STEAM Center, six cyber teams were formed, guided by their technical mentors, Jake Holbein and Stevie Mayberry. Additionally, two Open Division teams competed alongside them.
These teams participated in three rounds of competition leading up to the state and semifinal challenges. The Alpha Eagles claimed third place in the Platinum, All-Service Division of the Texas State round in the CyberPatriot competition. Then, at the semifinal stage, Allen ISD’s JROTC teams swept the leaderboard:
1st place – Alpha Eagles
2nd place – Charlie Eagles
3rd place – Delta Eagles
CyberPatriot, created by the Air & Space Forces Association, is the premier National Youth Cyber Education Program designed to inspire K-12 students to pursue careers in cybersecurity and STEM fields. At its heart is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, where high school and middle school students take on the challenge of securing virtual networks—developing critical skills for the future of cybersecurity.
Members of the Charlie Eagles and Delta Eagles CyberPatriot teams are:
Charlie Eagles: Ismail Iqbal, Nathan Joseph, Manu Kutagula, Prasuna Madasu, Nikhil Patel, Ashray Shah.
Delta Eagles: Rakshit Darji, Barett Fulwiler, Alan Ge, Joel Mathew, Tawqir Quarishi, Jack Slayton.
The JROTC program is led by Sgt. Maj. Bruce Cole and Gunnery Sgt. Chris Flores.